Cost of teeth extraction - conned?

[FrankieChips]

The never ending saga of our little Bear's teeth goes on. So far we have forked out £600 on extra blood tests and ultrasounds as they were worried about her liver. She now has the all clear and we can book her in again for the teeth. They first quoted us from £700 to £1000 which seems exessive. Now after seeing her yesterday this has jumped up to £1400! This seems insane!

We don't mind paying it as her health is the main thing but our insurance doesn't cover dental (although we will try) and I've had a look at what other people pay for this and it ranges from £200 to £600. Not sure if it's because we are in London (SE). Has anyone else had their cat in for extraction? What did you pay (if you don't mind me asking).

We're in Surrey and that seems an extortionate amount. We paid £1900 3 years ago but that included two operations to fix his broken jaw and a two night stay at the vet as well as 12 teeth out!

Can you get a quote from another vet?

Think I paid about £150 but no extractions.

That does seem exorbitant. Get another quote. If you have a Pets at Home with a vets inside near you they tend to be reasonably priced.

Our 'cost price' to do a full mouth extraction is around £160, but then our vets and premises are probably cheaper than most.

Here we are - a Pets at Home vets in Blackheath:

www.vets4pets.com/find-a-practice/vets4pets-vets-in-blackheath/

One of my cats needed a dental specialist to do his extractions, he had his lower canines removed when he was very small because of a deformity which meant they were digging into his upper gums. This cost a lot, if I recall correctly, over £1000 but insurance paid. They were very worried about the possibility of breaking his jaw. Otherwise the price you have been quoted does sound a lot. Is there any reason why it might not be a straightforward case? In my experience insurance doesn't pay for routine dental work but does for more unusual stuff, I think they paid when one of ours had neck lesions (? its a long time ago, that may not be the name).

We do have another vets practice near us so fingers crossed they are cheaper. @chemenger the vet mentioned possible tooth resorption on her front teeth which apparently causes a lot of pain although she doesn't seem to be showing any signs of being in pain - she eats and could eat all day (including crunchy food that she munches), she doesn't drool, she loves chin and cheek scratches and rubs her face over everything.

I checked my plan and they don't pay out for difficult dental work if it was recommended over a year ago and they did advise us to book her in for a check over a year ago but we didn't as we are scared about putting her under GA. Gutted! Could have caused her a lot less hassle and pain and us money. I will still try once we get her teeth done! Thanks everyone for your replies. I didn't know about that vet's in Blackheath! Very close to us!

Midlands. £350 for two ga, a blood test for his kidneys and 5 extractions.

£1400 seems a lot.