The vets are in 2 different locations with similar costs of living, but the difference in price was striking. The $1k vet has really great reviews on both Yelp and Google, and they're in the area I'm moving to, so I've already set the appointment up with them (easier follow up appointments). They said anesthesia and x-rays are all included in the $1k.
Another vet in the same area quoted me $1.5k, also with great reviews, but I had already set up an appointment with the $1k vet and didn't want to cancel (the $1.5k vet's receptionist was really rude and nasty to me when I called, and I only got the $1.5k quote when another receptionist from the office called me back a few days later apologizing). So it makes me think that maybe $1k-2k is the norm for that area...?
I know another cat who got the FME and their owners paid $4k. This was a 3rd location, across the country, also a fairly high COL. My local vet who quoted me $5k had me pay $800 for the dental cleaning, and said I wouldn't likely be finding vets with a much better quote than $4k-5k.
Anyway, just wanted to know everyone else's experiences with this? This is completely new to me (I got the cat in September), so I don't know what's normal or not normal...
FWIW, I don't think I'm being scammed at the $1k vet since their reviews are so good and also because the other vet quoted me similar. Is it possible that the practices are in that area are older/more mature so have more resources and can charge less...?
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from Pets https://www.reddit.com/r/Pets/comments/dp8js9/cat_needs_full_mouth_extraction_one_vet_quoted_5k/
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