Urgent Care Request
In need of urgent care?
We can assist your pet with urgent care needs. Take a look below at services we can provide.
Eye, ear and skin problems, anal gland scooting and licking, mild pain, weakness, lameness, minor bites, wounds, lacerations, and burns, urinary problems, coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, lumps and bumps, fleas, ticks and mites, worms, broken toenail and euthanasia.
Please note these are by appointment only.
For Emergency Care: If you believe your pet is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, please take your pet directly to a 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital. Emergencies should contact or go DIRECTLY to an emergency veterinary clinic. Check out MedVet Dayton and Care Center Dayton.
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Pets in Stitches
We specialize in spay & neuter and alternative sterilizations, however we offer a variety of surgical procedures for your dog. Take a look at them below and if you have any questions at all, feel free to call us at 937-630-3320 or drop us a note on our contact form.
In addition to surgeries, we also provide wellness & preventative, dental and urgent care for your dog or puppy.
Abdominal Cryptorchid
This is the cost of a spay plus half the cost of a neuter. This occurs when your pet’s testicle(s) has not fully descended into the scrotal sac and one or more remain in the abdomen.
Anti-anxiety Medication
We strongly recommend take-home anti-anxiety medication for active dogs who cannot rest quietly in its cage for 7 days after surgery to decrease risks of complications such as swelling or incision opening.
Recommended with Surgery
Bilateral Cherry Eye Repair
Correction of inner eyelid outpouching of both eyes. Cherry eye is a disorder of the nictitating membrane (NM), also called the third eyelid, present in the eyes of dogs.
Body Suit
A cotton body suit covering surgical site that prevents licking the surgical site. Easy to put on and tolerated well by your pet. We do not recommend this for dogs prone to self-licking.
Recommended with Surgery
Caesarian Section
$660 to $1,430 depending on complexity, plus the cost of a spay. We only perform emergency C-sections and we require the patient to be spayed at the same time.
Cherry Eye Repair
Correction of inner eyelid outpouching of one eye. Cherry eye is a disorder of the nictitating membrane (NM), also called the third eyelid, present in the eyes of dogs.
Comfy Cone
A softer collar than the traditional Elizabethan collar. Easy to put on and tolerated well by your pet. We recommend this for male dogs around forty pounds and larger.
Recommended with Surgery
Cystotomy
This is stone removal from the bladder. We highly recommend stone analysis, urine culture and sensitivity testing as well.
Dewclaw Removal Add-On
A vestigial digit on the foot. In many dogs, the dewclaws never make contact with the ground, so the nail never wears away and it must often be trimmed to keep it a safe length.
Optional with Surgery
Ear Hematoma Drainage
Blood fills the two layers of cartilage that make up the ear flap and must be drained out. Typically occurs secondary to infection, shaking head, or trauma.
Ectropion/Entropion
Corrective eyelid surgery when eyelids either turn inwards or outwards excessively and create problems for the pet. Price is $100 for each additional lid.
Elizabethan Collar
An Elizabethan collar, otherwise known as an “E-collar”, looks funny, but provides peace of mind. Click here for more information about E-collars.
Recommended with Surgery
Enucleation
The removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This could be for eyes that have suffered severe trauma, and in eyes that are otherwise blind and painful.
Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO)
$1,600 to $2,000 (cats) and $2,000 to $3,000 (dogs) depending on complexity. This is when the end of the thigh bone that sits in hip joint is removed. We perform this surgery most often after a fracture of a bone.
Foreign Body Removal
$1,400 to $3,200 depending on complexity. A potentially life-threatening condition, when strange objects (foreign bodies) are ingested by your pet is unable to make it successfully through the intestinal tract, we help remove the object from the body.
Gastropexy (Prophylactic)
Surgical stabilization of the stomach to reduce the risk of stomach twisting. $800 if performing during a spay or ovary sparing spay.
Inflatable Postoperative Collar
A “pillow” collar that prevents licking the surgical site. Easy to put on and tolerated well by your pet. We recommend this for all female dogs and some male dogs with the “squished” faces.
Recommended with Surgery
Inguinal Cryptochid
$175 plus the cost of a neuter. This occurs when your pet’s testicles have not fully descended and one or more is found under the skin in the groin area.
Laceration Repair
Consultation with our veterinarian needed to provide cost estimate. A deep cut / tear of the flesh from trauma or infection. Unlike an incision with smooth edges, a laceration is often jagged and irregular.
Limb Amputation
$2,120 to $4,100 depending on complexity. Limb amputation for your dog may be recommended because of cancer, severe trauma, or a birth defect which has resulted in a useless limb.
Mass Removal
Consultation with our veterinarian needed to provide cost estimate. With a mass removal, we highly recommend a histopathology analysis as well.
