I took my 8yo goldie to vets last week for them to check out a lump on her eyelid and they advised to bring her in the next day for them to remove the ?andenoma?.  (Cost £450 ........and I'm not insured).  Over the weekend, the v-section has opened, and the stitches are no longer in place.  I phoned vet this morning and have made an appointment to see the same vet tomorrow.   Do you think I'll need to pay another £450, if they have to do it again? 

Surgery price normally includes any follow up treatment.

That was very pricey, I had a lump removed from an ear some time ago, it was under £100 and that included £40 for lab analysis of the lump which was benign.

Some years ago my Golden had an operation to remove a lump on chest (hygroma) and had a tube inserted in his chest to drain the fluid. He managed to scratch the tube out overnight and so had to have it re-done. I was charged twice because it was my fault he got the tube out even though he had socks on to try and stop it.

I think it depends why the stitches have come apart. Has your dog rubbed their face or anything to relieve the itching perhaps? Or did the vet not complete a very good job?

> That was very pricey

I had a lump removed from the eyelid of my 19kg dog in January 2011 which cost over £400. £100 was for the various blood tests recommended before the anaesthetic as he was 12/13.

The vets that I use are known in the area as "very good but also very pricey".  Seriously considering changing to another, especially as the itemised bill shows a 3g tube of Fucithalmic Vet for £19.74 - I checked it out on the net and can find it for sale for £5:36!!!  Consultations cost £44, and any follow up consultation is £29.

Anyway, the only time she could have been scratching at it would be during the night when we're not around.

I'll be really peeved if I'm to pay again.  I wish pet owners could have some sort of Ombudsman to take complaints to!

Thanks everyone for your input.  I'll let you know how we get on.

>a 3g tube of Fucithalmic Vet for £19.74 - I checked it out on the net and can find it for sale for £5:36!!!

Don't forget to add the charge for the prescription to the online price. :-)

>Anyway, the only time she could have been scratching at it would be during the night when we're not around.

That'll be when it happened. Was she wearing a buster collar when you weren't with her to supervise?

If you like your vet and trust them is insurance a possibility instead of changing vets ?

If you aren't happy with their charges just change vets. It's easy to forget that they are running a business though  - they aren't just there for our convenience. They have all the normal bills to pay - rent, business rates, insurance, tax, staff wages, electricity, telephones - the list goes on and on and obviously varies in different areas. They have to add a pretty high mark up on things to make a profit. Tis the same as when I pay £1.20 in my local cafe for a 40p can of coke.