We have been taking our kitty to Dr Kate for almost two years., one kitty for two years and the new kitty is now her patient as well. Not only does Dr Kate at Seattle Natural Vet know her medicine, s... Read More
We have been taking our kitty to Dr Kate for almost two years., one kitty for two years and the new kitty is now her patient as well. Not only does Dr Kate at Seattle Natural Vet know her medicine, she quite obviously loves animals and they love her. Minuses--it is a bit pricey and booked ahead, but with our second cat we spent a lot of money at a traditional vet before his problem was discovered by one visit with Dr Kate. The same with our first cat, come to think of it! First visit... kitty had a mammary tumor and an ultrasound found another tumor in her intestine. Our traditional vet was not optimistic and when we finally got to see an oncologist, she wanted to do a radical mastectomy (all the nipples up one side) and chemo. We did not want to put our nervous little kitty through a lot of trauma, were resigned to saying goodbye to her soon, and since we are believers in naturopathic medicine for ourselves, found Seattle Natural Vet, thinking we would just help her last months be comfortable and stress free. Two years later, on the supplements prescribed by Dr Kate and a better diet, our little kitty is older, slower, but her happy self, taking one day at a time. We were so impressed. Now she just has a quarterly check up and adjustment of her supplements. She still has the tumor but it has barely grown a bit in two years and not spread.More recently. We had a new kitty who was a foundling, and seemed healthy, so we took him to the traditional vet (much closer to our home and easier to make appointments) and everything was OK for a few months until he came down with sores on his mouth and a bald patch on his face. After a few visits and a few hundred dollars, the traditional vet was having no success, so we took him to Dr Kate (you have to plan way ahead to get an appointment) and even though he is kind of a challenging cat, Dr Kate made instant friends with him and was impressed by his qualities, and found out what the problem was, which is a simple change of diet and supplements, and he is much better. He was not in the least stressed or scared at Seattle Natural Vet, where at the traditional vet he was very nervous and upset with the barking dogs and that vet-office-stink that older establishments cannot get rid of.Hghly recommended. Read Less