I need to vent a bit. Sorry, if this post is in the wrong place. I just had the worst conversation with my vet. Or should I say EX-vet. Here's a little history first: my vet is a Dental Specialist and he said my Yorkie needs to have surgery on his knees because they are both medium grade luxating patellas. So I called him today to discuss the surgery a bit more and he told me the sooner the better, which makes sense. That's fine. However, when I asked him how often he performed this surgery he said I was insulting him. He told me if he wasn't capable of doing this surgery then he would have never said he could do it. I told him I wasn't trying to insult him. I was just trying to make sure I am making the right decision so I wanted to know if he ever had any complications during this surgery. Was I wrong? I think if I am going to pay the high price that this surgery entails that I have the right to ask questions. In fact while I was browsing the Internet I came across an article on the American College of Veterinary Surgeons website that says before your pet undergoes surgery the first thing you should ask your vet is how often has he performed this type of surgery. So I did and he took it the wrong way. After that question he was just rude to me and said he could refer me to someone else. I asked him if he would accept CareCredit or any insurance as a form of payment and he said no. So I can't afford it and told him to give me the name of someone else. Needless to say I am no longer going to him and I won't mention his name on the boards because I don't want to bad mouth him. I just want to hear your opinions on this. For those of you who have taken their Yorkies to the vets for luxating patella surgery, did you ask your vet that question? If so what did he or she say? It's a shame he acted this way because he was a good vet. Now I need to look for another vet to make sure my dog really needs this surgery and hope I don't come across another rude one. I am so upset right now
