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Incisor removal cost

Hugo's There

Hugo's There

Wise Old Thumper
I was just wondering how much others have paid out for this. My vet charges around £93 for this operation. I just rang another surgery that does molar spurs without Anaesthetic to check prices. They are so expensive, out of interest I asked how much incisor removal would be and they quoted £220 :shock:

Obviously prices do vary around the country as they all have different overheads, but a difference of over £120 for the exact same thing does seem excessive
 
Squidgy's was £50, but we're going back 5 years.
Bobby had his abcess removed, adn two incisors removed recently, and that was £53.
 
Mine is around the same as Jane's, bizarrely though it costs more to have a conscious dental than what it does to have a dental with ga around here.
 
I've been quoted £33 for a conscious dental for molars only. It was over £20 just for front teeth which is a lot as its under £10 at my vet
 
I think we paid about £65 for Alfie to have his removed, which I thought was reasonable. £220 is very excessive if you ask me :shock:
 
There is a great deal of effort that goes into a carefully thought out procedure, with full pre-anaesthetic examination, pre-op analgesia, sedation, placement of an intravenous catheter, induction with IV agents, intubation, fluid infusion throughout the anaesthetic, provision of heat throughout, isoflurane/sevoflurane maintenance, radiographs to assess bone density/root anatomy before surgery, use of (very expensive!) modified elevators and luxators for a smooth, clean removal, one on one monitoring throughout the anaesthetic with capnography, temperature monitoring, pulse oximetry and then uninterrupted monitoring thoroughout recovery and provision of adequate post-operative care.
Compare this to using up whatever anaesthetics are left from the cat/dog surgery and using needles to remove the incisors and leaving the rabbit in a cage and assuming it will recover from the anaesthetic ok.
Probably an exaggeration but I know which I'd go for :) And yes it probably costs around £150-£200 but I can sleep at night knowing that I've done the best job possible.
 
well we are waiting to see if arthurs teeth improve now he on a proper diet...they not out of line yet they are straight but they have grooves....and were a yellow tinge.... hoping that he wont need the op but got a quote off my vet for gs incisor removal £100.
 
yeah mine cost around £80- 90 pound i think and well we are going again soon as one has grown back so another £80 - 90 pound and putting him threw all that pain again its not very nice for him.
 
It really does depend on the area, the practice, what equipment/agents they use etc. I would expect anywhere between £70 - £200 round here for incisor removal.

I have to add though that the more expensive option does not always mean better quality ops ;) and vice versa with the cheapest option!

Do your research, ask the surgery which aneasthetic agents, equipment and medications etc they use and how experienced the vet is and the success rate before choosing where to go. You have every right to ask these things :D
 
This is going to sound quite stupid, but, is a removal really a removal :?

Muffin had all 4 incisors out, but im sure they are growing back, i know it is prob cos rabbits teeth continue to grow throughout their lives, but can anyone confirm this?!
 
Leanne said:
It really does depend on the area, the practice, what equipment/agents they use etc. I would expect anywhere between £70 - £200 round here for incisor removal.

I have to add though that the more expensive option does not always mean better quality ops ;) and vice versa with the cheapest option!

Do your research, ask the surgery which aneasthetic agents, equipment and medications etc they use and how experienced the vet is and the success rate before choosing where to go. You have every right to ask these things :D
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Good post Leanne:)
My Vet may not charge the top wack for surgical proceedures but no way does that reflect the level of care she gives.
And as for using up left over drugs from Cat and Dog ops................:shock:
My Vet would be really upset to think anyone assumed that she would cut corners and compromise the care of her patients. She doesn't like to fleece her twofoot clients either ;)
 
StarlightsAnimalSanctuary said:
This is going to sound quite stupid, but, is a removal really a removal :?

Muffin had all 4 incisors out, but im sure they are growing back, i know it is prob cos rabbits teeth continue to grow throughout their lives, but can anyone confirm this?!
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yup they remove all four of the front teeth.... and the roots but in some cases tho not all they can grow back again ..
 
£60 including a neuter - I think I did get a special deal as I had 3 buns needing it and they knew the background of the buns (all petshop buns that were going to be PTS because of their problems until I offered/was asked to take them)
 
I don't know much about vets as a rule, but I know about business, being an accountant all that.

St Georges which is a very fancy practise in the middle of town charge and absolute fortune, whereas the vets I mainly use doesn't charge as much.

St George has a lot of overheads, they have a fleet of animal ambulances, they're open 24 hours, which also includes night nurses, and they've very spacious office in postcode wv2 which means their rent and rates will be high.

They're always going to charge more than the other vets I use, purely because of all their additional cost, that's not to say they're a better vets. While I take more complicated issues to them, it's more so because they offer 24 hour care whereas my other vet does not. However the vets at my normal pratice are not any less of a good vets, in fact they're more personable.

I think the issue around cost is mainly to do with overheads and the cost of running the business, it doesn't actually mean the more you spend the better service you get.
 
It's also worth finding out what you get included for that cost - probably not so much in this case given the big difference, but some vets offer free post-op checkups as a routine, some will do one and then charge for any further ops, some will charge for pain relief, routine antibiotics etc administered after an op, some include it in their price etc
Some charge different ways either - for example, my vets charge a higher consultation fee than most, but do this so that they can sell the medication a lot cheaper. They also changed to charging for ops by the amount of anaesthetic used rather than a set price - handy when you own mini lop bunnies but not so handy if you have a 35kg dog :lol:


bunlover said:
yup they remove all four of the front teeth.... and
the roots but in some cases tho not all they can grow back again ..
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Just for some quick example stats - 3 of my buns had their incisors removed, only one had a tooth grow back and it was just the one (which was then removed again - never returned)
 
My vet offers the same as st georges, the higher price is because of the overheads.
 
SOAD said:
I don't know much about vets as a rule, but I know about business, being an accountant all that.

St Georges which is a very fancy practise in the middle of town charge and absolute fortune, whereas the vets I mainly use doesn't charge as much.

St George has a lot of overheads, they have a fleet of animal ambulances, they're open 24 hours, which also includes night nurses, and they've very spacious office in postcode wv2 which means their rent and rates will be high.

They're always going to charge more than the other vets I use, purely because of all their additional cost, that's not to say they're a better vets. While I take more complicated issues to them, it's more so because they offer 24 hour care whereas my other vet does not. However the vets at my normal pratice are not any less of a good vets, in fact they're more personable.

I think the issue around cost is mainly to do with overheads and the cost of running the business, it doesn't actually mean the more you spend the better service you get.
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I think this is the case for the vet that quoted me £220, I've haven't used them yet but get the impression that it is a big set up with 24 hour emergency staff. The vet that does it is a recommended rabbit specialist and they do have a more expensive post code. My usual vets have removed incisors from my rabbits lots of times and have always done a fantastic job :)
 
Hugo's There said:
I think this is the case for the vet that quoted me £220, I've haven't used them yet but get the impression that it is a big set up with 24 hour emergency staff. The vet that does it is a recommended rabbit specialist and they do have a more expensive post code. My usual vets have removed incisors from my rabbits lots of times and have always done a fantastic job :)
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Yeah mine too, I take nothing away from st georges they're doing a great job with Pippin, but they're all very shiney new and have massive offices, they would cost a fortune to heat before you even take into account everything else.

Every op, treatment, consultant has to pay for the running costs of the business, if the business costs are high, the "end product" will ultimately cost more.
 
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