Not for the faint of pocketbook, but the best service you can get in the region by far, save a veterinary Hospital, if even that. Also, don't trust the 1 star reviews, I think there is something fishy about them...
Dr. Eigner at the Cat Doctor misdiagnosed an eye infection in my cat, Bosco. I paid her $300 and she prescribed three different eye medications, but the next day Bosco's eye looked worse. I called the office, and the receptionist told me to email Dr. Eigner pictures of his eye, which I did, and her reply only suggested that I bring Bosco to a specialist at another exorbitant cost if I was really concerned. The eye looked better for the next couple days, so I diligently continued with Dr. Eigner's medication regimen instead, but a few days later it began looking worse again, so I brought Bosco back to the Cat Doctor. Dr. Eigner did not know what was going on, and a veterinary ophthalmologist agreed to come in and look at Bosco's eye, so I left him there for the afternoon. When Dr. Eigner called me later that day, she told me in her own words that the ophthalmologist had said she should have initially given Bosco an antibiotic, and now it was too late for his vision and the eye needed to be removed. I asked Dr. Eigner if the surgery would be close to a grand, and she replied, "Oh no, I don't think it's that much," so I agreed to the surgery without knowing the exact cost. Bosco could stay at the Cat Doctor while he awaited surgery the following Monday. I later found out from the front desk that Dr. Eigner's estimate for the eye removal would be upwards of $1100 (which I don't have), and she would not operate on Bosco for a penny less, even though her own error led to the situation. I called the rescue group in northern NJ where I had adopted Bosco, and their vet will do it for $150 but can't until next week. I told Dr. Eigner that another vet would be performing the surgery, but that I couldn't get an appointment for several days, so I asked for them to at least hold Bosco and manage his pain in the meantime, since they provide boarding services anyway. In response, Dr. Eigner insisted I pick up Bosco right away, even though I don't have a sterile environment, or painkillers to give him, or medical knowledge about what to do if his infection spreads, while he awaits surgery with the affordable vet. Dr. Eigner became irate when I suggested she had made the wrong call by not giving Bosco an antibiotic and that the least she could do was board my cat and keep him comfortable until I can bring him into surgery next week. She yelled at me that she "doesn't care about my cat," and that if I didn't pick him up that night, she would "dump the cat at my doorstep" on a night that fell below 30 degrees. Meanwhile, poor Bosco is in excruciating pain and has his eye rotting out of his head while he waits this long for surgery, because the Cat Doctor won't do anything for him for less than $1100 even though it was the result of Dr. Eigner's misdiagnosis. I expressed my concerns about Bosco's pain when I picked him up from the Cat Doctor, and the receptionist responded that the practice would not dispense any pain meds for Bosco. I asked what I should do to minimize his suffering for the next few days, and she shrugged. "Compassionate care" indeed. Dr. Eigner is clearly more concerned with covering up her diagnostic error that blinded Bosco than she is with the suffering of the cats under her care.
Worst vet experience ever. The whole clinic reeked of perfume and the doctor was extremely rude. She didn't look at me at all, looked at my cat for 20 seconds and said it was going to take $200 to be sure that she had a UTI, even though Penn had previously diagnosed her. I couldn't afford it, so she said it might just clear up anyways. As I went crying out the door, she said, "That'll be 76 dollars."
They took my cat on short notice. The waiting room was very clean and large. They called me and my cat in after only waiting for a few minutes. Total vet cost was 230$. THis was 67$ for the check up and 160+ for the blood work. Seems high, but blood work isn't free, so I don't think it's unreasonable. Would come again!
We did not have a good experience with anything except for the front desk was nice...they took our cat on short notice when we got evacuated out of NJ because of the hurricane and that was nice and the front desk was friendly...BUT the thing that really made me mad is when I went to visit my little guy he was in this TINY kennel with a little piece of cardboard (no litter on it) for his "litter box" right next to his food ...and he had no idea that was a "litter box" so he held it until I came to visit he was there from a Friday to a Monday and he went potty once (as far as I know because they didn't keep record of his eating or bathroom) so that was the first thing that made me mad. Second he was scared and it seemed they were not trying to comfort him and the room he was in smelled like pee and he reaked when I picked him and as soon as he got in the car he peed and pooped on his blanky because he held it in and couldn't hold it anymore (he had never done anything like that ever, he well potty trained). He was STARVING when I got him home, I know that they had food for him but he was so uncomfortable there not being able to go potty he wouldn't eat....and to top it all off he got a cold from being there so on top of the very expensive $128 for 3 nights in a tiny hell hole we have to get him meds from the vet...he was so happy to be home as soon as I picked him up and he was in his carrier he started rattling it all around and crying so loud to get out of there! Like I said the front desk nice, not very helpful though..sorry this is so long but a lot really upset me about that place.
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Milner Jessica M DVM | 535 North 22nd Street | Vets | Not Available |
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Cat Doctor: Andeer Megan E DVM | 535 North 22nd Street | Vets | Not Available |
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Fairmount Animal Hospital | 2315 Fairmount Avenue | Vets | 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM |
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Community Veterinary Partners | 100 North 20th Street | Vets | Not Available |
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Girard Veterinary Clinic | 2806 West Girard Avenue | Vets | 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
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Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Vets | 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
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Petoto.Com | 1650 Market Street | Vets | Not Available |
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Medi Trans Logistics | Horsham | Vets | 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM |
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VCA Cat Hospital of Philadelphia | 226 South 20th Street | Vets | 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM |
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World of Animals at Rittenhouse | 408 South 20th Street | Vets | 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM |
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