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Aug 22 09 11:05 AM
izziesmum wrote: Perhaps my friend did get a good deal. Quoted from "The Australian Equine Veterinary Association" Surgery - most commonly needed to treat joint and respiratory disease. Usually costs between $1500 to $2500 per surgery for individual respiratory and joint conditions. Multiple problems will increase the expense. Some horses need surgery to correct conditions causing abdominal pain (colic). Uncomplicated colic surgery procedures with rapid post-operative recovery might cost a minimum of about $5000. Complicated procedures involving resection of bowel with prolonged recovery times and involving extensive medical treatment can often cost in the vicinity of $10,000 or more. Quoted from "Canberra Equine Hospital". Despite the good news, the very bad news is that colic surgery is expensive, and the cost can prove the limiting factor in all too many cases. In most clinics in the U.S., cost of colic surgery typically exceeds $4,000 ($AUD 5,000), which makes it the second most expensive surgery after repair of long bone fracture. Although costs of surgery and anesthesia can be standardized to some extent, the cost of aftercare is less predictable and can be altered considerably by development of complications.
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