AVCVTH Common Procedure Pricing - Veterinary Teaching Hospital

About us

The AVC-VTH is passionate about its goal to provide an outstanding level of health care for its animal patients while also providing clinical teaching and instruction to our senior (final year) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students, interns and residents.[more]

Clinic hours

The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital operates 8 AM to 10 PM 7-365. Our front desk is staffed from 8am until 11pm 7 days a week. Clients can call to make appointments, request prescription refills, or to make other general inquiries during those hours. Appointments for Community Practice and Specialty Services are scheduled from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm based on service availability. Clients with animal emergencies can call between 8 AM and 10 PM-7-365.

AVC Urgent & Emergency Primary Care
8am-10pm Mon-Sun

If you are a small animal pet owner experiencing an emergency, please call 902-566-0950 or our primary Emergency Service. If you are a registered large animal client of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (including Farm Service and Ambulatory Equine Service clients) and are experiencing an emergency, please call 902-566-0950 and our team will contact the appropriate on-call large animal clinician.

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Common work-ups:
Anemia work-up	$4000-6000
Brain work-up (eg: seizures; includes MRI + CSF tap)	$4000-6000
Chronic vomiting or diarrhea:	$3000-5000
Respiratory work-up (eg chr nasal discharge or cough	$3000-5000
Liver work-up (no liver biopsy)	$2000-4000
(include laparoscopic liver biopsy)	add on extra $1500-2000
Portosystemic shunt work-up	$3000-5000
Urinary work-up (eg ectopic ureter)	$3000-5000
Abdominal or Thoracic Mass work-up	$3000-5000
Immune Mediated Polyarthritis (IMPA)	$2000-4000
Fever of Unknown Origin work-up	$4000-6000
Common Intensive Care Cases:
Hepatic Lipidosis	$4000-6000
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)	$5000-7000
Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA)	$4000-6000
Other Common Procedures:
Chemotherapy for Lymphoma (eg: 6 months of CHOP)	$6000-8000
Endoscopic foreign body retrieval (business hrs)	$1500-2000
Endoscopic foreign body retrieval (after hrs)	$2500-3500
Disclaimer: These estimates are subject to change based on the individual needs of the patient and owner, and may change after a specialist has had time to evaluate the patient.

Small Animal Surgery
Common Appointments:
IVDD	$6500-$7500
IVDD (out of hours)	$8500-$9500
TPLO	$5100.00
Patellar luxation (small breed)	$3000-$4000
Patellar luxation (large breed)	$4000-$5000
Arthroscopy (unilateral)	$3500-$5000
Arthroscopy (bilateral)	$4500-6000
Brachycephalic Airway (Immature)	$3000-4000
Brachycephalic Airway (Mature)	$4000-6000
Laparoscopic Spay/Cryptorchid	$1100-1400
Laparoscopic Gastropexy	$1100-1400
Laparoscopic Spay+Pexy	$1700
Laparoscopic Cryptorchid + Pexy	$1900
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	$5000-6000
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy	$5000-7000
Pre-surgical workup Oncology	$2000-3000
Portosystemic Shunt	$5000-8000
FHO (<5kg)	$1500-2000
FHO (>5kg)	$2500-4500
Foreign Body	$4500-5500
Foreign Body (out of hours)	$6000-8000
GDV	$5500-8000
GDV (out of hours)	$6500-10000
Septic Abdomen	$6500-9000
Septic Abdomen (out of hours)	$7500-11000
Hemoabdomen	$4500-6500
Hemoabdomen (out of hours)	$5500-8000
Gall Bladder Mucocele (Elective)	$4000-6000
Gall Bladder Mucocele (Sick)	$5500-7500
Gall Bladder Mucocele (Sick) (out of hours)	$6500-9000
Cystotomy	$3000-4000
Cystotomy (out of hours)	$4000-5000
Perineal Urethrostomy	$3500-4500
Perineal Urethrostomy (out of hours)	$4500-5500
Enucleation	$2500-3500
Enucleation (out of hours)	$3500-4500
Perineal Urethrostomy (out of hours)	$4500-5500
Thoracic Exploration	$6500-9000
Thoracic Exploration (out of hours)	$7500-11000
Amputation (Small Dog/Cat)	$3500-4500
Amputation (Large Dog/Complex)	$5500-6500
Fractures (long bone/simple)	$3500-4500
Fractures (articular)	$4000-7000
Fractures (Pelvis/complex)	$8000-12000

ZOO, EXOTICS, WILDLIFE SERVICE ESTIMATE FEE LIST
Common Appointments:
Referral consult	$214.50
Re-check consult	$104.50
Telemedicine referral vet to vet (rDVM remains vet of record)	$150.00
Cardiac consult (must be seen through Exotics first)	$450 + Appropriate consult
CT small exotic <2kg	$1100 + Appropriate Consult
Cardiac consult (must be seen through Exotics first)	$450 + Appropriate consult
CT small exotic <2kg	$1100 + Appropriate Consult
Rabbit/Rodent Dental Trimming under Anesthesia	$700-$1800, depending on severity of dental disease + Appropriate Consult + Appropriate Imaging
Rabbit/Rodent Dental Trimming under Anesthesia WITH extractions	$1000-$2600, depending on severity of dental disease + Appropriate Consult + Appropriate Imaging
Rabbit/Rodent Dental Extraction Add-On	$300-800
Otitis Assessment	$700-1100 + Appropriate Consult + Appropriate Imaging
Rabbit Upper Respiratory Assessment	$750- 1200 + Appropriate Consult + Appropriate Imaging
Guinea Pig Cystotomy	$2500-$3250 + Appropriate Consult
ADD ONS
Basic Hospitalization + Supportive Care	$125/half day
Advanced Hospitalization + Supportive Care	$500-600/day
Bloodwork	$220
E cuniculi test	$150
Xray	$150
Xray additional view	$40
Urine Culture and Sensitivity	$160-$200
Culture and Sensitivity	$150

Dermatology Service Appointment Costs
Common Appointments:
Dermatology Consultation	$214.50
Cytology- In house with a dermatologist	$74.25
Dermatology Consultation Recheck	$104.50
Cytology Recheck- In house with a dermatologist	$52.25
Skin Scraping	$45.10
Skin Scraping Recheck	$34.10
Intradermal Allergy Testing (Includes IV catheter placement, sedation, dermal injections)	$416.90
Bloodwork Routine CBC/ Chemistry (includes blood collection)	$196.40
Biopsy (3-6 sites) (includes sedation, tissue collection and histopathology/ cytology)	$447.70

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Clinic hours

AVC Urgent & Emergency Primary Care 8am-10pm Mon-Sun

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AVC Urgent & Emergency Primary Care
8am-10pm Mon-Sun