Several years ago, a kitten of about 3 months showed up with his mama and two brothers at my parent's house in Southeastern New Mexico.Instantly, I fell in love with his regal posture. His short grey ... Read More
Several years ago, a kitten of about 3 months showed up with his mama and two brothers at my parent's house in Southeastern New Mexico.Instantly, I fell in love with his regal posture. His short grey fur. His beautiful gaze. And the way he meowed. I begged my husband to let him into our home in which we already (at the time) had 3 cats. We named him Kingston.Fast forward to last night (9/29/15) when we noticed an abscess near his rectum. I was devastated. We had been on vacation for about a week and had not noticed any changes with Kingston let alone the abscess. That night, though, the discharge was fairly frequent. King, as we often call him, was much more talkative than usual. He was a bit lethargic, yet, jumping in his usual places, eating and drinking normally, and had been - as best I could tell - defecating like usual. At first feared the open sore was ringworms, then possibly a ruptured anal gland. It was neither, according to the doctor.I've had my share of visits in veterinaries. After quickly reviewing several area offices/hospitals later that night, I took a chance on the Thomas Veterinary Hospital and I haven't a single regret.An appointment was not necessary, I was told on the phone. So we came in at 10:30 a.m. I filled out a form. We had our exam. Diagnosis. Treatment. Even chatted with them a while. We were out the door by 11:00 a.m.The staff was exceptionally nice. Extremely helpful. They even carried King in his carrier back to my vehicle while I wrangled our two human daughters. Because I had mentioned I found them using Yelp and we were first-time patients, King's office examination fee ($40) was waived. Dr. Shargani is the main reason I give them 5 stars, though. I do not take well to doctors who are not direct and ask seemingly irrelevant questions. He was no non-sense. Direct. Not too detail-oriented, but King's case was fairly simple. They shaved his bottom a bit. Asked me if they could trim his nails which I was hesitant in allowing. Administered an antibiotic injection ($50). Lastly, I was shown how to administer King's oral antibiotic ($20) by Dr. Shargani himself.In hindsight, I also appreciated their listening to me about not wanting to simply drop King off. I've dropped off animals before at vet offices only to have my stomach in knots the entire time & a huge lack of communication. My instincts tell me that King's abscess will diminish as Dr. Shargani suggested it will within the next week or so. For that matter, I will return to TVH for all of our furry loved ones.Review #403Yelp challenge 84/100 Read Less