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Originally Posted by aimao
My dog has TPLO at Univ of GA for $3600 in 2016. It is going price. I doubt that you can get TPLO for $1000.
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It can vary greatly. We were told that was the going rate too and it was pointless to look around because it would be about the same everywhere. In NC, I was told I could try to get into NC State University veterinary school and the cost would be somewhere in the neighborhood of what you paid at UGA. So, it's a university and, no doubt, students would probably be performing the surgery while being supervised by someone who should be doing it at that cost. We looked around and asked around and found a veterinary surgery group that actually specializes in the surgery and travels around the state performing the surgery several days a week. Very good reputation and track record. The cost was under $2000 to have it done at a vet hospital about an hour away from us, including the mandatory overnight boarding. We couldn't have been more pleased with the outcome and the level of care. We did not ask for updates, just dropped the dog off and waited for a call to tell us when we could go pick her up. Still, they called us to let us know how things were going as she was being prepped for surgery, they called us during the surgery to let us know how things were going, they called again after to let us know how things went, and then they called us after she woke up from anesthesia to let us know how she was doing. We felt like they treated our dog as if she were their own. They have a great website if someone is interested in checking them out - link below (don't know why it says "Home").
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