Kensington Vet- They totally rule

[mstakenidentity]

If you live even remotely near my area and have a pet I could not possibly reccomend Kensington Vetinary Clinic more highly. I know their website is a bit dodge, but they are the best vets I've come across ever.

Yesterday we took Loki in, who was floppy and uninterested and behaving like he wasn't well, with a possible obstruction in his intestines (stupid bugger ripped up and swallowed a "Make Poverty History" charity wristband). The vet, Kathy, looked him over and kept him for a few hours to X-ray. As soon as he'd been through she rang me to tell me what the x-rays showed; nothing in his tummy or intestines, but a problem with his lungs which was probably why he was running a fever and unwell (he was actually hot to touch, poor little mite). When I went in to collect him about 20 minutes later they brought him straight out to me then asked if I'd wait to speak to Kathy. Kathy took me into the consulting room and actually showed me the x-rays and explained them, and admitted she was a bit stumped as to what was causeing the problem (problem being a solidified something-or-other). She suggested a course of anti-biotics and said to bring him back in a week for more x-rays.

She just rang me then, so just less than 24 hours later, because she said she' been up last night thinking about Loki and worrying and just wanted to find out how he was going. She seemed very glad to be told the anit-biotics seem to be helping (he was alert this morning and interested in breakfast, yay!) We then had a bit of a chat about Loki and about Puck (by the way, Puck came from that vet, and they've given us over $300 of free vet care and medicines for him during the last six months, just because he was one of "their" kitties) and then she double checked timing for Friday and rang off.

All this makes me feel very good indeed about the care my boys are getting there. Loki will be in good hands on Friday :-) So yes, if you have a pet and are living in the inner north-west of Melbourne, Kensington Vets are awesome!

Comments

[vass]

That's near me. I've got a good vet in Maribyrnong, but this is tempting.

[cows-might-fly.livejournal.com]

I second that reccomendation. Both my mum's dog ('Albert the brave' as christened by the Kathy, because he really isn't!) and my pup, Jezebel have received extremely competent, thorough, and attentive care there on many occasions, not to mention lots of free treats!
The whole place has a really personal feel to it: the walls are papered with photos of patients and there's even a resident tom cat, named Squirt, whose clearly boss of the place, or at least thinks he is!

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

There was a little kitten up for adoption when I was in yesterday, he looked just like Loki looked a year ago and was named Jack! Worse, he behaved just like Menelaus did at the same age. Squirt was rather unimpressed as you can imagine. I was besotted, lucky for me a nice lady came and adopted him while I was there!

[aurellia.livejournal.com]

Probably a bit of a downer, but the Kensington vet is where we took our dog to be put down. They'd been treating her throughout her stay in Melbourne, and yes, I highly recommend them. Kathy was very sympathetic as she explained the situation, and we had the time and space we needed to farewell Sunny.

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about your dog. My friends clappamungus and cows_might_fly take their dog there, and they both say they've seen the vet in tears after she's had to put an animal down. She's very soft-hearted.