Love your pet. Know your bill.
Real prices from Alberta pet owners and clinics, side by side. From Calgary to Grande Prairie, compare spays, dental cleanings, vaccines and more in seconds.
More ways to save on vet care
Monthly price report
What Alberta paid this month.
Check a quote
Got an estimate from your vet? See if it's low, typical or high for your city.
Plan first-year costs
Budget a new puppy or kitten's first year of vet care, and see what you could save.
Alberta price map
See how vet prices compare across Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and more.
Pet insurance guide
Compare insurers sold in Alberta and see if a policy would pay off for you.
ER wait times
Live, owner-reported waits at Alberta's 24-hour animal hospitals.
Fair prices, shared by people like you
Owners share bills
After a visit, add what you paid. It takes under a minute and never shows your name.
Clinics post prices
Clinics publish their own prices. Ones we've confirmed get a verified badge.
You compare
See the typical price, the range and how fresh each price is, then choose with confidence.
Run a clinic anywhere in Alberta?
Post your prices for free and earn the verified badge.
Tools
Alberta Pack
Meet the community's pets by breed.
Check a quote
Is your vet's estimate fair?
Plan first-year costs
Budget for a new pet.
Alberta price map
Compare cities.
Pet insurance
Compare insurers.
Clinic directory
Every clinic on Whisker & Wallet.
For clinics
Post your prices, get verified.
About Whisker & Wallet
Our mission.
Is your vet's quote fair?
Enter the price you were quoted. We'll show where it sits against real prices in your city, and which clinics charge less.
Budget your pet's first year
Pick your pet and city. We add up the typical cost of the usual first-year vet care, and what it would cost at the lowest-priced clinics.
How does your city compare?
Typical prices for the same service across Alberta. Tap a city to see its clinics.
Is pet insurance worth it for you?
Compare the insurers that sell in Alberta, learn what actually matters in a policy, and test what a big vet bill would cost you with and without coverage.
What matters most in a policy
Insurers selling in Alberta
Tap a filter to narrow the list. "Check" means we couldn't confirm it from published sources.
Average monthly costs are Forbes Advisor Canada's national sample quotes, not Alberta prices. Your premium depends on your pet's breed, age, where you live and the deductible you choose.
Test it: would a policy pay off?
Enter a policy's numbers, or start from one of the insurers above. We show a year's cost with and without insurance for different kinds of years.
Often a good fit
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Insured or not, compare vet prices
Deductibles and the share you pay still add up. A lower clinic price saves you money either way.
Emergency wait times
Owners in the waiting room tap I'm here on arrival and We've been seen when a vet sees their pet. Estimates use the last 6 hours.
Share what you paid
Every price helps another Alberta family plan ahead.
My pets
Profiles help you compare the right prices in one tap and keep a running record of what each pet's care has cost.
Alberta vet clinics
Every clinic on Whisker & Wallet, with how many owner and clinic prices each one has.
Don't see a clinic?
Add a price from it and it joins the list. Clinic staff can create a full profile.
VCA Canada Forest Lawn Animal Hospital
SE Calgary · 2002 36 St SE, Calgary, AB T2B 0X8 · 403-272-0115
No owner prices yet. Share what you paid.
Prices are reported by owners and clinics and shown as a guide only. Confirm with the clinic before booking.
Show Alberta pet owners your prices
Owners are already comparing. Post your own prices for free, sit beside what owners report, and earn the Prices verified badge.
Alberta Vet Price Report
What Alberta pet owners actually paid at the vet, month by month: typical prices, ranges and what changed.
Fair prices for every paw
Most clinics don't post prices, so owners find out the cost after the visit. Whisker & Wallet gathers real prices from Alberta pet owners and clinics so families can plan, compare and keep their pets healthy.
Free for owners
Always. No account needed to browse.
Fair to vets
We're on owners' side, not against vets. Clear prices help everyone, and clinics can post and correct their own.
Made in Alberta
Started in Calgary, built for pet families across the province.
What the verified check means
A clinic with the check has been confirmed by Whisker & Wallet as a real, licensed Alberta veterinary clinic. When a verified clinic posts its own prices and we've confirmed the poster works there, you'll also see "Prices verified". Owner-reported prices are never edited by clinics.
Good to know
Prices vary with your pet's weight, age and health, so always ask your clinic for a quote. Emergency wait times are owner estimates, not medical advice.
