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My cat has a painful tooth so I have booked him in at the vets, how much am I looking at for it to be taken out?

 

I know he will need to be anesthetised which will "bump" it up.

 

just don't want to have a heart attack when I am told the price.

 

cheers

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If your cat is young and healthy and there's just one tooth needing attention then I would say it's going to be somewhere between £150 and £200.

 

If, however, your beastie is getting on a bit then I'd recommend pre-anaesthetic blood tests to ensure that the op won't push him into kidney or liver failure, which will add about another £40 onto the bill, and if you need more than just one tooth extracting and a scale and polish on the rest then that will add to the bill too.

 

And of course, if he's having an extraction for an infection then he's likely to need Antirobe or other antibiotics to sort out the abscess or other soft tissue infection too- that's usually another £20 ish.

 

If he needs to go back for any follow ups you can price them up at 20 quid a throw too, and he may need some painkillers for the post-op days if he's had any major work done which work out at a few pounds a day on top of all of that.

 

Have I scared you enough? ;)

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My cat has a painful tooth so I have booked him in at the vets, how much am I looking at for it to be taken out?

 

I know he will need to be anesthetised which will "bump" it up.

 

just don't want to have a heart attack when I am told the price.

 

cheers

 

 

 

Certainly not, if you have a heart attack, you won't be able to take the cat to the vet.

 

In this case, if you want to save money on tooth extraction, this is what you should do

 

1) attach some string to the cats tooth/your front door.

 

2) Make sure there is a little slack in the string.

 

3) give the cat a scratch pole to keep it amused

 

4) when the cats amused, close the door sharply.

 

5) the cats tooth is extracted

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Thanks for all the replies

 

I'd say thanks for that Medusa but I think I'm in shock

 

He's about 11 yrs old and I haven't got him insured ( I know , I know before anyone says anything)

 

anyway he's booked in for tomorrow so hopefully he will be sorted.

 

will update this when I know the cost either that or "anyone want an 11 yr old cat !!!!!!.............joking

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