We had been going to a vet clinic that is literally 5 minutes from our home. Although they were always nice enough, and close, almost everytime we went there, we had a different vet. Along with this, they were also fairly expensive.
My grandmother goes to a vet who is approx. 20 minutes away from us. She has always talked about how great he is, and then when we officially adopted LP, my friend at the shelter also recommended this vet, saying he is very compassionate and cares more about the animals where most vets care more about the money.
We decided to give him a try, as we REALLY want just one vet that we can build a raport with, who we can get to know and who can get to know our cats. We brought LP there for his check up and we're also having him neutered there.
As most of you know I had a major health scare recently with my Osiris where we had to be seriously involved with the vet. I can't say enough good things about him. He was wonderful with Ossie, very gentle and SO helpful. He did many things for him, but even came right out and said "There is no point in running a battery of test that will only really tell us what we already know, and we don't need to run up a crazy bill." He said that of course if it came down to it, we'd do whatever is necessary, but he didn't try to gouge us. With the great care and treatment that Dr. Abbate provided, I am happy to say that Ossie is doing AMAZINGLY well now and is pretty much back to himself.
This afternoon though, I got a call from his vet tech asking me how Ossie was, as they just wanted to make sure that he was doing well!
I have never had a vet follow up, and it seriously made my day to know that I have finally found a reasonable vet who seriously seems to care. What's also astounding is that there are things on the bill that he SHOULD have charged for, that he didn't, and I never once mentioned money in any way, shape, or form and would have paid whatever he charged me. I'm just thrilled all the way around!
My grandmother goes to a vet who is approx. 20 minutes away from us. She has always talked about how great he is, and then when we officially adopted LP, my friend at the shelter also recommended this vet, saying he is very compassionate and cares more about the animals where most vets care more about the money.
We decided to give him a try, as we REALLY want just one vet that we can build a raport with, who we can get to know and who can get to know our cats. We brought LP there for his check up and we're also having him neutered there.
As most of you know I had a major health scare recently with my Osiris where we had to be seriously involved with the vet. I can't say enough good things about him. He was wonderful with Ossie, very gentle and SO helpful. He did many things for him, but even came right out and said "There is no point in running a battery of test that will only really tell us what we already know, and we don't need to run up a crazy bill." He said that of course if it came down to it, we'd do whatever is necessary, but he didn't try to gouge us. With the great care and treatment that Dr. Abbate provided, I am happy to say that Ossie is doing AMAZINGLY well now and is pretty much back to himself.
This afternoon though, I got a call from his vet tech asking me how Ossie was, as they just wanted to make sure that he was doing well!