9 year old cat just taken to vets for annual injection. Whilst there, vet tells me he looks very healthy etc but there is a slight red mark above one tooth at the back of his mouth which will need cleaning etc. He says that this has to be done under anaethetic and he recommends blood tests done too - total cost £350.
I'm a little surprised that it is quite as much as this; I also want to mention that I took him along to the same vet practice 3 weeks ago ( I have a kitten and 9 year old cat seemed grumpy so wanted him checked over whilst kitten had first jabs). It was a different vet who also said he seemed very healthy. He said he had some plaque which he proceeded to scrape off and that was that.
Opinions please is £350 alot? Do bloods really need to be taken from a healthy cat? I admit that I could see that his gum looked red in a very small area above one tooth and would obviously get this done if it needed to be done but I don't want to be ripped off!