So as kittens get bigger, certain procedures are required to prevent having more kittens. Today I called a few vets to see what this might cost. The first place I called said $115, which I found exorbitant, until subsequent clinics quoted numbers from $270 to 438! One clinic broke it out as a $57 first visit fee (to check for complications), $70 bloodwork, and $145 for the actual surgery. One place wouldn’t even give me an estimate, because they need to see your critter first and determine what sort of complications might arise. I wonder if nice docile animals are cheaper than ones that bite and scratch…

One place did explain that private clinics cost a lot, and there are two places that just do spay & neuter, and gave me their numbers. Which was awfully nice, and would incline me towards them if Pippa has non-reproductive issues that need caring for. The city’s spay & neuter clinic is booked through the end of August, and will take appointments for September starting August 15. And their automated voice system said that to spay a female cat will be $45.

Quite the range of prices!

By-the-by, if you’re living in Seattle, the two phone numbers, given to me by the Cat Clinic of Seattle, were 362-0505 (which had a lovely British accented man on the message explaining they were closed this week) and 386-7387 (the City).