I've been going to this vet for over 15 years, and yesterday was my last visit.They've always been a little confused and disorganized. One of the rescues I brought to them needed to be put under to h... Read More
I've been going to this vet for over 15 years, and yesterday was my last visit.They've always been a little confused and disorganized. One of the rescues I brought to them needed to be put under to have a lump removed. While he was under I asked that they clean his teeth and cut his nails. This is a Great Dane, and cutting his nails is difficult when he is awake. Sure enough, they'd forgotten to cut his nails and clean his teeth. Two days later he split a nail.Last year we rescued a dog from Clayton County. She was high heartworm positive, so I set up a "Go Fund Me" page to help raise money for her. I talked to Dr. Good and asked him if it would be possible for Town & Country to take donations directly from donors and set up a credit for her account. "Sure, no problem". 6 people (that I know of) called and attempted to donate. Some were told they could only donate directly to Dr. Good's homeless pet foundation, others were told Town and Country had no idea who I was. Heartworm treatment is very expensive, and I've had at least 2 other heartworm positive dogs treated with Town and Country...it kills me they weren't able to take the donations...not just because it cost me money, but because this directly affects the dogs health, and the number of dogs I can afford to rescue.When I got this rescue, I called Town and Country and asked them if it would be okay for them to share my dogs heartworm status with anyone calling in. "Sure, of course, no problem!". Some donors prefer to donate to the vet directly - which makes total sense and usually isn't a problem. At the time, I was trying to share my rescues story on a facebook page dedicated to Great Danes. The owner told me they would be happy to share her story and my "Go Fund Me" info as long as they could confirm with the vet that I wasn't scamming them, and that I really had a dog being treated. Town and Country told this person my dog was heartworm negative. Within minutes, the owner of the board posted a comment (her board had about 5,000 people on it) that I wasn't to be trusted, that I had made up the story about my rescues status to scam money. I called Town & Country, and as it turns out, they pulled the wrong file, and made an "honest mistake". No words can describe how embarrassing this was. Over 25 years, I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars of my own money to help dogs that have been neglected, starved, beaten...and Town & Country's one mistake cost me something I can never fully regain...Trust. The owner of the board called back, and Town & Country gave them the correct info, but the damage was done. Our rescue received very few donations as a direct result of Town and Country's mistake. I understand mistakes happen, but this was a big one.Yesterday I took my dog in for his annual. The vet prescribed two Bravecto's and 12 months of Tri Heart (6 months each for our 2 dogs). I was handed two Bravecto's that had expired 2 months ago. I was handed 4 heartworm pills as I was being shuffled out the door. I took a quick glance at my receipt, and told them I should have 4 boxes, not 4 pills - they had billed me for 12 months, but only given me 1 month..."Of course, here you go!". They handed me a 2 boxes of Tri Heart, and two boxes of Generic pills. Of course, the generic heartworm is cheaper than the Tri-heart that I was billed for, and I didn't notice until I got home.About two years ago both of my dogs got fleas. I treat my pets every month on the dot with Frontline. It was a mystery, and the Doctor suggested changing medicine. Now I'm wondering if I got an expired batch of medicine? I can't remember where I got the Frontline now...but I can't help but wonder if the fleas were in some way connected to Town & Country.Today I went back to return the expired Bravecto and return the generic heart worm medicine that I was over billed for. Never did anyone say they were sorry for making the mistake, or for the 90 minutes it cost me to fix their mistake. When I shared these mistakes with my wife, she recalled at least two other errors that had happened to her in the past....and I realized that very similar billings mistakes like this had happened to me before. In our 15 years of going to Town and Country, we have never had a billing mistake in our favor - they never billed us for one box of medicine, and gave us 4...every billing mistake from Town and Country that we've ever had has always been in their favor - just like the most recent mistake. My wife and I have wondered if Town and Country was knowingly overcharging with the hope we wouldn't notice, or if it was just gross incompetence. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt...the billing area is sometimes zoo-like. Today there were 6 customers waiting for one checkout person when I arrived, but a "back up" person was called quickly...still took 30 minutes for them to refund their mistakes. Read Less