Do NOT take your pet here! BAD CARE! BAD STAFF, incompetent VET.Neglectful! Inconsiderate. Poorly organized. Poor communication. Poor Pet care. I recently adopted a year old cat and I found out about ... Read More
Do NOT take your pet here! BAD CARE! BAD STAFF, incompetent VET.Neglectful! Inconsiderate. Poorly organized. Poor communication. Poor Pet care. I recently adopted a year old cat and I found out about this place from the Humane Society, so I thought it was a reputable referral. I was wrong.As I am a new pet owner, I was not sure of the proper procedure for vet clinics, but I am pretty sure that it is not supposed to be like this!I took my cat there to get a skin lump checked out ( I did not know if it was a tick or not). I called and the office gal told me it was a 15 minute wait for walk ins. I headed over. My cat gets very anxious with car rides and was already a little nervous while in her carrier. The office staff allowed other pet owners to have their dogs off leash in the lobby and dogs were curiously coming up to the cat carrier to check it out. My cat was extremely upset ( howling and growling), yet the office staff nor the other pet owners bothered to leash their pets or keep them away from my cat carrier. After about 40 minutes, I was finally asked to go back with the vet tech. It was quite obvious that my cat was upset ( heard by her howling and growling), yet she tried nothing to calm or soothe the pet. She proceeded to try to open the cat carrier door without placing it on the table first. SHE DROPPED THE CAT CARRIER WITH MY CAT IN IT ! The door of the carrier swung open as it hit the floor and my cat fled to hide under the chair! The Vet Tech acted like it was not big deal and tried to retrieve the cat from under the chair. I said no, and coaxed my cat and tried to calm her down. The Vet Tech proceeded to just go through a required routine and weigh her. My cat would have nothing to do with her, but the tech secured her to the table with her arm. The cats legs were sprawled flat out at her sides and she was moaning and whimpering in submission and fear. The tech took no notice and proceeded to stick a thermometer up her butt. Not a happy situation. As this is my first pet, I was not sure that this is the usual routine, so I asked her. She assured me it was. When I picked up my traumatized cat, her paws actually made sweat marks on the table. I have never seen that happen! The Vet Tech told me she could do not more testing, as my cat would not allow it and that I should wait for the Vet to come in and she left the room.About 10 minutes later the Vet came in. No introduction. He did not bother to look at my cats chart or notes from the tech. He had no knowledge that my cat had been dropped and traumatized. He verbally made mention that my cat looked upset. I told him what happened and he seemed to take no notice of the situation.He looked at the lump, told me it was not a tick and sent me on my way to the lobby. He spent a total of about 3 minutes with my cat...if that.And of course I had a bill to pay.In the lobby, my cat was still howling in her carrier from the trauma. The girls at the front desk took not notice, no compassion, but continued chatting about trivial matter (like lunch plans) and creating small talk with other pet owners. I finally had to ask to be quickly checked out, as I wanted to leave because my cat was upset and had been dropped.The front desk girl looked surprised, then told me I had to wait. I did. She finally got my chart, figured out the bill, asked who the doctor was ( I did not know, as he gave no introduction...simply that he was bald). She wanted to make another check up appointment, but neglected to even bother to see that my cats shots were due. I will not ever go back to this place!The Humane Society needs to be made aware of their horrible care and not recommend neglectful places like this! Read Less