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| - I have had to say heart-crushing goodbyes to two of my beloved cats at VEC - my soul-mate Jessie, who had a blood clot that blocked the flow of blood to her hind legs nearly 10 years ago, and then this past November my sweet little Lily, who likely had a cancerous tumour rupture in her abdomen. In both cases they crashed suddenly, and were in critical condition when we arrived.
The entire team is highly compassionate, efficient, skilled, and caring and my girls were whisked to the back as soon as I arrived. I know that they had their best chance of surviving at VEC, and if the team there couldn't save them, no one could.
The cost was completely reasonable for emergency care - Jessie's care cost more, since she hung on for two days, as we did everything we could to save her. Lily sadly passed away soon after we arrived, after a valiant resuscitation attempt. From the diagnostics the team was able to perform before she passed away, the doctors were able to give us some answers that set our hearts at ease - and the cost of the entire visit was less than the deductible on my pet insurance.
I also took my cat Gingerbread to VEC when she suddenly lost her ability to walk properly and was referred by my regular vet. Two neurologists examined her separately, since her case was odd, and the primary neurologist walked me through a number of potential explanations and a range of tests that we could conduct to investigate them. She prepared a comprehensive potential treatment plan that would have cost thousands of dollars, but recommended that I not proceed with it right away. I was scared after losing my other girls, but she let me know that if it was her cat she would take her home and observe her for a day or two before proceeding with invasive tests like a spinal tap. That's what we ended up doing, and two days later, Gingerbread was fine - and her bill was 1/10th what it could have been (and I would have been willing to pay!) if we had proceeded with the full set of tests. That's the sign of a vet that puts pets and their owners first.
The VEC will always be my first choice if my pets have an emergency.
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