NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!! Our sweet kitty, Emmy has suffered from Stomatitis (if you are unsure, Google…read moreit) for years. Our primary vet has treated Emmy for the last 3-4 years from Stomatitis and recommended that we begin thinking about extracting all her teeth in an effort to combat the Stomatitis. Unfortunately, at the time, our Vet did not have the resources for a full extraction and recommended that we find a cat dentist who could provide us the dental services we needed. About 2 weeks ago, Emmy began another Stomatitis infection; we decided that enough was enough and we'd bare the expense of the full extraction. With that, we contacted All Cats Care Center as their ad stated that they could provide full dental services. We made an appointment (05/05/2025) and had our current vet forward Emmy's records over (these 3 years of records obviously shows that we have been aggressively treating her for years, certainly not neglecting her health). When my fiance brought Emmy to her appointment, he was spoken to like he was the worst pet owner in the World (to be fair, Emmy was very sick and looked it as well). However, if they'd bother to have read her medical record, they would have seen the exact opposite. He was spoken to in such a condescending, demeaning way. When Dr. Peggy finally "examined" our Emmy, she stated that Emmy had a tumor under her tongue that was more than likely malignant. When my fiancé asked what made her think that, he was told: "my years of experience and expertise". Dr. Peggy further stated that the only way to know would be to do a biopsy; however, she encouraged euthanizing Emmy. Dr. Peggy then stated that Emmy had an ear infection (which she'd showed no signs of at home) and provided us with a $130 antibiotic. Stunned, my finance took the medication and Emmy home. That night, after many tears and sobs, we decided that we would bring Emmy back to our regular vet with the information that All Cats Care Provided us. When we called our regular vet on Tuesday, 05/06/2025, we were told to bring her in immediately. Our vet performed a FULL examination, drew blood, and looked at the "tumor" in her mouth. We decided that we would have Emmy biopsied on Thursday, 05/09/2025. She was put through a lot of tests to make sure that she was healthy enough for sedation and provided her with an antibiotic shot and a steroid shot. After, in the 10 minutes it took us to bring her home, our Emmy was back to her normal self. And, by the way, she was also swabbed for an ear infection that came back negative!!!!! Long story, now short, Emmy's "tumor" was removed on 05/09/25 and was not in fact a tumor at all, just an additional pocket infection from the Stomatitis (Important Note: our vet was kind enough to groom and wash her after the biopsy, so she came home looking beautiful with a new scarf on - that's called CLASS!) To be sure, we sent the biopsy out to histology so we would know 100%. Last night, our amazing vet called to provided us with the best news ever......Emmy does not have a tumor, nor does she have cancer, and the pocket infection has been completely eradicated!!!!! Thanks, All Cats Care for making us spend a week thinking our kitty was about to cross the rainbow bridge causing us heartbreak that we did not need to go through. The only good thing I can say here is that we donated the antibiotic for the fake ear infection to our Vet for another person whose cat actually has an ear infection and may not have the funds to purchase the medicine. Good on us, if we'd listened to Dr. Peggy, our sweet Emmy would be gone from this World for nothing!!!!!
