Would you trust this place? SpayNow.org It's very close to my home and I found it online. It's a cheaper way to get your dog spayed/neutered, they do it to lower the overpopulation of animals obviously, but do you think it's trustworthy to take Jackson there once he's ready to be neutered? I believe it said it's $65 for a dog under 30 lbs to get neutered, and I'm not sure if that includes the anesthesia or pain meds. And while I want good care for my little man, I also would like to save money if it's just as good. I did some googling and found some good reviews on the place, everyone seemed to like it and said the vet was awesome. I'm a little disappointed in the veterinarian I took Jackson to for his last set of shots... and I'm scared to bring him back for his next set (he's overdue a few days) and they also offer vaccinations at this place (Spaynow.) At the vet I took him to last time, they all seemed nice and stuff, but they gave him the Lepto shot and he had a major reaction, came home throwing up a lot so I called back and they told me to immediately bring him in so I did of course. (My original thread)They quickly grabbed Jackson from me, brought him back in the room to reverse the shot basically and gave him something else... without even really telling me what they were doing. When they brought him back to me in the waiting room, he was shaking uncontrollably and walking wobbly. They tell me I can leave, so I leave... and they send me a bill for $52 for the re-visit! I thought it was completely unfair that they didn't even inform me there would be a charge. So it was $20 for his DHLPP second vaccination, and $15 for his Nemex/Strongid thing to begin with ($140 in the end for his vet visit) And then $52 to basically REVERSE what I had just paid for. And what irriated me was coming on here and reading most small dogs have reactions to that shot, and I googled it and saw that too... so as a VET, don't you think she should've warned me about that? Sorry this is so long, but I'm just wondering if I should just take him to this clinic near my house, I don't know what to do! |
I personally would not take my dog there. I have heard places like this do assembly line surgeries, they don't do any pre-test on them, they put several dogs under at the same time and really don't monitor them properly. my motto is you get what you pay for. as far as not liking your vet, ask around about recommendations, people at work, school, church, etc. you need to feel comfortable with the person who sees your dog. Even my place I LOVE my vet, but I really don't like the vet that works with him. She is nice but there is something about her, even Sam growled at her and I have never seen him do that with anyone else. like I said she is nice I don't know what it is. I don't see her unless its an emergency and my guy is booked. now my guy, he is great, and everyone else there is great. |
First of all, although I don't know anything about the particular link you gave, I've read many members say that they were very happy with the low cost clinics. These clinics work with volunteers including veterinarians who are often very experienced, but just believe in spaying and neutering, and this is one way to reach more people. I would definitely make sure they used anesthesia, and the proper kind for small dogs, this would be barbaric without it, and you might have to pay for pain medication separately, but this shouldn't be much as they don't need that much. As far as your experience with your first vet, it's hard to judge if he did something wrong. Sometimes they have to treat before, they talk to you about the bill because minutes matter. I've had an allergic reaction to medication before, and had to pay for a second office visit and new drugs, so I thought this was pretty standard. It's really important to like and trust your vet and their staff, and if you don't feel comfortable with him for any reason, I would find a new vet. |
Thanks for your input! And yes, I do understand that they wouldn't explain to me about the charges since it was a semi emergency, and I'm going to pay them the $52 but... I don't know, I guess I just am so worried what will happen last time will happen again. I'm not really saying it was their fault but I should have informed Myself more about vaccinations and asked her more questions, because she apparently didn't feel the need to let me know the risk factor involved, ya know? I've had 4 other dogs in my life in the past ten years, and none have ever had a reaction like that! So it just freaked me out. PS- Nancy1999, love your avy! |
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Thank you so much for the info, Nancy! Especially about the anesthesia, I plan on giving them a call tomorrow to find out a little more info! |
Spay and neuter clinics do have a place and there are lots of good vets out there that volunteer for them but the correct anesthetic protocol still needs to be followed and the vet should still have experience. Vets can come right out of school and do these and I personally wouldn't be comfortable with that. Vaccine clinics may also have their place but then when you are having surgery and vaccines done at this place, how much personally attention is your pup getting from the vet? I did look at their website and I would choose not to go with them. It says feral or fractious animals will get a look over only. Not sure what definition they are using for fractious (either unruly or irritable or angry) but if they mean irritable, then Ellie is fractious everytime she sees the vet and her physical exam would never be skipped. All in how you look at it I guess... There was no mention of preop blood work, placing an IV before surgery and doing surgery on a heated surface. I also don't know what kind of anesthesia they use. Do they do one dog at a time and take their time or do they rush through? Do they pull baby teeth if he needs that done? What do they use to monitor patients? |
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