Whisker & Wallet is new and growing. Feedback is welcome.
Alberta Pack
Meet the pets of Whisker & Wallet, grouped by breed. Owners choose to share, and can add a photo and a few words. We never show owner details. Tap a pet to see its profile.
Privacy first: a pet's city only shows when at least 3 pets of that breed live there, and when you pick a city, breeds with fewer than 3 pets there are grouped under "Other breeds". Share or remove your pet anytime under My pets.
Privacy policy
What Whisker & Wallet collects, why, and how you stay in control. Written in plain language.
Who we are
Whisker & Wallet is a free website, based in Calgary, Alberta, that shows what vet care costs. We follow Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Canada's PIPEDA. Questions or requests: whiskerandwallet@gmail.com.
What we collect
Browsing: you can browse prices, clinics and tools without an account. We don't use advertising trackers or sell data.
Your account: your email address, and your name if you sign in with Google. Passwords are handled by Google's Firebase sign-in service; we never see them.
Prices you share: the clinic, service, pet size, price, month paid, and any optional comment or visit ratings. These are shown publicly without your name or email. They're linked to your account behind the scenes only so you can delete them, and so we can stop spam.
ER check-ins: which hospital and when you arrived and were seen, used to estimate wait times. Check-ins are deleted after about a week.
Pet profiles: the details you enter about your pets. These are private to you; other visitors can't see them.
Alberta Pack (optional): if you switch it on for a pet, its species, breed, home city and age range (young, adult or senior) appear on the public community page, plus its first name only if you choose. If you add a photo or description, they appear on your pet's public profile once we've checked them; photos are shrunk and stripped of hidden location data before upload. Removing the pet from the Pack, or deleting it or your account, deletes them. Nothing on that page links back to you or your account. Switch it off or delete the pet and it's removed.
Clinic profiles: details a clinic enters (address, phone, hours, website, posted prices and replies) are public.
Feedback and reports: the message you send us, visible only to you and the site owner.
On your device: we save small preferences (like your last search) in your browser, and Firebase keeps you signed in. We don't use advertising cookies.
Visitor stats: we use Google Analytics (through Firebase) to count visits and see which pages are useful, such as how many people viewed the ER wait times page. It records general information like your approximate city, device type and pages viewed, not your name or email. We have turned off advertising features and ad personalization. You can block it with your browser's tracking protection or an ad blocker, and the site still works.
Please don't upload personal details
Only share the clinic, service and price. Don't put names, addresses, phone numbers or pet medical records in comments. We remove personal details if we spot them.
Where your data is kept
Data is stored with Google Firebase in Toronto, Canada. Sign-in is provided by Google, which may process data in other countries under its own privacy terms. We use security rules so people can only change their own information.
Your choices
You can delete any price you shared under My pets. If you sign in with Google or Facebook, we receive only your name and email address from them, to create your account. We never post to your Google or Facebook account. You can delete your whole account at any time: tap your initial at the top of the page and choose Delete my account. This also removes the data we received from Google or Facebook; you can remove our access on Facebook under Settings › Apps and websites. This removes your sign-in, your pet profiles and the prices you shared. You can also email us to see or correct what we hold about you.
Changes
If we change this policy we'll update the date at the top. Big changes will be announced on the site.
Terms of use
The simple rules for using Whisker & Wallet.
Prices are a guide
Prices are reported by pet owners and clinics and may be out of date or differ for your pet. Always confirm with the clinic before booking. Whisker & Wallet doesn't set or guarantee any price.
Not veterinary advice
Nothing on this site is medical advice. Emergency wait times are owner estimates. If your pet is in danger, call or go straight to an emergency hospital.
Sharing prices and comments
Share only what you actually paid, honestly and in good faith. Keep comments fair and respectful. No personal information, no abuse, no spam and no false reports. Clinics may only post their own prices. We may remove content or accounts that break these rules.
Clinic profiles
Only staff authorized by a clinic may claim and manage its profile. The "verified" check means we've confirmed the clinic; it isn't an endorsement of its care or prices.
Insurance and partners
We explain pet insurance in general terms and don't sell or recommend specific policies. If we ever earn a referral fee, we'll say so.
Liability
The site is provided as is. To the extent the law allows, Whisker & Wallet isn't responsible for decisions made using information on the site.
Contact
Questions or concerns: whiskerandwallet@gmail.com. Read our privacy policy.