Normally I like to take my cats to an all cat clinic as then there are not as many noises to increase their anxiety about being at the doctor's. But I chose to come to Animal Kingdom due to the review... Read More
Normally I like to take my cats to an all cat clinic as then there are not as many noises to increase their anxiety about being at the doctor's. But I chose to come to Animal Kingdom due to the reviews about the staff.
When I walked in at 1:30, there was no other patients in the room. The front staff were very friendly, answered questions I had. Dr. Noel (pronounced "knoll") was able to see my cat right away when I was done with the new patient forms.
I didn't wait long with my cat in the exam room before Dr. Noel came in. She was calm, and friendly with me and my cat. He didn't put up too much of a fight when I took him out of the carrier. Throughout the exam, my cat came to like Dr. Noel more, and began slinking towards her on the exam table while she petted him, as she was doing a physical check on him. At the end, she offered him a little bit of cheese in a can, but he was too nervous to be interested in food.
She got his vaccinations and rabies shot from a storage spot in the exam room. I loved that she did not need to go out of the room to get them or chance "forgetting them in the back". Dr. Noel was great giving him the shots, he didn't react to getting the first one but he did tense up for the rabies shot, which tends to be more painful.
I decided to have blood drawn to find if there was a cause for his inability to gain weight. A tech came into the exam room to help hold my cat on his side while a sample was taken from his leg. I can not tell you enough how great it was not to have my cat taken from the room. I was able to help hold him and keep him calm. When the vet was unable to draw from the leg, she needed to try at the neck. The vet tech was able to hold my cat in position by herself, and she proceeded to say the things I had previously said and did the things I did to keep my cat calm. They both did such an wonderful job! Read Less