If I could give 0 stars I would. My cat swallowed earplugs, and I took him in to the lovely staff at Meadows because they said they could administer H2o2 to help him vomit them up. They administered 2 tablespoons of H2o2 and Fafnir finally threw up the earplugs on the way home. They told me to expect a little more vomiting and then he should settle down. He continued to vomit. He no longer could hold down food. He vomited almost every hour for the next two weeks, and every few hours for several months. They thought he might have an upset stomach and gave me all sorts of medicine to help, which it didn't at all. I spent a small fortune there (which I could not afford being on disability) and eventually they stopped helping me or bothering to care. I was continuing to forcefeed a cat that was rapidly losing weight, starving to death, despite also going to ACCES, who at first were not sure what was going on. Eventually I got Fafnir under the care of Dr Schreiner who gave him an endoscopy, and discovered that the H2o2 had burned a hole in my cat's stomach. His stomach healed incorrectly - much smaller than normal - and he couldn't hold food down. Shreiner at Acces helped me stabilize Fafnir and put him on an anti-emetic (odansetron) which worked the best. Faf put on weight, and after a year I was able to reduce his odansetron to nothing. This would not have been possible without the constant care I gave him for over a year. I could not leave the house for more than 12 hours because of his illness. Faf still vomits and burps a bit, and I also had to spend a fortune on surgery for his teeth because of the stomach acid caused absorption in his molars, but he is with me thanks only to ACCES. Dr Laramore used an outdated procedure on my cat - he should have known that H2O2 is dangerous to administer to cats (only ok on dogs) ACCES NEVER USES IT and actually told me that a vet that uses it is a terrible practice. Despite the niceness of the staff here, they are pretty much incompetent and my cat would have died if I hadn't acted in time. I never received a refund nor apology from Dr Laramore. What they should have done was administer a sedative-emetic - which is more safe for cats. I sure hope they don't continue this practice of shoving Hydrogen Peroxide into cats' stomachs, at twice the safe dose.
Dr Laramore and his staff provided excellent care for our cat. They are caring and very competent and the lack of dogs in the lobby greatly reduces the stress on our animals. Dr. Laramore graduated top in his class from Western is a well trained and compassionate Veterinarian. I highly recommend this facility for your cats.
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Cascade Veterinary Specialists | 660 Northwest Gilman Boulevard | Vets | 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
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Issaquah Veterinary Hospital: Zimbelman Joan DVM | 795 1st Avenue Northwest | Vets | Not Available |
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