You know, it takes a pretty heartless animal clinic to refuse treatment to a suffering & dying animal without large amounts of money upfront. They will let an animal who is in agonizing pain endure that pain because a person is unable to pay. If it takes money to open up your compassion and care towards the very animals that you claim to love. Then I'm afraid that you're in the wrong profession. I understand that an establishment requires money to function and adequately pay their staff, but you have to understand that you weren't our first choice of a place to go, you were just the closest hope to helping a pet survive. But now that pet is no longer alive. The saddest parts are that you ALLOWED them to suffer with your hand out asking for cash. If you can treat the animal in the first place, you should've just said so instead of keeping us there for almost 5 hours while you refused as to so much give him pain medicine! You constantly pestered my boyfriend about all these payments & costs after he told you numerous times that we weren't able to pay those costs up front. To beat it all, you even had the audacity to say that you were "taking x-rays" and "looking them over" just to come back with (pardon my language) such a BULLSHIT diagnosis! You suggested a surgery that you said your biggest concern was his recovery after the surgery. But if you would've taken the time to simply do your job as a veterinarian and do a basic assessment, then you would've known the true extent of his injuries such as significant head/brain trauma and his spine & neck. If you would have done anything, you would've especially heard the sounds accompanied with his breathing, which by the way, it doesn't take a genius to know that his lungs were filling with blood among the other internal bleeding. You simply suggested a surgery with your hand out asking for money, not concerned about what was really going on. What would have happened if I would have actually gotten that surgery you suggested and he died within a day or so from your lack of care about anything other than the money? The vet clinic he was taken to after you guys so KINDLY wasted our time had no concern over how much they could make off of him. They, yes them, NOT YOU, were ACTUALLY concerned over the poor animal that was suffering and needed help. They did everything that they could to take care and treat him even with being informed first thing that we were unable to pay due to our financial situation. Yes, our dog died due to his injuries thanks to the carelessness of a driver but you were the reason that he suffered longer than he needed to. So I would just like to say thank you to the staff & Dr. Eric Lorens at the Pet Clinic Of Rocky Mount for actually having a heart and caring for suffering animals instead of seeing them for just dollar signs (unlike you). read more