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    Cat Care Clinic

    3.5 (50 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Joe B.

    COMPLETE HORROR STORY!! Cat Doctor severly burned and permanently scarred our poor kitten Martha during a routine spay then lied to me about what happened. I dropped her off in the morning for the routine procedure and got a call at work around noon that the procedure went well but that she suffered a "slight pressure wound" on her neck from the anesthetic trachea tube and that it looked worse than it was. But when I picked her up later it was clearly a 3rd degree burn and looked like someone put a butane lighter to her neck. When I called BS on the "pressure wound" story thats when they told me what actually happened. They said her body temp dropped dangerously low during the procedure and that they needed to employ an emergency heating pad and bring her body temp back up. The heating element they used, they told me, was a pad they threw in the microwave and then put directly on my unconscious kitten and scalded her (another larger deep tissue burn developed and scabbed over on her shoulder in the next couple days). To make matters worse, the incision looked infected and the stitches began to open within a day. We reluctantly took her back into the clinic so they could open her back up, clean out the wound, and sew her back up. As I was on my way to pick her up after work, I got a call saying that she ripped all her stitches out after the second procedure and had to be put under anesthesia for a 3rd time to replace the sutures (they told me it was perfectly safe to put a 4 month old kitten under 3 times in two days). When I arrived at the clinic it was closing time and Dr Christianson recommended keeping her at the clinic overnight, though unsupervised, even though she just ripped out her stitches after the second procedure earlier that afternoon. She then offered to take her Martha home with her to keep an eye on her... No thank you, I can do that myself. After trying to blame the energetic nature of Martha's breed for what happened (she is a Sphynx), I finally got a (somewhat reluctant in my opinion) apology. Full disclosure, we received a full refund for the initial spay, and all follow up procedures. Martha seems to have recovered with the exception of her rather large and noticable scars on her beautiful tortoise markings. Also, we have brought our other sphynx here for years without incident (though only for checkups and shots and never had an operation here, she was spayed at Thiensville Small Animal Hospital). While the initial drop in body temperature and the subsequent burns from the heating element may have been in part due to her lack of hair, the only reason we took her here, despite the higher prices, was because it is a fancy 3rd Ward specialty vet that specializes in cats only. We thought the extra cost would be worth it because they would have more familiarity with exotic breeds such as Sphynxes (sphynx kittens are not easy to come by and are expensive, we wanted the best care). We were wrong. Also, besides the burning and lying about how that happened, the incision was still botched. I asked them how this could have happened at the CAT Doctor, and did not really get an answer other than it was an unfortunate coincidence. From my perspective, I could only call it incompetence. So be warned and educate yourself to what you are paying for. In our case, we though we were paying for an expertise and specialized care for specific breeds of cats, but that is not what we got.

    Heather G.

    I found The Cat Doctor by desperate accident. I was able to get my Himalayan in within the hour. I walked into a space that Could have been a coffee shop or children's library; so peaceful with a bright sunny view. There was NO odor permeating the rooms. The staff were friendly, caring and professional. When we went to the room it too was clean and without odor. I met the Vet and prior to the Tests, my baby liked her. She was very gentle and really calm and concerned. She was a Pro without ego and a big heart!! I have never been to a place that cared so much, strictly for felines. It is meticulous, has a great atmosphere, calming to my baby and doesn't price gouge!!! I am feeling a Blessing for Real!!! I have found a New Doctor for my Furbaby!!! This place is located in the 3rd Ward, difficult to find parking during mid afternoon but it's worth any driving or waiting you may do! The design not only is calming to the felines, but I felt very relaxed and positive in that space! Thank You for Helping my Baby

    I made an appointment 2 weeks in advance for my cat who has a respiratory infection, paid their $82 deposit. Had a missed call the day before my appt. I'm a nurse in an ICU and could not answer my phone- then received a text message same day before to confirm my appt. and I reply "Y" and the response is "Thank you for confirming. We look forward to seeing you soon." Show up the next morning and nobody is there. Paid for parking. Office is closed. No note on the door. Called multiple times and left messages- nothing on their phone answering service says anything suggesting they would be closed so then I go to their website to see if I can find an email to email someone and there's a message saying "our office will be closed on August 23rd."- the day of my appt. I think to myself- okay so maybe something serious happened to their doctor or someone and they had to close shop for an emergency. That's fine. They could've at least let me know- why did I get a confirmation text if they were going to be closed?! Also- a NOTE on the DOOR would have been appropriate. So I tell myself I'll just call tomorrow and ask for a refund of my deposit and go somewhere else because I don't think they handled this appropriately. So I call and the receptionist ensues an ARGUMENT with me saying "we tried to call you and your voicemail box was FULL!!! We also sent you a text!! OUR DOCTOR HAS COVID!!!" She's yelling and talking over me- when all I did was calmly ask for my deposit back and that I was going somewhere else. That's all. Didn't tell them they had TERRIBLE customer service- and she tries to tell me that the manager will have to approve this refund because they tried to get in touch with me. I said "No ma'am- I received a CONFIRMATION text and showed up there and wasted my time on my day off. We have NOTHING to discuss! Send me my $82 back and that is that!" I heard someone else in the background who I'm assuming was the manager and she finally agreed after talking to me like I'm a damn child- cutting me off and yelling "EXCUSE ME!! EXCUSE ME!!" No ma'am. They did refund me. What they SHOULD HAVE done is APOLOGIZE, say OF COURSE we will send you your deposit back, our doctor was sick and we had to close the office we are sorry for this inconvenience and inconsistent communication on our part- or maybe even offered a free treatment of some sort so that they could keep my business. Had that happened- I would've obliged. That's called CUSTOMER SERVICE MY DEAR. Apparently that doesn't exist anywhere anymore and the receptionist's behavior and the unprofessional way of how they handled closing their office down tells me ALL I NEED TO KNOW of how they would've cared for my cat. I feel like we dodged a bullet. DO NOT GO HERE! Despicable behavior.

    Pickle was so comfortable in this office. Seriously good vibes.

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    I highly recommend this clinic for your feline needs! The staff is highly knowledgeable, courteous and wonderful with my cat. 5 stars!

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    very unprofesional. Two different days and times was put on hold and then hung up on.

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    I don't think the Vet is bad, I just think several of the office aids/nurses are extremely rude and impatient.

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    We have been taking our cats to the Cat Doctor for about 13 years, and Dr Christiansen is great with my cats.

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