I took one of my dog's to the vets today to be hip scored and I was rather shocked at how much the BVA fee has increased to, I had to write a cheque for £50!!

When I got home I did a bit of searching around to see how much they charged when I paid for my girls hips to be scored. In January 2009 I paid £34.65 and in October 2009 I paid £42.

If you mean the BVA fee then I am sure I paid £50 and that was Aug 2009 if I remember right!

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Sorry yes I do mean the BVA fee.

I am surprised you did not check on the KC site?

Perhaps you were thinking of the charge ex VAT?


Number of dogs Charge per dog (inc VAT)

1 £41.67 (£50.00)

5 or more dogs (same owner) £37.50 (£45.00)

Re-scoring/Re-grading under appeal 83.34 (£100.00)

Duplicate copy of certificate £29.17 (£35.00)

Joint Hip & Elbow £75.00 (£90.00)

I sent a cheque to the BVA for £45 when Marty was scored in June 2008 and the same for Flynn in May 2010. Should think it would go up just like everything does with inflation.

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I didn't check on the site because his hips needed scoring and I obviously paid for them to be done but was just shocked with the increase.

I definitely paid previously £34.65 and £42.

With Flynn my vet tried to stitch me up for £100 so I phoned the BVA who in turn phoned him and said he'd got the price wrong Imagine that, £100 just to score a set of x rays, lol!

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"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack"

I don't know how much pressure they are under to get through plates atm, but hopefully, with more and more people utilising the scheme for their dogs, perhaps the price may eventually come down (vain hope I know).

Just as an aside, I paid for my bitch to be tested for gPRA although I know she's clear, but wanted it to be on the KC paperwork for pups if I do go ahead with a mating, so there's another £50 just to prove what I already know.

Don't forget though, the more people using the scheme, the more panels have to sit - and from what I can gather the panels are sitting pretty much every week now, which is why scores are coming through so fast.

when I had my eldest girl done 6 years ago, the results took a couple of months to come back, and hips and elbows came back separately

When I had my two girls done at the start of this year - I had the results back within a week - it was unbelievable - and they were on the database the day after scoring

I would assume there will be costs associated with panels sitting.

To the OP - if it's any consolation - two sets of hips and elbows to the BVA set me back £180 - the cost of getting the plates done cost me £500 - and I had nearly a four hour round trip to get them done (plus 3/4 of a day loss of earnings as I work for myself).

Only a few months before that I had my boy done, and have to confess I too was surprised at how much the fees had gone up (some was attributed to the VAT change, but not all of it).

Like others - there's absolutely no point in me checking the BVA website for prices because quite simply, when they have to be done, they have to be done.

I am so glad I saw this thread though because now I will try and squeeze my baby boy in for his hips and elbows this side of Christmas to ward off another price increase - no more babies coming up the ranks after that to test for the time being

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When I had my dogs hips and elbow scored I still looked at the KC website to check the cost, the same way as check the prices of anything I buy!

The fact that there is no other provider and the cost is non negotiable is neither here nor there. I like to be prepared for the costs and of course knowing the price means I do not get stitched up!