Thanks for bringing up this topic!  I have long been wondering what
different vets charge for different things.
 
FIRST let me say that I am not flaming any vet for their prices - - I
believe they charge what they charge and it's up to us to deal with it or
look further or whatever.  Also, just let me say that I have, and will,
always somehow find a way to pay for whatever my ferrets, or cats, or dog,
might need, so don't flame me either!  <G>
 
David, I lived on LI near you until just recently.  I went to a pretty
decent vet in Freeport.  He charged me $23 for a quick checkup, and
distemper shot, per ferret.
 
He also charged $275 for the removal of a large nasty mast-cell tumor.  This
was a lot for me, but I was willing to pay it.  Seemed like a lot, though.
Now I am in CT.  I took a ferret to a well-known animal center who wanted
$750-825 for adrenal surgery, including blood tests and ultrasound.  Now
this seemed too much!  I was referred by FACT to another vet, who I liked a
lot, who quoted a $250-$350 range for the same thing.
 
Sooooo.....what do y'all usually pay for adrenal surgery? checkups?  shots?
I'd be very curious.
 
Kat
[Posted in FML issue 1837]