Princess has to have a baby tooth extracted next week so today we went for bloodwork. Well it started out bad when Princess got on the scale. From 8.4lbs. to 9.2lbs...in about 6 weeks!
She's on Science Diet I/D & gets some fruits & veggies for treats with a rare bite of lean chicken-NOTHING ELSE!
So then they take us back & give me the written estimate which I was told at the last visit would be approx. $225, including the labs. This, however, said $450-$590!! They said they had to do a full dental since she was already under. Every vet visit she's had they say her teeth look great. I told them there was no way I could afford that big of a difference in one weeks time. The tech took Princess back & asked the vet what could be done as I was going to cancel all together. She looked & said a few of her back teeth have very mild tarter & she'd be fine just getting the extraction. So now we're down to $250. Thank God.
I want her to get a full dental, don't get me wrong, but why go digging around & keeping her under longer if it's not necessary? Am I wrong to think that? As for the weight gain I'm very upset. I don't care how big Princess is if she's healthy, but with the LP creeping up this can't help it I'm sure. And she's on the strictest diet ever, when she did get human food she held a steady, healthy weight that was about 2 pounds less than this. :/