This is my first review but this is the first time a service provider for a 'child' of mine has been killed by the actions of the service provider. I took my child, Leela, into this place. It was a horrible time for our family. We let Leela, a beautiful child...a feline, out to use the bathroom. She was late getting home and I knew something was wrong. My husband was terribly distraught. She finally made it, dragging her back leg. We found a local vet, Mesa, who portrayed itself as an overnight Clinic. The doctor, Fitzgerald, believed she had a broken leg. He took x-rays and indicated she needed her leg amputated. At NO TIME did anyone tell us she would be left alone. Had we known that she would be left in a cold room fighting for her life, we would have taken her home and brought her back or asked to be allowed to stay with her. Better yet, taken her elsewhere. But that never happened. They took off her leg and then all doctors and staff left the building. Can you imagine leaving anyone, any animal alone? In the early a.m., another doctor, Matt, called to say she wasn't doing well. Still didn't know she had been alone. Said her temp was very low and dropping and we told him to "fight" for her. I made plans to go over to the clinic and tried to find a substitute at school so I could be with her. At least I could tell her how much we loved her and be with her if she was 'leaving' us. But a colleague suggested that I call, seemingly knowing she had been alone. I told her that couldn't be. I called and called and finally Dr. Matt returned a call and left a message that she was improving and getting better as her temp was returning to normal. I could not find a sub but his message came in around noon and I was off at 3 and it felt like a good ending. But I was so terribly wrong. He lied. Her medical records indicate that she was found dead in her cage at 2:30. I went to speak with the owner, Dr. Barker, who admitted mistakes had been made...ask me what I wanted. I want Leela back. She would lay with us every evening, hugging my neck--she was my child. She certainly did not deserve to die alone. We did nothing to make them lie to us. The last thing she saw was us leaving her and then her leg was removed. She was then left alone, cold and alone in her pain...and alone in her death. We never had the chance to tell her how very much we loved her. Instead, we were encouraged to wait, all was well and not to worry--'all was well.' They claim in the medical records that they told us she was going to be alone. That is a lie. Dr. Barker told me during our meeting that they couldn't afford night help when I confronted him. Why in all that is sacred would you take in animals with catastrophic injuries that need surgery, and then leave them alone without a human to touch them? Why would you call and give us a pep talk to stay away, stay at work, only to call a few minutes before we were leaving to see our baby and tell us she was dead. Dead before we could hold her. Dead before we could tell her we were sorry we had left her with these horrible people who failed to properly take care of her after they removed her leg. We are sickened by this. Our life will never be the same because of the horrible negligence of this group. read more