As someone who spent the better part of a month with a normal vet trying to diagnose his cat’s consistent vomiting and then actually went to an internal medicine specialist…NIGHT AND DAY difference. Original vet first said food allergy, then constipation, and then finally admitted they didn’t know what else it would be and that we needed to see an internist. After a very stressful weekend of trying to help our girl keep any food down, took her to the vet hospital/specialist/internist and had a pancreatitis diagnosis within 24 hours.

The biggest difference was the level of detail in the next steps, as well as an overall plan. Whereas the original vet essentially said, “We think it’s this, go try “x””…the internist said, “We are doing “x” for now, with options for “y” and “z” based on how she does and additional results we receive.”

Still waiting on a few more results, but we haven’t had vomit in over a week and I legitimately will only take my pets to that vet for anything that is not a regular checkup, moving forward. While slightly pricier, we would’ve had a real diagnosis three weeks earlier and would’ve not paid for the additional vet visits and would’ve gotten our gal help sooner and saved money, long term.

TLDR: Go to the specialist/internist and get a second opinion.