I love Girard Vet Clinic for our cat. They are a little scruffy on the exterior and they are a walk-in only so you may have to wait a little bit depending on how late you get there but they genuinely care about the animals and will bend over backwards to give great care at a very affordable price. Cindy, the vet there, is also one of only vets in the city who will work on strays. Most vets will just offer to put them down or refuse service all together.
Our office manager’s cat chewed out her stitches after getting spayed. It was not a pretty sight. She took the cat to UPenn at it was an emergency and was told that the estimate for restiching the cat up was $1700 – 1/2 of which needed to be paid upfront (cash or credit card only) before they would even start work. A vet student overheard the teary-eyed conversation and quietly suggested a way to bandage up the cat until she could get her to Girard the next morning. Girard took her in first thing the next morning and $72 later, her cat was healthy and able to go home that afternoon complete with a little collar to prevent her from ripping at the stitches again.
I’ve heard other similar stories from other friends. I choose to take our cat to a place that really cares about the animals – and the owners.
If the neighborhood and appearance of Girard scares you, The Cat Doctor (on 22nd st (?) just off Spring Garden) is also very good but much more expensive.
Naomi
on 3/3/05 10:35 AM, Kyle Cassidy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm sure everybody will weigh in -- in my experience the vet hospital is _very_ expensive and best left for absolute emergencies. If your cat is bleeding from the ears at 3:00 a.m., vet hospital. If he needs a checkup or a distemper shot, local vet.
We gave mr. hugs liquid antibiotics (bubble gum flavored -- I'm pretty sure it was just childrens edible antibiotics) he actually seemed to like it.
Thunderbelly went to the vet hospital because he'd eaten a piece of metal. They x-rayed him and told us it would probably work itself out. The visit was $300. And the metal did work istelf out. He didn't seem to mind.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Jacobson
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:20 AM
To: Univcity@list.purple.com
Subject: [UC] UPenn Vet Hospital
Does anyone have any thoughts about the UPenn Vet Hospital, particularly when
it comes to cat care?
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