I had an appointment to get my 6 month old Springerdoodle dog spayed on 4/12/18. I was told to arrive 5-10 minutes before the surgery at 8 am. I arrived, saw the tech go in the employee door and si... Read More
I had an appointment to get my 6 month old Springerdoodle dog spayed on 4/12/18. I was told to arrive 5-10 minutes before the surgery at 8 am. I arrived, saw the tech go in the employee door and since the sign did not say "open" I knocked twice on the door. The tech let me in and said just wait a couple minutes and I said fine.
> Then Dr. Wiley came out to the waiting room and started yelling and screaming, "Can you just give us a minute, can you just give us a minute? We are not open yet, the computers aren't up, the phones are not up, I've been here all night, can't you just wait, can't you just wait…(said this at least 5 times). I was shocked and she took me by such surprise and was so upset. I responded, "yes, it's not a problem I can wait that's fine" but at that point I didn't know if I should just take my dog and leave the building. I tried to tell Dr. Wiley that the other tech told me to arrive 5-10 minutes before the surgery, and she screamed "well, that's because people come late then the surgery needs to be cancelled." So why was she so angry with me??? Then the dog jumped up on Dr. Wiley and she gave her a really disgusted look. The tech witnessed the entire encounter and I said to her twice.."I can reschedule, it's not a problem if it's not a good day, really--just let me know". She said that no, it will be fine, they just had lots of emergencies in the last couple days and it had not been good at the office. I didn't know what to do, but I decided to stay then was walked back with the dog. I asked Dr. Wiley if she wouldn't mind just checking the dog's ear which my daughter had just noticed two days before was red. Again, she "freaked out" at me and said "is this a new problem, is it an old problem, have you been using ear wash, do you want her examined, do you want us to culture it, etc" and was VERY condescending and acted like I should not have asked the question about the ear. I tried to say "well, when she was at the office last time the ear was a little red, got better and you just said to dry it off well after she has been outside" but I barely got the words out. She angrily flipped through the chart and said very emphatically, "well, I don't see it in Feb notes or in Jan notes so it's a NEW PROBLEM". And acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. I told the tech after she left that she was examined for it at last visit but Dr. Wiley must not have written it down.
> At this point I felt like just rushing out of the office. I didn't know what to do. I felt humiliated, condescended to, worried that Dr. Wiley would not perform the surgery right since she had been "up all night" etc. But I decided to have her have the appt, left the office and immediately called my daughter and husband. Everyone was really taken off guard and couldn't believe I had to go through that when I am the customer, my pets are the patients and I did absolutely nothing wrong to be treated that way. I should mention we have 3 Russian Siberian cats who go there.
When my daughter went to pick up the dog, the tech asked my daughter, "would you like your records and/or be transferred out?" and basically stated she didn't blame us.
Another tech called me to check on the dog the next day and I asked her if she was aware of what went on and she said "somewhat" so I relayed the story. She agreed the behavior was not right and that she tends to get very stressed, never apologizes, etc. Both girls said this "wasn't the first time that something like this happened." So my question is---how does her business stay open, how competent a vet is she if she resorts to tirades on customers and how DOES she treat her employees if she treats her customers so bad?
I want to add that we have received the most professional, friendliest, best care from the staff--and all have been so helpful with any questions re: 3 cats and our dog. I will truly miss the girls who work there. BUT DON'T GO HERE--THE VET WILL MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR AND IS VERY CONDESCENDING AND MAY YELL AT YOU!!! Read Less