Hi guys!

I know this has been covered before but not thoroughly, at least that is what my search came up with . I just called a few vets in the Basel area and came up with these costs if someone gets a new kitty:

Chip implantation: ~80 CHF
Rabies vaccination: 54-65 CHF
Neutering (female cat): 195-300 CHF

I found one doctor that really gave me a good feeling so I am planning on taking the kids to see him soon. Ill update you on my experience.

Cheers!

Angela

Good luck with your new Kitty. I am sure it will be worth every penny, or rather Rappen..


....Cat's leave paw prints on your heart..

I can recommend dr. Frey in Oberwil who takes care of our kitties. http://www.pferdetierarzt.ch/pages/k...kleintiere.htm She's friendly and speaks excellent English and even though I don't have any professional knowledge in the area, seems to do a good job - everything is done so quickly that cats don't even seem to mind.

I'm going to a different one, once I go to his practice I will confirm my suspicions...that he is really great! I just loved talking to this doctor on the phone, he was very professional yet kind and explained everything I needed to know...will keep u guys posted.

Thanks, she is the new addition to our family, our Lucas and her (Audrey Hepburn- I know...)really love eachother...

we want pictures

Here it goes: Lucas and Audrey (also AKA little pest ):
Pardon the poor quality but was taken with a moile phone:



EDIT: Cant seem to be able to attach the picture

I do hope the kids are going to watch rather than for treatment, vets tend to be more expensive than the doctors here !

that's very helpful, thanks so much. we have a new kittie too, and we are now anticipating costs of all these things- but it is priceless to have an absolutely crazy 8 week old kitten in the house!


at what age do they get neutered?

Errrmm, is that neutering or chip implants for the kids ? I usually send mine to their rooms to read a book if they are naughty...

My kids are two kitties...but u are right vets are very expensive here!

Vet told me 5-6 months for girls, boys after 6 months

I have no kids yet, but if they are a pestiferous (not a word probably) as AUdrey, chipping them could be an option

we call our small one Little Evil

http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/

My best advice would be to take out Pet insurance (e.g. Animalia) ASAP. I took it out the day I got my little monster, and 3 weeks later he managed to swallow enough fabric to create an intestinal obstruction (requiring an operation). The final vet bill was just shy of CHF 1000 and unfortunately as he was only 3 weeks into the policy, none of this was covered (no coverage for the first month). The yearly excess for Animalia is CHF 500.

(Contact forum Jenny, as she is the one who signed me up with them)

Thanks for the tip, Ill look it up!!!!!

With boys, they can do the snip much earlier. Our boy had a bit of a territorial issue with our girl when we brought him home. After a couple of weeks, the vet gave him the snip, he was less than 3 months at that time. In the US, it seems to be quite common to snip boys quite early now, 8 weeks!

As for attaching your pictures, you can do them as attachments (make sure they're not too big), or load them onto a service like Flickr and then insert the image using the yellow mountain/sky icon above. And please do, I'd love to see your kitties!

Is it mandatory for cats to be chipped?

Dogs I thought so, never heard of cats having to be chipped though.

no it's not mandatory to chip cats, just recommended.

Yes Shelly THey sterilize a lot earlier now but this is not recommended (unless a territorial problem occurs) since male kitties that are knipped too early do not develop all their secondary characteristics properly .