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If you're shopping for a vet in Seattle, this page may help you. I called a number of Seattle vets on 6/10/2005, and asked "what do you charge for a cat dental checkup and teeth cleaning?" My results are below, and it appears some people are sure paying a lot. There seem to be two "classes" of prices -- the $100 dental, and the $400 dental (for the same thing, as far as I can tell).

Based on my experience and doing these comparisons, my favorite of the bunch is Rainier Veterinary Hospital. This is due to reputation, price, location, and my having gone there several times.

I also received a nice long email from Mercer Island Vet explaining more of why there are varying prices at different places.

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• Aerowood Animal Hospital, 2975 156TH AVE SE, Bellevue (425-641-8414)
If you have a serious problem or after-hours emergency, the Aerowood Animal Hospital (425-641-8414) is open 24/7/365, and cannot be beat. Their doctors and staff are excellent and super competent, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. They also do routine care, but my experience with them is emergency care.

• Airport Vet Clinic, 206-243-7777, 14636 Military Rd S, Tukwila
$15, Initial exam.
$50-75, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.
$100, with Extraction.

• Ballard Animal Hospital, 206-782-4222
$45, Initial exam.
$350, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.

• Broadway Vet, 206-322-5444
$60, Initial exam.
$350-400 if less than 45min and all is good, but keep reading. They tend to up-sell you on everything, and not tell you about lower cost options. The actual estimate I got when taking my cat there was ultimately over $800 to get the dental done w/ blood tests, etc. I've been here many times, and now that I've done more comparisons, will not go back.

• Cat Clinic of Seattle, 206-633-1133
$280, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.
$600 w/ a few teeth pulled.

• Greenlake Animal Hospital, 206-524-6540
Would not give price, but I asked if more than a couple hundred $, and definitely yes.

• Interbay Animal Hospital, 206-282-1961
Would not tell me any prices.

• Lien Animal Clinic, West Seattle, 932-1133
$43, Initial exam.
$150, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.
$38, Preop blood test.

• Mercer Island Veterinary Clinic, 206-232-0333
$360, Cleaning, polishing, probing/charting, pre-anes & anes, blood work, meds.
Please see this explanation of the procedures involved, and why vets charge different amounts.

• Rainier Veterinary Hospital, 815 Rainier Ave S., 206-324-4144 *** FAVORITE ***
$30, Initial exam.
$50, Preop blood test.
$115, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.
$10, Extractions.
As a plus they use Sevoflurane, a human-quality anesthetic.

• Shoreline Veterinary Dental Clinic, 206-542-2101
$70, Initial exam.
$400, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.

• Sno-King Veterinary Clinic
$36, Initial exam.
$87, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.

• Tukwila Pet Hospital, 206-242-2690
$39, Initial exam.
$76, Preop blood test.
$340, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.

• West Valley Animal Hospital, Kent, 253-852-6530
$90, Dental checkup & teeth cleaning w/ anesthesia, no xrays.
$25 per extraction.