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Elizabeth Blake wrote: I made the appointment for the bloodwork for next Wednesday but I'm wondering if I should go back to the other vet or not. Does $400 sound like a lot for bloodwork and cleaning/extraction/anesthesia? My vet is very reasonably priced. Senior bloodwork was approx $100. Kira hasn't had her teeth done yet since she is recovering from an eye infection right now. Thevet estimated $160 if things go well. Up to $400 if she needs teeth pulled. Depends on what all has to be done, whcih won't be known until they put her under and get a better look. Considering how awful her teeth look, I am prepared for the higher amount. I just need to wait til she is done will her meds and feeling normal again. So, with bloodwork included in the cost, it will be $260-$500. Sounds like your vet is pretty reasonable. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Kira hasn't had her teeth done yet since she is recovering from an eye infection right now. Thevet estimated $160 if things go well. Up to $400 if she needs teeth pulled. Depends on what all has to be done, whcih won't be known until they put her under and get a better look. Considering how awful her teeth look, I am prepared for the higher amount. I just need to wait til she is done will her meds and feeling normal again. So, with bloodwork included in the cost, it will be $260-$500. Sounds like your vet is pretty reasonable. I think I'm not going to bother checking any other vets. It's not worth it bringing them to different vets for different things just to save a few dollars, and the vet we're currently using has great hours and are open 7 days a week for normal appointments, not just emergency visits. I was out all day Saturday at a music festival. When I got home last night there were 3 messages from the vet saying he had seen my request for an estimate and he just wanted to go over everything with me. The other vet was on duty when I had first called and she's the one who gave me the estimate. I'll call the main vet (who left the messages) tomorrow. Otto will be going in on Wednesday morning just to have blood drawn and I'll make the appointment for the actual work then. Otto's teeth and gums do look bad, when I can pry his mouth open. He also has bad breath so I'm prepared for at least the two extractions the vet briefly saw last month, and possibly more. My poor baby, he is not going to like being left behind at the vet. They DO pretty much keep them all day, don't they? I can't remember now, but I thought whenever a cat had anesthesia they kept them for at least X (6? 8?) hours to make sure they recover well enough to go home. -- Liz |
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Elizabeth Blake wrote: Otto's teeth and gums do look bad, when I can pry his mouth open. He also has bad breath so I'm prepared for at least the two extractions the vet briefly saw last month, and possibly more. My poor baby, he is not going to like being left behind at the vet. They DO pretty much keep them all day, don't they? I can't remember now, but I thought whenever a cat had anesthesia they kept them for at least X (6? 8?) hours to make sure they recover well enough to go home. Kira doesn't seem to have bad breath, but her teeth look nasty in the back, and her gums look inflamed. I just wish she would get over this infection so that I could go ahead and get it done. Usually, they do keep them all day. Mine takes them in the morning, and then they have the afternoon to recover with some supervision. I always make sure I am off work so that I can worry at home and then be with them all evening and night when they get home. |
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