What is upper endoscopy (also called EGD)? Upper endoscopy, or EGD, is an examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum (first section of the small intestine) performed by having you swallow an endoscope, usually while sedated.
In addition, the type of purebred dog will directly affect the costs. Common breeds, such as cocker spaniels, schnauzers and beagles will cost less than the same quality of rare breeds. Total cost over a dog's lifetime is about $7,240 to $12,700.
Giant dogs cost the most ($3,321) to care for annually,vs. small dogs, which cost $1,831. The only exception was medium dogs, which costslightly more to care for annually ($2,628) vs. than their large counterparts ($2,569).â¢ Forty seven percent said the cost of dog ownership would not deter them from gettinganother dog.ess than 14% said the cost deterred them âsignificantlyâ or âquite a bit.âÂ¾ People in city/urban areas-more than any other area-felt the cost might deter themfrom getting another dog (40.6%) â¢ Nearly 68% said the costs of dog ownership were about what they expected.