Slipped disk! In desperate need of advise

[ILVmypup]

My dachshund started acting very strange last night started dragging her back legs, I immediately took her to the vet today. They did an x-ray, said that she has a slipped disk in the middle of her back ( that they said was hardley visible) and referred me to a neurological vet - I went right over and they said that she needed surgery to correct it and that it would cost about $7000. She got a steroid shot and is on pain meds right now. I can't stop crying I can not afford a surgery for that much, I can only afford about a fraction of that. Is this price realistc, and are there any other options?

Thank you!

[Misfits4Me]

$7000 is NOT the going rate. If you have a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in your area, check there first. Call around.....The surgery should be more like $3000. In my experience, the first half of payment has to be paid up front. The second half can be paid out in other ways. If you trust your regular Vet, ask him/her to help you find another place to do this surgery. Good luck.......Karla

[ginger899]

I don't know about prices for this kind of surgery. Other people here may know more about that. But if $7000 does end up being the going-rate, sell anything you can raise some money on. Sell your car, your antiques (if you have any) do a garage-sale, sell your digital camera on ebay, anything else you've got, whether you think you need those things, or not...... do what you really want to do in your heart, for this dog. You would not be happy if you didn't.