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Hi there,
My kitty was diagnosed with stomatitis a couple of month ago. She is also in stage 2 kidney failure, so we are having a hard time deciding on which route to take with her.. I have done tons of research and I know that full mouth extraction is the best option, however when the vet says she may only have a few good months or years until she has complications with her kidneys, I'm unsure as of what to do that's best for her, but also doesn't make me go completely broke, especially if the surgery doesn't work and we need to look at other treatments.
My question for those of you who have gone through this before is how much did it cost you?
When I first spoke to my vet tech about it she guessed $800 or so, but said she couldn't give an estimate so I should take that with a grain of salt. My vet then said $1200-2500. The next time we discussed it he said $1500-3000. Well now we've booked the appointment and they're saying it will cost $3200 max, plus HST, which is over $3600 (CAD). I've never seen anything anywhere that said surgery would be THIS expensive.
For a little context, I'm 21. I'm in my fourth year of university and I only have a part time job. This surgery (at this cost) will literally spend all of the money I have, and possibly more. I've also only had this cat since mid April, and I've already put a few thousand dollars into her in testing, vet and ER visits, food, medications.. I'm losing hope. Any direction from someone with experience would be so much appreciated.
My kitty was diagnosed with stomatitis a couple of month ago. She is also in stage 2 kidney failure, so we are having a hard time deciding on which route to take with her.. I have done tons of research and I know that full mouth extraction is the best option, however when the vet says she may only have a few good months or years until she has complications with her kidneys, I'm unsure as of what to do that's best for her, but also doesn't make me go completely broke, especially if the surgery doesn't work and we need to look at other treatments.
My question for those of you who have gone through this before is how much did it cost you?
When I first spoke to my vet tech about it she guessed $800 or so, but said she couldn't give an estimate so I should take that with a grain of salt. My vet then said $1200-2500. The next time we discussed it he said $1500-3000. Well now we've booked the appointment and they're saying it will cost $3200 max, plus HST, which is over $3600 (CAD). I've never seen anything anywhere that said surgery would be THIS expensive.
For a little context, I'm 21. I'm in my fourth year of university and I only have a part time job. This surgery (at this cost) will literally spend all of the money I have, and possibly more. I've also only had this cat since mid April, and I've already put a few thousand dollars into her in testing, vet and ER visits, food, medications.. I'm losing hope. Any direction from someone with experience would be so much appreciated.
