If I could give every one of the Haile staff 10 GOLD stars, I would. They each have hearts that are 100% gold. My precious dog was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago. As it worsened, he requir... Read More
If I could give every one of the Haile staff 10 GOLD stars, I would. They each have hearts that are 100% gold. My precious dog was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago. As it worsened, he required receiving fluids under his skin. This had to be done every other day.- no exceptions, to keep him stable, and going as healthy as he could for as long as possible. Every other day, I brought him in, and faithfully, the techs would give him his fluids. The fee for this was more than fair and reasonable- which made it affordable. This allowed us to have 2 plus more years with our boy. Most of that time was full and happy, but as he slowly declined, I would ask "when will I know?". During the pandemic, we saw the staff at Haile much more than we saw our own family- they became like our family, and they always treated my boy with the utmost tenderness and care. It was apparent that they loved him too. I thought when he was ready "to go", he'd stop eating. That was not the case. He had a terrible seizure one night (he never had one before), and was in much distress afterwards. The next day, in a quiet room, I held him. His favorite food was chicken. I fed him chicken- which he devoured. (I wondered if it was really "time" to let him go.) I remembered the seizure, and the hours after, and knew it was only a matter of time before that would happen again. Would it be worse, would we be home? I KNEW it was time. The vet gave him the sedative, and then the final medicine. As well as my husband and I in the room with Dr. Adams, there were two of the amazing vet techs who knew him and cared for him -they were petting him, comforting him too as the medine wss given. It was very peaceful and appreciated. The angels at the vet clinic are the staff who work there. They are the kindest, most loving group of people I've ever known. I appreciate what they did for my precious boy, and the support they gave, me. They have gone above and beyond for us time and time again, to always do what was in the best interest of my precious boy Cooper. With Eternal Gratitude, Carrie Read Less