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vayshedruvon

Stuffff

Aug 10, 2011 16:47

Kittyface had a vet appointment today. She'll be 15 in October and she's lost a bit of weight, so I figured I'd get bloodwork done. They found a heart murmur on one side, so that double-confirmed the necessity of that. That aside, she's in really fantastic health and no one ever guesses she's an older cat. She's still spry and active and bossy as ( Read more... )

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vayshedruvon August 10 2011, 21:44:58 UTC

The bloodwork was $200-- the total bill for checkup, bloodwork, fecal, & rabies booster ended up around $350. Ouch.

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vayshedruvon August 11 2011, 02:57:32 UTC

Considering I'm pretty close to the Princeton area in Jersey, I probably shouldn't be surprised!

serenadesha August 10 2011, 21:34:31 UTC

That sounds about comparable to what we got charged here. :( When we first moved to WV, our cats were extremely stressed, which wasn't surprising. However, after about a week and a half, one of my cats still wasn't eating or drinking really, so we took him to the vet to see if there was anything they could see ( ... )

vayshedruvon August 10 2011, 21:47:14 UTC

Yeah, those prices certainly sound like the exception, unfortunately!

My total bill today came to nearly $350 for the checkup, rabies booster, fecal test & bloodwork. At least they also told me I no longer have to do yearly distemper shots...

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vayshedruvon August 11 2011, 00:52:10 UTC

I guess that $198 for bloodwork could be a conceivable jump, then. Glad to hear I'm at least not getting taken unreasonably for all I'm worth, hah!

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vayshedruvon August 11 2011, 03:02:21 UTC

Yeah, just the basic physical where I go is about $60 or so. Rabies vaccine was $35, fecal was $35... at least they said we don't have to do distemper every year anymore.

Funniest part? My vaccines & check-up for each horse typically comes to less. Go figure.

gatehorse August 11 2011, 03:22:59 UTC

Sounds a little high, but not surprising considering your area. Also depends on what they checked-considering your cat's age and the fact that she's losing weight, a thyroid test wouldn't be unreasonable in addition to the normal CBC and chemistry. T4s are not usually included with those, so I'm wondering if that's what bumped it up.

vayshedruvon August 11 2011, 03:49:33 UTC

On the bill it's listed as "Senior Wellness Blood", so that's probably it. Makes sense!

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vayshedruvon August 12 2011, 03:42:22 UTC

Haven't decided for sure if I'm going tomorrow; might give the beast a day off, but will keep you posted! :D

vayshedruvon August 13 2011, 19:48:58 UTC

Apologies that I never said anything yesterday; didn't end up going as I was cleaning and stuffs instead!