Do I have an attitude problem?

[hha]

Originally Posted by maxs_momma

Great story I also have changed vets because my poor bassett hound (we only had 3 days) had some kind of intestinal worms anyways the vet i took her to said you know she is 7 years old and only will have a 50/50 chance of surviving this and it is allot of money (400.00 not a lot for a loved one) you might be better to just put her down i am like what NO do whatever it takes to save her i don't care the cost well 24 hours later my baby girl was back on her feet doing much better the thing was she got better and LIVED! Ok well that ended it for me with that vet then not even a month later she got down again and of course it totally freaked me out she was lethargic it all happened over night it is Sunday morning at 630am and here i have no vet so i look up the one my mom used ONCE and call i get a answering service they say they will page him well within 2 minutes he calls me back asks questions about her and says get her in right away. So I take her in he checks her out and says her blood is toxic! She was pregnant and had been in labor for a while (i honestly didn't see any signs ) when i got her from the breeder (she was a retired dame) she said don't worry she is not pregnant she is just fat and needs to lose some weight LIER !!! well i like a idiot believed her. Well the baby was pregnant and the babies weren't coming out and had been in her to long well he said she is a older dog and there are allot of risks she once again was given a 50/50 chance to survive he said "i am not going to tell you what to do but if it was my dog i would try everything i could to save her" and also said "it is expensive so if you don't have the money right now you can pay a little down now and the rest on payments" This all shocked me! He saved her and all 10 puppies! the sad news is the puppies later died do to the lethal toxins but he worked so hard to do the best he could for all of them. Later we had to move and couldn't take her but we found her a new loving home where she became queen of the castle. Well as i am sure as you already know we kept that vet and never thought twice about going back to the old one and ourselves and our babies have been happy with the new one ever since

Yours was also a great story..There are a lot of great vets out there, who love animals and will do whatever they can for them. to me, it's worth it to be with a vet that is not just caring, but who acts in a professional way also...

[Katys mom]

You have to have faith and confidence in your Dr. If you don't have it change drs.

[maxs_momma]

Originally Posted by hha

Yours was also a great story..There are a lot of great vets out there, who love animals and will do whatever they can for them. to me, it's worth it to be with a vet that is not just caring, but who acts in a professional way also...

My thoughts exactly

[LunasMomma]

I don't know why you'd want to continue seeing that vet What's going to happen in an emergency, is his attitude going to get in the way of your baby getting the best care possible? And yes, it's HIM with the attitude problem, imho.

I'd start looking around

[xliloliverdiorx]

Thats very rude of the vet. Just because it is a vet office does not mean they are going to get complaints. And if they would sit down a second and think, in every buisness no matter what the customer is always right and thats ultimatly what it comes down to. I would go to a different vet.

[Tinker'sMommy]

My vet doesn't charge a office visit for a shot...........I guess I am lucky, and he does come in and checks her ears and eyes and feels around her body but still only charges the shot, not a doctor's fee. I think your vet is rude and maybe you need to find a different vet because like someone else posted,. what is going to happen in case of an emergency?? I would be worried



Also when he made the comment about his doctor gave him staph infection and he had to pay for treatment, If he had proof that his doctor did this he could've sued him ...........I would've

[Deenie]

I have two very good vets, however, I tend to like my newest one for my older dog. She is on a pill for her heart and instead of doing an office visit every single time before refilling her meds, he put a 'refill as needed' on her chart. Most vets will want to charge you each time for a visit. She needs the pill so she doesn't have a seizure. The other vet would have charged each time. Neither would talk about putting her to sleep as she's got more life in her and is now more active and feeling better.

I think sometimes doc's need a reminder about their bedside manners.

[Maxi]

It is normal to worry about your baby. Your vet was very unproffessional! I wouldnt go to him after that. My vet is great about it. Onces when I brought him for a lyme shots one part of it had to be done that day and another was had to be done few days later. He said you know dont worry when you come in for the second part of that shot I wont charge you for the visit and check up again eventhou you ll have it anyways.

