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November 24, 2009 at 10:30 pm #593108
AmyOParticipantDoes anyone know of an affordable clinic that will neuter my kitten? The clinic on 15th Ave NW is only taking appointments for kittens/puppies adopted from them and I don’t know of any other places. Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!
November 24, 2009 at 11:09 pm #682788
furryfacesParticipantAmyO, Try South Seattle Vet. They are on 1st South, between 108th and 110th; 242-8338. Quality spay/neuter for reasonsable price. Also, if your kitten hasn’t had her vaccine rounds yet, you might want to consider at least her first FVRCP shot when she gets spayed. You can get the others and boosters a few weeks later. Cheers, F3
November 24, 2009 at 11:17 pm #682789
AmyOParticipantThanks! I’ll check that out.
November 24, 2009 at 11:43 pm #682790
ALSParticipantIt’s a bit of a drive, but Coalition Humane in Tacoma is fantastic. With our first dog, we had her spayed at our vet, paid about $300 and her incision ended up infected. With our foster dog, we paid $15 at Coalition Humane and had the fastest and cleanest recovery I’ve ever seen. I do know Coalition Humane requires that you either be low income or affiliated with a rescue program, and I’m not sure where their bar is set for low income status, but it might be worth looking into.
I have also heard good things about Vets for Less in Federal Way and the Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue.
Good luck, and thanks for making the responsible decision to fix your kitty!
November 25, 2009 at 12:06 am #682791
WSPharmMemberThe Animal Clinic of Roxbury is great! My dog had surgery at this clinic a couple of years ago and I was very impressed. They also work on a sliding scale if you need them to.
I know many people that have gone there over the years because they are so affordable.
Good luck !
Their # is 206-935-0864
9608 30th Ave. SW
November 25, 2009 at 12:17 am #682792
AmyOParticipantThanks everyone! I really appreciate your feedback and it looks like there are some great options available.
November 25, 2009 at 3:19 am #682793
sacatoshParticipantAnother vote for Animal Clinic of Roxbury. Reasonably-priced, and the vet and assistants are fabulous. They quoted me less than $100 to do a full dental and remove two infected teeth on my senior kitty. Dr DeGuzman is extremely patient with my little monster, who doesn’t like having his blood drawn and will FIGHT you. He also doesn’t trump up minor issues into major ones. When a couple of his blood values came up borderline high, the doctor got out his book about feline blood tests and showed me all the possibilities, and recommended we “watch and see” since there weren’t any of the other symptoms. He explained that it’s allergy season, and minor allergic inflammation can cause a borderline high AST. I love that approach. Other vets would have ordered 500 “just in case” tests.
November 25, 2009 at 4:02 am #682794
MargLMember3rd vote for Animal clinic of Roxbury. We haven’t been there for quite a few years but they were always easy to work with and reasonably priced.
November 25, 2009 at 5:44 am #682795
hammerheadParticipantSorry to say big fat NO on roxbury animal clinic. AmyO if you call me I can even get a better rate then what they can give you(south seattle vet). I can vaccinate too.
Of course I always like to know where people got their kittens and WHY they weren’t s/n in the first place. Has your cat been dewormed, combo tested(felv/fiv) probably not if it isn’t spayed.
As for Tacoma humane not a real fan of theirs either.
F.C.A.T
206-427-6454
November 25, 2009 at 6:41 am #682796
JanSParticipantAmyO…got my kitty from Hammerhead. Trust her, you’ll thank yourself :)
November 25, 2009 at 3:38 pm #682797
sacatoshParticipantHammerhead, what’s your beef with Animal Clinic of Roxbury? You seem to have issues with almost everyone – is there a specific reason, or are you just exceptionally loyal to a different vet?
November 25, 2009 at 5:28 pm #682798
AmyOParticipantHammerhead,
I got him from a random lady. He’s had his upper respiratory shots & boosters, been tested for Felv/fiv (results were negative) and dewormed. Now he just needs to get neutered and get a rabies shot. I chose to wait until he is around 4 months to do this. It’s a personal choice and was also recommended by my vet. However, my vet charges around $350 for this and times are a little tough right now. I’ll give you a call after the holiday. Just wondering–do you microchip? Thank you!
