Just back from the vets!

[theonlyone]

Took our cat for her booster , and she needs dental treatment , she is a rescue moggie so don't know what her diet was , she's about 4 years old , and a lovely girlie but was a bit shocked when I asked "how much " �140 but could be more . We will have her sorted but how do they justify that charging that price ?

[B00]

Shocking isn't it?

No idea why they charge so much, but I happen to think they do a brilliant (?) job of making sure that keeping our pets healthy is a luxury!

[theonlyone]

Good thing we have no council tax to pay for 2 months as that will pay the vets bill , so every cloud has a silver lining !!

[Noweia]

Are they giving her her boosters at the same time?

Boosters - around �30. Consult - �15-30.

Dental operation: if just sedated (e.g. just scale and polish): cost of sedative (�30+) plus cost of dental itself (�50+) plus cost of antibiotics and painkiller (see below).

If anaesthetic required (e.g. for tooth extractions if teeth are bad): anaesthetic �30-60, tooth extraction �30-60, post op antibiotics �5-10, potential course of antibiotics �30, pre op painkillers �5-10 if not more.

Your vet should be able to give you a breakdown of what everything costs at the time, as you have every right to know - just ask.

[theonlyone]

She had the booster which was �30 , she has to be sedated , one tooth out , also has an abcess on a fang , her teeth will also be descaled , and her claws cut .
She has always had a good diet with us , but as a CPL moggie who knows what she fed on ... who cares she's worth it .. like I said no council tax to pay ....

[Lil'Lucy]

Why do you think that is expensive? Expensive compared to what?

I have just had an aerial fitted to my roof. Took 15 mins and they charged �159 quid!! That didn't involve an anasthetic and the fitters I'm sure didn't have to go to university for 7 years like vets do!

[Ice.Maiden]

It's well worth the money. She'll be in tip-top condition when everything's been done - x