The joke is on me

Do you remember when I announced by e-mail Gracie's arrival? The subject line was, "A. Succumbs to Developing World Adoption Trend." The text followed:
"Gracie comes from a part of Virginia where you can't even get DSL and the water supply is quite sketchy."

Well, the joke is on me. True to her origins, Gracie has bad teeth. This was pointed out by the vet last year, but she said I could see if they improved. This year, the vet said they had not improved, and that before the decay spread we would have to have Gracie's teeth cleaned.

Guess how much it costs to get a cat's teeth cleaned. Guess.
And this is with a 20% off special this month for the actual dentistry.

Did you guess $350 (not including the $70 blood work they do to determine that the cat is fit enough for the general anesthetic)?

That's right: kitty dental care is more expensive than human dental care.