I don't know how that may be skewed (incl. shelters, pounds?). I would say that the surgery I described was pretty major, and other than a volume discount (we have horses too), I didn't complain about the price.
Same for same,assuming the vet made a reasonable profit, the cost of the same in human terms would be astronomical.
i notice that there is also pet insurance because people want to cover mri’s when Foofee has cancer