Hi!
My cat has IBD and sometimes goes through periods of small weight loss. He’s getting older so I’m even more worried about nutrient absorption. Today I had him to the vet for some labs and I asked for his B12 levels to be checked (for the first time) and I was pretty surprised to hear he’d need to spend all day at the vet to do multiple blood draws, and it was around $200. Are both of these things normal? It honestly wasn’t the price but he absolutely hates staying there and I just didn’t want to put him through it, especially since he’s been fasting since midnight because of his other labs. The other thing that was discouraging was that my vet said I wasn’t able to give the injections at home if his levels were low, and he’d have to be brought in for the injections even though I’ve read quite a bit about people giving their cats the B12 shots at home.
My cat has IBD and sometimes goes through periods of small weight loss. He’s getting older so I’m even more worried about nutrient absorption. Today I had him to the vet for some labs and I asked for his B12 levels to be checked (for the first time) and I was pretty surprised to hear he’d need to spend all day at the vet to do multiple blood draws, and it was around $200. Are both of these things normal? It honestly wasn’t the price but he absolutely hates staying there and I just didn’t want to put him through it, especially since he’s been fasting since midnight because of his other labs. The other thing that was discouraging was that my vet said I wasn’t able to give the injections at home if his levels were low, and he’d have to be brought in for the injections even though I’ve read quite a bit about people giving their cats the B12 shots at home.