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The most expensive vet's bill?

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Hi, I am contemplating getting two more piggies at the moment and am obiously looking into possible costs that could be incured by doubling my piggy numbers. I have never had to take my two to the vets (yet! *Fingers crossed*) but was just looking on line for small animal pet insurance. How expensive?! Mostly the insurance companies just do dog and cat insurance, nothing smaller. How annoying! :tickedoff:

So here are some questions you might be able to help me answer:

What is the most that anyone has had to pay in a vet bill, and what was it for?

How often do your piggies become ill?

Are piggy illnesses usually home treatable (mites, fungal infections..etc)?

Any advice?
 
I wouldn't bother with insuring them, it is way too expensive. If you want to save up, you are better to put away some money every week/month/whenever you have it, it adds up and it will be there when you need it O0

I have had my guinea pigs for roughly 18 months now, and have only visited the vet with one of them once. This was for a lump, which turned out to be a fatty lump and needed no treatment.

I believe you can treat mites and a lot of fungal infections/skin problems with shampoos/lotions/creams from www.gorgeousguineas.com :)
 
Most expensive vet bill was to have my boar Marvin PTS :'(, it was an emergency callout during the night, so they charged me 70 pound.

otherwise my bills have usually been between 10 to 15 pound for little things like probiotics, or antibiotic drops for the eyes, etc.

As for how often, it varies. 2006 was a bad bad year, I lost three guinea pigs in 6 months and had lots of bills, during 2007 I only had one small vet visit in total. So it really is completely random...
 
The most expensive with the piggies for me was when Giz had a hay dart stuck in her eye and they had to do a little op to get it out...I was amazed that it only cost £25.....other bits and bob , like Abnoba said are usually between £10 and £15 :)
 
My most expensive bill was just over £70 :o for my piggie, Joey. He was only 6 months old and had a bladder stone removed. That was 4 years ago and he is still with me now, albeit only just! :'(

On average my consultation at the vet is approx £14, obviously with drugs etc. on top.
Guinea pigs, in general, are healthy little things if looked after well and in good condition when you get them but you are sensible to consider the possible costs before getting some more.
 
my most expensive vet bill for a piggy would be zoe's operation in january where she had her reproductive organs removed due to cyst in the onaries and a mass on the uterus, this cost me over $700.00AUD (around 350 pounds). but normal my vet bills for piggies are around $100.00 2-4 times a year. but depends on the piggy, you may get one that gets a lot of abscesses like poor ricky(annie59's piggy) that need lancing, or they may have teeth problems, may get a URI or UTI it is really hard to say how much 2 more piggies will cost. mites should always be treated by a vet as they can go downhill very fast O0 then you have food prices, bedding, time to clean, play etc. only you can answer whether you have the time and can afford 2 more piggies. good luck with what you decide O0 :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
 
£70 when Sue got URI. I know this isn't to do with pigs but when my rabbits leg got broken it was over £300! :o
 
I have had my girls for 6 months now and have luckily only been to the vets once for a general check up as one had been adopted and I just wanted to make sure all was well. It cost me £9
 
My most expensive vets bill was just short of £600. My rabbit, Daisy Lou, had broken her back leg quite badly. She needed major surgery to repair it, and we were warned there was a high possibility she wouldn't survivie the operation. She did, but sadly passed away two days later. :'(

I don't regret spending the money because I needed to try and make her better. However, I often wonder if the outcome would have been different if we had been going to the vet we use now, who is a rabbit specialist. I'll never know! :'(
 
Most of our vets bills are less than £20 for a consultation and treatment or medecines, however we paid over £200 for Roly's X-ray and operation to try and remove his stones (it was unsuccessful as they were lodged in his cecum which seems to be connected wrongly inside him - I can't remember exactly what the vet said but to remove the stones would have resulted in a high risk of infection. )
 
when munchie got ill, all his treatment, and cremation once he passed, cost me a total of £170 which was actually a very good price considering how much treatment he recieved, plus being kept in for observation/additional tests etc. was still a lot of money though considering it happened a few weeks before all my final year uni assignments were in, and i was on a design course so my final projects were costing hundreds of pounds.

i would have paid anything to have made him better though :'(
 
It's good to be prepared for worst case so you no what you can afford but i got 2 gp's and within 3 months they had cost me over £600 in vet bill's and I had an additional 3 piggies :o

Go to a rescue and you will be better as they are given a clean bill of health before being homed, whereas most petshops don't seem to care so could have anything x
 
I think it varies from guinea pig to guinea pig. I have never taken out insurance as I think personally you end up paying more than if you pay for vets bills yourself. The most I ever spent at the vets was about £67.00 for anesthetic and teeth cutting, and she stayed at the vets for 5 days as she was so underweight. Usually guineas have to go to the vets for treatment but some things can be treated at home.
 
i had my girls pinky and perky for four years untill i had to go to the vets in march this year as pinky had a weepy eye it cost £28 consultation fee for exotic pet and eye drops best thing to do is put a little away each week in a seperate account just in case i have 2 dogs and 2 cats they are all insured costs me just over £40 a month but i also have a rabbit and 11 piggies so need to be prepared
 
Well for two guinea pigs to have treatment it's just come to £29.77 at our vets. They charged £11.87 for the first guinea pig and £8.82 for the second and then the baytril injection was £2.40 and £2.55 for the dexadreson. They also gave us baytril to put in the drinking water and that was £1.76 for 5mls.

