On Sunday I discovered that my cat was very ill. My best friend's mom uses Vets to Go and she recommended I call them, as their costs are lower due to the lack of overhead. She also gave me a card worth $50 off my first visit.
I rarely go to the vet because my cats are indoor cats, and when I do - it's often stressful for the one that was ill. He was a nervous Nellie and didn't really like strangers, especially in a clinical type environment.
I called Vets to Go on Monday morning and they booked me in for 3 pm. A bit later I got a call and they asked if I minded if the vet came earlier. (I never have an issue with that! haha.)
Dr.Jody came promptly at about 5 to 2. She came in and came downstairs and looked at Winston and diagnosed him right away.
The diagnosis was awful, but Dr. Jody was very professional. She let us know about all of our options, she made several phone calls to get me as much information as she possibly could so that my ex and I could make the right decision regarding the well-being of our cat.
Unfortunately we decided to go the rout of euthanization. Dr. Jody was amazing. She comforted our cat, and gave us words of comfort and encouragement.
I've had to put a pet down before - but never a pet that was solely my pet. It's always been the childhood family pet. So it wasn't my decision or my responsibility. This was very difficult and it could have been much worse if the vet was cold and uncaring, but Dr. Jody was awesome and made me feel a lot better.
I highly recommend Vets To Go, especially if you have nervous pets. But also because they typically cost less, and they're awesome. I will be using them for my other cat, and my dog.
Thank you Dr. Jody & Vets To Go for providing me comfort when making a hard decision.