IF YOU LOVE YOUR PET, STOP SCROLLING AND READ THIS!!! PLEASE. My husband and I had been bringing our dogs to Palm Valley Animal Clinic for a few years since moving from NY. They would go in for check ... Read More
IF YOU LOVE YOUR PET, STOP SCROLLING AND READ THIS!!! PLEASE. My husband and I had been bringing our dogs to Palm Valley Animal Clinic for a few years since moving from NY. They would go in for check ups, vaccines, and the occasional allergy shot. They started our dog on a new allergy medication that required blood work every month as it has the potential to cause serious side effects. Initially, our dog was great, but after about two weeks she appeared as though she was, in fact, having possible side effects from this medication. We stopped giving it to her and called the vet hoping she could be quickly evaluated. The soonest we could be seen was about two weeks out—so we made that appointment. Her symptoms worsened and we called to see if she could come in any sooner. They said no and instructed us to go to the nearest pet ER—so we did, immediately. The ER said her symptoms may or may not be related to the new medication, but sent us home with pain meds and instructions to follow up with our vet within the week. We called every. single. day. to ask Palm Valley if they could get us in for an earlier visit. The answer was always “no”. When we started asking real questions, they became uncomfortable and said there was nothing they could do over the phone. We were advised to keep our original appointment because they couldn’t squeeze her in any sooner. The office manager, Barb, called us the day before our scheduled visit and CANCELED IT. She said we were “threatening” over the phone, which couldn’t be farther from the truth. When it was made clear that we hadn’t made any threats, she changed the story and claimed we couldn’t come in because we had “refused further testing” at the ER. When we told her we hadn’t refused anything and simply wanted to be seen by a vet that we thought we could trust, she told us that Dr. Hatch would not see us and she’d be happy to send our records elsewhere. We pleaded with this vet EVERY DAY to be seen earlier to evaluate our dog for a potential life-threatening side effect of a medication that THEY prescribed. This is not only negligence, it’s a complete lack of empathy or concern for their patients. If your pet needs a vaccine, who cares who gives it. If they’re young and healthy, sure, why not go here for a check up. But if you love your dog like we do and plan to see your vet for years, I’d be VERY wary. There’s a very good chance they will show your pet the same courtesy as they did ours, and leave them out in the rain on their death bed. If this was your family member, which if you’re this far into the review it very well could be, would YOU want to be put in this situation? I don’t think so, which is why I URGE you to find a different facility.
To Dr. Hatch, office manager Barb, and the vet tech that clearly had a problem with us asking simple yet educated questions…shame on you. We hope you feel even just an ounce of the pain and torment you’ve put our family through. Read Less