When I lived in San Francisco, I used to bring my cats to Marina Pet Hospital. I thought it was over priced and the front desk staff really drove me crazy (this is an understatement). Since then I moved to the East Bay. My cat was misdiagnosed at the new vet in the East Bay. On the brink of loosing my cat Tanner and my mind, I drove to San Francisco to see if they could help. \r
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Dr. Wolfe and Dr. Petrucci literally saved my cat's life. Dr. Petrucci did a surgery to remove a blockage in his intestines. She oversaw the healing process too. She actually stayed until 11pm the night of his surgery to bring his body temperature up to normal so he wouldn't die that night. The vet techs were also really great too. They worked hard to help Tanner (that is the cat's name) throughout the process. One of the tech's stayed late in order to let me try and bring Tanner out of the semi-coma state he was in after surgery. His manner was professional, kind and caring.\r
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How do you thank someone who has gone so far out of their way to save your little family member? I cannot possibly give her (or the others who helped) too many nice thoughts, well wishes and thank you's. My cat would have surely died this month without her care. She is one of the kindest, most gentle, most genuine and intelligent vets I have ever run across. She did quite a lot of research about his condition and continuously informed me of any updates she found in the journals. She made personal calls to check in and update me on her latest research. (I am sure not all cats will need this much research as what he has is pretty unusual).\r
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If you can get past the fact that the front desk staff is a little sour, you will wind up with some of the best animal care with vets who love your animals nearly as much as you do. As a side note- their internal insurance plan saved me WELL over a thousand dollars on this surgery.
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