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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004Please help with first vet visit...
.. took our 5 year old Siamese in today becuase of excessive sleep and drooling.. Vet found a 'lump' on the inner gum - bottom side.... well with a 3 year old girl crying in the background I said "do what you have to do"... he said to come back in a couple hours. He sedated him and cut out the growth and said he'd check for cancer. Being new to vets I was surprised the bill was $320. Does this sound normal? We love our cat but after google searching 'mouth growths' it seems this cat's in trouble regardless of money spent to help him... thanks a lot! Kevin > .. took our 5 year old Siamese in today becuase of excessive sleep and > drooling.. Vet found a 'lump' on the inner gum - bottom side.... well [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > this cat's in trouble regardless of money spent to help him... thanks > a lot! Kevin, I added the group alt.med.veterinary to see if they could help you. When do you get the results of the lab work? that's the thing... the vet really didn't say much... seemed like a very nice man but didn't speak much.. the receptionist told me we'd get the results in about a week. After googling it seems a cancer detection is a death sentence for the most part... my daughter is going to be crushed :( Kevin >> .. took our 5 year old Siamese in today becuase of excessive sleep and >> drooling.. Vet found a 'lump' on the inner gum - bottom side.... well [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Kevin, I added the group alt.med.veterinary to see if they could help you. >When do you get the results of the lab work? > that's the thing... the vet really didn't say much... seemed like a > very nice man but didn't speak much.. the receptionist told me we'd [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kevin Kevin, I would call him tomorrow bright and early and ask a lot of questions. You just paid to have him perform surgery on your cat. While it may take a while for the lab results to come back, he ought to know something. What was the growth? A tumor, a cyst, what? Did it look benign or malignant? What does he know about such things? How often has he seen this and what are the possible outcomes? You pay for more than just procedures when you pay these guys, you pay for information. Get on the phone tomorrow and get your due. you're right, thank you... >> that's the thing... the vet really didn't say much... seemed like a >> very nice man but didn't speak much.. the receptionist told me we'd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >more than just procedures when you pay these guys, you pay >for information. Get on the phone tomorrow and get your due. I virtually always bring a list of questions w/ me to the vet's (or doctor's), to save me from getting home & realizing that I forgot to broach this or that issue, or ask this or that question. You could make a list of what you're wondering for your phone call. Btw - the receptionist may take a message, initially - your name/number, that you were just in with what pet for "x", w/ the vet calling you back later. Sometimes they call in-between exams/procedures, & other times they have a time set aside for calling back clients. Cathy > you're right, thank you... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >more than just procedures when you pay these guys, you pay > >for information. Get on the phone tomorrow and get your due. and as with *any* growth, you really cannot know if it is cancer until the lab stuff comes back. I know mouth growths are scary, but you just cannot know without the results so don't give up yet. > you're right, thank you... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> more than just procedures when you pay these guys, you pay >> for information. Get on the phone tomorrow and get your due. > you're right, thank you... Let us know what happens and keep your chin up. You're setting a great example for your little girl, who now knows that when you love someone you take care of them even if the care is costly. Other fathers might have thrown this kitty away. Bless you. >> .. took our 5 year old Siamese in today becuase of excessive sleep and >> drooling.. Vet found a 'lump' on the inner gum - bottom side.... well [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Kevin, I added the group alt.med.veterinary to see if they could help you. > When do you get the results of the lab work? Hi, It's hard to judge the fee from here. It depends on what he had to do to remove the lump. The mouth can be a difficult place to work in. If pre-anesthetic bloodwork was done and fluids or antibiotics were given then that would add to it. There also would have been a fee to send the lump to a veterinary pathologist to find out what the lump is. Unless it was something obvious like an abscess, it's not much use to speculate about whether it's benign or malignant. There are some bad things that happen in the mouth, so hopefully it's not something like that. I probably would have given you some idea about the cost, though. Good luck. MK DVM Pkevinf@hotmail.com writes >.. took our 5 year old Siamese in today becuase of excessive sleep and >drooling.. Vet found a 'lump' on the inner gum - bottom side.... well...I said "do what you >have to do"... he said to come back in a couple hours. He sedated >him and cut out the growth and said he'd check for cancer. Being new >to vets I was surprised the bill was $320. I do hope your cat is OK...From now on, it's best to find a vet who has not only a good reputation of doing well by the humans and the animals being treated and doesn't charge a fortune. At the same time, it's up to you to know the fees beforehand so you don't get a heart attack when they ask you to pay. >Being new >to vets I was surprised the bill was $320. Does this sound normal? It sounds about right to me. Like with any surgery, there are charges for sedation, for lab work, the initial exam, etc. etc. Ask for an itemized statement to get a better idea. What surprises me is that they did the surgery and told you to come back "in a couple of hours." I think my vet probably would have withheld food/water prior to surgery and kept him overnight. Good luck with the biopsy. Hope all turns out well for you. Sherry |
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