I came home last weekend to find my 2 year old cat with a very swollen and floppy back right paw. After a visit to the emergency vet, we found out Bailey broke all 4 bones that are close to his foot. It turns out that I took him to one of the most expensive emergency vets (they have their own show on Animal Planet) and their estimate for surgery is pretty pricy. They quoted $2500 to $2800. Heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s in a splint right now, so we are hoping it will heal that way. If it doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t, weâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll be looking at surgery.
I wanted to ask other peopleâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s opinions about this type of surgery. I heard that there can be a lot of complications and the healing process is really long. Heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s already been crated for a week and heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s not too happy about it. Are there other options? Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m just looking for some advice as Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not sure what to do. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve been calling around looking for a cheaper vet, but I worry that I might not get a good one and he could end up worse off than he was.
Has anyone had this happen? Any words of advice?
Thanks,
Erin and Bailey
I wanted to ask other peopleâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s opinions about this type of surgery. I heard that there can be a lot of complications and the healing process is really long. Heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s already been crated for a week and heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s not too happy about it. Are there other options? Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m just looking for some advice as Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not sure what to do. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve been calling around looking for a cheaper vet, but I worry that I might not get a good one and he could end up worse off than he was.
Has anyone had this happen? Any words of advice?
Thanks,
Erin and Bailey