We had taken our 16-year-old Abyssinian cat to a different vet (Cherrydale) a few days before. The cat had a badly swollen front paw and was not able to walk on it. After the vet did a barely cursory exam, we had been told that the cat likely had either a tumor or heart issues and was probably at the end of her life. The options offered were to keep her at the vet's overnight to be hydrated or to take her home with some anti-inflammatory medication (which we later found out was actually a pain medication and can be lethal to cats). We decided to take the cat to Suburban for a second opinion. \r
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There, after an exceedingly thorough exam by Dr. Schrader, we found out that our cat was actually doing quite well for a cat her age and had likely injured herself jumping down from someplace. He was impressively knowledgeable about her breed and spent half an hour with us, explaining what some of the breed's weaknesses are and how to deal with them. Both he and the vet tech who worked with him
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