Our fourteen year old dog fell off the bed as my sister was trying to dry him from a bath. It was almost 5:00pm and we knew something was wrong because he was shaking and crying when we tried to move ... Read More
Our fourteen year old dog fell off the bed as my sister was trying to dry him from a bath. It was almost 5:00pm and we knew something was wrong because he was shaking and crying when we tried to move him or help him stand up. His normal vet was too far of a drive and we knew we would not be able to make it before they closed...so we started calling local places as we were driving on the freeway heading towards an animal hospital we knew was open 24 hours but I was given the number to this hospital when I called another animal hospital. Thankfully, when I called, we were told that as long as we made it before 5/5:30, they would be able to see us. When we arrived, they took us in right away because they knew we were on our way and they were very welcoming and comforting as my sisters, nephew, and I were in tears expecting the worse. After x-rays and being seen, the Dr. gave us his professional opinion and options to comfort our Clyde. Unfortunately, Clyde suffered a dislocated hip and because of his age and other medical issues (we were told Clyde would not live past six months when he was born because he was missing a couple of vertebrae bones) his treatment was difficult to determine. The Dr. gave him a couple of shots to calm him down and for the pain however, Clyde seemed to be suffering and so we had to make decision as a family to put him to rest. When we arrived the following day, the staff was comforting and was sad to hear that Clyde was still in a lot of pain and was not responding well to his treatment which lead us to putting him to rest. The Dr. and staff gave us as much time as we needed to say our goodbyes and said we could take all the time that we needed. All I can say is, if you ever have to go through putting your animal to rest, I would highly recommend doing it at the Inland Central Animal Hospital. They are very affordable and friendly. They also offered a cremation package which we paid for (not too expensive either) that included our Clyde's ashes, paw print, and wood box with a personalized plate. The reason why I did not give them five stars is because they did say we would have our Clyde by the next week which did not happen. They did not call either, we had to call them and keep asking for updates for when he would be ready. We ended up getting him two weeks later, not the week that we were told. Had they called us and informed us of the delay, I would have given them five stars. Read Less