Feeling extra thankful and filled with gratitude today on #ThankfulThursday today for Jacox Animal…read moreClinic in Tulsa, OK, and a special SHOUT OUT to their star veterinarian Dr. Rawlings, and their vet tech Amy. Dr. Rawlings followed up on what was going on with my very special little pup, Inigo, and sent me a "sorry for your loss/grievance/loss" card at my NEW, out of state address that she didn't even have previous to that!!!!, The vet that I got my baby put down at had the address so that they could mail his cremains there, but they didn't even mail me an "I'm sorry for your loss" card, so it really, really meant a lot to me that Jacox/Dr. Rawlings did that. I also had a phone conversation with her that lasted for quite some time. Every time I spoke with her I could just tell that she genuinely CARED, about both me, and my animals, and that really makes a difference, you know?
I really wish that when I moved I could take this vet office with me. My current veterinarian is not that great, and they are much more expensive. I've been to a few in the area, and that's just standard for around here, more cost, less compassion. I'm not sure what's up with it? It's just how it's done here. It's sad. I truly miss the vets from the south, and I didn't think I would say that about anything,, but it's a real big issue with vets costing 4-8x as much, and caring not nearly as much... It's pretty bad.
I still miss my darling soulmate Baby Nigo every single day, and its hard to keep going through life some days, but i did the right thing. I kept thinking that there was hope for him to get better, and there wasn't. He had Ligneous conjuvtivitis, and it was really bad, and only getting worse. My poor, poor son. He deserved SO much better from life, especially from the short less than seven years he was on this earth, and I definitely should have realized it a lot sooner, and gotten him euthanized at Jacox where he was comfortable with the staff, but instead I waited until I couldn't see an alternative and it was for sure that he wasn't going to get better with medications or surgery, regardless of how much money I through into him. I wanted him to be comfortable, even though I was scared to lose him, I didn't want him to be feeling crappy. I was definitely viewing it from a selfish lens, but also just a hopeful one. It was hard because one minute he was feeling super crappy, and the next he would be walking around and wagging his tail, so I talked to everyone about what the right thing to do was, and his vet said when he stops eating its time, so when he stopped eating I took him in, and it was the worst day of my life. I wish Jacox would have been open to have been a familiar place to take him for the final visit, and I wish I wouldn't have brought my mom, who screamed at me in the parking lot of the other place for crying too loudly, but I knew I was going to need a driver.
Alas, I'm writing too much. LOL.
Anyway, I'm really thankful for Jacox, they truly are the best vets I've ever encountered. One time they let someone go who forgot their wallet because they were with me, and they were like, "you're with Lex, Lex is reliable, so by association, you're reliable, and we trust you to come back" so we went home, grabbed the wallet, and came right back to pay the rest of the bill. But it was really nice of them. Thanks, Jacox!
Dr. Stout is also a really great vet, who has taken my appointments many, many times.
This clinic is top banana.
Keep being you, Jacox!!!
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