Emergency Veterinary Service of Iowa City

I had a 4 week old kitten that I had been given on Friday evening. I realized it was extremely sick, but thought it could wait until offices opened up Saturday morning. So I did, and then realized that no one would even look at the kitten because I didn't have an appointment. I called them in a sort of panic because I thought this kitten may die on me without getting help soon, and there was no way it could wait until Monday. They told me to bring her in, and they noticed how badly she was doing and helped me immediately. In the end my options were $460 worth of hospitalization care because she needed oxygen or ~$200 worth of medicine to be given at home without much hope because she was having so much trouble breathing. I couldn't afford hospitalization and was worried that I would end up taking the kitten home to die (even if I bought the medicine). They listened to me and ended up coming up with a third option of them taking her and adopting her out if she got better (I was only really fostering her to find a home for her anyway). I cannot say enough kind things about the way they treated me and the kitten. They gave me multiple treatment options and when they took her, they didn't even charge me for everything that they did during the appointment. They were a godsend!
5 12 years ago (23-08-2014)