>Also, I got a quote from the vet's for adrenal surgery and I thought it was
>astronmically out of line...over $900!!!!!  Is this typical of the cost???
 
Surgery costs seem to vary wildly from place to place and even locally.
We just had our first adrenal surgery and the vet estimated $250-350,
depending on complexity and such once she was in.  It wound up being $335,
and she took out not only the left adrenal, but some insulinoma nodules,
part of the pancreas, and a large hairball.  Another vet in the area
estimated $450-650.  But i guess it depends in part on where you are.
This is the midwest, generally cheaper in all things than the coasts.
 
Nancy
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Nancy Stenson
Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures
215 Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Drive, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3379]