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I take my dogs and cat to a vet in DC, he charges roughly $80 for a dental with no additional charges for extractions.  My VA vet charges over $500, so they don't get my business and we have VPI for our companion animals.

This particular vet has worked with rescue groups for years, and he's a no frill vet - meaning, if you need coddling, he's not for you and his office is bare bones.  He's in for the animals, not the $$$.[/quote]

Can you please name this vet?  I'd love to have a local resource that charges fairly for cat dentals.  Thanks.  [/quote]

You can eamil me offline,
Donna.alzona@ahoo.com[/quote]

Thanks, just sent you a note![/quote]

As the OP, I really must caution you two about having a dental done for $80.  For that amount of money, you are certainly not getting the same level of care that your VA vet would perform for $500.  Your pet is not going to get an IV catheter, IV fluids, possibly not even sterile instruments will be used, and I would be leery of whatever anesthesia drugs this $80 dental vet is using.  Is he even going to intubate your cat to protect his or her airways and to make sure that he or she can breathe during surgery?  Please listen to me; I have nothing to gain from posting this, and I genuinely do think you have to be cautious about a vet who will do a dental for $80.[/quote]

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