[BLowry]

Originally Posted by hha

This is my little story..I had a vet that I loved dearly..he even has a great website that I still go too..But, back when I bought my biewer, I went and got my voucher to have him fixed..Not mind you, I could afford the $100 to have him neutered, but, the voucher was to have him neutered for $45, I mean won't every one of us save if we can? Well, I took Fritz in and had him neutered, when I went that afternoon to pick him back up, my vet came out (now mind you, there were like 6 people standing behind me) and said hey Ms Sherrie, of course, I said hey back..then he said what kind of dog is Fritz, I said he's a german yorkie, he said, well, I bet he cost you at least $2500? I said yeah around there..He said and I did it for charity? Well, I paid my bill, and went out of that office and never went back..It's not that I didn't think he was a good vet(he was excellent), but, with his comments, and me knowing how much $ I had paid him over the years, well, i changed vets after that day and never looked back..Now the vet I use, when you call to make an appt. for spaying/neutering, they ask you if you have a voucher..The one time i said no, she said well, you go get one, why pay the extra money if you don't have too?? So, long story short, I don't care how good the vet is, if they act like they unprofessional, even though they may be the greatest vet on earth, I don't give them a dime of my money

OK!!! where did you get this voucher!! LOL

[journey826]

frankly will you trust someone you love with a person who may already have issues with you because you asked a question???


I feel if they thought (assistant and DR) you were inappropriate in your concerns they should have explained this to you.


sounds childish for an assistant to put lies in your file because she was angry


I use to go to a vet for my cats (a year)I really liked him.I reffered a few people there also. well when I got my Yorkie all changed
first- he wanted to know where and who and much I got him from/for
second-he hurt him giving him his shots(I overlooked that although he was as calm as a stuffed toy) he was dewormed and treated for cocidia deemed otherwise fine

Next visit pre neuter check up well I had shaved him down at home ( he questioned that sayng thats their job)and he insists more hair needs to be taken off(off what! skin?)

Fine....... well he cut him in that area and my boy screamed and is bleeding I almost fainted I took him from the assistant and cuddled him.I said no thank you I will be leaving. the assistant is trying to talk to me meanwhile not a sorry or a word he leaves her to clean him up while he looks at another patient (mind you when he came into the room he had a nasty scratch from another dog a big one that was fighting him)(didn't clean it up either)(FIRST BAD FEELING )

So now I am waiting to pay and leave and he comes out trying to talk to me.I say I am too upset please leave me alone I am paying and leaving.He say you know I could report your dog for attacking me I said WHAT!!! he says yes he bit me. I was out done.....and crying. then I see the assistant who witnessed everything and she says she didn't see anything. I could not get out of there fast enough.


PLEASE do not go back it all starts with one thing you don't like and then escalates then you will look the fool to tell someone about the first time, and you went back......

[nikkinack]

I do not think you had an attitude you were just worried I understand. My baby was spayed 4 days ago and when she was at the vet I called like every 4 hours to check on her, when I picked her up finally the next day I was like sorry I am the annoying nervous mom and my vet was like we dont care that is why we are here, we love and think it is great that you care so much, but she also told me I need to treat my baby a little more like a dog I was like yeah but I know that will never really happen. If it happened like you said happened mabe I would find a new vet but they are hard to come by.

[flutterby]

I went to a different vet for ear cleaning and stuff.. And he wanted to do a preventative shot (that would have been their 4th).. I discussed with him how uncomfortable I was with that and how my usual vet only does 3.. He said he didn't care how my vet felt and wanted to do it.. I have to say that I haven't gone back despite the calls that I need to bring them in... My usual vet treats me like I'm one of them.. Not someone that they talk down to... Its alright to educated, but I don't like the ton some have... Soo.. with that vet, he rubbed me the wrong way and I haven't gone back..

oh yeah.. and I call my vet constantly! to the point where they know my voice when I call.. lol they don't mind and usually keep me on the phone to chat a bit...

[hha]

Originally Posted by BLowry

OK!!! where did you get this voucher!! LOL

Our animal shelter sells them for $45, it pays for the anesthesia and spaying/neutering..If you want any blood work done, then you have to pay for it yourself

[hha]

One more thing on my old vet..Well, one of my good friends still use them, she got a new pom a year ago, she called the vets office and ask if they still took vouchers, the secretary said yes, but, he's(the vet) kind of funny about it since some lady came in with a $2500 dog and used one..I knew they were talking about me, and if that were me I would have said, well, that's my friend you're talking about, and you just lost another company...That lady had no right telling anyone that..

[mk97]

I think that I would change vets--when you called up there about the bump--it should have been explained to you that that is a normal reaction for some small breed puppies and that it will go away in a few weeks(we will usually tell clients this as we are vaccinating!!) It was very, very, unprofessional of him to have said anything like that--also, the tech/assistant who was taking care of you should have explained, that with the history of the pet having a problem--that for it's safety, they needed to do the exam.



Some of y'all's stories, OMG!!!! Then some clinics wonder why people go elsewhere???!?!?