I have never been more angry, disgusted, horrified and just plain disappointed than I was on Wednesday September 1st by the treatment I and my dogs received. I arrived 15 minutes early for my dog's vet appointment, at 4:15pm. I was told upon entering the clinic that I would not be allowed to stay inside with my dogs, due to covid restrictions. I should have been given that information when I received the phone call reminder the previous day about the appointment! That is also when I should have turned around and left. But instead, like a fool, I handed over my adult female German Shepherd and my 11 week old male French Bulldog puppy. I assumed that they would be in the examination room with an employee and I couldn't have been more wrong! They were put together into an examination room and LEFT ALONE and UNSUPERVISED! I don't leave my puppy alone at home because puppies can find things to lick or chew that they shouldn't be licking or chewing. And while I trust my German Sheherd, I've never left her alone with my puppy for more than a few minutes, because he's only been a part of my family for 3 weeks! What kind of inhumane clinic practice mandates that an 11 week old puppy should be left alone and unsupervised in an examination room where he could lick or chew anything in there, not to mention I don't know how clean that room is so my puppy was face to face with whatever the last pet left behind! The staff left my dogs alone for more than 45 minutes and how do I know this? Because I was told I would get a phone call and for some reason my phone never rang even though I was holding it in my hand, unlocked, so I wouldn't miss the call. Instead, the call went right into my voicemail. I immediately tried calling back, in fact, I tried several times but NO ONE PICKED UP! So, because I was worried about my dogs, I went into the clinic and as soon as I opened the door I could hear my puppy frantically barking with my German Sheherd! I said what the hell is going on? Are they in that room alone? I was told yes, they were alone and to leave the clinic until I got a phone call. I tried explaining to the desk person that that was the reason I came in, because I DID get a phone call but my phone never rang and all I had was a voicemail with instruction to call but NO ONE WAS PICKING UP THE PHONE when I called back! Meanwhile my dogs are still barking and the desk person was telling me to leave! The staff forced me to leave the clinic with my puppy still frantically barking in the examination room. When I walked back to my truck I could clearly see through the window that my puppy had pooped in the examination room which meant he could eat his poop, walk through it, drag his leash through it, and of course my German Sheherd could also walk through it and drag her leash through it! What in the hell was the staff thinking, that this was acceptable?! I gave them another 30 minutes before I went back inside because I still hadn't gotten a phone call! I was then told AGAIN that I couldn't wait inside. By this time I was livid and I know the staff knew it.
My German Sheherd was there to have her blood checked so that I could get a refill on her apoquel, and while I was charged $95 for the blood check, no one bothered to mention her allergies or ask if I needed more meds for my dog. My puppy got his required booster shots but no one told me where on his body he received the shots so he was sore and I couldn't touch him; the shots traumatized him just as much as being left alone!
I will NEVER take either of my dogs back to this clinic! read more