LGD Puppies due in August

[Bruce]

Curious. Why have all the boys been spoken for and none of the girls?

 

[secuono]

Curious. Why have all the boys been spoken for and none of the girls?

I've always known it to be because males are usually much cheaper to neuter and for LGDs, males are larger and are sometimes more serious or aggressive.

Vet that saw the pups wants $550-750 for a neuter....They are crazy! =/ Now I have to go around asking the other vets around...

 

[NH homesteader]

What?!? It cost me $350 to spay my dog and we waited until she was 9 months old to make sure she gained enough weight (breeder recommendation). A neuter for $550+ is mind boggling... Wow!

Edit: just asked my husband and we are pretty sure it cost about $100-150 to neuter our male dog.

Side note, I also would be looking for a LGD if these pups were born a year from now. Don't have the fencing yet, and won't til next summer. Bummer.

 

[Bruce]

$550+ to spay sounds pretty steep. Of course I've not had a need to find out so maybe I'm off the mark. In any case, the girls should not be spayed for some many months so I guess as far as you are concerned, the potential buyer would want to find out where they can get it done locally for a more reasonable price.

Female people get "spayed" when they don't want to have more children. Why are dogs and cats not done with the MUCH less invasive tubal ligation rather than an entire ovariohysterectomy?

 

[secuono]

$550+ to spay sounds pretty steep. Of course I've not had a need to find out so maybe I'm off the mark. In any case, the girls should not be spayed for some many months so I guess as far as you are concerned, the potential buyer would want to find out where they can get it done locally for a more reasonable price.

Female people get "spayed" when they don't want to have more children. Why are dogs and cats not done with the MUCH less invasive tubal ligation rather than an entire ovariohysterectomy?

The neuter/castration is 550. No idea how much they would gut me for to do a spay! =0
There is a 250 fee just for the dog being mature! WTH?? Crazy vet is so backwards, you want them mature before desexing.

There is only one vet I have heard of in VA that only cuts tubes, but they are way too far away.

 

[Bruce]

$550 for castration? Highway robbery methinks.

 

[Latestarter]

Anything over $150-200 for a neuter is ridiculous. Charging extra for being an adult is ludicrous. Charging anything over $250 for a spay is thievery. And the animal rights activists wonder why folks aren't getting their animals spayed/neutered... they CAN'T AFFORD IT!

 

[NH homesteader]

Absolutely. The vet we used to spay our dog was very expensive. We were told she was amazing and extra money was worth it. Whatever, I've had way better experiences with cheaper vets. Hard to find though.

 

[secuono]

$300 at the b*tchy vet. Scheduled him.

No TSCs here have kennel cough vaccine in stock.....ugh. So they'll just get 9 way for now.

 

[secuono]

Mr Red & Brownie leave to their new home tomorrow! Got all their things together.

Pups have been doing well with the electric fence and spent their first night out and did great!