I was in Florida recently having to make the difficult decision to relocate my elderly Aunt out of state after recognizing she could no longer live independently.
She is the owner of a sweet but spirited cat, named Cleo, who is not used to company or being handled. I tried for hours to coax the kitty into a pet carrier to take it to a vet so she could have her shots updated and be prescribed a sedative to travel on an airplane, but only managed to completely stress out both Cleo and myself.
We were traveling the next day and I was in a serious pickle. If I couldn't get her cat checked out by a vet, she would not be able to travel with us. And the stress this would have caused my Aunt would have been unbearable.
It was almost 2pm on Saturday when I texted MIDWAY MOBILE VETERINARY SERVICES, pretty desperate, but not really thinking they would be able to help me at such late notice. To my great relief, I received a phone call from Ashley, one of their very competent and kind vet techs, who after I explained the urgency of my situation told me they would come help me, even though they were already on their last call for the day.
In under an hour, Dr Donald Howell DVM and Ashley were at my Aunt's door. They were extremely professional and astounded me with the ease they managed to calm and treat sweet Cleo and even took the time to show me how to sedate and handle the cat by the scruff of her neck to put in a carrier for safe travel, thus managing to ease my stress as well.
I had every intention to follow through on their careful instructions, but Miss Cleo had other plans for me. She refused her sedative the night before and I couldn't pry her out of my Aunt's closet to go in the carrier in the morning of our flight.
I once again desperately reached out to MIDWAY MOBILE VETERINARY SERVICES.
Dr Donald Howell told me he would come back out to help and even recruited Ashley. Together, they calmed, sedated and got Cleo into her carrier for travel. They really saved the day for me and my wonderful Aunt!
Beyond their clear expertise in what they do, what so clearly set them apart, was the kindness and compassion they demonstrated throughout our entire interaction. I will forever be grateful to these 2 human beings and can't recommend this veterinary service strongly enough. Thank you again! read more