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[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

On Friday, someone posted that Dr. Leavy had left Porter Square Vet. I had an appointment there on Saturday, so I took it upon myself to find out where she went.

She's at the Cat Hospital in Arlington.

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[jadelennox]

Oh, excellent. Thank you!

I shall be following her there.

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update! Grumpy old Meep and I will follow her there.

[forgotten-aria.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for finding out this out.

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

She actually used to work there before. Me and my cats have followed her from (not sure about the order) Boston Cat Hospital, to The Cat Doctor, to Porter Sq Vet, and now back to The Cat Doctor. She's great, isn't she?

[julishka.livejournal.com]

i think i remember her. she was there back 12 years ago, yes?

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

Quite possibly, I think I first brought my cat to her about 10 years ago... though I still don't remember if it was the Cat Hospital first or the Cat Doctor... I think it was BCH.

[gfnesselrode.livejournal.com]

Hi, I am moving to Davis Square from Portland, OR and am looking for a great vet for my 3 cats. One was recently diagnosed as diabetic and her insulin was just discontinued, so I need to get her in asap. She and one of the others are also in desperate need of dental cleanings. Is Dr. Leavy the way to go? Is the Arlington Cat Hospital very expensive? I am not one to look for discount pet health care, but I have found that sometimes cat-only clinics are a bit pricey. I'm trying to get the best care possible for my cats without going to severely into debt for it.

Thanks!

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

I don't know...I don't drive and Porter Square Vet is about 5 blocks from my house, so I'm staying there rather than follow Dr. Leavy to Arlington. However, I've got a 14 year old Siamese with thryoid and arthritis issues and a 10 year old with dental and kidney problems, and I've never been treated badly there.

My EuroBurm (icon) is from the Portland area...welcome!

[gfnesselrode.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't have a car, though I'm kind of hoping I'll be able to borrow one for vet visits. If I can't, City Cats is about the same distance for me as Porter Square. Both require 1/3 mile walk and then City Cats is a 12 minute bus ride vs. a 4 minute bus ride for Porter Sq.

I've escaped kidney problems so far with my cats, but my diabetic cat also has terrible arthritis (slightly improved by Cosequin) and had radioactive Iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism a few years ago.

Cute icons... And thanks for the welcome. :)

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

"Porter Square" Vet is actually more in Davis Square, on Summer near the Rosebud.

Harri, the older Siamese, is on Cosequin and Mehithemezole (I have no idea how that's spelled; I'm lucky I can pronounce it). Patrick, the younger Siamese, is on k/d diet for his kidneys.

It is quite nice to be able to walk to a vet. When I lived in SF, my vets were all across the Park from me, and that was a pain.

[gfnesselrode.livejournal.com]

Is the second drug Harri is on for the thyroid stuff? It sounds familiar. Is there a particular dr. at Porter Sq that you like? Anyone to avoid? I went to City Cats, but wasn't impressed. Plus it was expensive, even for Boston. Have you had dental work done at Porter Sq? Do they do blood work beforehand? X-rays?

Thanks a bunch for your help!

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Yep. The M-word one is for his Thyroid...There is a younger doctor, I want to say his last name is Ryan? He's very much a cat person, and I like him.

Patrick has had about half his teeth extracted, all at Porter. They do do bloodwork in advance, and they let you choose how detailed you want it to be; because of this, we found out that he has some liver function problems, which had he not had bad teeth we might not have known.

I like that place.

[gfnesselrode.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah, Casey was on that until she had the Iodine procedure done.

I am going to give Porter Sq. a call tomorrow. I am going to check on prices for Blood Glucose Curves (hopefully that will give me an idea of how they will compare to City Cats and to my Portland vet), and find out if they do x-rays before dental work. If they are cheaper, but don't do x-rays, I may go to them, but have dental work done at City Cats. The problem with not doing x-rays is that teeth that are bad on the inside but not visibly bad will be left in the mouth to cause problems later. I'd rather pay a bit more for x-rays than have to have more dental work done later.

Thanks so much for the info. Hopefully I can get Dr. Ryan.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

My Patrick's had all his canines pulled; I don't think they took Xrays (if they did they didn't tell me about it), but they did blood workups before - which was good, because we discovered liver issues we might not have found.