Message Number: SG13770 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "US7"
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 8:55:36 -0600
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Subject: Surgery costs
Message-ID: <19235919.1115392657083.JavaMail.nobody@chromium.smartgroups.com>
What are the average costs of adrenal surgeries around the country? I would be
curious to know, since my vet has gone up over $100 since our last surgery. He's a
very good vet, but this is getting to be expensive. I'll probably find out that I've been
getting off cheap, lol.
I know that estimates can vary greatly in price because of the infinite variations
involved, but our basic adrenal (without histopath, no overnight stay) here at a
managed clinic is between $500-600. Actually, without our vet giving us somwhat
of a break, it would be closer to $600-700. I know other places charge much more,
but I would be interested in seeing the pricing around the country. Is there a place I
can look it up on the web? How about you guys? What have you been charged (or for
the vets, charge)?
Alot of our vets have been joining a managing network. It seems that the
corporations have been getting their foot in the door, as we have no longer have any
independant ferret docs in town (that I know of). Is this a country-wide trend?
Roary
Albuquerque, NM
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