Jan 18(THUR): Everything seems good until I receive the doctor’s email about my cat’s lab test. Dr Smith is very nice, to me and my cat. We talked about one thing I’m concerned of, my cat’s alleviated... Read More
Jan 18(THUR): Everything seems good until I receive the doctor’s email about my cat’s lab test. Dr Smith is very nice, to me and my cat. We talked about one thing I’m concerned of, my cat’s alleviated ionized calcium level. I didn’t remember the exact term then, but when I said ionized something, she said she remember there was one indictor slightly high. She also rest assured me that some cats might just have a slightly high level, if it stays stable like that. She suggested to do a blood test and I happily agreed. However, the blood test result include everything except ionized calcium level!! She suggested in the email to do a blood test of that next time I visit! Immediately I wrote back on Monday, I didn’t hear back so I followed up an email on Wednesday to check, but today I still don’t hear anything back. I know I’m getting a bit impatient here, but I really want to know where goes wrong. How come the only thing I care about missing from the test result. The ratings are so high here, and also the bill, so I had very high expectations for this place, but I don’t even get a reply?
I’ll adjust this rating to 3 star if I hear back, adjustable based on how this situation is handled.
Jan 19 (FRI) update: After I sent a follow up email and posted my review on Thursday, I heard back from a staff this morning, asking me if she can schedule me with another doctor because my doctor is on leave and discuss my concerns, but I told her I want to know what happened. Not long after that, I got a missed call and received an email from the manager, she told me the test for cats under 7 years old doesn't include calcium level. To test calcium level is to run a specific test called i-Stat, and the test requires the cat be fasted for 12 hours. Surprise surprise surprise - none of these were communicated. She offered me to do that at no cost, but I feel I haven't figured out why this happened, so I'm not sure if I should do it here.
Anyway, I promised I will adjust the rating, so I bring it up to 3. Read Less