Bijou got out on my husband (again
) and got bitten by something (again
). He had a big swelling over his right eye that had pus oozing out. I took him to our local vet clinic which is just down the road about 1 km from us (if that far). Our other favourite vet has left the practice where she was and we don't know where she has gone.
My problems:
1. The vet we saw treated Bijou very well so no problems there. He said Bijou should lose a couple pounds. I have to agree again since Bijou weighed in at 20.14 lbs and the vet would like to see him down to about 17 lbs. I told him what I was feeding (Orijen & Acana mixed together with a bit of Hills T/D for his teeth). He asked me why I wouldn't just feed T/D alone. I told him I wasn't a big fan of Hills/Science Diet. He said he has studied feline nutrition and that Hills paid for him to visit their facility. He said he was impressed with the quality of the food - that they used human grade meats. I didn't get into an argument about it with him and he ended up just telling me that once Bijou gets to be around 7 years old I should keep an eye on any kidney issues with the high protein diet.
2. I forgot the topical wash and had to run back to pick it up. When I got there, there was a young man with a 7 week old kitten (sweet little fellow). He was making an appointment to have the kitten de-clawed. I asked him if he really was going to do that and he said yes. The receptionist basically tried to ignore my comments to him that I think anyone declawing should first agree to let me cut all their fingers off at the first joint.
Now, this is not a pro/con declawing thread or question.
My dilemma is whether I should continue to go to this vet or not. I am really torn as I've heard good things about the vet that owns the clinic (not the fellow who saw Bijou BTW) from my former vet, but I am so upset that they do de-claws.
My problems:
1. The vet we saw treated Bijou very well so no problems there. He said Bijou should lose a couple pounds. I have to agree again since Bijou weighed in at 20.14 lbs and the vet would like to see him down to about 17 lbs. I told him what I was feeding (Orijen & Acana mixed together with a bit of Hills T/D for his teeth). He asked me why I wouldn't just feed T/D alone. I told him I wasn't a big fan of Hills/Science Diet. He said he has studied feline nutrition and that Hills paid for him to visit their facility. He said he was impressed with the quality of the food - that they used human grade meats. I didn't get into an argument about it with him and he ended up just telling me that once Bijou gets to be around 7 years old I should keep an eye on any kidney issues with the high protein diet.
2. I forgot the topical wash and had to run back to pick it up. When I got there, there was a young man with a 7 week old kitten (sweet little fellow). He was making an appointment to have the kitten de-clawed. I asked him if he really was going to do that and he said yes. The receptionist basically tried to ignore my comments to him that I think anyone declawing should first agree to let me cut all their fingers off at the first joint.
Now, this is not a pro/con declawing thread or question.
My dilemma is whether I should continue to go to this vet or not. I am really torn as I've heard good things about the vet that owns the clinic (not the fellow who saw Bijou BTW) from my former vet, but I am so upset that they do de-claws.