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Also, can anyone recommend a good cat vet on the north side of
Chicago? My old vet was North Avenue Animal Hospital, and I found this practice to be very incompetent (missing diagnosable illnesses several time in my cat-lead to an early death) Any advice would be great! Thanks! Here's two that I recomend: Chicago Cat Clinic 5301 West Devon Cat Hospital of Chicago 2851 West Irving Park These are both on the northwest side so City Cat Doctor, which is downtown on Wells, maybe closer for you. And I also recommend you ignore the flak you will get here for adopting a purebred cat. Aww, gee, Yngver. That would be me you're speaking of. Honestly, I don't mean to get so hydraulic. Kitten season will do that to you. But I'm very equal-opportunity with the flak. My grand-cat is purebred. Sherry |
Also, can anyone recommend a good cat vet on the north side of
Chicago? My old vet was North Avenue Animal Hospital, and I found this practice to be very incompetent (missing diagnosable illnesses several time in my cat-lead to an early death) Any advice would be great! Thanks! Here's two that I recomend: Chicago Cat Clinic 5301 West Devon Cat Hospital of Chicago 2851 West Irving Park These are both on the northwest side so City Cat Doctor, which is downtown on Wells, maybe closer for you. And I also recommend you ignore the flak you will get here for adopting a purebred cat. Aww, gee, Yngver. That would be me you're speaking of. Honestly, I don't mean to get so hydraulic. Kitten season will do that to you. But I'm very equal-opportunity with the flak. My grand-cat is purebred. Sherry |
Thanks for the vet recommendations! I have seen the one on Devin
mentioned before, and I have heard of the wone one Irving Park road but it has never been recommended before. Do you have firsthand experience with these places? Any specific doctors? Also, do you think that for cats it is generally a better idea to go to a cat doctor rather than an all small animal doc? Thanks so much for your help! BTW, I understand the reasons why people want to push adoptions. It is something I have definitely considered, and I have visited many centers, although I havent connected with any cats. I think it always something important to think about. I have also been kind of offended at some of the attitude I have recieved from some of the adoption coordinators. I must say,I am the ideal cat owner! I work at home, we dont have kids, I am good with the vet appts and very attentive. It has really been making me mad! These people are passing up some good prospects! |
Thanks for the vet recommendations! I have seen the one on Devin
mentioned before, and I have heard of the wone one Irving Park road but it has never been recommended before. Do you have firsthand experience with these places? Any specific doctors? Also, do you think that for cats it is generally a better idea to go to a cat doctor rather than an all small animal doc? Thanks so much for your help! BTW, I understand the reasons why people want to push adoptions. It is something I have definitely considered, and I have visited many centers, although I havent connected with any cats. I think it always something important to think about. I have also been kind of offended at some of the attitude I have recieved from some of the adoption coordinators. I must say,I am the ideal cat owner! I work at home, we dont have kids, I am good with the vet appts and very attentive. It has really been making me mad! These people are passing up some good prospects! |
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wrote on 7/23/03 10:53 PM: Thanks for the vet recommendations! I have seen the one on Devin mentioned before, and I have heard of the wone one Irving Park road but it has never been recommended before. Do you have firsthand experience with these places? Any specific doctors? Also, do you think that for cats it is generally a better idea to go to a cat doctor rather than an all small animal doc? Thanks so much for your help! BTW, I understand the reasons why people want to push adoptions. It is something I have definitely considered, and I have visited many centers, although I havent connected with any cats. I think it always something important to think about. I have also been kind of offended at some of the attitude I have recieved from some of the adoption coordinators. I must say,I am the ideal cat owner! I work at home, we dont have kids, I am good with the vet appts and very attentive. It has really been making me mad! These people are passing up some good prospects! Kate, probably that comes from seeing cats returned or worse, finding cats they adopted out in the kill shelters. I think it just happens to people who work in the field. Karen |
in article , kate at
wrote on 7/23/03 10:53 PM: Thanks for the vet recommendations! I have seen the one on Devin mentioned before, and I have heard of the wone one Irving Park road but it has never been recommended before. Do you have firsthand experience with these places? Any specific doctors? Also, do you think that for cats it is generally a better idea to go to a cat doctor rather than an all small animal doc? Thanks so much for your help! BTW, I understand the reasons why people want to push adoptions. It is something I have definitely considered, and I have visited many centers, although I havent connected with any cats. I think it always something important to think about. I have also been kind of offended at some of the attitude I have recieved from some of the adoption coordinators. I must say,I am the ideal cat owner! I work at home, we dont have kids, I am good with the vet appts and very attentive. It has really been making me mad! These people are passing up some good prospects! Kate, probably that comes from seeing cats returned or worse, finding cats they adopted out in the kill shelters. I think it just happens to people who work in the field. Karen |
"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , kate at wrote on 7/23/03 10:53 PM: BTW, I understand the reasons why people want to push adoptions. It is something I have definitely considered, and I have visited many centers, although I havent connected with any cats. I think it always something important to think about. I have also been kind of offended at some of the attitude I have recieved from some of the adoption coordinators. I must say,I am the ideal cat owner! I work at home, we dont have kids, I am good with the vet appts and very attentive. It has really been making me mad! These people are passing up some good prospects! Kate, probably that comes from seeing cats returned or worse, finding cats they adopted out in the kill shelters. I think it just happens to people who work in the field. Karen Kate, I agree with what Karen has written. Please re-think this and don't let a possible adoption disappear because you don't like the attitude of some workers you have met at shelters. People who work at shelters are often skeptical because they have seen so many cats that have been returned, or adoption agreements violated when people abandon their pets or have them declawed. I adopted Duffy (my blind kitty) in February. He had previously been adopted to another woman who kept him for two years, then returned him to the shelter because he found the woman's pet birds and killed one! Wouldn't it have been sensible to keep birds separate from a cat, even a blind cat?? The people at the shelter clearly wanted to give Duffy a chance because he had been there since November, and most would have been euthanized during that period. However, they could not have kept him much longer, with kitten season approaching. If I had worked at that shelter, seeing him in a cage day after day -- for doing something that is natural to a cat -- would truly have made me angry. He is truly a wonderful and loving little cat. So, please, think again about getting a cat from a shelter instead of purchasing one. You would be giving a cat a chance at life (one that otherwise would probably be euthanized), and you can find just about any breed or personality you desire if you spend enough time checking at shelters. Overlook what you may perceive as "attitude" on the part of shelter workers, and think about how many potential pets they cannot save. A good place to start looking is at www.Petfinder.com. MaryL |
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