Much better to take blocked male cat to your regular vet, who may work w/you
re payments and total cost, rather than strangers @ 24/7 ER vets! The bald
fact that
affects the whole scenario is this: the *time* and *day* your male cat gets
"blocked" urinary tract....if wrong time you can't get regular vet and will
be forced to use ER, as your cat will surely *DIE* in agony in a matter of
hours, not days, w/o the surgery. In Miami we paid about $300 (regular vet
we used for years). It was explained to me by vets that female cats, like
hoomins, have relatively short urethra (tube to outside for urine exit)
compared to males, whose urethra is much longer and harder to deal
w/blockage for this reason. I believe discoveries re food
content ingredients has lowered incidence of blockage in
last 10 years or so.


"KellyH" wrote in message
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"animzmirot" wrote in message
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My 8 year old male cat was blocked when I woke up this morning. A trip to
the emergency vet later, we got an estimate of between $1250 and $1650 to
unblock him (with anesthesia), catheterize him, 2 overnights in the
hospital, antibiotics, and an analysis of his urine to determine what
kind
of blockage it was. That seems to be VERY high but then again, it's our
kitty, so I forked over a $600 deposit to get things started.

What would your vet charge for similar circumstances and where do you
live?



Hi there!
I've had the same thing happen with my Bartleby. This was about 3-4 years
ago. Our vet charged I think around $300-400 for this. This vet is in
Haverhill, so prices near you are probably higher. Granted, this was our
own vet and they didn't charge an emergency fee.

When I had an emergency with a foster kitten, I had to take her to the
emergency vet (Bulger's in North Andover) in the middle of the night.
They gave us an estimate of something like $1200, but it ended up only
being $700. They factor in every possible thing, plus there is the
"emergency fee" of like $100+ just for walking in the door. I chose to
get some of the not-so immediate testing done with the rescue's regular
vet.


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-Kelly