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    I only know of a superior vet in Chelmsford, if that would help.
    K..

    Ferry Rd. Animal Hospital (Dr. Kaas/Dr. Porter), Nashua is excellent.
    

I gotta second Ferry Rd. Animal Hospital...they're wonderful.  Dr Porter is
very special to me (I named one of my cats after her) and the staff is great
(I named another cat after one of them!).  Both Dr. Kaas and Dr. Porter are
gentle, loving, and caring.  Phone is 882-0087.  They have Saturday hours
and late night (till 7:30) on Tuesday...

Mary

    thank you, I'll try Ferry Rd and see how it goes!  I appreciate the
    replies.
    
    -Lisa

    I think the closest vet to you would be the Amherst Animal Hospital on
    101A.  I've been taking my 4 cats there for almost 3 years now and
    swear by them.  All the vets are good but I use Dr. Roger Mitterling
    exclusively.  I know there are lots of other noters in this file who
    bring their cats there.
    
    Terry
    

    A bit far, but an excellent vet:
    
    Dr. John Lindermuth, 23 Maple, Pepperell MA.
    
    He really loves cats and has a collection of ginger strays that he has
    spent hundreds of $ treating and bring back to health--and do they love
    him for it.

John was my very first vet when Honey was a baby.  He's wonderful.  At the
time, he was in the back woods of Pepperell and Honey got himself into quite
a state on the long ride.  During Honey's first exam, John got down on the
floor and played with him.  In fact, it's John's fault that Honey loves to
be rocked in a rocking chair.....

He's a very special vet!

Mary

    I'm usually only a read-only Feliner, but I had to add my two cents
    about John Lindermuth. He is a fantastic vet! He's helped my Si and me
    (and my husband) through an on-going saga with FUS. (I plan to add a
    note about that sometime in the future.) 
    
    Depending on where you live in Nashua, it's probably about a 30 minute 
    drive.
    
    Deb

    thanks for all the suggestions!
    
    -Lisa

    
    I moved to the Milford, NH area recently and it's time to get my
    girls their annual checkup/shot series. I'm looking for a good 
    Caring vet. One of them also needs to get her teeth cleaned once a 
    year so reasonable dental and basic kitty maintenance prices are 
    a plus.
    
    :-Chuck

    I've been very pleased with Dr. Mitterling at Amherst Animal Hospital on 
    route 101a in Amherst. He loves kitties and is especially good with 
    crabby ones like my Poppy, who hates the vet. He cleaned her teeth the
    last time we were there. We've been taking Poppy to him since we got
    her, almost 3 years ago. 
    
    Kate
    

    I too am usually a read only type of person, but I have to reply to
    this one note. 
    
    I live about 2 minutes from the Ferry Road Animal Hospital and have
    brought my cat Max there a number of times since he joined our family 
    in Oct/Nov 92 for checkups and the like. 
    
    One night I had an emergency with my cat, he was very ill and could not 
    keep anything down. From what I understand this can be a big problem when a
    fever comes along with it, which in his case it did !
    
    A call to Ferry Road which was closed refered me to The Animal Hospital
    of Nashua (Right off Rte 3 on Main Dunstable Rd near Howard Johnson's)
    This was my first call to them, the receptionist was a delight and very
    understanding, they took me as soon as I could get there !
    
    Bottom line here, was that my cat had a high fever and was almost
    dehidrated (sp) He was kept at the hospital for two nights with IV and
    the like. Each day the Dr personally called me to give me an update on
    his condition..
    
    I thought I would have to take a second mortgage on the house to pay
    for the hospitalization, but it was extremely reasonable - it was
    cheaper to house him there than at my house !!!!  ;^) - I was also 
    given a couple of cans of special food for him when he came home at
    no additional charge ! 
    
    There hours are super !! 9-9 Mon-Thurs, 9-6 Fri and Saturday hours
    too.. Emergency service 24 hours a day.. For a working person with
    crazy hours like I keep here - hours like this are a big help !!!!
    
    I've never seen a vet's office so clean and friendly.. As you can 
    probably tell - they won me over and have become my first choice for 
    my cat.. 
    
