Long Island Veterinary Specialists review: Nightmare: Long Island veterinary specialists and Dr. Catherine Loughin let our beloved Sparta die while lying

Long Island Vet Nightmare: Long Island Veterinary Specialists and Dr. Catherine Loughin Let Our Beloved Sparta Die While Charging Hundreds Every Night and Lying About His Pain

We are utterly shattered — Long Island Veterinary Specialists and Dr. Catherine Loughin took our precious Sparta from us, hiding the truth about his suffering, restricting our visits, and prioritizing profit over his life. We trusted them with everything, and they betrayed that trust in the cruelest way possible.

Our hearts are broken, and we’re pursuing justice so no other family loses their fur baby like this.We brought our sweet Sparta to Dr. Catherine Loughin at Long Island Veterinary Specialists for an elective back surgery, fully believing her when she said his pre-op scans looked clear and he was a perfect candidate — only to discover later those images showed troubling fluid buildup and signs of infection that should have stopped the procedure cold.

After the surgery, they kept reassuring us Sparta was “doing great” and “on the mend,” but limited us to one heartbreakingly short visit — when we finally saw him, he was lying cold and alone, clearly dehydrated and in distress, with no proper care or comfort.

They charged us hundreds of dollars every single night for supposed intensive care, adding up to thousands in total on top of the surgery itself, yet an independent veterinarian’s review found no meaningful follow-up testing and questionable records of his condition.

In the end, Sparta slipped away because Long Island Veterinary Specialists and Dr. Catherine Loughin chose money over mercy — we’ll never hold him again, but we’re fighting back in court and plan to donate any recovery to protect other animals from this kind of heartbreak.