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| - When we adopted our youngest cat, she was getting treatment from the vets here. So, to make things easier and finish up her series of shots, we started taking both of our cats here for their regular checkups. We live in Cleveland Heights so this really didn't make too much sense as the years went on; it was inconvenient, but we knew the care they were getting was good.
3 years later, I never want to come back to this place. I've left feeling personally just...BAD more times than not. If you know anything about me, you know I OBSESS over my cats. I've left this place feeling judged too many times. This last time brought me to tears and is still stressing me out...my cats HATE going to the vet, but probably not as much as I do. I think I need a prescription to make it through these once-a-year visits.
There is one doctor here who keeps doing this, so I can't speak for all of the doctors or the nurses, even. Last night when we were discussing our cats' weights (which I've been working hard for 3 years to manage and told her as much), she looked me in the eye and said, "this problem isn't unique to one of the cats" and raised her eyebrows. I interpreted this as, "you're the problem, shape up"...the thing is, managing their health and weight is something on my mind daily. I shouldn't have been made to feel bad about my failed efforts. I don't think she was being purposefully hurtful, but I do think she wasn't taking into consideration my knowledge of our cats' care. Bedside manner was just not there for me.
We'll be going somewhere closer to us in the future, but more importantly somewhere with doctors that understand that our cats are my children and I actually do care for them and their health. I can't imagine coming here with an emergency or a more serious health problem and leaving feeling at ease or less anxious.
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