vet. fees

[jpj]

I've just had the bill for castrating yearling colts.One was a rig , so I knew the cost would be more than normal. I am interestad to hear opinions on the breakdown of the bill for this colt.A charge of £186.72 for a general anaesthetic plus £238.20 for the vet's time(ie 30 minutes at £7.94 per minute) This was itemised!.Other drugs extra.The colt in question is a Welsh B --not very big.Comments please.
jpj

 

[Apercrumbie]

Oh dear!!! I've just had my miniature shetland gelded but that is ridiculous!! i hope my bill isnt for that much!! That's nearly £8 a minute!! Many people dont even earn that in an hour!!
ridiculous
xxx

 

[scotsmare]

I take it the rig was done at the vets rather than at home? If so, then the bill is about what you can expect. A charge of around £500 is not unusual for gelding a rig.

 

[BigRed]

If this horse had a GA, then it was not just your vets time, it was at least one other member of staff monitoring that end of business. I think that is a very reasonable charge to knock a pony out and perform surgery. It wasn't just a simple castration after all.

I paid £180 to have a standing castration done on a small pony and that was 7 years ago !

 

[nessie1288]

I paid £500 for a rig opp just over a year ago. This included hospitalisation, drugs and VAT. Believe me that is reasonable, another practice quoted well over £1000. I was told the price up front and they stuck to it, no idea how long it took though. My pony was about 14 hands, I would think the only variable is the quantity of anaesthetic they give.

 

[stranger1612]

The price charged seems completely reasonable.

 

[Donkeymad]

Seems reasonable to me.

 

[siani1989]

when i had my 2 gelded i had taken them both up to the local vets and it was £130 each that included taking them back up for another injection this was 2 yrs ago now