Raleigh Cat Clinic

TRUST ME!! The best cat hospital in North Carolina! Very reasonably-priced, friendly, and professional. My cat Cloud is so healthy and up-to-date in shots from this hospital. Also, he was neutered here with a very reasonable price. As a Persian, he had matted coat, but they also did the lion cut for him. I am moving to another state next week, and I am very regretful that I have to leave this wonderful hospital here. I wish I could find a good cat hospital like this. Thank you so much for the last few years.

posted: 06/07/2023

I took my cat to see Dr Duffy in July as a first time patient. My cat Sadie had a suspicious bump on her nose and I wanted to diagnose and treat it early. Like 20% (or more) of cats, Sadie is stressed by going to the vet but does fine on Gabapentin. On the morning of our appointment I gave her the Gabapentin and showed up on time, only to be told by Dr Duffy that she does not see cats who have anxiety. There was NO mention of this when I made her appointment over the phone. My Sadie has been going to the vet for 9 years in VA without a single issue and this vet treated us as if I had brought in a feral animal, refusing to even allow me to take her out of her carrier. She poked a stick in Sadie’s face, and of course she hissed; this is what cats do when strangers poke them in the face. Her reason was that Sadie was on Gabapentin and she did not want to be bitten or scratched. Why is she allowed to practice veterinary medicine if she turns away 20% (or more) of the cat population just because they need help with stress? Isn’t that a vet’s job? If Dr Duffy only sees cats that do not need Gabapentin for stress, that should be communicated at the time of the appointment. It should also be evaluated by the veterinary board, after I report her. On my way out of her office with Sadie, I reprimanded her for not communicating at the time the appointment was made that she does not see cats who require Gabapentin for vet visits. She pushed back that I had not sent her VA vet records over yet, but was it her plan to cancel our appointment after seeing Gapabentin in her records? Sadie was already on the exam table when we were refused treatment. The reason she gave at the time, in the exam room, was not wanting to examine a cat on Gabapentin, NOT that she didn’t have our vet records yet. That was a secondary excuse that she came up with as we were headed to the door. Thankfully I have moved back to VA, where the bump on her nose has been diagnosed as cancer. We meet with the oncologist next week. Sadie’s diagnosis and care was delayed, and possibly her life shortened, as her cancer grew because Dr Duffy only examines cats who are not stressed by vet visits.

posted: 10/05/2024

Raleigh Cat Clinic and their staff were absolutely fabulous! I have been a cat owner my entire life but Dr Duffy taught me things I did not know about the biology of cats and medicines used for felines. She discussed several options for treating my two cats and was right on the money figuring out their issues. I cannot say enough about how impressed I was with Dr. Duffy and the Raleigh Cat Clinic. Thank you so much!

posted: 02/06/2017

I could not love this practice any more than I do. Dr. Duffy is so incredibly knowledgeable, I truly enjoy talking to her. She personally calls with any blood work results, patiently answers any and all questions. She is very practical, very down to earth, and I trust her implicitly. Sean and Carrie are also just wonderful, kind, and professional. I recommend this practice to all my cat-loving friends. As anyone knows, veterinary care is not cheap, but I wouldn't trust it if it was. I find this office to be extremely fairly priced. 5 out of 5 stars

posted: 05/19/2022

My cat Marley's first couple experiences were okay and he was neutered here. Dr. duffy was professional and everything seemed clean but my cat after he got neutered ended up hating her. Generally he has a chill personality and loves everyone. When we came to the vet about a month after he got neutered. He was perfectly fine with the room and nurse. When she came into the room, I saw him tense up and hiss. I've never seen him do that towards anyone. Overall, he doesn't like her and that's okay. She has a job where she has to be the bad guy sometimes with animals and do things that they don't want happening to them. The problem I have is her passiveness and weirdness. Her communication skills are not great and she sounds very passive aggressive most of the time. He got mad when she stuck a thermometer up his butt and she acted like he was a "very nervous personality" and said that other cats don't mind getting a thermometer up the butt. She repeatedly said that he was a nervous personality and that we needed to get an at home vet. She has struck me as rude many times and overall gives me weird vibes. This was longer than I expected but the main gist of this review is, if your cat slightly gets testy, don't go here? She doesn't want cats that get mad about things and does not seem kind in the slightest. I would suggest going somewhere else.

posted: 09/21/2023