Dr. Lauralee Rubsch owns this mobile vet practice. We have been using her since we got a rare cat, a blue Somali, from a Cattery in upstate NY on the border of Canada, we paid a goodly sum for this poor cat, who was brought to us by carrier. As soon as we got the cat we understood why the carrier kept calling him a kitten; he was only seven pounds and had thin, short hair for a Somali. When we got him home he hid from us for the first six to ten hours and finally popped out to join us in bed, it was then that we both noticed he not only had diarrhea which he tracked through the house and onto the bed cover but had terrible sounds coming from his belly. We had already done our homework and picked Dr. Rubsch for our vet, so we called her and by the time she came over, in 36 hours he was also sneezing. It turned out he had pancreatitis, which I have so I knew how much pain he was in and he also had a cold. As his cold progressed to chest wheezes she came back and he turned out to have Histoplasmosis, which was terrible for him but could have affected me because I'm immune compromised due to MS and the woman who sold us this very sick cat had to know her Cattery was infected with the serious disease. So he was put on yet another, very strong antibiotic, which my husband administered since he's strong and could get the mixture in his mouth. We nursed him for three full months until he was healthy enough to have surgery on his mouth for severe gum disease and a host of teeth problems ending with him having to be under anesthesia for two plus hours as she DRILLED OUT SEVEN teeth since many were mere butts and most were cracked so he had to have been suffering severe pain for an unknown amount of time with these problems that even the vet that took care of him in Canada noticed and was very concerned about when she cleaned his teeth as she neutered him! Dr. Rubsch gave him long acting nerve blocks on both sides of his mouth to prevent his being in horrible pain plus she gave him IV narcotics and an antibiotic to start on the healing process. We gave him strong pain killers for three days and more antibiotics, he stayed in bed with me so I could watch over him and take over the nursing while my husband was at work. Dr. Rubsch was VERY concerned and told us to call immediately if he was having problems but to the credit of this dear cat, he was brave and even attempted to eat. The care we got for Sufi, was stellar and we are so grateful to finally have a nine pound cat who's hair is long, thick and silky. He loves to play and blew us away by watching us use our Mac laptop and tried his hand at it as his big bushy tail wagged in his delight! He doesn't type real words but he types long lines of babble. We got this on video and uploaded it to You Tube a few nights ago, it's called "Sufi on the Mac" and is hysterically funny. So in five months of healthcare by Dr. Rubsch she has now given us a very happy, healthy, grateful cat! He's the apple in our eyes as we watch him explore and finally know this is HOME and he will never have to suffer again since Dr. Rubsch's preventative care should keep him a heathy cat. We strongly believe having a pet get care in their own home greatly reduces the stress of annual shots or any other treatments. Plus our home is germ free relative to a Vet Clinic where many sick animals pass before we got care with our last cat. We will always call Lauralee for Sufi's care and even he is relaxed in her caring arms. read more