November 25, 2009 at 5:44 pm #682799
CMPParticipantI just had my cat spade last week at West Seattle Animal Hospital and am quite happy with the care she received. It was a bit pricier than I would have liked ($100 with a coupon for the surgery, plus she had pain meds, pre-op tests, last round of vaccines, and was boarded a few days, which quickly added up), but I feel it was worth it. It’s hard to pick a good vet, but it seems most people in West Seattle are quite happy with the many options we have. I don’t think you can really go wrong, you just need to find an office with the best price!
November 26, 2009 at 1:41 am #682800
luckymom30ParticipantI too big a big vote for Roxbury Animal Clinic! They took great care of our dog, and our 2 cats are both patients ther, Dr. Guzman is very friendly, caring and patient! Vote #4
November 26, 2009 at 4:44 am #682801
hammerheadParticipantI can get a neuter for 25.00. I don’t believe in rabies vaccines at all whether you cat is in/outdoor. Now by law vets are required to offer them that does NOT mean you have to get one. Now in the event of license well don’t get me started on that rant. (there hasn’t been a diagnosed case of rabies in western wa in cat or dogs since at least 1930’s, this came from a seattle animal control officer). I don’t microchip but at petco you can get that cheap.
CMP why would you board a cat for spaying? I get my cats/kittens fixed and never board. Hope the office wasn’t taking advantage of you.
Komo news 4 did story on the price differences in s/n between vets(sorry don’t know how to post the link) Check out what they said not just what I said.
Roxbury vet is TOO old school. He requires antibotics to be given for s/n. While DURING surgery antibotics are given it generally is NOT necessary to give them after surgery. He charges 20 for the pills. so add that on to the cost of the s/n costs he’s cost can get up to about 65-70 for a spay. I can get if for 45.00.
I LOVE lein animal clinic but they charge around 100-150 for a spay, well in my line of rescue work that doesn’t work for me. South seattle is great with their surgeries and working with rescue groups.
Tacoma humane well on top of the drive 45.00 for a spay and 35.00 for a neuter, I have a friend who lives near them. She doesn’t think you can use the low income issue if you don’t live in the pierce county area. Not sure on that fact though. So I can still get it cheaper. The only other place that is cheaper is the feral cat spay neuter project, but they can be difficult to get into.
So sacotosh NO BEEF with anyone I know what is out there and some one ask for some help and I happy to help with that.
November 26, 2009 at 5:14 am #682802
sacatoshParticipanthammerhead that makes sense – your previous wording sounded like you had an issue that would make you not trust Roxbury, and given that all my furchildren go there, I was curious to know what it was. If they were using unsafe sedatives, for example, I’d be concerned. Especially since one of my kids needs some dental work (he is a former stray-not-feral and came to me with dental issues which have gotten a bit worse as he’s aged)
Thanks for the explanation! He *IS* extremely old school but I’m ok with that. I also don’t believe in most vaccines – my kids are 100% indoor and he’s ok with us not vaccinating beyond their “baby shots” that give them the foundation. It’s a good compromise for me.
FYI I used the pasado’s mobile spay/neuter once when I was fostering a kitty. She did really well at their mobile clinic (the bus) and I was very happy with the way I was treated. Might be worth looking into for those who need cheap or free S/N.
November 26, 2009 at 5:23 am #682803
hammerheadParticipantPasado’s there is a line that people show up at 5 am. It too is very difficult to get in to. they also don’t come to west seattle any more.
November 26, 2009 at 5:40 am #682804
guidosmomMemberI am sorry, I don’t know anything about low cost spay/neuter services, but I just wanted to say we LOVE Lien and completely trust them. We had one of our dogs spayed there and it was way cheaper than I was expecting. Also it looks like they offer flexible payment plans:
http://www.lienanimal.com/payment.html
If the cat is a rescue maybe people could offer to help contribute at a vet’s office to help pay for the service?