Neuter 100
Neutering for male dogs that weigh between 61 and 100 lbs. Removes testicles. No sperm or pregnancy possible. Eliminates risk of testicular cancers and benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate).
Neuter 100+
Neutering for male dogs that weigh more than 100 lbs. Removes testicles. No sperm or pregnancy possible. Eliminates risk of testicular cancers and benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate).
Neuter 30
Neutering for male dogs that weigh less than 30 lbs. Removes testicles. No sperm or pregnancy possible. Eliminates risk of testicular cancers and benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate).
Neuter 60
Neutering for male dogs that weigh between 31 and 60 lbs. Removes testicles. No sperm or pregnancy possible. Eliminates risk of testicular cancers and benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate).
Ovary Sparing Spay 100
Alternative surgical sterilization for female dogs that weigh between 61 and 100 lbs. Removes the uterus and cervix, leaving one / both ovaries, reducing the risk of ovarian cancers in half. No pregnancy possible.
Ovary Sparing Spay 100+
Alternative surgical sterilization for female dogs that weigh more than 100 lbs. Removes the uterus and cervix, leaving one / both ovaries, reducing the risk of ovarian cancers in half. No pregnancy possible.
Ovary Sparing Spay 30
Alternative surgical sterilization for female dogs that weigh less than 30 lbs. Removes the uterus and cervix, leaving one / both ovaries, reducing the risk of ovarian cancers in half. No pregnancy possible.
Ovary Sparing Spay 60
Alternative surgical sterilization for female dogs that weigh between 31 and 60 lbs. Removes the uterus and cervix, leaving one / both ovaries, reducing the risk of ovarian cancers in half. No pregnancy possible.
Pain Medication
Pain medications used during surgery and 3 days take-home medication for pain and inflammation are included at no additional fee. *Not a sedative.
Required with Surgery
Pregnancy
$320 to $570 depending on complexity. If a female dog is known or found to be at least two weeks pregnancy during surgery, we charge an additional fee for the additional time and supplies related to completing the spay safely.
Required with Surgery
Pyometra
$480 to $1,250 depending on complexity, plus the cost of a spay. Pyometra is defined as an infection in the uterus. Pyometra is considered a serious and life threatening condition that must be treated quickly and aggressively.
Scrotal Ablation
Removal of the scrotal sac in addition to the testicles at the time of neuter. Recommended with an adult male dog neuter or with large scrotums where the remaining skin is smooth rather than excessive.
Recommended with Surgery
Skin Fold Excision
Consultation with our veterinarian needed to provide cost estimate. Excess skin is removed to help treat chronic skin infections. Skin folds create a warm, humid environment and in the presence of moisture, bacteria can multiply, creating an infection in the fold.
Spay 100
Traditional spaying for female dogs that weigh between 61 to 100 lbs. Removes the ovaries and uterus, generally at the cervix. No heat cycles, ovarian hormones, or pregnancy possible.
Spay 100+
Traditional spaying for female dogs that weigh more than 100 lbs. Removes the ovaries and uterus, generally at the cervix. No heat cycles, ovarian hormones, or pregnancy possible.
Spay 30
Traditional spaying for female dogs that weigh less than 30 lbs. Removes the ovaries and uterus, generally at the cervix. No heat cycles, ovarian hormones, or pregnancy possible.
Spay 60
Traditional spaying for female dogs that weigh between 31 and 60 lbs. Removes the ovaries and uterus, generally at the cervix. No heat cycles, ovarian hormones, or pregnancy possible.
Tail Amputation
Surgically removing part or all of the tail, for medical reasons only: severe wounds, tumors, and infections. Pets in Stitches does not offer cosmetic tail docking.
Toe Amputation
Surgically removing a toe to treat some severe conditions, traumas, fractures and deformities, when other remedies fail. Your pet can live pain-free while compensating well without the affected toe.
Umbilical Hernia Repair Add-On
A few weeks after birth, the “belly button” closes. If the wall where the umbilical cord was does not close, surgery will prevent the possibly fatal complication of abdominal organs becoming entrapped.
Optional with Surgery
Vasectomy 100
Alternative surgical sterilization for male dogs that weigh between 61 and 100 lbs. Removes a piece of the spermatic cord (vas deferens) preventing sperm transportation from testicles during ejaculation.
Vasectomy 100+
Alternative surgical sterilization for male dogs that weigh more than 100 lbs. Removes a piece of the spermatic cord (vas deferens) preventing sperm transportation from testicles during ejaculation.
Vasectomy 30
Alternative surgical sterilization for male dogs that weigh less than 30 lbs. Removes a piece of the spermatic cord (vas deferens) preventing sperm transportation from testicles during ejaculation.
Vasectomy 60
Alternative surgical sterilization for male dogs that weigh between 31 and 60 lbs. Removes a piece of the spermatic cord (vas deferens) preventing sperm transportation from testicles during ejaculation.