I agree, that sounds really fishy, and I'm glad you're getting a second opinion from your regular vet, who it sounds like is a lot more trustworthy. I'll keep thinking of you all and hoping it turns out that the other vet was just ripping you off - although dirty and unpleasant, it's better than the alternative.
My lousy vet story (maybe you shouldn't read this! LOL)
My cats' spaying was a miserable thing. The 2 cats cost me a total of about $1000. (I lived in a rich area at the time... there were no clinics and no alternatives.) After the surgery, I was supposed to give them (expensive!) antibiotics and painkillers. My poor cats were so drugged that they couldn't even stand up - all they could do was cry pitifully. On a hunch, I stopped the medications, and within a day, they were both alert and moving around. Grr.
Then I noticed that Phoebe couldn't keep her eyes open and focused. I called the vet, and they said to bring her in right away, explaining that that was a sign of brain damage from the anesthesia. Long story short, they took more of my money and said she was fine, and her eyes DID clear up, but to this day, she's never been exactly "normal" since. And I know they should have shots and whatnot, but I haven't taken them to a vet since, either. I just don't trust them.
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I trust vets about as far as I can throw them
