I have been waiting for this month since last year when I didn't know about it and missed it. I got an estimation from my vet and have saved up enough money for the highest estimation. But I called them today to confirm about said estimation, and they sent me a new one. That was about $600 more (in the highest total) than I was previously given. Costs apparently went up. I could swing that -- provided that I be in an even more of a debt, I eat ramen for the entire 2018, borrow money from family/friends, and begin feeding him cheap canned food with kibble.
He isn't in pain or anything so it isn't exactly dire. But he is getting old (becoming 8 in June), and I worry about the anesthesia effects in senior cats. I know dental cleaning is important because if it's important to humans then why shouldn't it be for cats? It's just that I was planning on becoming debt-free (while still maintaining his regular diet/lifestyle) by September and doing a dental cleaning would mean I won't be until the end of 2019.
I can't help but wonder if it will be worth it. Or maybe I should push it back until next year (but he'd be almost 9). I want to do what's best for him because I want him to live longer than my age when I adopted him.
He isn't in pain or anything so it isn't exactly dire. But he is getting old (becoming 8 in June), and I worry about the anesthesia effects in senior cats. I know dental cleaning is important because if it's important to humans then why shouldn't it be for cats? It's just that I was planning on becoming debt-free (while still maintaining his regular diet/lifestyle) by September and doing a dental cleaning would mean I won't be until the end of 2019.
I can't help but wonder if it will be worth it. Or maybe I should push it back until next year (but he'd be almost 9). I want to do what's best for him because I want him to live longer than my age when I adopted him.