My poor Ozzy.

SnowyOwl_2

Good luck to Ozzy at the kitty dentist on Monday.... mine all managed fantasticaly well after having teeth extracted, hope Ozzy is the same and that he feels good after getting the bothersome gnashers taken away.

kara7758

Shoshannah wrote: »

Glad you've found someone who can treat Ozzy. Let us know how he gets on on Monday!

Dental work is one of those things that can have a huge price range. The main reason for this is that the extent of the work can be so variable.

Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to predict the scale of the work that needs doing until the cat is asleep and can be fully assessed under the anaesthetic. It is often not possible to know for certain which teeth need extracting until you can give them a good probe and, in many cases, X-ray the roots.

For this reason, our practice refrains from giving out estimates for dental work over the phone without seeing the cat or dog first. It would be a bit of a stab in the dark!

A scale and polish will take ten minutes. A mouth containing teeth that are so rotten that they are very loose and more or less fall out will be a fairly short procedure.

It's the ones in the middle that take the longest - where teeth are not loose but are diseased and require surgical extractions - and the extra time taken will add up in terms of anaesthetic time and surgical time. Longer anaesthetics can also require more intensive nursing, more intravenous fluids etc.

Cats requiring multiple extractions also require extra pain relief and sutures in the gum, all of which add on to the final bill. And remember that a lot of dental patients are older, requiring further care.

A quote for £150 and a quote for £400 may not be for the 'same job', once you look at an itemised bill. Always seek a second opinion if you are unhappy with an estimate, but be probing in your questions and don't take the figures at face value. Remember that once your pet is under anaesthetic and the vet can assess the mouth fully, their plan may have to change and the bill with it.

My cat is having his teeth done this week - I anticipate multiple extractions. He is 13, so will also be having full bloodwork first and IV fluids throughout. I am expecting it to come to £400-500.


Oh and by the way insurance generally does NOT cover for dental work unless it is the result of an accident (for example a broken tooth) - a couple of companies will cover, but unfortunately dental work is one of those things that insurance cannot help with in most cases.

Thank you for this. I had already paid £148 out for blood work and meds so yes the final price would have been £557. The vet dealing with Ozzy today ( we leave in 10 mins) is charging £180 and anticipates 8 extractions. The difference in price is telling really and surgery's quite close to each other.

kara7758

SnowyOwl wrote: »

Good luck to Ozzy at the kitty dentist on Monday.... mine all managed fantasticaly well after having teeth extracted, hope Ozzy is the same and that he feels good after getting the bothersome gnashers taken away.

Thank you. He had some teeth removed a couple of years ago and was fine after. I'm sure he will be fine today. Time to go!
Thanks again!

~Chameleon~

Hope all went well with Ozzy

kara7758

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Hope all went well with Ozzy

All went well thank you. He is home and has eaten, thought shot out of the cat flap when first arrived home. Some more antibiotics to take and pain killers and he should be fine!

Thanks to everyone for all your kind words and support.

dorisday

whats with all these cats having teeth out!! what are you feeding them on?
Not being nasty just never had a cat with this problem and ive had many many cats over 66 years.

blueybug

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

£22K !!!!!!.
Could you not have got pet insurance or found someone who as in reciept of qualifying benefits to take your cat to the PDSA.

As soon as I got her from a cats home she begin to get very ill. No insurance would cover her at all.

I couldnt let her go I loved that little cat so I paid everything myself. I had her for 9 yrs total. She was worth every penny

3v3

kara7758 wrote: »

All went well thank you. He is home and has eaten, thought shot out of the cat flap when first arrived home. Some more antibiotics to take and pain killers and he should be fine!

Thanks to everyone for all your kind words and support.

Delighted to hear that :T

~Chameleon~

dorisday wrote: »

whats with all these cats having teeth out!! what are you feeding them on?
Not being nasty just never had a cat with this problem and ive had many many cats over 66 years.

I'd hazard a guess at Whiskas & Felix or similar

My cats are in their 20s now and have never even needed so much as a scale & polish. Fed a dry diet all their lives, only supplemented with high quality meat (Nature's Menu) within the last few years whereby I'm only just starting to notice a slight build-up of calculus.

SnowyOwl_2

I'm glad to hear that Ozzy's op was a success and he's made a full recovery.

Not trying to rub it in or anything, but my Mitzi had her teeth done Tuesday as well, including extractions (she's fine btw, face stuck in her bowl the minute she got home). The final bill was £65. I thought of you and Ozzy when I handed the dosh over. If you'd booked with my vet you and Ozzy could have flown over to NI, stayed a night in a B&B leaving Ozzy at the vet overnight, and ate out and had Ozzy's op done and still have change for an ice cream. There's a business opportunity there I'm sure.