I had a horrible experience with Dr. Murray. My cat fell sick, weight loss and recently started wheezing. I had initially attributed the weight loss to stress as a new cat had moved in with us a cpl w... Read More
I had a horrible experience with Dr. Murray. My cat fell sick, weight loss and recently started wheezing. I had initially attributed the weight loss to stress as a new cat had moved in with us a cpl weeks prior. The wheezing had me concerned though so I made an appointment at Court after a few people recommended it. Dr. Murray told me that my cat was actively dying and that she had to be put to sleep. I was in no way prepared for this, my cat had been hiding in the closet for the past cpl weeks. My wish was to take her home and hold her and say goodbye that night, perhaps bring her back there the following day or to another vet. Dr. Murray told me that, if I were to take my cat home, that she would call the humane society on me. They would come, see that my cat is dying, and take her from me and have her put down and that the way they do it, would not be pleasant. As I struggled to process this information and the fact I was going to have to put my cat down, Dr. Murray continued to make me feel like a horrible owner (anybody knows me, know how much I LOVE my animals and foster for a local organization) with statements such as "well, you let her get to this point" (Gracie had only gradually been losing weight and she was a small cat, it was only the last cpl weeks her weight loss become drastic and the wheezing began). I felt hurried and pressured into making the decision. As I stood crying like a mad woman, she asked her vet tech, shortly, "do we need this room for another apt?". I also stood crying for at least 10 minutes without being offered even a tissue. Eventually after wiping snot and tears all over my sweater, I was given a tissue. Anyways, we ended up putting her down, and she went to sleep peacefully and I'm thankful for that. I chose private cremation. She was cremated Jan 16th. I was told I would be called when she was ready to be picked up. I ended up having to call myself 2 weeks later as I had not heard from them and Gracie had been there waiting to be picked up. I just can't stress enough what a horrible, horrible experience I had with this vet. Read Less