Cat Hospital of Clayton

Dr. Miller and her staff have treated our cats for a number of years and with her expertise our cats have been healthy and well. Recently we made the decision to put our sweet «Baby» to sleep and Dr. Miller and her wonderful staff gave us a wonderful environment in which to perform the final procedure. With our last minutes of Love for Baby, the office was very gracious and sympathetic of our loss. They sent us a card of condolence and a referral for a group that had gone through the same feelings. Thank You ALL for your thoughts, although it’s the «Circle of Life» we have gone through, we will maintain our patronage of the Cat Hospital of Clayton because of their care and attitude.. .. .

Can I give this place NO stars? Linda Miller is a liar and rips people off. She is greedy, rude and abrasive. I took my four year old cat to her office after noticing he had been coughing. $ 760 dollars later, I was told he had heart disease and needed a follow up $ 600 ultrasound. She put him on heart medication and other meds. When I reviewed my bill, I noticed a $ 90 consult charge. What a joke! The «consult» was literally a three minute explanation of the X-​ray that I was tricked into having done. After emptying my pockets at her office, I scheduled an appointment with Montecito Animal Hospital. I was shocked to learn I would have paid $ 360 at their office for the same services (half of which were unnecessary), and an ultrasound would have been in the $ 300s, but not necessary as he doesn’t have an enlarged heart or disease!!! Turned out my kitty had a herpes virus that cleared up with one medication and is what was causing the cough. DO NOT take your cat to Dr. Miller. What a rip. Horrible.

Dr. Miller & her staff, Regina & Sarah are really quite wonderful. They have taken great care of our ‘Meow’ for some eight years now — they are polite, polished, & professional, & best of all, they truly care about your little guy. Russ & Jem.

I have taken my cat to see Dr. Miller for about 3 years and have always had a good experience. Dr. Miller and her staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and caring. My cat always received excellent care whether it be a routine visit for shots, just a nail trim, or more extensive care when my cat was sick. Last week I unfortunately had to put my cat to sleep as a result of renal failure and I was so grateful for the kindness and compassion my cat and I were shown. Dr. Miller talked to me about what would happen and answered all my questions. In a very difficult time, she was supportive and reassuring. My emotions and sadness were validated and she told me to take as much time as I needed to say goodbye and never rushed me. I am beyond grateful that my cat was allowed to pass with dignity and compassion. Without a doubt, I highly recommend The Cat Hospital of Clayton.

Dr. Miller seems to lean towards the dramatic. I feel she has a greedy side to the way she runs her business. When asked a simple question and the way she comes flying out of the back in attack mode scares us. Anger management classes are readily available.
Her «bedside“manor is abrasive at best and we will no longer do business with her.
We will be going to Disney.
Our cat is diabetic and she needs to get her story straight about being able to supply insulin. She insists that we get it from her. She charges premium prices++ but Costo has this same insulin at ²⁄₃ of her price. She won’t write us a prescription.
Hey maybe she should relax some by singing. I hear the Skank Tones are looking for a new lead singer. Maybe this would mellow her out and keep her from going off on
people. And Hey Linda thanks for the letter about pet medications you sent us.
It would have bee O.K. to include a return address.

Review for Dr. Linda M. Miller
Cat Hospital of Clayton
I too had a HORRIFIC experience with this vet, Dr. Linda M. Miller.
My husband & I took our cat in to have a foxtail removed from her nose which was visibly sticking out about a ¼ in. Because it was visible, my cat was whisked away to the back. We were told it would only take about 5min. to remove it, which it did. I didn’t think this visit would be more than $ 50, seeing that the vet was only with her for 5 MINUTES! There was NO Consultation, NO Physical Exam.
When we did finally get the chance to speak with her, I tried to ask if $ 50 would cover it; she flipped out on us! She stomped into her lobby, repeatedly slammed her pen against a sign while yelling at me, «Did you see this sign!?» Then she stomped back into exam room yelling at us, «We have a big problem!!» and slammed the door on us. We never saw her again. She went to the back, made up our bill, which came to $ 90.90. We were charged for a ‘Physical Exam, Consultation, Topical Anesthetic, Waste Removal.’ This vet intended to KEEP my cat until the whole bill was paid! Just to be clear, my cat DID NOT receive a Physical Exam, we DID NOT have a Consultation. Unless this vet’s ‘Melt-​down’ was her version of a Consultation… So, I paid the full bill. There was absolutely no way I was leaving my cat with that witch for any longer! Can you imagine the bill that would bring! I intend to send a complaint to the CA. Board of Veterinarians, for which I truly hope an investigation is opened on her. I highly advise everyone, if you truly love your cats, please, please, DO NOT take them to this vet!
Now for the good parts of our visit… My girl is doing much better with that nasty foxtail out. The other was the Assistant, unfortunately I didn’t get her name but, she was a very lovely person. She kept apologizing for the situation, for which I did appreciate but, I had to remind her she had nothing to apologize for.

I have taken many cats to Dr. Miller at Cat Hospital of Clayton over the last 20 years and have been extremely happy with her services. Dr. Miller is compassionate, intelligent, and knowledgeable of the newest treatments, medications etc. in veterinary medicine. She had to put down one of my elderly cats and, as another reviewer noted, handled the situation with dignity and respect. Dr. miller even gave me a couple of hints on correcting bad cat behavior that actually worked :) Her fees for services are fair and reasonable. I trust Dr. Miller completely and will not take my cats anywhere else.

I came home one day at lunch and my cat could barely walk and was laying down crying. I called this vet and the soonest they could see her was at 4pm. I didn’t want to wait that long so I took her to the emergency. They took x-​rays there and said nothing was wrong, she probably just sprained her back from a fall, gave her meds and sent us on our way.
After a couple days, my cat hadn’t gone to the bathroom, so I called this vet. I took her in, and Dr Miller said she wanted to look at the x-​rays that were taken. As soon as she looked at them she knew exactly what was wrong. Poor Button and fractured both of her hip joints, and is going to need surgery. I was a mess, but Dr Miller and her front desk assistant helped me get in touch with the office and set up an appointment for the next morning for me to take her in for a consult. They didn’t even charge me for that doctors visit.
After everything was done, they called me to check up on Button to see how she was doing. It made be happy to know they actually cared about her well being. Dr Miller is definitely the Dr I will take her to again if there’s any issue.

This was a much better place when Denise worked at the front desk. She knew all the cats and always had good advice and seemed to care. Then she left. Then my cat got really sick. I kept bringing him back and they kept giving me expensive medicine but he wasn’t really getting better. I called one last time and said my cat had basically scratched his own face off from the itching. The doctor never even talked to me and they told me to go to a dermatologist, which I had to find on my own. I found a good doctor but my cat ultimately died. I had been going here for almost 10 years and had brought in probably 10 animals over the years. They treated me like a stranger when I really needed help. It’s a one doctor office so it isn’t like she wouldn’t have remembered me or my cat.

I have to give Dr. Miller 5 stars. She is wonderful and the staff are super, too. The first time I met Dr. Miller, we were putting one of my cats to sleep. Needless to say a sad and awkward time. However, they handled the situation with dignity, respect and compassion.
I take my other cat in for regular check-​ups and grooming. They actually seem to like my cat (which is a first, since I once had a vet tell me that we were not welcome because she bit them).
Anyway, I trust Dr. Miller. She is also very up on the current research in her field.