text: After our elderly cat stopped eating and drinking water for a couple of days we took him to VCA Paid for blood test and urine analysis which after taking our cat to two other vets it was a complete rip off That included a free exam Oh and they tried to bill us for the free exam and had them take it off our billnnThe vet said they were going to call us the next day to inform us about our cats blood and urine results Around noon the next day we did not get a call so we called them The receptionist said the vet was busy and she will call us back in an hour THREE hours went by so around pm we called AGAIN The receptionist said the vet will call us back at pm Well at pm we still did not get a call Third times the charm right We finally were able to speak to the vetnnIf the above reasons have not convinced you yet keep readingnnThe vets diagnosis was that our cat was being picky with his food and recommended that we experiment with different types of food No hydration shot or medication for our cat just experiment with different types of food All that for nnAfter experimenting with various foods our cat still would not eat or drink and he only got worse We took him to Oasis for a second opinion and after conducting a ultrasound the vet could see masses in our cats stomach and pancreas We definitely was not expecting such heavy news What is worse is that VCA MISDIAGNOSED our elderly cat and only prolonged his suffering If we did not get a second opinion our cat would have probably died from liver disease nnOur experience at VCA is the epitome of veterinary malpractice misdiagnosing and overcharging