Cataract Surgery Cost

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My little shi-zu doggie has cataract on one eye.
I would hate for her to lose one eye because of the cataract and its really expensive to do the surgery without an insurance. i would like to know if Medicaid would pay for her cataract removal surgery.
My mom has medicaid and they told her once that medicaid does cover the costs to operate and have the doggie fixed for no more puppies but im not sure if they can do cataract surgery.
does anybody know???

My bichon frise is about 12 years old and is almost blind due to cataracts.
The local vet hospital said it would cost $6,000 to fix the problem!
Is there a way to get the surgery done without incurring that kind of expense?
Thanks.

My cat scratched my dog in the eye this evening and we rushed her to the emergency vet, who referred us to an ophthalmologist. The cataract surgery to save her vision will cost us $5000, which we do not have. The only other option he has given us is removing the eye. But don’t dogs in the wild get scratched all the time? Nobody is there removing their eyes in the wild. Would she not just form a cataract and go blind in the eye? While in an ideal world I’d save her vision, I don’t want her to go without an eye, either. Is there a reason she must have the eye out?

I have a 10 yr old shih tzu. He is perfectly healthy, with the exception of his eyes. He’s been diagnosed with dry eyes (in his left eye), which is being treated. He also has a cataract in that eye, and one ectopic eye lash.

I want to know how much cataract surgery costs and how successful it is? How much Laser Eyelash Removal costs? and How much freezing the eyelash costs (cryoepilation)?

Please help!!!
The opthalmologist is treating the dry eye first, and then we go back in a month to recheck the other issues and decide what (if anything) needs surgery. We’ve gotten a range for the freezing from $500-$2000. But would like to know what people’s experiences were, so we know what to expect when we go in for the appointment.

I have a 10 yr old shih tzu. He is perfectly healthy, with the exception of his eyes. He’s been diagnosed with dry eyes (in his left eye), which is being treated. He also has a cataract in that eye… and one ectopic eye lash.

I want to know how much laser cataract surgery costs? How much Laser Eyelash Removal costs? and How much freezing the eyelash costs?

Please help!!!
Sorry, the laser in reference to the cataract surgery was a typo. Just looking for the cost of cataract surgery.

The Laser or freezing (cryoepilation) of the ectopic eyelash is common practice in dogs, and is used to permanently remove the eyelash since it is growing the wrong way, in order to prevent ulcers in the eye. So yes, lasers can be used as a cure!

Please respond only if you have constructive answers!

My 4 year old boxer is developing cataracts in both eyes. She is to young to let her go blind but I heard the procedure is extremely costly. Can anyone give a ball park figure?
I got kids to feed too. Can’t sell everythink for the dog. Love her to death and we are gonna provide the best we can for her but Im on fixed income. Sorry if you think Im a bad guy now.