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What is the approximate amount to care for dog diseases such as heart disease, heartworm, or pneumonia?
Do you know the approximate amount we would have to pay the vet regularly to help treat dog diseases and conditions? If you own a dog with heart disease, what was the average cost? I have already tried researching it on Google and everything, but I can only find symptoms of these diseases and what you can do. There aren’t many numbers. If you could find a site, that would be great too. Thanks(:
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#2 written by csib 2 years ago
It depends very much on the nature of the disease, how severely affected your dog is, what kind of medication and diagnostic monitoring he/she would need and the size/weight of your dog.
Then you need to take into consideration that vet fees and charges can vary a lot, even within the same area yo live in.
Best is to research sites about pet insurance, they give interesting estimated figures.
One draw back is that you will not get a dog insured, if he/she suffers already from a heart problem, as they see it as a preexisting condition and exclude this from insurance cover. - Comment Feed for this Post
Heartworm if your dog has it it can be costly I work for a shelter so I know the prices our 3 vets charge for treatment. It goes by weight. for a larger dog 50lbs and up it is $385. Medium dogs $325 and small dogs $275. The heart disease and pheumonia cost vary. Hundreds of dollars.