Cost of Spay/Neuter

[DramaFreeDramaQueen]

New poster here…I’ve been stalking for information and have finally decided to join in the conversation.  I have two buns.  Finnick (that we were told was a boy, but turns out to be a girl) and Peeta (that we were also told was a boy and turned out to be a girl).  

Finnick is a year old and Peeta is only about 3 months old.  I decided to get Finnick neutered about a month after getting Peeta when they started humping each other and circling (I had no trouble bonding them).  I called a couple of bun vets to get quotes and was shocked by the variance of pricing.  The highest was about $465 for the neuter and the lowest was $72.  Is this normal?  Have other people run into this too?  What did you pay for your spay/neuter.  I imagine there will be some difference based on locale, but does anyone have thoughts on this?

[Dobbythesocklessbun]

I also ran into the same issue with pricing. I ended up calling our local bunny rescue for their suggestions. The prices I got were anywhere from $375-525. They all required bloodwork and said that the price is because they are so small. I found my vet through the rescue and paid $140 for the Dobby’s spay and Marley is scheduled next week. My vet is fabulous!

[LBJ10]

Prices will vary widely, especially in different cities and different parts of the country. My vet charges $125 for a neuter and $150 for a spay.

[MoveDiagonally]

It’s common for prices to vary. My regular vet charges $325-395 for a neuter – spay which is actually on the lower end of cost in my city. Another rabbit savvy vet a town over charges $50 for a neuter and $80 for a spay.

[danceintherain]

I live in a small town and my vet charged me $45 to neuter my bunny and he charges $75 for spaying. I’m not sure, but I believe that vets in smaller towns have a harder time getting business than a vet in a big city would, and so they have to charge less.

[Savikins]

When I was calling vets in my area to check the price of a rabbit spay, the prices varied wildly. One vet even told me they recommended against fixing rabbits, since “most rabbits die during spay/neuter procedures” (What?! I knew that wasn’t true at the time, but I was shocked that a vet was telling me that).

On the high end, one vet said $500. One said $375. A few said $250. I ended up going to a low cost Spay/Neuter clinic that has a rabbit savvy vet – it was $95 including pain meds and the antibiotic shot and all. They did a great job – recovery was swift and Liebchen never seemed in much pain. 

[Little Lion Head]

I think the most important part will be to do your research and make sure the vet you pick is truly rabbit-savvy. Savikins–that is terrifying that a vet told you that!

[bestmom]

I’m not sure about prices to get a rabbit spayed. But I called 4 different exotic vets (3 over an hour away + 1 10 min from my house) and they ranged between $170-$325. I wish there was a $75 one near me! I ended up going with the vet 10 min from my house.   I  paid over all about $290 for his neuter. That included the actual surgery, blood draws to check kidney, liver, function ect, and 2 stool samples because his liver enzymes were elevated slightly.  We did the regular scalpel surgery. If we would have chosen laser it would have been $45 more.

[Tuna&Barley]

I live in FLorida, I just went through our local humane society they charged $40/each I got both of my babies done at the same time. They have a low cost spay/neuter program.

[gingerg]

I live in Washington, DC, and paid about $400 for my girl’s spay, but this included the surgery, related blood draws, medications, two nights in the animal hospital getting post-spay care/monitoring (standard for this vet’s practice), and a follow-up visit a week after surgery. I chose this vet because I was very nervous about the spay (my doe is a holland lop and was only 2.5lbs at the time of spay), they had a great focus on pain-management, and I thought it was a good idea to have professionals monitoring 24/7 afterwards.

[Sparky04]

Mordecai got a crypt orchid neuter which costs the same as a spay at his vet. A normal neuter costs 200 which includes the surgery, one night at the hospital, and all included meds. A spay costs 320 which includes the surgery, two nights at the hospital, and all included meds. I think it really varies from area and vet to vet however. This vet was/is my avian vet even before I got Mordecai, so I trusted them with Mordecai. In my area at least, it’s not easy to find good exotic vets, so driving out a little farther is worth it.

[JackRabbit]

gingerg — $400 is a really good price for that, especially for DC/NOVA! I’m not too far from you and the vet we go to now charges that just for the spay!

All of mine were spayed/neutered at a different vet and I got good discounts (they called in multi-pet discount but I think it was more like a frequent flyer discount!).

[JackRabbit]

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[Cottontail]

Pete got a discount on his neuter (about 50%) because his vet considered him a wildlife-rescue; so he cost us about $170 after everything; blood-work, nails, pain meds, physical and tooth-check.

Tilly got a discount on her anesthesia for surgery, but cost us around $250 after everything was said and done.

I do have to agree that more than pricing, it’s best to find which one you’re most comfortable with and seems the most rabbit-savvy. Ask lots of questions! A good vet won’t mind the interrogation when it comes to protecting your bunnys health.

[gingerg]

@cottontail — Agreed. Ask tons of questions DramaQueen. I used most of the questions on this list from the House Rabbit Society: http://rabbit.org/faq-spaying-and-neutering/ (scroll down to “what kinds of questions should I ask the vet?”) My vet wasn’t offended at all, and I got the very comforting news that my vet had never lost a rabbit in a spay, and that the biggest issue with surgery she’s had has been rabbits that are very small, because they don’t tolerate the anesthesia very well. Based on her advice, I waited until my girl was just over a kilogram before having the surgery.

@JR — Based in what I’d read, I was ready to hear anything up to $500, so I didn’t feel offended when the receptionist quoted the price to me, and I felt even better when she explained everything that was included. I had my boy neutered at the same time, so I was looking at a very high combined bill. Of course, I’d already been in for well bunny visits, boarding, and a case of the sniffles, so perhaps I’m getting some kind of bulk discount.

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