C is going to flip when he sees the bill. Granted $100 of that bill is the Revolution (heart worm/flea/etc) treatment I needed to buy anyway for both cats. I thought I was doing myself a favor by getting it from the Doc. My Pet Meds charges $15 less in general AND they had it on sale for half of what I paid at the doc's office. Live and learn I guess. Next time I'll know better.
Kitty also has to go back in 4 weeks for booster shots. It should be a whole lot less then. But, to get her spayed is another story. UGH. Sorry C! You don't even like the pets that much and you have to fork out the dough for them. Hopefully, our cat cost for this coming year will be a lot less without Rusty and his ailments. Anyway......
Now that it is confirmed she is a girl, approx 5 months old, and 5.4 pounds, I'm going to work on the kids to call her Star instead of Straw. It is so close in sound especially when said by a 4 year old. Do you think they will go for it?
I just went through it again and I didn't get screwed on the Revolution. The doc's office gave me 7 doses making each dose around $14.25 each. The price on mypetmeds.com puts it around $12.75 each and I would have only gotten 6 of them. I still would have done better online but it wasn't as huge of a difference as I first thought. Whew!
Kitty has been snoozing all day which is to be expected after such an ordeal but she seems fine. No adverse affects from the meds.
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Ouch! Eep! Sorry about that! I got out of my vet's office with $196, covered her shots/tests, and the black cat's tests.
But yep, spaying will cost the big bucks. And I'll be adding a de-claw to that as well.
Then I got cat food and litter. And cha-ching cha-ching! Funny this stuff never bothered me last time around but this time around I guess it's more noticeable mostly because it's been awhile. I guess when we get out of diapers (when Anna's like FIVE at this rate ;) it'll balance out a bit more???
They'd better dish out cuddles per dime ;)
See if you can find a spay and neuter clinic in Houston.Here is one I found on google: http://www.snapus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Houston_Surgery_Clinic We used to go to the local S/N clinic in WA for this service and it was just as "good" as our regular vet. This clinic also offers reduced rates for those pesky shots which are quite pricey at the vets office. My personal attitude was that I would take my furry friends to the "regular" vet for any special needs or illness but to the S/N clinic for routine stuff. Another idea is that the local animal shelter often offers a reduced rate S/N day a couple of times a year. The profits go to the shelter because the vets usually offer their services for free. You could call and check on that as well. Hope that helps :)
There are definitely low cost spay/neuter clinics.
At least you don't have to pay a $500 non-refundable pet deposit at an apartment complex.
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