Our kitten went in for an eye issue and we discovered he has FIP…read more
First issue, we were told our kitten was *supposedly* and 8 year old cat imaging our surprise at this when we have watched him grow since he was well, a kitten.
- he is 1.5 yo
During this appointment, after reviewing the blood work, we were told he would have to come in a few times and we would have to purchase a scale "you could weigh him with any cheap scale like a $20 one you can get on Amazon" for at home weight checks. We were also told the treatment is not cheap.
While leaving our first visit they informed us, we would need to closely monitor him, and handed a list of emergency vets in the area, due to the stress from the vet visit. While making a comment regarding euthanasia.
A week later, with very little interaction from the vet, spare a few text -from the staff, none of which asking how his condition was improving/deteriorating, *until notified we were changing Vets* note the vet was at a seminar but informed us she was reachable. Apparently not well enough.
Oh, single phone call about the price from their chosen pharmacy *before the seminar* they informed us the cost would be over double the pharmacy I requested. *EXACT same medication.
*This quote took until the end of the next day. After being told this was a possible euthanasia case, why they wouldn't have been faster to that I am not sure* the appointment was on a Monday, the phone call was not until Tuesday, at 3pm, and after receiving confirmation, the prescription was not sent to them until the end of the day, causing the medication to be received even later, as it is shipped.
*After going to this pharmacy again, and having very fast responses from them and the new current vet, I see the issue was on the prior vet, and not the pharmacy.
Once this vet found out the price of the medication was more than cut in half for us, then the protocol they had discussed in the office prior had suddenly changed.
Now she wanted to see him every 7 to 10 days for CBCs, blood draws, reoccurring $300-400 visits, that they had said were very stressful for him, to the point of handing emergency vet info at the first visit, in case he ran into complications through the night, or required euthanasia.
Note the first visit was $600~approximately.
Let's also note that these weekly CBCs would also require their own "initial office visit fee" "but only for the first one" you mean the first visits "initial visit fee" isn't the same "initial visit fee" you need for the now weekly blood draws you're requesting.
During this time we received the medication, we were in the process of moving, before we even brought him in for his *what we thought was going to be a simple eye issue* we requested a refill because, we would not be able to see our new vet until the 24th due to schedule, we were due to run out of medication on the 25th. Dr Sinclair who is more about the money than for the love of the animals, would not do a refill of the exact same medication. And said, "it sounds like you will be able to see your new vet before your current supply runs out."
Let's also note that before the pharmacy change the offer to purchase all of the 84 day treatment at once was available. So a simple refill now being out of the question, make me raise a concern for ethics. Being she has seen him within the past 12 month period. Within the last week to be exact since the refill request.
I will also note here that after the new vet appointment he is on the EXACT same dosage.
So we have changed vets to a wonderful one, who noted our kitten is NOT a senior cat like Dr Sinclair claimed.
Explained in depth the treatment for FIP and got us our medication just in time.
Thanks to them, not Dr Sinclair, our kitten will continue to get better, and surprisingly at much cheaper cost granted cost of living area has changed with the move.
After all is said and done, I do not recommend this vet at all.
They are here for the money and not for the love of the animals.