Estimate on a vets bill?

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D went to the vets yesterday for tests and have no idea how much I'm going to have to find to pay the bill.

Any thoughts?

1 lameness exam
1 nerveblock right foot
3 x-rays for each front foot
 
Lanky had a lameness investigation which included 3 nerve blocks, 3 sets of xrays, a lameness workup and 2 nights at the clinic on full livery and nursing care; that came to almost £700, so if I deduct £60 for the 2 nights' livery that's £640. This also included 4 weeks' worth of danilon and some joint injections when he was there. You appear to have had a third of the tests that Lanky had, so I'd also go with around £200, maybe a little more.
 
HmmI'm going to go higher than that if he had a lameness work up , did he just have the one block or did it take a few blocks to get the diagnosis?
I'd say£600 and upwards but vets charges do vary drastically.
When my little horse had a lameness work up, both fronts xrayed and nerve blocks applied (3 in one 1 in the other) the bill was £953.00
 
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When my little horse had a lameness work up, both fronts xrayed and nerve blocks applied (3 in one 1 in the other) the bill was £953.00

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*scrapes self off the floor thinking Christmas could be a little thin this year*

I asked how much the nerve blocks were, she said about £15 each plus VAT and she had two injections so should come to about £35.

Lameness work up is usually about £35 if they come to you so presuming that will be the same.

The real unknown are the x-rays, have never had those before and didn't like to ask how much they were.
 
I've recently had x-rays on both front legs and nerve blocks. No lameness workup. My bill was just under £600. He was in and out the same day. Plus I had the original callout bill (before referral) which was £110.
 
I think some ppl are guessing way too high, My boy recently had lameness exam - £35, 1 nerve block - £40 and x rays each costing £35-£40 so if you had the same with just one x ray per front foot id say - £150-£160 plus sedation - £30 I rekon your bill will come to about - £180-£190.

Hope the bill is nearer my estimate for your sake!!!!
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When shadow was lame his bill was just under £1100 each go- but he had scintigraphy scans which was £600 and 4 days of nursing care at £64 per day so leaving the x rays and sedation plus lameness examination that leaves about £300
 
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I think some ppl are guessing way too high, My boy recently had lameness exam - £35, 1 nerve block - £40 and x rays each costing £35-£40 so if you had the same with just one x ray per front foot id say - £150-£160 plus sedation - £30 I rekon your bill will come to about - £180-£190.

Hope the bill is nearer my estimate for your sake!!!!
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I did estimate around £200 based on my own horse's lamenss investigation!
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I did estimate around £200 based on my own horse's lamenss investigation!

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I know I was meaning the £600-£700 estimates!!
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when joe had it his bill was £700 for one day, but that was nerve blocks all round and xrays on his feet all round

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Should be under half that then because she only had one nerve block in one foot and x-rays on two feet. Was only there just over an hour.

Really hoping it is anyway
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I think you'll find it does vary between clinics. One girl on here put her horse through the same surgery my horse has just undergone. Mine cost about £2500 including the initial lameness investigation; hers was about double that.
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I had a guy from Liphook travel down to my clinic to do mine as well, so had to pay his travel expenses in that!
 
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