My husband and myself brought our cat "Blackberry" in on Saturday morning two weeks ago. We drove all the he way from Tarpon Springs, because we were told well their pets were well cared for and reaso... Read More
My husband and myself brought our cat "Blackberry" in on Saturday morning two weeks ago. We drove all the he way from Tarpon Springs, because we were told well their pets were well cared for and reasonable prices. He was in serious condition and life threatening condition. He had a tennis ball size lump on the right side of his cheek, bulging out his right eye to the point it was stretching his eyelids and he couldn't close his eye. We were turn away. Yes, I said, turn away. We were told appointments come first. We couldn't believe what we were hearing. They said, "if we wanted to wait until they had time in-between appointments, we could wait, but it could take all day" or not at all. We said, "he could die by then." They said they were sorry, but they could not take him. They even saw severe the swelling was. It didn't matter, appointments are priority. The was another cat parent in the waiting room at the time, she was begging them to take care of our cat. She told us last year her 18 year old cat died, because they couldn't fit him that day. He could come in tomorrow; even though she said he would be dead by tomorrow, they couldn't take him. He died the next day. We left in total dismay. That an animal hospital would deny care to to a seriously ill cat. I told them we would never step foot in this place again. We took Blackberry to an Vet in North Palm Harbor. They took him back immediately, while we filled out the paperwork. He had to have emergency surgery to drain the abcess, IV fluids, blood work, and strong antibiotics. When it was time for discharge, the vet told us when Blackberry got there he didn't think he was leaving the hospital. He is better now, but his eye is hazy. Read Less