Does this price for vet treatment sound fair?

Advocate

Hi there. Would be very grateful if any vets or people with experience of vets fees could tell me if this quote sounds fair...

Removing a lump off my cat's head, about 6mm diameter (benign and not causing him any pain, but I'd like it removed as it seems to be growing);

And removing the tartar from his teeth (quite a heavy build-up).

Both treatments done at the same time under general anaesthetic - £150, plus £25 for the original consultation - total £175.

Does that sound about "the going rate"???

sav4it

I don't think you have much choice really. You could always go to a different vet and have to pay another consultation fee to find out.
What would you do if someone on here said:
No I'm a vet and that's an outrageous figure?

elsien

For a dog to have 4 lumps removed off various parts of her anatomy (don't ask!) I paid £280 - this included the consultation, pre-op blood tests because of her age, the surgery, painkillers and dressings. 2 of the lumps were benign and 2 were skin cancer, but all the tests were paid for separately, not as part of the £280.
No teeth cleaning included, so yours sound ok by comparison.

Advocate

Thanks for the advice.

I suppose if it was way, way, over the odds I'd try another vet, but it sounds about right in comparison to elsien's dog treatment. Having never taken an animal to a vet before I really had no idea of what they charge.

Iguana

Advocate wrote: »

Hi there. Would be very grateful if any vets or people with experience of vets fees could tell me if this quote sounds fair...

Removing a lump off my cat's head, about 6mm diameter (benign and not causing him any pain, but I'd like it removed as it seems to be growing);

And removing the tartar from his teeth (quite a heavy build-up).

Both treatments done at the same time under general anaesthetic - £150, plus £25 for the original consultation - total £175.

Does that sound about "the going rate"???

For my cat last year I paid a total of £590.73

This was for hospitalisation , 3 X ray exposures, antibiotics, the cat equivelant of glucosomine, anti inflamatory injection, pre-med, anaesthesia and a re visit.

She's 13 and we don't have insurance as we couldn't afford insurance when we first got her.

I live in south London and if you don't have pet insurance the vet insists on payment up front. Its a chain.

She was limping and we were told she has arthritis and paid more for the glucosimaine equivelant for a couple of months; I've since stopped giving her these as I'm not convinced it was having any effect she was also getting increasingly difficult about taking them. I'm not convinced they were having an effect. She was also running away every time she saw me and sprinkling them on her food - well she didn't eat!

We paid £300.00 when she got hit by a car and broke her leg; that was about 12 years ago. At her age now I think it would be costly to insure her.

I can't say what is reasonable or not but animals can be very expensive health wise; but I do think it depends on what part of the country you live in.

poppyjay

its seems alot to me i have very large lab who had three lumps removed and it cost £125 but she is already on painkillers so did not have to pay for that .

Kimberley

Anyone can post so always exercise caution when acting on info. This is the info at the top of this page, never ask for advice for treatment on here and like Sav4it said, would you take advice from someone on here, without knowing if they knew what they were talking about?

I know your just asking for info on the prices but please do be careful and go with your gut instinct. If it sounds a fair price then it is, Vet fees are expensive.

You really need to ask yourself if your cat is worth paying out for. If it is then i don't see a problem with it.

secondhandsusie6cats

Hi hope your kitty is okay, that is the main thing. I know £175 is a fair amount of money for most people but actually I think the price quoted by the vets is pretty reasonable as far as vets fees go. Each time one of my tribe has to go for a dental extraction it costs around £150. You could of course phone various vets for quotes as you are not obliged to go with the first vets but I would go with the vets that you like - go with your gut instinct. If you need to find another vet or check if their prices are extortionate, you can go to www.rcvs.org.uk (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) and search on there. Good luck!

Advocate

Thanks everyone... all comments much appreciated!

I suppose pets are just an expensive business as they get older. But it's still a small price to pay for all the love and joy they give you over their lifetime.

Toothsmith

There are some pretty good insurance policies out there for vet's fees.

We have one with M&S for our dog. Can't remember the exact monthly fee, but it gives peace of mind - especially if they ever develop anything chronic which would require long term medication, or involved in an accident.

Be careful though, as some are renewed on an annual basis, with no obligation on the insurer to carry it on. So if an animal did develop a long-term problem, you could find yourself without insurance at the end of the policy year.

Iguana

Advocate wrote: »

Thanks everyone... all comments much appreciated!

I suppose pets are just an expensive business as they get older. But it's still a small price to pay for all the love and joy they give you over their lifetime.

Yes they can be but in my case what I've paid out recently probably isn't the same amount that I would have paid in monthly insurance fees overall.

Hope that makes sense! I love my cats! they are part of my family!