Rowdy's Big Day and The Kindness of a Vet.

rwj146 wrote:
I drop my kitten, Rowdy, off at her veterinarian at 0700 in the morning for her spay.

I had asked last week about having a spay done at a shelter for a lot less money and had decided to go with the shelter and save about $300.00. Sadly money had a lot to do with it, it's been a tough month.

$300 to spay a cat? Please tell me that was a typo. Our vet in TN with a brand new expensive Hosp only charges $75: and a low-cost clinic in another town charges $35 to $45.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BASIC SPAY/NEUTER FEE at my TN Vet's Hosp.

This includes: Pre-anesthetic check-up
Anesthesia
Spay / neuter procedure itself & surgical supplies required
Long-Acting Antibiotic Injection
Pain medications to ensure pet is comfortable during, and after surgery
Surgical recovery & suture removal (If Required) in 10 days
Re-check exam fees are at no additional cost in the event of any complication from surgery. Fees do apply to any treatments that may be required, the purchase of e-collar or medications to properly mange any complications that may occur.

And a low-cost clinic in another town charges $35 to $45. Most of the same things are included.

I took her to her vet for the third (and last) booster and while there asked the Vet if she would mind doing the aftercare on Rowdy. She told me of course and that she understood the cost difference.

While I was paying for the visit and picking up some high priced food she won't touch, the Veterinarian came up beside me and asked "You really love that kitten don't you?", of course I replied "Yes". She told me to bring her in on her (The Vets) surgery day, tomorrow, and she would charge me what the shelter would charge me. She said that would allow for continuum of care for Rowdy.

She is a generous kind person and a real veterinarian. :) She's a keeper.

This was offered out of the blue, I would never presume to ask a professional to lower their price. I consider myself pretty unemotional and stoic. Until then. Maybe it was the lousy month I was having or the kindness of the vet but I started crying like a little kid. I had to sit in my truck and gather myself before driving home.

A long post about not too much. Hope everyone has a great week. Bob

I enjoyed reading your post. However $300 is more than I ever heard of paying for a kitty to be spayed. I did have a bill about that much one time but it included the snap test for FeLV and FEV, her first kitty vaccine (not the one that causes cancer), rabies shot, fecal was run and she was wormed, she was deflead, ears cleaned, chipped and a total thorough checkup before surgery. This was a 4 month old kitten I rescued in a parking lot in TN.