Affectionately Cats

We love these vets. They love cats, and it shows. The environment is great, the staff is great, and that’s about it. We trust them, and that’s about it. I wish I got care like this from my doctor when I felt under the weather. I would especially recommend Dr. Kessler– she is a cat whisperer.

I brought my cats in last year for their first visit, and have only had positive experiences since. It’s really a bummer to see the other two reviews on here, fingers crossed that we continue to only have good experiences! We’ve had three visit in total and each time I’ve been given a clear quote that outlines all possible avenues of treatment, and I never feel pressured into any of them. In fact, more than once I’ve been told when something «Isn’t completely necessary, but would be ideal» and I’m never made to feel guilty if I decide that «isn’t necessary» is my choice. The day after each appointment someone calls to check in and make sure the cats are doing well, even if they only had a routine check-​up.
Both of our cats had to go in for dental work recently, and I was very apprehensive about putting them under. Dr. Kessler was very understanding and helped assuage my fears by sharing information about the sedatives they use to reduce the amount of anesthesia during surgery. She was very understanding of my concerns, and helped us make the decision that getting their dental issues dealt with would be best for them in the long run. Again we were given a rate card with a quote range, and were billed within that range — no unpleasant surprises.
The clinic itself is a lovely facility — they have carpeted exam rooms and your cats are allowed to explore the space while they wait. The rooms even have little boxes (or the tops halves of covered litter boxes) for nervous kitties to hide under and feel safe. The vets and technicians are always patient, answer all of my questions, and never make me feel rushed. I look forward to an on-​going relationship with Affectionately Cats.

I brought my 2.5 year old cat here during an emergency because this was the original vet I used with him. I made this poor decision after I decided to never use them again because of the poor skills exhibited. It was an emergency and in the moment I made a poor decision because I was scared and went to the easiest choice instead of going to another vet. We all make poor decisions from time to time, but by no means did I imagine how poorly this one would turn out. It was very costly and I lost my beloved cat, learning afterward that it didn’t need to turn out the way it did. I can most easily sum up the quality of care in this one small aspect of the ordeal;
My cat had a catheter and IV tube in place to go to the emergency care facility just down the street to spend the next 24 hrs under observation. This was a mutual decision and were told going home at that point was not an option for his health. Again, I want to reiterate that this was a recommendation that in order for him not to die at home in the next 24 hrs was to keep him at the ER. That’s why the next incident was so overwhelming. Apparently while putting him in his carrier (an oversized one made for dogs) the catheter and IV was jerked out of him by the phys asst. WOW! Next came the news that since the catheter was out, we could just take him home and hope for the best. That was just one of the many, many errors and poor care quality issues to be encountered with these vets (Berger and Kessler). Please head the advice of the posts and ratings here. I miss you Oliver.

Flat out, the best most caring Vet I have ever been too. We went to another local Cats only place and were severely disappointed by just about everything. And not only that they recommended as diet that put my cats life in danger. Affectionately Cats saw what trouble my cat was in and did a life saving surgery. Got him on the right diet and within a week I noticed a big change, now a year later my cat is doing amazing. He truly is a new cat! I owe it all to the caring people at Affectionately Cats and I will never go to another place. I wouldn’t recommend another place.