We found a 4 week stray kitten by our home last week. She was wandering in the street totally blind from a severe eye infection, wobbly, barley able to walk from severe dehydrated & malnutrition. We actually thought it would die on the spot she was in such bad shape, so we took it to the closest vet to our home Sugarloaf. We explained the situation and that we couldn't just leave her in that condition! They charged us a $51.00 exam fee and presented a bill for $378.00 to give it fluids under the skin, antibiotic & steroid shots, antibiotic eye drops and an HIV test ($99). They would not help us help the kitten by giving us any discount. (not even emergency fluids) The help they offered was suggesting we take her to the shelter. I was so distressed I could not afford that much and I refused to take her to a shelter! I was pretty sure in that condition they would just put her down.
So I took the kitten to another vet who helped us help her and charged us $65.00 for everything the other vet was going to do, less the HIV test (she's to young). They also fed, bathed and kept her to watch her for a few hours. I had to do a couple days around the clock care, but she pulled through and is doing well now.
Sugarloaf sent us a Thank you / Welcome to our family card, that is what prompted this review.