Edit: Had to rewrite a review, as my old one got deleted. Sorry it's long. If you want to read why I gave a low rating, look at my last three paragraphs.My male chinchilla was acting differently so I ... Read More
Edit: Had to rewrite a review, as my old one got deleted. Sorry it's long. If you want to read why I gave a low rating, look at my last three paragraphs.My male chinchilla was acting differently so I was concerned. I booked an appointment for 4/19/14. I thought I might as well take both my chins (male & female) to get a check up. When I arrived, the receptionist seemed to be in a mood. She wasn't too friendly and talked down to me. The guy (I think he was a vet tech) was nice though and seemed to really care about the animals.They told me to take my two chins over to a room while I filled out some paperwork. After I was done, I handed the girl my papers and waited a few minutes. When she was done, one of the workers told her to go measure my chins. I saw her head over to the room that they were in and pick the carriers up as if it was just a briefcase. At one point, one of the carriers were at a 45 degree angle. She finally straightened them out and went into a room. (I didn't see them get weighed)Afterwards, we were asked to go into a room and wait for the vet (Amy Land DVM ??) to come out. She came in with my girl first and examined her in front of me. She was kind and seemed to care about my concerns. That day, my male chinchilla was being aggressive so she asked if we could help her out and we said yes. She went back into the room that the animals were kept in and shut the door behind her. We waited a while until the vet came back out and said she couldn't really do an exam in front of us because the male chin was being snappy. She said he seemed fine though, in terms of health.She prescribed us an antibiotic as a precaution, as well as an anti inflammatory, for whatever reason. I didn't really get the reason why we needed an anti inflammatory and I'm pretty positive it wasn't necessary. The price for the overall visit along with meds wasn't bad, so it was whatever.Anyway...The reason why I gave them such a low rating comes later on. When I got home and got the male out of the carrier, a good portion of his tail fur was missing, along with loose tufts of fur on his backside. It was obvious that someone there handled him roughly! Even if he was being aggressive, does it make it okay for them to pull on his tail or grab him by his fur like that? As a pet owner, how would you feel if your animal was mishandled or treated this way? That is why I am writing this review. To warn everyone!!4/24/14While I was petting my chinchilla tonight, I noticed that the "loose tufts of fur" was actually a chunk. Since chinchillas have very thick fur, I couldn't detect it well enough until now. He officially has a bald spot. Beyond infuriated. I wish they were honest with me and apologized or let me know, instead of pretending to be caring and giving him back to me letting me take him home, after knowing what they did. That's some shadiness right there. Also, I was trying to research the "vet" who examined my chins and prescribed them medicine, nothing in her name shows up on the DVM ca gov website. Read Less