Cost of extracting puppy's impacted teeth?

My poor little puppy's canines (all 4 of them) are impacted --2 canines in each spot that should only have 1. The vet at Banfield told me it would cost 400 dollars to extract them, etc. Should I shop around and try to get the best price or should I just go back to Banfield? **I will definitely get his teeth fixed ASAP. Do vet prices vary?

Cost of extracting puppy's impacted teeth?
I think I would get one other opinion from another vet's office. I've had pups for over 40 years and never have I seen or heard of this in a l0 month old puppy. One of your answers on here suggest that it be treated with "antiobiotics." I agree with her. I think that would be the best. At the very least, please ask the vet if these are her "puppy teeth" or adult teeth.


Hope all goes well and she is feeling great soon.


Blessings, Patti
Reply:call your local humane society about pet vouchers for vet services. my local humane society has low cost vouchers it sells to people for vet services so they can get the medical care they need at a more affordable rate.





I would take it to another vet. Banfield is a chain vet operation and they are out to make a profit. See if you can find a local vet, ask the humane society for a list of affordable vets they would recommend.
Reply:HOW old of a PUPPY is this? The teeth will naturally fall out on their own and be replaced with adult teeth. Can you possibly treat the infection with antibiotics and wait for the teeth to fall out naturally?
Reply:I had a girl once that had this with one canine tooth. The vets told me to wait until she was 6 months old. If the baby tooth had not fallen out by then, it would have to be taken care of. Fortunately it fell out on it's own. Vets also said that they check for this when they do a spay/neuter. That's the best time. It doesn't cost much at all because they already have the dog asleep. I've also been told that Banfield is very expensive.


Check with other vets.



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