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What. a. GREAT. visit!!!!  

Wow sounds like you both got sooo much out of the rehab evaluation. You absolutely didn't fail at anything as far as documenting it, we appreciate anything you can share!

Can I ask the name of the practice? You can also feel free to put a write up in our Veterinary Specialists Forum too.

I am impressed with this place and what they offer, but also question the cost of this consultation. 

Of course you are wondering, since you have no baseline for comparison. If it's any consolation, I have seen the prices for dogs and cats range from what you paid ($280) to as low as $125. We see a LOT of reimbursements go through the Foundation and what you paid is not out of the ordinary. Cost really depends on where you are located (cities on the west and east coast are the most costly), and what is involved in the visit and whether or not your visit is with a vet rehab specialist or the rehab technician team only. As you mentioned you got "free" acupuncture but essentially that was included in the price. Although it is on the high end, it really does sound like you got more than average as far as expertise and education. 

 I saw somewhere on the site that there might be a lack of insight of rehab for cats … if that’s still the case, I’ll be happy to provide as much info on Petunia’s experience.

You are correct! The field was started for dogs, and cats are slowly being incorporated into therapy centers. The more you share the more we learn so THANK YOU. You can even start a new topic in Hopping Around if you'd like, just to document the experience (Which I will probably turn into a blog post at some point to share with even more people).

I am kinda curious if their rates of dogs vs cats are the same. I feel like dogs, who are mostly bigger than cats, would be more expensive.

The hard costs like medication and supplies would generally be less when it comes to cats versus dogs, and the cost of pet parenting a cat is lower generally speaking. But when it comes to therapists, look at it like this; vets and vet techs don't go to rehab school for one species. They learn the whole gamut, and the cost for that education is the same. What you are paying for in a situation like a rehab therapy evaluation is the cost of having a specialist give you tools and insight that a general practice vet isn't able to do. So that expertise time and insight cost is the same no matter what the size or species.

I hope that makes sense.

They way I think is do the appts close together over a few weeks to get the best results, instead of once a week that could take months to see progress because there is so much time between appts … if that makes sense.

Absolutely! You nailed it! 

Great job on getting her to the therapy center, and great job absorbing everything you learned. We can't wait to learn more along with you! 

And she looks SOOOOO good in those videos! Glad that she's still progressing too.