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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Judy they sell puppies that they purchase from Heaven only knows where because they don't disclose it (I asked and the answer was vague...not a surprise given it is nothing more than a pet store. I am personally horrified that it is allowed here.) I had a neighbor once who told me she sold litters of puppies to them...of course I don't know that to be a fact. I have heard some stories over the years. BUT they don't rescue to my knowledge...it is a money making operation.
I went there one time and saw the puppies and walked out..I would never go there again for any reason whatsoever. |
When I was using Dr Garner years ago, I did not use the boarding facility, the grooming facility, or the boutique....I just used the vet hospital area, where there are no puppies for sale! I used that vet because I was looking for a vet that had a hospital that was fashioned after human hospitals, and his facility more than fit the bill. He had operating suites, he had specialists, he had anesthesiologists, and he had a wonderful recovery program where a vet tech worked with a 2 to 1 post op recovery system....no animal was ever put into a crate still out from anestheasia. The thing I really appreciated was the fact he used Ivac infusion pumps on every IV infusion to prevent overloading pups with fluid....and I had just had a vet that worked for the Houston Zoo, infuse almost 500cc of IV fluid into my little 4# female, drowning her.....I would have thought that vet would have cvertainly known what he was doing.
....so I was on a mission to find a vet that worked more like a human doctor/hospital/ICU, than a "dog doctor". Dr Garner certainly fit that bill and while I have no idea what goes on at the other end of the strip center where his clinic/hospital is located, which he does also own, he managed to keep my little girl alive with a ruptured cordea (positive diagnosis from extensive testing) for an additional 10 years, in a status of good quality of life. She was not tearing up and down the fence, communicating with next door dogs, but she was happy and assumed the life of a retired princess!
As far as selling puppies, I dont buy from pet stores, and I had heard they helped sell dogs/puppies that came from the "dog pound" in the area....I know there are pet stores and boutiques that legally sell pets, I dont approve so I just dont buy from them....Again, I was not interested in that area....and then when Dr.Garner started traveling all the time and my needs were no longer being met in the vet area, I left.
Dr.Garner and his hospital was the FIRST set up of its kind, in the Houston area. There was no Gulf Coast VS at that time, or even the one close to me, Bay Area Vets.....fortunately, this quality of animal care has become much more available, in response to demand of knowledgable pet owners.....I am going to check out that new "state of the art" emergency clinic at 518 and 288 area, so in the event I am not able to get my vet in an emergency in the middle of the night, I have a Plan B.