My cat suddenly lost balance and walked wobbly, like she was drunk. I rushed her to the office. There was no wait, on a Monday around 5 PM. I had taken other cats there for emergencies and was always seen promptly. My only concern is I saw a new dr who graduated a few months ago. After ruling out the basic tests/blood work she thought the cat had a brain tumor or cancer. Later that night it dawned on me that inner ear infections can cause these symptoms so I called her. She agreed. My concern is she never examined the ears which seems odd since in medicine it's common knowledge that balance can either be brain or ear trouble. She automatically went to brain, regardless of the fact the cat had black, smelly ear discharge. My fear is that if I had not been in medicine myself this diagnosis would have been missed, time wasted, symptoms worse, expense higher.
Pros: specialists on staff
Cons: expense, occasional new doctor left unchecked
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