Comments on: How much does a colonoscopy cost for a dog? http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html Colon Health Questions Answered And Colon Cleaning Information Sat, 05 May 2012 07:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: iluvtorofl http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-231 iluvtorofl Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html#comment-231 It's about three hundred and fifty plus here. Before you do that, have you just considered switching foods? Colitis is an autoimmune problem where the colon swells. I would assume allergies are to blame. Or how about the vet giving a simple round of steroids to see if it clears up. At least then you will know for sure if swelling was involved. Have you done a round of antibiotics just to make sure it isn't a bacterial infection in the colon? You are a good dog owner to consider this. Chronic colitis isn't curable, so you will be dealing with it for the rest of her life if that is the correct diagnosis. You might consider quality of life issues too. It’s about three hundred and fifty plus here.
Before you do that, have you just considered switching foods? Colitis is an autoimmune problem where the colon swells. I would assume allergies are to blame. Or how about the vet giving a simple round of steroids to see if it clears up. At least then you will know for sure if swelling was involved. Have you done a round of antibiotics just to make sure it isn’t a bacterial infection in the colon?

You are a good dog owner to consider this. Chronic colitis isn’t curable, so you will be dealing with it for the rest of her life if that is the correct diagnosis. You might consider quality of life issues too.

]]> By: kikitiki http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-232 kikitiki Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html#comment-232 I haven't personally owned a dog that had that done but saw many of them done at veterinary school. It should be in the hundreds. Of course depends on where it is done but usually it is the cost of anesthesia plus cost of the procedure itself. They'll take biopsies and there will be a cost to analyze the biopsies too. Find out what clinic might be doing it and call them directly. They can at least give you an estimate. I haven’t personally owned a dog that had that done but saw many of them done at veterinary school.

It should be in the hundreds. Of course depends on where it is done but usually it is the cost of anesthesia plus cost of the procedure itself. They’ll take biopsies and there will be a cost to analyze the biopsies too.

Find out what clinic might be doing it and call them directly. They can at least give you an estimate.

]]> By: Wallflower http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-233 Wallflower Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html#comment-233 couldn't they do a barium x-ray? they feed the dog a small amount of barium which shows up very very clearly and shows quite a bit of detail of the GI tract. i don't know what colitis is but if you're thinking like a tumor or something, i'd think a barium x-ray would make it show up rather clearly, or if something is stuck in there. a colonoscopy shouldn't cost very much because all you'd really be paying for is anesthesia and the vet's time. it's not a complicated procedure so i'd say hundreds or less, but that's just a guesstimate, lol. couldn’t they do a barium x-ray? they feed the dog a small amount of barium which shows up very very clearly and shows quite a bit of detail of the GI tract. i don’t know what colitis is but if you’re thinking like a tumor or something, i’d think a barium x-ray would make it show up rather clearly, or if something is stuck in there.
a colonoscopy shouldn’t cost very much because all you’d really be paying for is anesthesia and the vet’s time. it’s not a complicated procedure so i’d say hundreds or less, but that’s just a guesstimate, lol.

]]> By: kat_lady2 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-234 kat_lady2 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html#comment-234 My vet wanted to charge me 689.00 My vet wanted to charge me 689.00

]]> By: ♥ DP ♥ http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html/comment-page-1#comment-235 ♥ DP ♥ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/how-much-does-a-colonoscopy-cost-for-a-dog.html#comment-235 Ask your own vet.. That way you'll know exactly how much it cost. Ask your own vet.. That way you’ll know exactly how much it cost.

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