When you get a new cat, you want to make sure that you have a good vet set up for them. Your cat will need to see their vet at least once a year for routine care like checkups and vaccines. A good vet or vet hospital can help keep your pet alive and get them healthy again if something bad happens. But finding a good veterinarian or animal hospital can be challenging. Depending on the size of the town you live in, there may be dozens of choices out there for you. So, what can you do to find the right place to take your cat?

Talk to Friends

If you have friends or family members who own cats, you should ask them who they take their cats to and how they feel about their vet or vet hospital. If one or two names keep coming up, then you might want to check into those practices more since that can be a good indication that those practices are pretty good. 

Check for Specializations

Some animal hospitals or practices specialize in the kind of animals that they work on. While most small animal clinics will work on most domestic pets, some clinics may only work on dogs or cats. So, check to see if the practice will work on your cat before you make your final decision. 

Schedule a Meet and Greet

Talk to the hospital or vet practice to see if you can schedule an appointment with the vet without your pet. At this appointment, you are just meeting the vet, taking a look at the facility, and seeing how you feel about everything. Talk to the vet to see their theories on animal care and how they tend to approach things. You may want to ask them some hypothetical questions to see how they answer. For example, you could ask the vet what they and their practice would do with a cat who doesn't like to be handled by people and has a history of biting. It doesn't matter if your cat fits this description because you are just getting a feel for what the vet would do and their standard operating procedures. 

If you have just gotten a new cat, you need to make sure that you take care of them. That includes finding a good veterinary medicine provider. You can do several things to find one who will work for you. 

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