VCA Southwest Freeway Animal Hospital

My 18 years old cat has gone to this grooming location for many years with no problem. I took my cat in for grooming last week. I got a phone call in the afternoon asking if it’s ok to use sedation. I have expressed my concern because of his age and my vet told me she’d not even do dental cleaning anymore because she’s worried his heart wouldn’t be able to handle it. I did not think about mentioning that my cat has kidney disease. The groomer assured me that she would only use light sedation. She didn’t ask me any other questions. My cat was very sedated that night and refused to eat. I called the VCA groomer/tech to let them know the next morning. I also mentioned his kidney function at that time. The technician said I should’ve told them but I thought for sure she would ask me if it would make a difference. I didn’t know it would matter because I am not the healthcare professional for cats. I felt like it was cruel to immediately place blame on the pet owner so she didn’t have to hold herself accountable. She offered to give my cat some subcutaneous fluid. The next day the VCA vet offered some appetite stimulant after learning about the situation. He assured me that it was light sedation and the drugs should be out of his system now.nI took my cat back to his own vet after 5 day of not eating and moving. His vet gave him an anti-nausea medication and a different appetite stimulant. It’s been almost a week now and my cat is still not well. I am going to take my cat back to my vet today to discuss options.nI hate myself for bringing my cat to grooming. I would like to post this so people are aware to give a detailed history even though it’s just grooming. I wish VCA hospital could learn from this experience and ask their pet owner for more information especially for elderly cats.

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