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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2004How do I find a good vet?
I need to find a good vet for my cat in Bellevue, WA (in or near 98008). Does anyone have any advice on how to go about this? Or better yet, is there anyone in Bellevue with a recommendation? Cory I would talk to some of the animal rescue groups in your area to see if you can get a list of good and reputable vets in your area. > I need to find a good vet for my cat in Bellevue, WA (in or near 98008). > Does anyone have any advice on how to go about this? Or better yet, is > there anyone in Bellevue with a recommendation? > > Cory -> I need to find a good vet for my cat in Bellevue, WA (in or near 98008). -> Does anyone have any advice on how to go about this? Or better yet, is -> there anyone in Bellevue with a recommendation? Ask anyone with pets who they use and how they feel about him/her.  Signature8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617 ***Revelation 22:12*** ICQ: 349878998 When you go to the pet store to buy food, etc. ask someone there (like another customer) where they take their pet. You may get a good recommendation. I have found that people (including me!) love to talk about their pets, etc. with anyone -- even complete strangers! S. > I need to find a good vet for my cat in Bellevue, WA (in or near 98008). > Does anyone have any advice on how to go about this? Or better yet, is > there anyone in Bellevue with a recommendation? > > Cory > When you go to the pet store to buy food, etc. ask someone there (like > another customer) where they take their pet. You may get a good > recommendation. I have found that people (including me!) love to talk > about their pets, etc. with anyone -- even complete strangers! Excellent advice. It's a pity that there's no board on the net that collects good and bad experiences that pet owners have had with their vets (and names them). I think the most important things to look for in a vet are cleanliness, compassion and of course, his experience. Too often these vets will have all the latest up to date equipment, a very modern looking office, and then start ordering tests and procedures like crazy in order to pay for that office. Just as a reminder in case anyone ever needs it - for emergency situations, find the name and number of the best 24 hour animal hospital near you. Most vets don't have anyone to look after an animal when they close their office, so if there's any major procedure to be done, the best thing is to run right to the hospital. > Just as a reminder in case anyone ever needs it - for emergency > situations, find the name and number of the best 24 hour animal hospital > near you. Most vets don't have anyone to look after an animal when they > close their office, so if there's any major procedure to be done, the > best thing is to run right to the hospital. The closest emergency clinic to here is about an hour away. But clients of my vets' practice (& I think this is true for most) have someone on call at all times. You call the office, an answering service takes your message, the vet calls you back - quickly, & then agrees to meet you at the office. (So far my cats have never needed an emergency operation, out of hours. If that were the case, I don't know if a full complement of people would be called in, or if the client would be referred out to the 24 hour clinic. My *guess* is the former.) Cathy >(So far my cats have never needed an emergency operation, out of hours. If >that were the case, I don't know if a full complement of people would be >called in, or if the client would be referred out to the 24 hour clinic. My >*guess* is the former.) > >Cathy That's a good point to consider when looking for a good vet, if an animal ER clinic isn't available to you. What his policy is on emergencies. Also, in my experience, the vets who restrict their practice to companion animals are better for my cats. They seem much more knowledgeable about cats (and accessible) than the ones who also treat livestock and horses. Many times I got the impression my cat didn't rate when its medical emergency was up against that of a $50,000 race horse. Sherry In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Cathy Friedmann" <clfr@adelphia.net> artfully composed this message within <news:2pbl9cFj96o7U1@uni-berlin.de> on 28 Aug 2004: > The closest emergency clinic to here is about an hour away. But > clients of my vets' practice (& I think this is true for most) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > would be called in, or if the client would be referred out to > the 24 hour clinic. My *guess* is the former.) Vets here don't seem to have an on-call service. They refer you to the nearest emergency, and even in the last case I really needed them, they turned us away because it was (apparently) too close to closing time for the ER but too much of a lapse before the regular vet was in the office. SignatureCheryl > I need to find a good vet for my cat in Bellevue, WA (in or near 98008). > Does anyone have any advice on how to go about this? Or better yet, is > there anyone in Bellevue with a recommendation? > > Cory Hi Cory, I ent your post up to a friend in Belleview. Here is her reply...hope it helps: HI! We live about ten minutes away from zip code 98008. Our daughter has that zip code. Anyway, I have two suggestions. One is a general vet., but they are pretty good and not far from where she'll be. It is called Aerowood Animal Hospital, phone # (425) 746-6557. Web site: www.aerowoodanimalhospital.com The other specializes in cats only and will probably be a little more expensive. It is about twenty minutes from where she'll be. It is called Cat Care Clinic, (425) 455-2273, Web site: www.catcareclinicbellevue.com I would check with the Better Business Bureau when getting a vet referral. This way you know if they have had any complaints or problems. "Sylvia M." <XXXnsmol@dslextreme.com> > Hi Cory, I ent your post up to a friend in Belleview. > Here is her reply...hope it helps: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > called Cat Care Clinic, (425) 455-2273, Web site: > www.catcareclinicbellevue.com You may want to do both...check out the vets below with BBB :-) > I would check with the Better Business Bureau when getting a vet referral. > This way you know if they have had any complaints or problems. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > called Cat Care Clinic, (425) 455-2273, Web site: > > www.catcareclinicbellevue.com That's what I meant. > You may want to do both...check out the vets below with BBB :-) > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > called Cat Care Clinic, (425) 455-2273, Web site: > > > www.catcareclinicbellevue.com |
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