Curious... I know there are several kinds - ones going into the nose, the neck and into the stomach. Does anyone know how much these cost?
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How much do feeding tubes cost?
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I hope everything's OK! 
They have to be surgically inserted. It only takes about 10 minutes, so the amount of anesthesia used is minimal and it's not a high risk procedure even for pretty sick kitties... but I'm sure it varies quite a bit depending upon where you're located (given vet costs vary so much from location-to-location). :nod:
They have to be surgically inserted. It only takes about 10 minutes, so the amount of anesthesia used is minimal and it's not a high risk procedure even for pretty sick kitties... but I'm sure it varies quite a bit depending upon where you're located (given vet costs vary so much from location-to-location). :nod:
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Thank you - I'm in Boston so I think it might be on the high end of whatever the estimate is 
I started another thread - http://www.thecatsite.com/t/241747/...gredients-ibd-urine-crystals-etc#post_3178625
Mario now has high blood sugar and urine Crystals so I'm starting to lean towards the tube instead of waiting for her to make her own switch to the wet food...
I started another thread - http://www.thecatsite.com/t/241747/...gredients-ibd-urine-crystals-etc#post_3178625
Mario now has high blood sugar and urine Crystals so I'm starting to lean towards the tube instead of waiting for her to make her own switch to the wet food...
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My cat has a severe respiratory infection and won't eat and isn't keeping down the syringe feeding. Our vet recommended a feeding tube. I live in a suburb of Phoenix AZ and this vet is less expensive than some of the others l have seen in the past. The estimate for the feeding tube was $800 and I'm on a discount pet plan where I pay a fee each year, so I'm saving about $50 off the procedure. My vet said they would get a specialist in for the surgery. The estimate includes:
a presurgical exam $30, bloodwork $144.75, anethesia (I'm not sure which of these is anethesia but estimate says propofol induction $25 and isoflurane per 1/2 hour $99) and then the specialist feeding tube charge is $540.
I don't know what I'm going to do yet because I don't have the money upfront but my vet may be willing to work out a payment plan. We're also going to try to force feed him this whole weekend more food and hope it stays down to see if we can avoid it. The vet also said the bloodwork has to be done to see if he can even withstand the surgery. From not eating enough he could already have fatty liver and not surive the feeding tube surgery.Good luck to anyone out there going through a similar issue. Our cats are our family,
a presurgical exam $30, bloodwork $144.75, anethesia (I'm not sure which of these is anethesia but estimate says propofol induction $25 and isoflurane per 1/2 hour $99) and then the specialist feeding tube charge is $540.
I don't know what I'm going to do yet because I don't have the money upfront but my vet may be willing to work out a payment plan. We're also going to try to force feed him this whole weekend more food and hope it stays down to see if we can avoid it. The vet also said the bloodwork has to be done to see if he can even withstand the surgery. From not eating enough he could already have fatty liver and not surive the feeding tube surgery.Good luck to anyone out there going through a similar issue. Our cats are our family,
vet fees vary a lot from area to area. My cat had one put in but there was also almost a week at the vets, ultrasound, needle biopsy and a lot of diagnostics done so I don't know how much the feeding tube was. The total bill was a little under 2000 so I don't think the feeding tube alone was 800. He had the type that went into the side of his neck. He did have two types of hepatitis one of them being fatty liver. There is more risk with a cat that has a compromised liver but the procedure is very short and he came through it fine. The vet even said that he came right out of the anesthetic which the vet said was a very good sign. Cats with a compromised liver are often slow coming out of anesthetic.
I think the only way you will know if you are getting the best deal is to call around to other Vets in your area and get an estimate. It's good that your Vet may work with you, but let's hope your assist feeding this weekend is working and he is able to keep the food down, so maybe won't need the feeding tube after all, poor little guy
We've had several cats here on TCS who have survived fatty liver disease lately, so if he has it, it's not necessarily "the end". It's no easy task getting them thru it, but it definitely worth the trouble of assist feeding them several times a day. One person is working with her cat right now and doing it without a feeding tube. He's holding his own!
