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Veterinarian fees

minirhyderminirhyder BerlinRegistered User regular
edited May 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
I have two gerbils and I suspect they have mites. Though I'm not totally sure and I don't want to go and spray them with chemicals just in case.
I looked around online and saw many people say that a visit to a vet for a small animal mites should be relatively cheap, around $10-20. However when I got in contact with a vet clinic in my area they told me the fee would be $80.

So now I'm really not sure what a reasonable price for this visit would be. Can you guys give me a rough estimate?
I'm in NYC, midtown Manhattan, but I'm open to traveling to Brooklyn if it'll cut down the price for me considerably.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    When you see those low vet quotes online, they're usually from very rural areas and tend to be from several years ago.

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  • minirhyderminirhyder BerlinRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I figured that much but $80 still seems a bit steep to me.
    I guess somewhere between the two at about $50 is what I'm looking for. But is that a reasonable price or am I just not going to find that around here?

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Call around to other vets and see what they quote you. Maybe you'll find someone with more reasonable rates. Unfortunately, I've got a feeling that a lot of vets just don't bother with small animals like that and the ones that do get to charge whatever they want because of it.

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