We skip that test. We have indoor cats with no symptoms. If they were symptomatic, we’d do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Reasonable

Price wise maybe but the test itself was not routine or nessasary.

Yes, you're right.

Anonymous wrote:Reasonable

Price wise maybe but the test itself was not routine or nessasary.

You were fleeced that was not needed.

I just had a dog urinalysis that was somehow $160.

We don’t do fecal tests because our pets are on a month preventative that’s supposed to control parasites.

I think it’s normal post-adoption but not as part of a routine annual check.

We adopted a puppy a few months ago, and I price checked 3 different vets in our area and all 3 were just over $100 ($105-$125) for the fecal test. I wasn't expecting it to be so much. $75 sounds like a bargain in comparison.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t take my indoor cat anymore to the vet. Seems pointless. We have a golden retriever which we take regularly, but my cat isn’t exposed to other animals.

It's... not exposed to the golden retriever, who goes outside and interacts with other animals and spaces?

Your assumption that it would be part of checkup is not reasonable. I always ask cost before agreeing to anything.

I don’t take my indoor cat anymore to the vet. Seems pointless. We have a golden retriever which we take regularly, but my cat isn’t exposed to other animals.

Reasonable

The price seems reasonable, OP, compared to the costs of veterinary care in general.

I don't think that sounds crazy high. But if your cat is indoor-only, there is no need for a fecal test for parasites.

Crowdsourcing this: my vet just charged me $75 for a routine cat fecal sample test for parasites. They said it was routine so I expected (maybe foolishly) it would be part of the routine checkup cost. Seems crazy high.