I have three cats who need dental care, they all have dental disease. The cost has been quoted to me as $1,000.00 per cat. If any teeth have to be pulled it will be more. Do you know of any service for cats who's owners can't afford that price?
Thank you for the information and the link. Wish I had asked sooner. I emailed a message to Peta on their website. My kitties thank you so much.
This post was edited by Art Lover at November 26, 2019 7:59 PM MST
Try see your local SPCA for a better deal. They charged me $500 for havingto pull 14 of my cat's teeth. That was about 12 years ago. Or just shop around.
I ran into the same problem. The expensive part is apparently the anesthesia. At least it was in my case. They wanted like $400-500 for the anesthesia and $100 for a dental cleaning. If they found issues while in there, they would charge roughly the same for each extraction. I got estimates from two other vets in my area and they all came in close to that. I didn't even realize people had their pets' teeth cleaned until my cat was like 15. I've legit never known anyone who did it. At that stage, I just decided to wait and see. If he started having issues like failure to eat or swelling, I would have forked over the cash, but he's been ok and is now 18ish.
I'm not saying there's not value to it. I used to be a dental professional. At the same time... I can't see spending that kind of cash unless a cat is having issues. Might be different if I had the money to spend though.
If you do find a way to have it done less expensively, please let me know.
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