On Thurs 2 July 2015, while I was not home, my dear sweet 10 year old cat was attacked on our property in our garage by 2 Pitt Bull rescues on the loose. (They live with Don Fraser at 103 Crapemyrtle ... Read More
On Thurs 2 July 2015, while I was not home, my dear sweet 10 year old cat was attacked on our property in our garage by 2 Pitt Bull rescues on the loose. (They live with Don Fraser at 103 Crapemyrtle Drive in Covington.) My neighbor witnessed the incident and brought sweet Patches to this hospital because this is where she obtains veterinary care for her pets. Patches was dead on arrival.
Since this incident, the Animal Care Hospital front desk staff and the attending veterinarian, Dr. Lori Rist, have been very helpful in working with me on securing documentation and even answering my questions about my cat's death. Dr. Rist is working with animal control officers, too, in order to hold accountable the owner of these Pit Bulls. My "only" disappointment with this vet clinic is re: payment and a simple request I made:
A. I asked the clinic to take photos of my cat for Animal Services and the clerk's initial response was, "We can't." I asked, "Why not," and she responded, "We've already wrapped her up & have her in refrigeration" Are you kidding me? That's your response? Aren't you animal people...or People people? Don't you want justice? Whose side are you on: yours? Were you inconvenienced by this request? What am I paying you for?
B. I gave the front desk clerk specific information about payment. I gave her my contact information and told her if the owner of the Pit Bulls did not pay the bill as he had promised, to call me and I'd pay the $301 bill over the phone with my credit card. Instead, they allowed my 80 year old grandfather to pay it against my explicit wishes. WTF? I didn't make phone calls and provide documentation in order to waste anyone's time, especially my own. I will be contacting the BBB & the owner.
When I called the front desk to inquire why they allowed this to happen, instead of explaining their reasoning, they actually told me "Well, now you can pay your grandfather back." That involves writing a check, which, right now, is harder than just paying by credit card. (I just paid for a cat to have PU surgery on the June 30th @ a different vet hosp. I'm really strapped for cash right now as you can imagine.) This is not stellar business practice or customer service. I won't be returning to this clinic for any reason once I pick up documents for Animal Services. And I won't recommend them to anyone either. Read Less