My bluetick coonhound split his tail open this evening. We loaded him up, called ahead, and headed to the clinic. It was about 11pm. Once at the clinic, the tech checking is in would not hear anything... Read More
My bluetick coonhound split his tail open this evening. We loaded him up, called ahead, and headed to the clinic. It was about 11pm. Once at the clinic, the tech checking is in would not hear anything about my boy until we paid the $89 fee. Once that was paid, we brought him in to be examined. Upon checking in, I told the vet (still don’t know her name as she didn’t introduce herself) that he was very anxious at the vet, and that he had to be approached gently and sometime snarls/growls when he’s in pain. I could hear him yelling in the back, and then they asked me to put the muzzle on him. Once he was muzzled, I could still hear him yelping from stress and pain.
They got his tail bandaged, and came out to tell me the course of treatment. During that time, they mentioned they wanted a cone on him, and took him back to try to put one on. He got upset, and ended up making his tail bleed again. Once again they asked me to muzzle him, but at this point he was so overwhelmed and upset he was losing it with me. Finally I suggested they sedate him, and they developed a course of action.
We waited and waited and were told we could sit with him while they fixed his tail. About ten minutes later the vet tech came out and said that we could not sit with him becuase he was dangerous, and that she “had to give him more sedative so she didn’t have to euthanize him for biting her”. This of course upset me greatly and was highly unprofessional- especially after telling me he was “beyond pain and fear and was dangerous and needed to see a behaviorist.”
After the reversed the sedative, we got to see him and he still didn’t have the cone on. The male tech said he was still trying to “attack them” even while sedated, so they only did the bandage. However when we entered the room, he wasn’t even moving except for breathing. Finally another tech came and gave us his meds, and discharge instructions, and after asking if the vet was coming back to see us was told no and I felt like we were being pushed out of the door. She kept saying that they would not touch him again and how terrible of a dog he was. I finally told her that repeating that doesn’t help anyone and that I warned them about his behavior at the vet, and that they are the professionals. Overall it turned into a very overwhelming and upsetting event. I know my dog isn’t perfect, but I also feel like they did not use the tips/resources we gave them and was not satisfied with their lack of professionalism- especially the comment about euthanizing my dog. Read Less