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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2004looking for a vet in NYC
Hi, I need to get Shaina spayed soon and i was wondering if anyone can recommend a good vet in Manhattan. also, i would like to know how much it is, approximately. my mom got our cat spayed in Boston and she said it cost her $100. -L > I need to get Shaina spayed soon and i was wondering if anyone > can recommend a good vet in Manhattan. My recommendation is the Humane Society of New York, on 59th St just off 2nd Ave towards 1st. (next to the Queensboro bridge.) 310 E 59th, 212-752-4840. They are a high-volume operation; they do this every day and are very experienced. No frills, though. > also, i would like to know how much it is, approximately. my > mom got our cat spayed in Boston and she said it cost her $100. With a vet in private practice in NYC, it will cost you at least that much, if not quite more. The HS charges around $40, which is also about the cost of a Muffins certificate, which a number of vets will accept. http://www.muffins.org/spay.htm >> I need to get Shaina spayed soon and i was wondering if anyone >> can recommend a good vet in Manhattan. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > http://www.muffins.org/spay.htm what exactly is that certificate? -L >>With a vet in private practice in NYC, it will cost you at least that >>much, if not quite more. The HS charges around $40, which is also about [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> > what exactly is that certificate? Participating vets will accept the certificate as payment for the basic spay services: exam, anaesthesia and surgery. It doesn't cover addons or shots, but even so, the savings can be substantial, considering that just these basics could run to something like $100 instead. You can order the certificate; some vets will accept a fax; and some pet food stores carry them. As far as spaying and the first round of shots are concerned (as opposed to finding a vet for regular care), I'll repeat my recommendation of the Humane Society. In one sense it's a bargain basement, but they are far and away the best low-cost spay/neuter program in the city, besides being a pretty good general clinic in their own right. I have taken many cats there, and never had a post-op problem (in fact, only one cat ever came close to having me worried, but I was prepared for that.) I would trust to their expertise over any random vet in private practice (who simply may not have enough *experience*.) We have tried three different vets on Manhattan: 1. East Side Vet--horrible--I might send a dead rat to them for "treatment", but no living animal! I am convinced that they did nothing to help save our Saunas, who had a blocked urethra and ended up having to be euthanized. Traumatic for everyone, including our Bank Manager! 2. Manhattan Veterinary, which is highly recommended by the ASPCA, but lost our business after they mixed up the medications that our cats require and gave Lactulose (a highly concentrated sugar solution) to our Diabetic cat, while giving insulin to the one who has a problem with constipation. IDIOTS! I wouldn't go back to them if they paid me! 3. Park East Animal Hospital. Dr. Berman, who heads ParK East, is one of the editors of the Cornell Book of Cats. They are VERY expensive, but we have had no problems at all with them and "service" is very definitely their middle name! Alino's vet is Dr. Theodore Johnson and Amaretto's is Dr. Benjamin Spitz. Dr. Johnson is more friendly than Dr. Spitz on a personal level, but both give consistently terrific care to our boys! They are also very responsive to us and regard the partnership of vet and owner as sacrosanct when it comes to cat care. Just the way it should be, albeit for a very high price--but worth every penny! Call them--212-832-8417--and feel free to give our names as a reference. You can also check out their website at www.ParkEastAnimalHospital.com Peg Caldwell-Ott and Derek Ott at 90th and Lexington in NYC >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-L "Scientists' say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then." > Peg Caldwell-Ott and Derek Ott at 90th and Lexington in NYC Whoa - you're so close to a *bunch* of museums, the Conservatory Garden... :-) Cathy > We have tried three different vets on Manhattan: > 3. Park East Animal Hospital. Dr. Berman, who heads ParK East, is one > of the editors of the Cornell Book of Cats. They are VERY expensive, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Just the way it should be, albeit for a very high price--but worth > every penny! I work in a bookstore that has sveeral locations in NYC. Three of them have cats, and one store brings their resident cat to Park East. I get the bills to process for payment and the prices do seem pretty steep to me, but the store seems very happy with the service. Fortunately, my boss doesn't complain too much when he sees the bills. I'm not sure which vet(s) Minnie sees there. I've taken our work cats to The Cat Practice (5th Avenue & 20th Street, I think. Maybe 19th). Also a little pricey but not as bad as Park East. I like the vets I've dealt with there. They've also gone to the Gramercy Park Animal Hospital. Cheaper than The Cat Practice. We've dealt with only one vet there, a woman whose name I forget right now. She's okay, but always seems like she wants to get them in & out. She doesn't have much personality to speak of and while the cats don't care, it puts me off. Stinky & Harriet are due for their annual exam, and I'm going to push to take them back to The Cat Practice even if it's a little more money. I've also taken Tiger to the Soho Tribeca Animal Hospital (I think that's the name) when she was a working cat. The staff were extremely bland. I guess I feel that vets should at least try to act happy to see my cats, and not just talk to me in a monotone. Tiger has also been to Westside Vetinary (I think... West 83rd? 84th? between Broadway & Amsterdam). I liked the vets there, and Tiger would actually jump into the lap of one male doctor, instead of trying to retreat into the carrier. She hasn't been there in about 8 years and I don't remember any of the vets' names. My vote is for The Cat Practice downtown, Westside Vet uptown. -- Liz thanks everyone for the info. i'll make an appointment for her some time next week probably. she's about 4 months old now. it's ok, right? -L > My vote is for The Cat Practice downtown, Westside Vet uptown. I heard somewhere that Dr Sullivan at the Cat Practice will be retiring soon. Is that true? Another good practice (relatively) downtown is West Chelsea Veterinary Hospital (203 10th Avenue, at 22nd St; 212-645-2767). The head vet is the owner, Dr Michael Farber. It's a multi-vet shop, and the staff has a full-time surgeon. |
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