How Much Does It Cost You?

This is in reference to the prior post on getting my teeth cleaned. For the complete story, see this link. My mom still has to help work with my pictures, but here are some of them.

Here I am waiting at the vet's office:

Here is the "BEFORE" photo. Notice all the stains and the receeding red gums. If you look at my lower "fang", you will see my gums don't even look red... they almost look light purple!! Not too healthy, huh? My mom still has to take a picture of the "AFTER" when my teeth are pearly white!


Some dogs seem to think 300-500 greenies is the normal cost for a dental cleaning, but others think it is overpriced. Here is the breakdown so you know what it cost at my vet office, then you can compare kibble to kibble and not kibble to biscuits.

Description	Quantity	Total
Anesthesia - iso 1st 15 min	1.0	$80.50
Anesthesia - iso addtnl 15 min	2.00	145.00
Dental clean, polish per 15 min	3.00	150.00
Hospital care - level 1	1.00	16.50
Injection	1.00	37.50
	Subtotal	429.50
	Discount 20%	85.90
	TOTAL	343.60

Oh, a normal vet appointment just to see the vet costs $42.25. What does your vet charge for an office visit and dental cleaning? I betcha my vet charges more greenies! I wonder if it's a California thing. My other vet who I sometimes see charges $45.



*All prices are listed in US Dollars.