November 26, 2009 at 6:17 am #682805
luckymom30ParticipantReally so you don’t believe in rabie shots, what if someone has children and they get bitten by this animal who upon your recommendation has rabies? What then?? Our cats are indoors only and get all shots, period. If they were indoor/outdoor it would be the same. Knowing there are coyotes, some damn mean cats, dogs, raccoons, etc out there and living on a busy street out cats are indoor only.
November 26, 2009 at 10:33 pm #682806
hammerheadParticipantNO WAY on RABIES again if you do some research there hasn’t been a case in cat or dogs since the 19030’s. Bats have the highest rate.
You are putting your cats at a high risk of cancer with all the vaccinations that you are giving every year.
Ferals cat are “damn mean” cats when they get fixed through me they all get rabies vaccines. All other wild animals can’t get vaccinated for rabies.
Again go look for a cat or dog in western Washington and see when the last case of rabies was in a dog or cat.
November 26, 2009 at 11:03 pm #682807
luckymom30ParticipantWell it certainly is a choice that people can make for themselves, but agin for our family and most we know their pets do get all the required shots, including rabies. One of our cats is a former feral cat and the other cat is one we adopted through Pet Protectors. We have a number of raccons, dogs, cats and yes even an occasional weasel come through the yard and neighborhood and yes our cats are indoor only cats but if one of them happens to get outside they are protected.
And no our cats do not receive vaccines every year.
November 27, 2009 at 4:57 pm #682808
LenaParticipantJust wanted to jump in here with some vaccination information. I am one of those holistic vets who is not anti-vaccine but am a huge supporter of responsible minimal vaccination.
We are now getting some incredible data out of research by an a veterinarian at the Univerisity of Wisconsin at Madison, Dr. Ronald Schultz. He is one of the leading researchers in the field of animal vaccination and has shown what we have figured all along. We are very much over vaccinating our cats and dogs. Most of our core vaccinations of cats and dogs give lifetime immunity.
Here’s two articles I wrote on cat vaccination and dog vaccination. This is all data from a recent CE lecture by Ron Schultz at the university of washington.
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate – that is the question. Part 1 cats
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate – that is the question! part two dogs
I have seen more problems with over vaccination in cats and dogs then I have with minimal responsible vaccination not working.
Rabies is a difficult one. We do not have a reservoir of rabies in washington state except in bats, meaning that our coyotes, possums, raccoons, squirrels, etc do not carry it. Bats do not often come in contact with these animals and our largest threat comes that someday rabies may work it’s way here from the midwest, east coast or on the border of Mexico where there are reservoirs in raccoons, foxes, and coyotes.
Here is the map put out by the CDC with rabies reservoirs in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/publications/2008_surveillance_maps.html
Hammerhead speaks correctly about the lack of rabies in domestic animals here. In all of Washington we have had one case of rabies in a domestic animal since 1976 and that was an outdoor barn cat in eastern washington which contracted it from a bat.
The largest issue with not rabies vaccinating is that if your animal is not vaccinated for rabies and they bit someone that person could have your animal killed. No small thing for those of us who love our animals. Although I have had a number of people choose not to vaccinate because of the severe reactions their animals have gotten from past vaccines.
Especially with the recent data linking the main cat vaccine FVRCP to kidney failure, it is very important to not over vaccinate.
Vaccines are good used correctly but they are not benign and some thought needs to be put into what is best for our animal friends instead of doing what has always been done because we do not want to change (this is meant for my community of veterinarians – I am not trying to insult anyone who has followed their vet’s recommendations). We as veterinarians need to be initiating this change
November 27, 2009 at 6:59 pm #682809
ALSParticipantGreat information, lenamegan. Thanks for sharing!
November 30, 2009 at 6:40 pm #682810
AmyOParticipantWow, I had no idea about the rabies vaccine. Thanks to everyone for the advice. Hammerhead, I’ll be calling you this week!
December 2, 2009 at 4:09 am #682811
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