she will come home same day as operation performed How much should I expect to pay?
2006-11-25 17:05:43 · 8 answers · asked by Lorraine G 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I had this done to my dog in July, and had her spayed at same time, and it cost $210.. It would have cost nearly the same without the spay..she was quite well in 3 days, and absolutely normal and athletic in 3 weeks.
2006-11-25 17:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
pay whatever the vet asks. Out of interest, was she spayed?
You will need to watch her carefully over the coming months as often when a lump is removed, the cancer spreads.
I personally would not have a small lump removed. Personal experience and the loss of a b1tch from cancer showed me that operating is often not the best way to proceed. My old standard poodle had a pea sized lump removed. Within 6 months it was back but the size of a fist, this was also removed and again within 6 months the cancer had spread throughout her body and she was dead within 8 months.
My recently dead old giant schnauzer ***** had a cherry sized lump in her breast which I refused to allow to be removed. She had the lump for 2 years and it grew very very slowly.
My friends who do rescue and who also have lots of dogs, have similar experiences.
It is up to you of course, but if she is an older dog, I would personally not have it removed if it was small.
Vets are often more concerned with money and doing things by the book. The old vet I had, wanted to put my 12 years old giant schnauzer through an op' to remove her small lump. Since he knew as well as I did, that she was very old for this breed, I felt he was more concerned with money than her or me. I changed vets and now have a great one who examined her and said just to monitor it and make a decision if and when it got worse.
2006-11-25 21:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i also have a ***** with a mammary tumour...but i am leaving it alone the prognosis is very poor...if she was 2 years old its a 20% chance of it not spreading but as she is 14 there is no chance i am not even having it biopsied as that could start it off...there are two kinds benign and malignant..both give you time with the ***** the benign just gets bigger and bigger until it oozes through the skin as it scrapes on the floor so before it get to that stage the dog could be humanly put to sleep or malignant it will spread to the lungs and chest so again as the symptoms appear the ***** can be put to sleep before suffering...so i am going to enjoy my time with her for as long as she is not suffering then i will have her put down ......
2006-11-25 22:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by madison 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Given the cost of the lump improve, i might have mandatory the vet to get rid of them. approximately 50% of all mammary tumors are benign, which ability 0.5 are cancerous. The bump on her thigh appears like a sebaceous cyst. Get it checked just to envision and time table a lumpectomy for the mammary tumor.
2016-10-17 13:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The price depends on the dogs weight, its the anaesthetic that costs the earth. My German shepherd had a lump removed from his testicles and that cost £200,about 5/6 yr ago.Have you got insurance?
2006-11-26 08:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably around $200.
2006-11-25 17:19:27 · answer #6 · answered by HK gal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the size of the breed.
2006-11-25 17:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask the vet???????
2006-11-26 07:45:11 · answer #8 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