Our cat was brought here by a good Samaritan after he was hit by a car. Even though the cat was visibly in pain the vet refused to examine him until the woman paid an upfront fee + any pain relief he ... Read More
Our cat was brought here by a good Samaritan after he was hit by a car. Even though the cat was visibly in pain the vet refused to examine him until the woman paid an upfront fee + any pain relief he needed at that time. The vet said she tried to contact us but no-one answered and that she would not provide any further care to him. Thankfully the woman got our phone number and contacted us herself, because otherwise we wouldn't have known he was there. The vet was rather rude and disrespectful, she took X-ray's and attended tests without seeking permission prior then became agitated when we questioned her as to why she didn't contact us herself and why certain tests were conducted without consent, then stated she was too busy to call and she could do as she pleased because she was a vet and we were not. Still, we had to beg her to take X-ray's of his face as his jaw was out of place, once she finally agreed, it turned out his jaw was broken, rather than fix the jaw she pulled two teeth and did NOTHING to repair the serious break. Her surgical technique was poor and barbaric. She refused to feed the cat for 4 days, no IV fluids, no supplements, he lost 2 kilograms whilst under her care, whilst we understand that he may not have been able to eat, he could have had an IV supplement (a commonly used treatment, which we happily would have paid for!!). She did not administer antibiotics after the surgery, nor was he given adequate pain relief. We had to beg to be able to see him, even then she became agitated, when we were there telling us she was incredibly busy and we should not be visiting (majority of the cages were empty, the waiting room was empty, she was certainly not busy doing her job). When we were finally able to take our cat 6 days later (after essentially threatening legal action for neglect) she again was rude and disrespectful towards us and told us we were being morons. We took our cat to another vet right away and there was nothing more that could be done. The infection was so serious that the cat became septic as well as internal bleeding that the vet ignored, he died shortly after. The vet at this clinic is neglectful and inconsiderate. If the vet had administered antibiotics and actually attended the tests we paid for our beautiful cat would still be here. She does not deserve to be practicing. You have a duty of care to animals and you failed them.
Do not take your pets here, there are fantastic 24hour vets in baulkham hills who will take care of your pets in an emergency and even admit when they're outside of their scope of practice, rather than try to get as much money as possible.
Hygienically, this clinic is poor and a breeding ground for bacteria. There mustn't be a decent cleaner, as there was always faeces in the cages, on the walls, the tables and floors.
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