Re: [UC] Vet Recommendation

[Alan Kraus]

You might want to try Cat Vet of South Street (South Street between 22nd and 23rd).  I believe that the quality of care is excellent.  I'm not thrilled that they are closed Tuesday and Thursday or the lack of early morning/early evening appointments, however.  I will add that my cat hates going to the vet so much that they have to get gloves, a net, and tranquilizers just to look at him.  Can't say for sure if there is something about the place or the people that brings out the worst in him or whether he just hates being handled by anyone but me.

 

Alan Kraus

"Wendi A. Haugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

OK, this topic has pulled me out of the lurker's woodwork. We took our cat
to O'Neil's a few years ago, and the vet (I'm not sure which one it was - I
think there are several) yanked her out of her carrying box and handled her
very roughly. I was tense the whole visit (not to mention the cat). Since
our cat is an indoor cat with no apparent health problems, we actually
haven't been to a vet since, but she needs a check-up if anyone has any
other vet recommendations closer than Newark, DE :-).

Wendi

At 09:58 AM 7/8/03 -0400, Gail Defendorf wrote:
>Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
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>>On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 08:59:21AM -0400, Jonathan Cass wrote:
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>>>We are looking for recommendations for a vet for our! dog. The only times I
>>>have ever used the Vet School is for emergency situations. Do they have an
>>>"outpatient" clinic? If so, how is their "customer service"?
>>>
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>>They do, but it seems more for specialty things than routine care, and
>>priced accordingly. Or that was my impression, I've only used their
>>emergency service.
>>
>>We used Littlejohn and were very happy with him (O'Neil Animal
>>Hospital, 45th and Market, (215) 386-3293).
>I have to say that I had the WORST customer service at the O'Neil
>Clinic. I had made a 9am saturday appointment (the first one of the day)
>for a routine shot and when I got there 15 minutes early to fill out the
>necessary paperwork, there was a couple picking up their cat which had
>been boarded. Turned in the paperwork to the uninterested receptionist
>and proceeded to wait. And wait. And wait. Then ! a large Rotty arrived
>(with owner) in the tiny waiting room and I had to retreat to the front
>porch with my excitable mutt. Waited some more and finally at 9:30 I went
>back inside to tell them to cancel my appt. At this point I was shown
>into an examination room. The couple with the cat were still there--they
>had decided that since they were there, they should have the cat get its
>shots. So, I'm in one waiting room, and the couple and their cat are in
>the adjoining one. The vet (I have no idea what his name was, since he
>never introduced himself to me) walks thru my room, and into the other one
>and proceeds to wait on the couple with the cat! No much as a Howdy-Do
>and I'll be with you in a minute. I'd had it by this time and just walked
>out. 4 years later and it still pisses me off.
>
>Where's my vet? Down in Newark Delaware, where she's always been. After
>that crappy experie! nce at O'Neil's, I decided that the drive was well
>worth the personal attention I still got with her.
>
>gail
>
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