I think it's just my verbiage written here. Hard to provide the inflection used in tone via writing. Albeit, I am pissed but it's because the in person interaction had such a "We don't give a damn, just put it down!" attitude. Could be due to compassion burnout or overwork I couldn't say but none-the-less their attitude is what prompted my response. Your practice might be much better, and I don't mean to say that all Vet offices behave in such a manner. I'm sorry if you felt this was a personal attack on the industry as a whole.

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The standard IDEXX SNAP panel test (which was what was used here) has an extremely high rate of false positives and was not repeated nor followed up with the typical IFV test, as they full stopped after the In-House test with a recommendation of euthanizing which I declined of course. I'd understand if they ran both tests and came upon a discordant result or True Positive but they outright declined to even discuss it as an avenue.

The kitten is less than 12 weeks old and too my understanding at this point (if positive) could result in a Abortive infection and allow the little guy to kick it. As I said, he is now healthy, gained a bunch of weight, URI gone and is a little menace.

My actions of coming at them in such a manner was the complete unwillingness to even have such a discussion to begin with as the kitten was not "Knocking on heaven's door" by any measure at the time of initial diagnostics by their own account. It's not so much I am asking for free service, I am asking they do what they should have done from the get-go.

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Edit: Forgot to address one point, putting the kitten down was not presented as an option, it was forcefully recommended as the only choice. Which had I done that, this now-healthy kitten would have lost it's life in vain.