    Feel free to give them a call (603) 880-3034 - they are more than happy
    to give advice and a little help for those of you that are new pet
    owners.. 
    
    			Enjoy your cat's !!
    			
    			      Deb
    
    
    

    I am about to move to Marlboro. Can anyone suggest a good vet in the
    Marlboro/Sudbury area? Does anyone use the Sudbury Animal Hospital on
    Rte 20? Where is the closest emergency hospital in the area? Thanks
    very much,
    
    C&C

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    I do not live in the area...so I have no recommendation for vets...
    but I sure would consider Tufts University as my emergency hopsital.
    Tufts is in Grafton and I consider it to be number ONE in my book!
    Expensive...but very good!!
    
    Sandy

    Hi,
     
     The shelter I volunteer at uses Framingham Animal Hospital, which is
    almost in Sudbury on Edgell road. It's only a 10 to 15 minute ride from
    Marlboro, and they are very good with our shelter kitties! I was using
    Marlboro Animal Hospital, but am going to switch to FAH myself. MAH was
    just too expensive for me. They are good too, but my budget says go to
    FAH! ;-)
    
    Hope this helps!
    
    Yonee

    I use the Hudson Animal Hospital...after searching several animal
    hospitals in the Marlboro area.  I find them to be the most reasonable
    and most caring of the several I went to.  They are right on Hudson
    Main St. on Rt. 62...I believe it's High St. (right next to the
    Catholic School).  My vet is Dr. Peduzzi...he's really great.  The last
    time my cat got sick, he took her home with him for the weekend so she
    wouldn't have to be cooped up in the cage all by herself all weekend. 
    Dr. Aldrich is nice too...and I don't really know Dr. Essington that
    well.  I recommended to my aunt that they take their dog there, and
    they love Dr. Peduzzi now too.
    
    Good luck...
    
    Di & Li & Lu

    Heidi, I wouldn't suggest anybody BUT Central Animal Hospital.  Dr.
    Mulcahey and her staff are absolutely the best vets in the area, hands
    down!  I know of people from Worcester and Sutton who bring their
    animals to Central Animal Hospital.  They are THE best in the area.
    
    As far as prices go, they have excellent prices as well.
    
    Holly
    

    Ditto on Central Animal Hospital.  I usually go to Dr. Eileen
    Mulcahy who REALLY cares about animals (as do the other vets
    there).
    
    They were all VERY supportive when I had my 3-month crisis with
    Mocha and did everything they could to help pull her through -
    and they didn't charge an arm and a leg either.
    
    Pam

    I drive from Auburn to Central Animal Hospital and wouldn't let
    anybody but Dr. Moss or Dr. Mulcahy touch my babies. They are terrific 
    with cats and very very good with giant breed dogs as well (they
    even have facilities to weigh them and many places don't.)
    
    Sari and the Hon. Col. Sebastian Moran, DROFFC 

    Well, I have a good report on the Twin City animal hospital.  The
    little blind kitten came to my house on Sunday, after going to a vet
    in the Marlboro area Friday.  That vet had promounced it healthy and
    worm-free, just somewhat malnourished due to having been in the wild 
    at such a young age.  I was worried Sunday, because it seemed weaker
    than I expected, and I was having trouble getting her to eat or 
    drink.  By Monday noon, my daughter decided that she was in serious
    trouble.  Chris called Dr. Mulcahey and described the symptoms.  Dr. 
    Mulcahey said because the kitten sounded so bad, and Twin City was 
    closer, to take her there, they were very good.
    
    And they have been.  The kitten has been fighting for her life, and 
    they have been wonderful.  They have been with her almost constantly,
    including throughout the night, as they said last night would be the 
    crisis.  The diagnosis was *extremely* heavy concentrations of round-
    worms - and emaciation and dehydration as a result.  The vet also said
    that the first vet should have caught them, and kept her then, as she
    had to have been severely malnourished at that time.  (Don't know the
    name of the first vet - but I can find out - call for info if
    interested.)
    