I think the most expensive vets bill was when we had our German Shepherd dog who got Anal furunclosis and was at the vets every week - sadly he didn't make it and had to be put to sleep. :'( He also badly cut his paw during the same period and it was over £100 for this as the vet had to sedate him to remove the bandage in case he set the bleeding off again - he had cut an artery in his foot in the fields. We now have a Bichon and when he was 17 weeks old he started scratching and he was being treated for food allergies and was on steroids and antibiotics every few weeks - turned out to be sarcoptic mange that was easily treated with Stronghold - we spent a fortune going backwards and forwards to the vets. ::)
 
I've taken Smudge to the vets twice in the last 2 months once to get him sexed as he was originally sold to me as a girly that cost me £13.50 then a few weeks later he had a touch of cystitis that was £19 ,the bill classed Smudge as an exotic pet !! I know he's cute but I wouldn't say he was exotic in any way !
 
Clover was spayed earlier this year (vet took out two ovarian cysts and a tumour so glad we went ahead!) and, including meds, it came to around £120. She's fine now!
 
Cuzzy's antibiotics and anti inflammotry injection and critical care cost £50.00 in total. That is with vet fees too. Good deal although would of thought it was money well spent if Cuzzy would have lived. Still you have to try.
 
I got both of my boys treated for mites and fungal and neuatured for around £160. I just had to get carl PTS and my vet didn't charge me. I have an amazing vet and I don't know what I'll do when I move. xx
 
What a fantastic vet Sarah. How far from you will the vet be when you move?
 
The most expensive was probably for our Little Pig who sadly died a couple of months ago, after spending over £400 on x-rays and treatment. He had fluid on his lungs and had to have medication every day to try and keep it clear but it didn't work.

Last time we were at the vets she told us our total for 2 cats (17 years old), 4 guinea pigs and 2 hamsters and it was well over £1000!
 
My girl angel had to have a caesarian,it cost me £190 altogether.she was very well looked after though so i didnt mind paying it.
 
igglepiggle said:
Hi, I am contemplating getting two more piggies at the moment and am obiously looking into possible costs that could be incured by doubling my piggy numbers. I have never had to take my two to the vets (yet! *Fingers crossed*) but was just looking on line for small animal pet insurance. How expensive?! Mostly the insurance companies just do dog and cat insurance, nothing smaller. How annoying! :tickedoff:

So here are some questions you might be able to help me answer:

What is the most that anyone has had to pay in a vet bill, and what was it for?

How often do your piggies become ill?

Are piggy illnesses usually home treatable (mites, fungal infections..etc)?

Any advice?
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Well the first time I've had to go to a vets for my piggy Toby he hasn't ever been to one until last week (mites) I've had him for three years and only one visit
 
My most expensive vet bill was with one of my sows who had to have her teeth trimmed under anesthetic and she was kept in for 4 days and syringed food and that cost me about £70.00. I no longer go to that vet now as I have found another vet who does it without anesthetic and she comes home with me straight away and it never cost me more than £30.00.
 
My lovely Moomin was in and out of the vets every week a while ago, with suspecterd pregnancy, bloat, and a nosebleed (!) - cost £30-£70 each time, I didn't add up the total but it was hundreds. But I love that pig! :-)
 
My most expensive vet's bill was either the first bill or my previous bill.
A consult for a small furry/bird is £19 and then £12 then £6 now for a visit with spice....
Medication is not that expensive either, the most expensive treatment I have had would be the Xeno450 at £18 for the course.

However rather than insurance for my piggy's I have a savings account for them.... as it would cost £80 per pig for insurance and when you have more than one it adds up...
 
I took my 2 boys to the 'animal hospital' down the road from me cause one of them had mange. The one with the condition had a good check up, but she charged me £26 for each of them to get checked (30 seconds looking in their earsa nd checking teeth) and then the medication was thirty something quid. £76 all in all.

seemed quite rediculous to me. think I'll find a proper vet and not a hospital next time!
 
Most expensive vets bill over £400 for a castration that went wrong and the piggy herniated sadly piggy did not make it :(

If you are not sure what is wrong with you rguinea I would always advise going to the vet but many basic things are home treatable if you are sure what the problem is.

Only advice is to start a vets fund for your guineas just in case anyone needs treatment.
 
Well I have (just this afternoon) paid £19.40 - to be exact lol

This was for:

Weena:
Full examination
Baytrill for possible kidney infection
Nail clip
Urinanalysis

Dacota:
Removal of 'disposable' stitch which had not disolved after 5 weeks

Me:
Peace of mind that nothing serious is wrong.;)
 
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