We moved about an hours drive away from where we used to live three years ago, so we had to find a new vet.
We have a 16 year old dog who has been licking to the point of causing the skin to break so we've been going to the vet quite a bit in the last few months, but we don't seem any closer to finding a solution. The vet wanted us to have his teeth cleaned too, but at 16 years old, we said no.
Yesterday, I took our two cats in to this vet. It was close to $300 for each cat to get to vaccinations and to have a basic examination. She said our 7 year old female cat would need her teeth cleaned next year as there was a little bit of plaque building up. Then she said Tyler, our handsome male cat, needed a tooth pulled and his teeth cleaned. She explained that some cats, and they don't know why, are prone to cavities and have chronic teeth problems. She said it would be between $800 and $900 dollars!!!!
Today, I did the hour drive back to our old vet to see what she would charge to clean the teeth and pull the one tooth. She said Tyler's teeth were pristine and the little bit of inflammation was nothing to worry about and that she wouldn't even prescribe an antibiotic for it. She said it would be criminal to do that work on the cat. She also agreed that we should not have our 16 year old dog's teeth cleaned. I am guessing our female cats teeth are just fine too.
I know to have my guard up when I walk onto a car lot, but a medical doctor should be ethical. This makes me quite sad as well as angry.
We have a 16 year old dog who has been licking to the point of causing the skin to break so we've been going to the vet quite a bit in the last few months, but we don't seem any closer to finding a solution. The vet wanted us to have his teeth cleaned too, but at 16 years old, we said no.
Yesterday, I took our two cats in to this vet. It was close to $300 for each cat to get to vaccinations and to have a basic examination. She said our 7 year old female cat would need her teeth cleaned next year as there was a little bit of plaque building up. Then she said Tyler, our handsome male cat, needed a tooth pulled and his teeth cleaned. She explained that some cats, and they don't know why, are prone to cavities and have chronic teeth problems. She said it would be between $800 and $900 dollars!!!!
Today, I did the hour drive back to our old vet to see what she would charge to clean the teeth and pull the one tooth. She said Tyler's teeth were pristine and the little bit of inflammation was nothing to worry about and that she wouldn't even prescribe an antibiotic for it. She said it would be criminal to do that work on the cat. She also agreed that we should not have our 16 year old dog's teeth cleaned. I am guessing our female cats teeth are just fine too.
I know to have my guard up when I walk onto a car lot, but a medical doctor should be ethical. This makes me quite sad as well as angry.