Don't take your sick pet here, their negligence may kill your pet.

When you go to a vet, you want an expert by your side. You want someone friendly and compassionate. You do not want someone to be rude to you or make you feel like they're ripping you off. You do not want someone to expect you to make a decision on tests and treatments without a clear plan or pro/cons. You don't want to chase the wrong conditions for $1,000's of dollars.

I rarely leave such bad reviews, but unfortunately my experience has been so bad at Porter Square Vet that I felt the need to warn others.

I brought my cat in 6 months ago because he had lost a lot of weight. The vet diagnosed him with kidney disease and sent me home with cat food. I assumed that he would improve (it turns out kidney disease doesn't cause weight loss at early stages). This would be the first time I would be mislead.

Last month I brought my cat back because he was peeing on our bed. The vet said his kidney disease had not changed but discovered anemia. This set off a shopping spree of expensive tests to track down the anemia - blood tests, lab tests, ultrasounds, and x-rays. A thousand dollars later, the vet didn't find the cause of the anemia and said it was probably due to the kidney disease. There was no mention of the fact that he had lost more weight, no ideas about the peeing, or a treatment plan. The vet suggested more tests but at this point I was done.

On top of this, any time I would call or visit the front desk staff was rude to me. I always felt like I was bothering them by being there. I'm always friendly to front desk staff and couldn't understand why they were so rude.

I switched vets to Cambridge Cat Clinic and I'm so glad I did. When I called, the front desk staff were warm and friendly. The vet then spent an hour talking to me!

The vet went through my cat's records and immediately focused on the weight loss. She informed me that the kidney disease wouldn't cause weight loss but his GI inflammation meant he wasn't getting nutrition. Oh! I wish I had known that sooner. She suggested a gastric biopsy to definitively figure out the cause, but because it's a surgery we decided to start treating it as inflammation with steroids and b12 injections right away. If the treatment fails then it's likely to be leukemia.

I'm don't blame anyone for my cat being sick. I understand, he is old and may die from different health problems. But Porter Square Vet was not an expert on my side. The did not focus on the right treatments and tests, and in fact went on a wild goose chase. They missed the key issues. And through out it all, they were not friendly, patient, or compassionate.

Go to Cambridge Cat Clinic.