06/01/09

NEVER TAKE YOUR CAT HERE!

by MIDWESTCATLOVER

UPON TAKING MY CAT TO NHCC THE DOCTOR SAID MY CAT NEEDED A BOOSTER(SHE HAD NEVER SEEN HER ,HOW COULD SHE KNOW?)SHE DIDNT EVEN WEIGH HER SO THE SHOT WAS A FRAUD,THEN WHEN SHE DID THE SURGERY ON HER THEY OVER ANETHESTHETIZED HER GIVING HER CARDIAC ARREST(THEY THEN SAID SHE NEED ED A HEART TEST$250(I LATER TOOK HER TO PETS UNLIMITEDAND THEY DID THE TEST FOR FREE ..WHEN THEY FINALLY CALLED ME THEY SAID SHE HAD CARDIAC ARREST,THEY COULDNT EXPLAIN THE GASHES IN HER FACE(PROBABLY FROM HER SCRATCHING AROUND HER EYES BECAUSE OF THE FLEAS SHE GOT WHILE SHE WAS THERE,SHE ALSO CAME HOME WITH HERPES IN HER EYES WHICH SHE DIDNT HAVE BEFORE.UPON TALKING TO A FRIEND RECENTLY SHE SAID HER CAT DIED THERE.THIS PLACE IS A SCAM,STAY AWAY!

• Pros: NONE!
• Cons: FLEAS,CARDIAC ARREST,UNNESSESSARY INJECTIONS

03/04/08

Take your cat elsewhere

by callmedestiny

On recommendation of a friend, I took my new kitten to Nob Hill Cat Hospital. When I arrived, the waiting area was not clean and the staff was inattentive. The exam rooms are large but not cleaned or sanitized after or before your visit and any exam is not done in the room. Your cat is taken to the back to be evaluated by the staff. This is disconcerting to me as to their methods. If the rooms are large enough why HIDE the standard treatment they give your cat? My kitten got a flea from another cat in the office which jumped onto it's fur and the vet assumed that he had fleas. Fleas burrow INTO the fur, they don't sit on top of the fur.

On another visit, because my cat was coughing occasionally, the vet said he could have pneumonia or bronchitis which are both very dangerous for a young cat but prescribed hairball medicine which I found out later was for adult cats only. They told me to give my kitten what turned out to be 10 TIMES the amount recommended for an ADULT cat and an oral syringe. A syringe is useless for this molasses-like substance.

I have found a new vet, a more knowledgeable vet who knew immediately what the coughing problem was, simply the stomach valves not functioning properly which is very common in kittens almost a year old. The staff marked on the oral syringe the correct amount and explained in detail what the medicine was and how to give it to my kitten. They also gave my kitten treats and a lot of attention and petting him. The coughing problem has now gone away, thanks to a competent veterinarian whose office doesn't hide the exams they give your animals. Take your cat elsewhere if you care about him or her.

• Pros: Location, Cats only
• Cons: Incompetent staff, mis-diagnosis, dirty

09/10/07

Great experience for a cat

by coeroslisa

I went here not knowing what was wrong with my cat; new to the area I was nervous. After some oxygen and xrays, I found out why my cat was having trouble breathing- who knew?- cats get asthma just like people do! My vet was knowledgeable, very caring and gentle with my cat, the technicians were so kind to him- they met his every need also, it made all the difference to me and him. When I called to make an appointment the receptionist knew enough not to let us wait, she told us to come down right away for help and we did. When I paid my bill at check out time, I felt it was money well spent. My cat could have died, but thanks to them he didnt! I hope I never have to move anywhere else, I'd hate to loose Nob Hill Cat Clinic as my vet.

• Pros: Cats only, caring Doctors and staff
• Cons: No parking