Castle Rock Cat Hospital

We had the painful experience of euthanizing our beloved family cat recently...made worse by the inexcusable behavior of Dr Walkup. Cold, Exasperated, Rough. It was very disheartening. We are relieved that our sweet cat is no longer in pain, but we do regret having to spend our last moments together in the hands of this vet. Dr Lavallee and her father were warm and amazing, far from the awkward and cool behavior of the vet who has taken over, (Dr Walkup). Although it may feel reassuring to take your animal to a "cat specialist," as a medical provider myself, I would encourage patients/pet owners to never accept less out of fear that you will not find better. The staff is great but you, Dr Walkup, have some work to do. I hope you can take this well-intentioned feedback as an opportunity for growth. You have a responsibility to care for our pets but also for those of us who entrust you with our pets care. I truly wish we had a different experience, and I hope other pet owners do. We would not return here...everyone, our sweet animals, all deserve better than our experience with the Cat Hospital of Castle Rock/Cat specialist

posted: 09/14/2023

Fantastic experience with the Radioactive Iodine treatment (I-131). This office is SO great at communicating, everyone knows what's going on with your cat and you're kept in the loop about everything along the way. Everyone I spoke to was so sweet and I never felt rushed about asking questions or anything. The scheduling was quick as well, my cat got an appointment basically right away. I'll definitely bring my cat here if I ever need to board her, even though it's an hour away from me!

posted: 05/10/2023

Took such amazing care of my boy Christian for his i131 treatment. They gave me morning updates and sent a cute photo of the boy relaxing in the morning. Also has to be the cleanest, nicest feeling vet I've been into in a long time, with down to earth employees. Wish I could give more than 5 stars!

posted: 08/25/2023

Brought my cat here for i131 treatment - the staff was so nice. The vet hasn’t really looked at my cat’s chart prior to coming in and asked a lot of questions that were irrelevant which made me nervous about the level of care, but I got a call everyday about my cats status. They advised sleeping on a pillowcase for a full month before dropping my cat off so she would have something with my scent, which made me feel calmer (hope it made her feel better too). The communication between the hospital and my local vet was a little delayed, but the communication with me was sublime. My cat was tested again about six weeks later and got a clean bill of health. I’m so happy that I went here. If your cat has a specific diet, you’ll want to pack their food with the knowledge that you may not get back the leftovers simply because they’re kept in a radioactive area. All items dropped off are essentially surrendered because of radiation.

posted: 04/25/2023

Amazing team! Couldn’t recommend them more, as both a veterinarian and client myself. Everybody here is friendly from the minute you walk in and leave . They’re also very knowledgeable and I would trust them with my cats any day. I am thankful for the services they have provided and couldn’t recommend them ENOUGH.

posted: 06/07/2023