DO NOT USE THIS VET! My first check up went fine and the vet recommended teeth cleaning to take care of some of the tarter build up. They discovered they needed to pull a tooth while cleaning. Two days later I was at the emergency clinic because during surgery they POKED A HOLE IN HER THROAT when putting in or removing the air tube! So air leaked in under her skin and it felt like a cross between bubble wrap and jello when i pet her and sounded like tissue paper. They never warned me this was a risk. They were careless and could have killed her had it reached her lungs. I was lucky. Also spent $600 between the surgery and the emergency clinic. Your cat may not be so lucky. I will never go back to this vet. Or recommend it to anyone.



If you've had similiar problems, please report them to the health department at

http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/professions/Veterinarian/default.htm

Dr. Good at Cat Clinic has been my vet of choice for many years. In fact, I took my cat to her in Kirkland even before Cat Clinic was started. Both she and Dr. Gawley are both wonderful and have a deep love of cats. Their prices are very reasonable and the care is excellent. When my cat companion of 13 years had a series of strokes and had to be put to sleep, Dr. Good stayed late after closing to wait for me to get there. She was very kind and gentle throughout the ordeal. She then made a paw print of my darling cat in clay, shaped it into a large medallion, baked and painted it and gave it to me a few days later. That was two years ago. She has seen the two new cat companions I adopted this year. She was very good with them and they seemed to like her very much. Cat clinic also provides adoption services and boarding. Who better to board my cats with than their veterinarian? Whenever I go out of town, I feel completely satisfied that my kitties will be safe and well-cared-for. Also, despite what another reviewer said, the woman at the reception desk is very nice and friendly. She can get exceptionally busy, but handles it all quite well.

I was taking my cat to Dr. Gawley. She is the worst vet of my life. She hardly talks to you and all she was doing was taking my cat in and out of the room the entire time, not once did she tell me what she was doing. She was giving him all sorts of unauthroized (by ME) medications and such. I was very irritated!!! Also, my appointment that should have taken 20 minutes, took and HOUR AND A HALF! The big front desk woman was SO RUDE as well, not only on the phone but in person too! She calls everyone "hunny" which I see as disrespectul and very unprofessional. When I took in my cat that was dying, I didnt even recieve any special attention. it still took almost 2 hours to be seen!!! Im going to find a place who knows how to manage their time more efficently and knows how to be professional.

Please do not take your little babies here!