I paid just over $600 to have one of my guys done about 8 years ago in S. Ontario. I wouldn’t be surprised if its around $800 now.
Could have fooled me.
Strange response to some factual information.
I believe that @Ghazzu not only is a real live vet in real life but also teaches at a real vet college/university so has lots of real live vet information about what vets are doing out there in their part of the universe.
No one is doubting that you have experienced some vets that prefer to do standing castrations.
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I currently teach in a veterinary technology program, large animal medicine, anatomy and physiology, and whatever else they throw at me in a given semester.
I sometimes also serve as a facilitator in problem based learning at my alma mater, TUSVM.
However, the aforementioned vet tech friend used to be a teaching tech at Cornell, ans she’s the one who expressed surprise I was doing them standing (~30 years ago, now) and told me that Cornell didn’t even teach the students that technique any more “because too many people get hurt.”
I will say that the “best” technique for a given procedure is likely to be the one that the person performing it is most comfortable with, but most of us are open to learning improved methods.
The DVM whom I did my first standing castration with was laying them down, using a Henderson tool, and doing a primary closure technique when he retired.
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I am also a “real vet.”
I prefer to do them down - I’m 5’5 and just feel way too close to the hind legs. The only vets I know who do them standing are over 6’ tall and can stand by the shoulder. Plus, these two guys only do them standing because they’re too impatient to wait for them to get up.
I also feel like analgesia is better with them down - I know my local block is getting in the right place, they’re getting ketamine, etc.
Just my opinion/experience. There’s not a right or wrong way to do it — just depends on what the vet is most comfortable with.
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Harsh. Unnecessary.
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I’ve been called worse by more qualified critics.
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Southern Ontario here, as well. The last yearling I had done was a lay down, at the farm. Was two years ago, and just under $700, so $800 seems reasonable to me.
Just wow. That was uncalled for. Not what I was expecting from you.
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What a shitty thing to say. Will remember this when you comment on other posts.
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Just to come back and update all that were tuning into this post…I got the bill this morning, worked out to around $900. The castration was not done with him standing.
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