Sounds about right to me, especially with lab cultures.
Unfortunately things like this aren't cheap...my dog recently had to have x-rays, scans, urine cultures and antibiotics after being diagnosed with prostatitis (infection in the prostate gland) and all that ended up at £987 (ish)
That was with Vets4Pets in Cambridge so as I said, it sounds about right

 

Damn, poor pup. And yikes that's a hell of a cost. Makes me feel a bit reassured now though, thanks for sharing.

 

Yes, I would say that was about the right amount based on everything I have ever had done.

 

Check with your insurance company but with my dog as he had previous minor treatments that were related to his MRI etc Pet Plan counted that as the excess so it didn’t matter. My vet you have to pay up front but the specialist vet dealt directly with the insurance company as it was £3000.

 

@cavachonlover19: it does sound about right; such a relief to have insurance in these cases. My biggest vet bill (cat) was £4200 which was £3600 for the (specialist) operating vet and £600 for the referring vet. The only thing that the insurance co. refused to pay was a £400 consultation fee from the specialist. I actually did blame this on my vet who sent the cat up there at such short notice that they billed it as an ''emergency consultation'' when in fact the cat had been with him for nine days and could have been sent as a booked appointment. I think vets4pets are as reasonable as it gets; I have used them with no problems.

 

As per what everyone else has said, just wanted to add hope the results all turn out ok for you both.

 

Is it a sebaceous cyst that she has? My Bichon had a couple of these in different places throughout her life but the vet never wanted to remove them. They usually pop on their own from my experience. The ones she had completely went away on their own.

 

It sounds horrendously expensive to me but I live in the north of scotland. I thought my vets had got expensive but nothing like that thank goodness. I had some cysts removed while my dog was under anaesthetic for a throat biopsy. I think the whole bill was around £200 though that was a while ago. She has recently been in on a drip for 24 hours plus blood tests and x rays and it was less than £300.
I regretted having the group of cysts removed as it took ages to heal (on her side) and her hair did not grow back properly for ages. She almost immediately got a lot more cysts which I have left and have caused no trouble apart from rather a large one that stopped me using a harness but it disappeared after a couple of years.. My other dog has just one which I ignore. A friend's dog has loads too.

 

Yes I’ve read they can still come back after removal, I wouldn’t risk putting my dog under anaesthetic for a sebaceous cyst unless it was bothering the dog. My dogs was on her side and I used to just bathe it with salt and water when it popped and blood came out. It seemed to shrink away after the last time it popped.

 

It sounds horrendously expensive to me too - but I use an independent farm vet and they seem to be much cheaper.

I had a cyst taken off murphy, my tibetan terrier, in 2017.

He was going under anaesthetic anyway as there was a problem with his jaw. He couldn't open wide. So they wanted to see if they could force it open under anaesthetic. I asked for them to take the cyst off whilst he was under.

I think it was about £160 all in.

 

Sounds about right my friend paid just under 1k for lump removal & testing although he also had another lump that needed sorting at same time

Vets4pets like all practices the quality depends on the staff, but the investment allows vets/nurses to go into partnership to run own practice within brand so its in their own best interests to do well. I find prices reasonable & opening hours good. Very few practices offer own Out of hours cover & most send to vets now etc

 

It sounds about right. Vet bills are expensive. My 18 month old kitty has only suffered minor ailments but I've already spent about a grand at the vets in total and I live in the North.

 

Got this £1,000 quote for a cat cyst removal ion SW London UK. The pre tests are optional.

 

Got this £1,000 quote for a cat cyst removal ion SW London UK. The pre tests are optional.

That quote was from Feb 2019, so 5 years old.

 

This is a very old thread so prices will have gone up plus the OP will not still be around.
But re reading it I am still shocked by the price and amazed that others think it normal. Toffee's eye removal was only £700 (£1000 in total with referral vet and drops to keep the eye under control over the weekend)