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I'd love some feedback and opinions when it comes to choosing the right vet for your furbabies. When I adopted my first cat a few years ago, I chose the most highly rated vet in the area that was of close proximity to me to make it easy to get her to the vet for appointments. I was fairly naive at that time when it came to choosing a vet, but at that time, she was very healthy and only ever needed her vaccines up to date. Now she's 3 years old and we have a new kitten and we're dealing with both of them being sick, likely with feline herpes virus and possibly URI.
The first vet I took them to was one who had been recommended to me by someone who only had a dog and not a cat. While the vet was nice, I felt they were not thorough at all in checking on my cats' symptoms. I did more research and checked around and unfortunately there are no cat only clinics near me. However, there are two vets close by who are American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) member veterinarians. So, I took my older cat to one of those vets and I felt she was very good and thorough for the most part. However, it's now been two weeks since that vet visit and my cat is still having coughing episodes that worry me.
So I'm at a crossroads: do I take her back to that second vet, or do I go to a new clinic to try out that OTHER vet who is a AAFP member veterinarian? This would be an entirely different vet clinic and vet, and this would mean this is now the third vet I'm taking her to.
I don't want to be overly paranoid about all of this, but I'm wondering if it might be good to at least check out that other vet? Moreover, I'm wondering how you KNOW for sure when you have the right vet for your kitties? What made you choose your vet and what do you love about them? Thank you in advance!
I'd love some feedback and opinions when it comes to choosing the right vet for your furbabies. When I adopted my first cat a few years ago, I chose the most highly rated vet in the area that was of close proximity to me to make it easy to get her to the vet for appointments. I was fairly naive at that time when it came to choosing a vet, but at that time, she was very healthy and only ever needed her vaccines up to date. Now she's 3 years old and we have a new kitten and we're dealing with both of them being sick, likely with feline herpes virus and possibly URI.
The first vet I took them to was one who had been recommended to me by someone who only had a dog and not a cat. While the vet was nice, I felt they were not thorough at all in checking on my cats' symptoms. I did more research and checked around and unfortunately there are no cat only clinics near me. However, there are two vets close by who are American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) member veterinarians. So, I took my older cat to one of those vets and I felt she was very good and thorough for the most part. However, it's now been two weeks since that vet visit and my cat is still having coughing episodes that worry me.
So I'm at a crossroads: do I take her back to that second vet, or do I go to a new clinic to try out that OTHER vet who is a AAFP member veterinarian? This would be an entirely different vet clinic and vet, and this would mean this is now the third vet I'm taking her to.
I don't want to be overly paranoid about all of this, but I'm wondering if it might be good to at least check out that other vet? Moreover, I'm wondering how you KNOW for sure when you have the right vet for your kitties? What made you choose your vet and what do you love about them? Thank you in advance!