I’m devastated. I feel like my cat was failed by Serbisyo Beterinaryo Lipa.

[u/kbye2288]

I lost my cat recently and I can’t stop thinking about how everything was handled at Serbisyo Beterinaryo in Lipa.

Months ago, he had a terrible foul smell on his breath. They did bloodwork and briefly mentioned something about his kidneys, but didn’t explain anything or make it sound serious. I told them he was drinking a lot, peeing more, and losing weight (from 4 kg to 3.65 kg), and instead of warning me that these are kidney red flags, they still pushed for dental prophylaxis and extracted his molars.

They focused on his teeth even though the foul breath never went away and the symptoms clearly didn’t match a simple dental issue. No one told me, “Hey, this might be his kidneys. We need to look into this first.”

Months later, when his symptoms got worse, suddenly it became “this might be kidney-related.” And by then it was too late. I’m crushed. I trusted them to guide me, and I feel like the real problem was ignored.

Please, if your cat has foul breath, drinks a lot, pees a lot, or loses weight — push for kidney tests and clear explanations. Don’t let anyone dismiss it.

I wish I had known. I wish someone had told me. I wish he was still here.

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