I took my cat in after she had a cold and lost some weight. Despite taking my other cat there and spending more than $1000 on that one, I had to beg for an emergency visit. The staff lady was very cold and condescending and said "IF you THINK it's an emergency, you can come in, but you will have to wait." So I came, and we waited....
My cat was admitted, given an IV, and ended up dying...sometime during the night, in a cage, alone. I did not get a chance to say goodbye. I wish the vet had been more upfront about the reality of her prognosis and more willing to do discuss care options and also causes--especially since I have two other cats at home who, if this was an infection, could be affected by an accurate diagnosis. Overall, I am unhappy with his propensity to run extremely expensive tests without explaining them, and I will not be bringing my other two cats back to him.
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