Most Expensive BP Vet Bill?

In Michigan I called around and every vet I talked to charged $70-80 for an exam. The Michigan State University vet school was higher yet. They also charge for every single thing they do in contrast to my dogs vet who doesn't always charge the exam fee or throws in nail trims etc. I took my Boa in for a case of mouth rot, needing surgery, antibiotics, topical treatment, and 2 follow up visits totaling $600. I gladly paid it because I felt terrible that she was paying for my own personal problems.

The reptile vet here charges $80 per visit PER animal.

I know it's around $200 for a culture :/

Boy, reading this makes me glad I am as fortunate as I am.

My very good reptile vet charges $30 for an office visit, fee usually halved for returning customers. I took in a rescue BP for a wicked RI, and the exam and injections were about $60 total, and when I called and said she was still symptomatic, they let me have a second round of injections without another office visit.

That being said, I'm a bit leery of the Ivermec injection. What did the vet say it was for? I don't care much for vet's who do not explain as they go, or for ones who just routinely give medicine without a real reason.

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Originally Posted by kittymeow

I took my 3 month old baby BP for his first vet exam yesterday, mainly because he had a rectal prolapse that retracted back in by itself (I helped to push the last bit of remaining tissue back in). He also had mites and was a bit small.

I paid:
$84 for initial exam
$48 fecal exam
$40 ivomec injection
$15 panacur oral meds

For a total of $210 after taxes :O I do admit I felt gouged for that price but in the end, I just want my baby to be healthy. He was the closest vet that could see him at the time I was available because I had exams in the morning.

People take their cats and dogs for yearly exams and it doesn't make sense to me that reptile owners don't take their snakes which live twice as long as cats/dogs.

What is the average/most expensive BP vet bill you've ever paid?

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That does seem a bit steep. Ajja's first vet visit was under $100, I believe. That was for the exam, fecal, a dose of Flagyl, and her Frontline prescription. That's going to one of the best reptile vets in the country. Her 1yr checkup was even less.

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Originally Posted by sho220

Completely off base in my opinion...you're comparing apples to hammers...if your husbandry is on par, what would you expect to get out of a vet visit???

edit: This applies to healthy captive bred balls...not imports...

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I don't think it really IS off base. Not COMPLETELY, at least. You're correct in that reptiles need WAY less preventative medicine than cats or dogs, but that's because of the health issues that have been bred into them through domestication and breeding for specific breeds. Still, preventative care can't hurt, and catching problems before they're out of control could save a life, especially for a new or small scale keeper. On the other hand, if you're breeding or maintaining a large collection, you REALLY need to have a good grasp on BP health, since you could go broke taking them all in once a year. AND you'd probably never leave the vet's office


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