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GAH! Vet Bills
Good thing I love my little dog or else she would be in trouble! I dropped her off this morning to have her teeth cleaned and the vet just called to let me know everything went well and the bill will be $325.19! Seriously?!? That's insane, this dog needs to get a job! On top of that he let me know she has fleas. She was just at the vet in December for her yearly shots and she didn't have fleas so she's somehow gotten them in the past month....that means I have to buy flea medicine for the cats too on top of that.
6/28/10: Lost our sweet baby Addyston at 18wk 1day to pPROM
7/24/11: Michael William born at 24wk 2d due to IC after an emergent cerclage at 18wks, 4wk home BR and 2 weeks hospital BR. Grow strong our little Miracle!
9/17/11: Michael joined his sister in heaven after 8 amazing weeks with us on earth. He fought a very hard fight but NEC was too much for him in the end.
Re: GAH! Vet Bills
I just took my dog in for his annual checkup and they told me he'd have to have his teeth cleaned in about a year. When I asked for an estimate on the procedure they said it was only $150! I was so surprised! He had his cleaned about 3 years ago through Petsmart's Banfield and I paid almost $400!! Thank goodness for my new vet. It's Monfort Heights Animal CLinic if anyone is searching on the west side.
Jenn & Jason
September 27, 2008
I think that dental care has certainly become more common for animals in the past 10-15 years. I worked at a vets office for 2 years (5 years ago), and we did a lot of dentals, and for the same reason as people--the more tartar & plaque build up, the more decay you see in the teeth. Older animals often had to have lots of teeth pulled because of decay.
I've seen dogs with tartar coating every surface of their teeth, and quite a few with abscesses (I had an abscessed tooth once, and it's the worst pain I've ever experienced, I wouldn't wish that on anyone). I've also seen older animals with no problems...there's a genetic component to dental health too, and some just never develop problems.
I just had my 10-year-old cat in for a dental last fall, and she lost two teeth. Now she's got another one that's developed a lesion and she'll be back in again soon (poor girl!).
The Fluffy Cat says... "Boxes are the best toys ever invented!"
Yes, you are right! I shouldn't complain... it's just shocking to me how expensive vets are! I would do anything if my animals were sick, no matter what it cost, if I thought it would help them.
I have a chichuaha and they are known for having bad teeth. Her mom has had to have dental work done a few times and has had over 19 teeth removed because they decay and become infected. Thankfully she only had to have 1 removed today but you could see all the plaque on her teeth and her breath was HORRIBLE! It's because she had infection in her gums from the teeth. The vet gave me an antibiotic to give her and she will probably have to have dental work done ever few years to keep up with the plaque problem. We had larger dogs growing up (medium sized) and they never had to have dental work. I know larger dogs usually don't have teeth issues like small dogs do.