My husband and I took our dog to Med Vet in Dayton because it was after hours and he was lethargic and not acting himself. Upon arrival, he started to come back to normal, but we still decided we woul... Read More
My husband and I took our dog to Med Vet in Dayton because it was after hours and he was lethargic and not acting himself. Upon arrival, he started to come back to normal, but we still decided we would like to have to him checked out. The front desk staff were amazing! Once a doctor was available to see him, the Tech stated they would take him to the back for his exam. We advised that we are not comfortable with him being away from us for an exam. She asked us why I stated that this is my child and I am sure it is not expected for a human child to leave their parents with strangers when they are sick. The Tech asked the doctor if we could go in one of the front exam rooms. They tried to tell me the rooms are small and it stresses out the dogs; however, they did allow us to go there. Once in the room, which are bigger than the room at our regular vet, the doctor comes in and barely leaves the doorway while asking us what is going on and keep an eye on our dog. We explained why we are there. She proceeds to tell us that she needs to take him to the back for his exam because we obviously brought him here because he is not acting like himself, which means that we do not know how he will react once examined, and that dogs do better when their owners are not around. We advised that is not an option; she stated they are not comfortable giving him an exam without him muzzled and restrained and that she has an experienced team in the back for this. My husband (who is a Police Officer and trained K9’s in the military for 4years) proceeded to tell her that our dog was showing no signs of stress and they were not in harm’s way and thanked her for her time. Thankfully, we were able to get ahold of our Vet, who then assisted with making sure our dog was okay. I am clearly aware that the reason we were treated this way is because our dog is a pit-bull and the doctor was afraid of the breed, not my dog. While this disgusts me and breaks my heart that someone in this field would be so ignorant and discriminative, I noted that we would not take any of our dogs there again and planned to leave it at that. However, we had a follow up at our Vet the next day and the report that Med Vet sent to our doctor stated that our dog was hyperactive, erratic, and aggressive and needed muzzled and restrained. ALL ARE LIES! Please see why my dog went there, to begin with, he was LETHARGIC! He receives acupuncture and laser treatment on a regular basis, and stays completely CALM! We have never seem him hyper, erratic, or aggressive. We do not appreciate LIES to cover your own actions because you chose to discriminate against a breed! This is awful practice! Read Less