| Dobiesrule, listen to this. I purchased a german shepherd puppy for my mom month ago. Merrick and the constantly rough house. I mean you'd swear it was dog fight night III or something, but it is just play. One night Cody (GSD) yelps out loud and turns up with a limp in his front leg, couldn't put any weight on it. I thought for sure the dog's leg was badly sprung or lightly fractured. I put a splint and waited 2 days to see any improvement took place, it didn't.
So, I call the vet whom I had switched to from an earlier vet due to poor service and made an appointment. Keep in $65 to look at the dog's leg. The lady said she needed an x-ray, I say kinda figured that? She says $300, plus a consultation fee just to have them read. I said how many x-rays are you going to take? She says 2. After seeing the expression on my face she says, we have to sedate him to hold him still. I said he's a good and doesn't sedation, and who knows if it will kill him. She then says that if there is a reaction, they will give him more medicine that will have to pay for. I say fine, make the appointment. I go home and call 6 random vets. I got prices like $350, $400, and even $500 for two xrays. One of the techs picked up the phone, and asked for the cost to another person and when they said $350 she couldn't believe it herself. Long story short, we got dog's leg x-rayed they said nothing was wrong. After two days or so Cody is back to his old self.
Now think for a second, what exactly goes into an X-ray that would cost $150 or $200 per Xray. And then charge the client to have them interpreted for you? Does not seem wrong. Is it that hard to stay afloat in the vet biz? |