There are three vets at the clinic we go to. There is one that did that to me ONCE. I had a cat in for a check up. He said that he "thought" he saw ear mites in the cat's ear. Rather than swab the ear and look under a microscope like every other vet I have known for the past 50 some years he grabbed up my cat and took him out back. When he came back he said they had cleaned his ears and given him ear mite medication.
The cat's ears were clean as far as the eye could see BEFORE the guy took him out back. The vet never told me why he was taking my cat out back. He just took off with him. I would certainly not have wanted a "cleaning" if I had been asked. I have seen cats with bad cases of ear mites but my cat did not have a speck of dirt in his ears. If he had mites they must have been very deep down in the ear canal. Henry came back with a wet head and very upset.
Now when I make an appointment I make sure of which vet I will be seeing because that was the last straw with that particular vet. Unless there is a more complex procedure that needs to be done no one is taking any of my pets out of my sight. I have had to help hold many cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets and even birds for a variety of examinations at the veterinarian's office over the years. Why they think they need to go behind close doors all of a sudden is beyond me. |