    As of now, Morgaine (*our* kitten - adoption note about to be deleted!)
    is beginning to move around and eat - yesterday afternoon she was
    comatose!  They have started a slow-acting medicine to deworm her, as
    it is gentler, and, while she's not out of the woods yet, her chances 
    have improved significantly.   
    
    Twin City Animal Hospital has my vote.  The people were friendly, and 
    interested.  One person sounded relatively hostile after seeing the 
    kitten, but when informed that she was a rescue, warmed up immediately.
      
    Linda

    I am looking for a good, reasonably priced, veterinarian in the 
    Newton area. Does anyone know of one?
    

    I did a SHOW KEYWORD for VET and nothing showed up.  
    
    I am moving to Ashland the end of May and would like a recommendation
    on a good vet in that area.  I would like to stay with Dr. Feccia of
    Leominster Animal Hospital, but Andie doesn't do well on long
    drives in the car.
    
    Any suggestions would be appreciated!
    
    Judie and Andromeda
    (223-1147)
    

    Try Framingham Animal Hospital on Edgell Road in Framingham.  I've
    taken all of my animals there and all of the vets are great (Susan
    Rabaut and Terri Nord are my favorites).  I still use them even though
    they are over an hour away from me now.
    
    Good luck,
    Dana

	Any recommendations for a vet in the Belmont, MA area? We've recently
	moved and need to have our male cat, Wizzee, neutered. My wife has
	made an appointment at the Arlington Heights Animal Clinic, but I
	wanted to check here before we bring him in.

	We called a bunch of vets and the average neuter fee was $100 (required
	check-up + neuter). Wizzee had a full check-up and shots just 2 months
	ago. Arlington Heights charges $45 for the neuter and will skip the
	check-up since he's had one so recently. But if there's someone really
	good nearby, we'll pay the extra $$.

Thanks,

Larry

    I used to take my cat the the Belmont Animal Hospital.  I forget the
    vets name as that was 2+ years ago, but I was very happy with them.
    
    - Lauri
    

    Hi Larry,
    
    The FIRM uses Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham on the corner of Rt
    20 & 60. It is just down the road from the Belmont border. We have
    been very happy with the care the cats get there.
    
    Deb
    

    I have a friend who just moved to Manchester, NH and is looking
    for a good vet in the area.    Can anyone recommend a good one???
    If the vet does not handle off-hours emergencies, could you
    please let us know of a good Emergency Clinic near Manchester.
    
    Thanks...
    
    Sandy M
    

  Since she lives there, there's always emergency care nearby so if she finds a
vet she likes who doesn't do emergencies, she's still covered. We do 24*7
coverage so we tend to get the emergencies for many of the area vets...and the
Humane Assoc. ... and the Nashua Police... and ... ;-) In some areas, vets team
up and rotate who gets the emergencies on a rotating basis throughout the week.
We send emergencies up to the clinic every once in a while when we have a case
that's going to need more intense or specialized handling than we can provide at
night. The hardest of the hard still get referred to Tufts - for us at least. I
would guess the E. Clinic in Manchester does the same thing, though I'm not sure.

						Trace

Hi,

Has anyone used a vet at Angel Memorial Hospital in Boston for their cat?  I'd like to 
take my cat for a 2nd opinion about a tumor (Note 69.85)  and would like a name instead 
of just  calling there without knowing who to ask for.  Was wondering if anyone had used 
someone there whom they liked a lot.

Thanks a lot.

Diana

Hi Diana,

Don't know if this will help you, I was at Angell Memorial this past Friday 
with a sick bunny.  We saw Dr. Connie Orcutt.  She was wonderful!   I know 
she doesn't work exclusively on bunnies, if you don't get any other vet 
names, ask if she sees cats.  She spent almost 1/2 hour with us, examining
Kumquat, checking his records that were fax'd by my regular vet, answered
all of our questions, gave us all the options available and was honest in 
her recommendation.  She didn't rush us or try to talk us into unnecessary 
tests.  She even gave us tips on what to feed him.  The biggest surprise 
was the bill.  They only charged us $40.  

Good luck with your cat.  

Regards,
Diane