How much will it cost?

[mckenna]

Thanks everyone who answered me back! I will call around soon to the vets and humane society! You all were very helpful

[Padunk]

Many times you get what you pay for. (Not always, but a lot of the times.) Call around, ask about the procedure and how long the cat is kept, what kind of medicine is used to put them under, et cetera. You can usually gauge how much it should cost from there.

Also be sure to mention that you have two cats that need to be fixed. You might get lucky and get a deal.

[pookie769]

Originally Posted by timskitties

Neutering Tommy:

Pre-op exam $30.00
Pain injection $12.00
Hospitalization $25.50
Anesthesia $25.50
Castration $35.00
Take-home pain med $17.00

Total $145.00

I suspect some of the numbers quote above don't include "everything"

I didn't include the cost of the FeL/FIV test because if that had already been done, it wouldn't be necessary to do it again.

Spaying is about $50 more.

I question any vet who would do surgery without pre-op exams, total anesthesia, or post-op pain med.

As Tim said above, be sure to get the ENTIRE itemized price quote from the various vets. They do love to tack on all kinds of extra charges.

NOTE- My vets always charged extra for post op pain meds.

[linkinbabe21]

My vet in Iowa charges $40 to spay a cat. My punkin went into heat before I took her in. The vet told me it's normally $40 but since she was in heat, it would cost more. Don't ask me why.
But I didn't say anything. She went into heat on a Sunday. I called the Vet on Monday and they were booked. They let me bring her on Tuesday and said they would keep her until they could fit her in. They ended up keeping her until Wednesday afternoon and they didn't charge me for boarding. So I wasn't going to complain about the extra $20. Know what I mean?