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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  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. |
Good grief, Dottie. I just saw your post at the top of the page - I usually only open up a small window and miss some posts that way - bad habit I've got. How awful to come back to that!!! Poor little girl left out in disinfectant and water like that - alone, likely feeling so abandoned, surrounded by strong odors - nothing like her home where she's used to being warm, loved and comfortable. Don't you know she wondered what had happened to her life? Shameful how people you think you know well actually treat dogs when no owner is around! People you think you can rely on and give your trust and money to for good care of your baby - it's really the worst of the worst to treat innocent animals so coldly and cavalierly without a thought for their comfort or sensibilities. An inside dog who hasn't the coat or proper fat insulation and being wet could die from exposure if left out like that for long hours, especially if the dog had a weakened system. That so awful - a vet's office! Truly disgusting what some of our babies have to go through when we leave them, thinking we've put them in good hands.