02/03/2026
We wanted to thank the community that has reached out to us to make us aware of facebook post about someone's experience with our clinic. We are very sorry for the owner's loss. Our hearts hurt when any animal is lost, no matter the circumstances. There are risks anytime anesthesia is given to an animal, whether they are young, old, healthy, or have a pre-existing condition. We do recommend pre-anesthetic blood work to help detect anything going on internally, but it was declined that morning. Unfortunately, we suspect the kitty had a reaction to anesthesia as that is all that she had received while in our care. In her case, we were able to regain a heartbeat, but her neurological status was compromised. We tried to accommodate the owner in every way, including waiting for the owner to arrive and having them hold her. There was no cost to the owner besides the requested private cremation. We perform many life-saving surgeries on high-risk patients daily that would otherwise die without surgery (foreign bodies, blocked cats, pyometras, etc). Every day we strive to do the best we can for the community. Our hearts go out to the family.
