Dear EF menbers
My dog (bolonka zvetna) went to the vet today everything fine with her but she needs to take off 2 teeth. she will do the OP in 3 weeks. Anyone know how much should I be prepared to pay? today for a vaccine and consultation 93 sfr.I went to Germany before is cheaper but I want to have a vet that I trust near for an emergency!

Thank you!

I paid 160 francs a few years ago for more than two with my dog. That was full narcosis and a day in the vets.

When my dog had an infected wart on his head, that neaded removing, under general, it was +/- 600 chufs.

Teeth may be different, but ops under general ain't cheap.

Oh, just remembered - there were a couple of other incidentals on the same bill, so will be cheaper. I'm reckoning on about 400.

Funnily enough the vet at the animal hospital in Zurich responsible for dental care has his own surgery in Germany near Basel. IIRC he is only at the Tierspital one day a week, so it is much easier to get an appointment at his own surgery. My wife and I both thought that he did a great job. He also spoke good English. Unfortunately from Wetzikon it is quite a way...

His name is Dr. Grundmann:

http://www.reinle.net/

I can second that! Great vet and a really nice guy. Our dog had a problem (chipped) tooth twice. First time, we went to the Tierspital and paid a fortune to have it repaired. Second time, I drove to the German practice and paid only half. We live close to Wetzikon too and I would do it again if necessary.

I went to Animalia clinic in Wetzikon, 250frc and lili is fine!

Thank you all!

Reviving an old post ... my young dog had an unfortunate incident yesterday. I took her immediately to the vet (handily, I had to bring the other dog in for an ear infection so I slide her in too) and the initial diagnosis was that the crack in the tooth was probably (90% sure) surface only and wouldn't affect the integrity of the tooth.

However I have just done another investigation myself and seen more than the vet was able to initially see on the inside of the tooth. In my (unprofessional) opinion, it's going to need to be removed.

Of course I'm calling the vet first thing in the morning and will schedule another meeting with her so she can see the tooth herself and give me her professional advice.

But in case it does need to be removed, I would love anyone's experience on the price. In the US, a dental and removal of two small teeth cost me an arm and a leg, not to mention the dental on the rescue who lost most her teeth—that was well into the thousands. Please tell me it won't be as expensive here, lol. Our general vet bills I find quite low, never over 100 francs for a visit with vaccines and deworming medicine, whereas my US vet cost me $120 just for walking in the door, plus whatever costs they could add on for vaccines, medication, and various other services (even charged me for a nail trim!)

If someone has recent experience on the costs of a tooth extraction, I'd love to have an idea. Just to prepare myself. Please note it's absolutely not a question about whether or not I'll do it for the dog, and we could absolutely afford a larger bill, I would just be kicking myself twice over (once for the incident happening in the first place, and again for the hit to our vacation budget for the year).

I've had prices all over the ballpark, depending on exactly what needs to be done.

Be aware that anesthesia costs often depends on the size of your dog. Teeny tiny dogs and huge dogs are often more expensive, for instance.

IIRC, at a no-frills practice extration of a single front tooth in a healthy 30kg collie was a couple of hundred. Simple anesthesia, post op ABs, up and at 'em again in less than an hour.

On the other end of the scale, the Belltie and Hooligan each required pre-op x-rays and a specialist in veterinary anesthesia due to high risk factors, more complicated oral surgery than expected, extended recovery time in the ICU, a control visit - so those episodes set me back over a couple grand.

So the scale runs a couple hundred to a couple grand plus. From what you describe I would guess on the lower end - unless there is infection or other dental disease found. Your best bet would be to ask the vet for a rough estimate ahead of time.

Hope this can be seen to quickly, with little lasting effect on your pup... and on your wallet.


ETA:

You might ask the vet if it makes sense to do a dental cleaning at the same time, btw.

Last year, Lily had one tooth extracted. I think it was around chf 300. we decided not to do a cleaning - she was nearly 14 at the time, because we‘re just not sure about putting her under for an extended period of time unless absolutely necessary.

She‘s a mid-size 24 kg mystery mix.

Thanks for the information! She's 26kg and just a year old with perfect teeth otherwise—no cleaning will be necessary. Since we discovered it straightaways and are getting it taken care of immediately, there shouldn't be any infection either. So hopefully things stay in the couple of hundred range, though I'll prepare myself and the budget for a couple of thousand just in case.

Thanks again!

Unless something fully unexpected arises, given that she is young and healthy I'd guess you are looking at a few hundred for a routine extraction, not thousands. It's always good to have a slush fund, of course, but I doubt you will need it for this.



Paws crossed all goes well.

Thanks again for your insights. I’ve scheduled an appointment with a veterinary dentist (recommendation from our normal vet) for X-rays and treatment. If they can save the tooth, they’ll do a treatment for 900 to 1,000 francs. If it’s an extraction it will be 500 francs. Good to know in advance and hopefully we can save the tooth!

I was going to suggest seeing a veterinary dentist for this. Good luck !

Thanks to everyone!

Thought I'd post an update, the poor thing had to have the largest molar removed along with a smaller molar next to the large one. Her canines are lightly chipped but nothing that needed intervention.

I went to Dr. Roux in Lausanne and the final bill was 621 CHF, very reasonable honestly, considering all the work that procedure entailed. Recovery is going well.

Thanks again for your answers and just generally your support.

OT - sorry...

I read this thread title as extracting dog teeth clamped around your ankle/wrist/bum cheek...

Glad the pooch is recovering well.

Oh good. Hope she has a quick recovery.