Do you see that beautiful little baby girl in the photos? Her name was Katniss Everdeen…read more
On November 27th-28th we noticed that she wasn't eating or going to the bathroom, but she was still drinking water. My wife and I decided that we would take her in to have her checked out on Saturday the 29th.
Once we were seen and finished telling the vet what was going on, the first words out of his mouth were; Well, we close at noon today, so we'll see what we can do.
Red Flag #1
My wife and I left, because I had to take her to work, he said he would let us know what they find out.
About an hour later I get a call from an assistant saying that they would like to do x-rays, bloodwork, etc. I said; Do it.
About another hour went by and I get a 2nd call from the assistant saying that the vet would like to speak to me. He starts speaking like her life is over and yet she was just fine walking around drinking water, she just wouldn't go to the bathroom or eat.
He started saying that she has chronic kidney failure.
He would like to have her brought in every day to have fluids injected under her skin, but didn't want to do anything else.
#Red Flag #2
On Sunday she was still walking around on her own, drinking out of her water bowl, but still not eating or using the bathroom.
I let him know this on Monday when I brought her in for her under the skin fluid injection. He didn't seem to care, he just wanted to pawn her off onto the assistants to do the fluid injection and left the room. He was in the room maybe 10 seconds.
Red Flag #3
Before leaving I asked the assistant if she would ask him how long he wants to do these injections under the skin, he wouldn't even come into the room to talk, he just told her; everyday until she's better.
Red Flag #4
Brought her in on Tuesday December 2nd for another under the skin fluid injection.
Told him the same thing, except this time I told him that she wasn't eating, drinking or using the bathroom now. All his response was; force her to eat/drink. He didn't want to check on anything else. Red Flag #5
That night, she was so weak that she couldn't even stand, she would try to get up, then just flop over. She just sat there, still being the lovey cat she's always been as I would pet her.
That night I slept on the floor with her.
I was laying next to her as she took her last breath and passed away just after 2am on December 3rd 2025 which hurts even more, because that morning and same time just happen to be my birthday.
After doing some research and talking to some other places we found out that there could've been more done and her life could've been saved, she could've lived for years and years, but he just wanted to give her fluids under the skin and get her out of the office. They said more could've been done and she would've lived a longer life, if the right care would've been issued the FIRST TIME!
I should've taken her somewhere else.
I wish I would've taken her somewhere else. If I had only known that this VET really only cared about money, then I would have, but now we know.
Besides not eating or going to the bathroom a lot, she was still running around the house playful as could be, like always.
Let this be your warning, not your heartbreak.
I miss my little monkey, she was my little peeker. She loved to lick my face/fingers to let me know that she was ready to crawl into bed under the covers, she loved to sleep in the bed with me (us) at night, she loved to play with her oven mitts in the middle of the night, she loved to open the utensil drawers to sit inside them while we slept, she loved hopping all over plastic shopping bags to hide inside of them, like a pile of leaves.
Her favorite spot laying in the cat tree basket is now empty.
Her favorite spot on the couch is now empty.
Her favorite spot on the kitchen table is now empty.
Her favorite spot on the bed is now empty.
A piece of us is now gone.
It hurts even more now knowing more could've been done, he just didn't want too.
Congratulations Veterinarian Wilkins.
You've let another loving pet die, because you just didn't have time. There just wasn't enough money to be made on this one.
Folks, let this be your warning, not your heartbreak. I miss my little baby girl and I wouldn't be, if I would've just paid attention to the red flags.