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dottiesyrky · 03-12-2015, 09:33 AM

So sorry your poor little boy grieved himself to death. That is devastating.
As for vet boarding, yes they are safe, but exposed to sick animals and usually left alone at night. Probably in a cage too all the time.
I once reluctantly left my previous 5 LB girl in a boarding place run by vets etc etc, it had wonderful references and inside sleeping areas for small pets. I searched the area before I settled on this place. Said to give walks and special attention. Wrong!!
I came back early after only three days and found my poor little baby sitting in an outside run with a concrete floor wet with disinfectant. She was in an outside cage run for a big dog, not inside! They said her bed was thrown away as she had soiled it, she had never done that before!! The packets of treats I had left for her were never given. This poor baby was sick and sitting in disinfectant water and it took several days for her to recover. If I had not returned early she would probably have died too. So much for being run by vets!! ( the vet office was next door!)
So it really is difficult to find a safe and loving place to leave our pets. Always better to take them with us if possible.

03-12-2015, 09:33 AM	#16
dottiesyrky Donating YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SW USA Posts: 2,505	Vet boarding So sorry your poor little boy grieved himself to death. That is devastating. As for vet boarding, yes they are safe, but exposed to sick animals and usually left alone at night. Probably in a cage too all the time. I once reluctantly left my previous 5 LB girl in a boarding place run by vets etc etc, it had wonderful references and inside sleeping areas for small pets. I searched the area before I settled on this place. Said to give walks and special attention. Wrong!! I came back early after only three days and found my poor little baby sitting in an outside run with a concrete floor wet with disinfectant. She was in an outside cage run for a big dog, not inside! They said her bed was thrown away as she had soiled it, she had never done that before!! The packets of treats I had left for her were never given. This poor baby was sick and sitting in disinfectant water and it took several days for her to recover. If I had not returned early she would probably have died too. So much for being run by vets!! ( the vet office was next door!) So it really is difficult to find a safe and loving place to leave our pets. Always better to take them with us if possible.