Brownsville Spay/Neuter and Tattoo Parlor.
Before taking my dog to get neutered, I was very careful to ask questions over and over about what exactly they would do. I wanted to know how the surgery ... Read More
Brownsville Spay/Neuter and Tattoo Parlor.
Before taking my dog to get neutered, I was very careful to ask questions over and over about what exactly they would do. I wanted to know how the surgery was performed, what kind of stitches they would use, etc. I was very clear that I was just there to have the dog neutered--no shots, nothing else. My questions weren't clearly answered--they said that "they'd explain everything when I came back to pick him up." I could tell this was a high volume clinic and they were just trying to get me out the door. But that is part of the reason I trusted them--I thought performing so many surgeries would give them expertise. Also, I take my dog to the dog park right next door about three times a week, so I thought the dog would feel somewhat comfortable there, in a familiar place. So, even though my questions hadn't really been answered despite many attempts to get all the information, I made a decision to trust the doctors since they do this all the time, right? I can't tell you how much I now regret that choice.
I came back in the afternoon to pick my puppy up, and imagine my surprise when I find out that they have TATTOOED my dog on his belly an inch or two away from where the incision was made. I asked them why in the world they would do this, and they played it off as a requirement, like state or local law. Why then did my co-worker, who had her puppy neutered last week at Boca Chica Animal Hospital, not have her dog tattooed?
In addition, I find out that the stitches they use are internal metal staples, which will never come out. This means that they will leave metal inside the dog forever. They told me that this is less likely to result in infections . . . now call me silly, but I just wish they had told me that they were going to leave metal inside my puppy beforehand. At least then I could have made an informed choice. Other vets use metal staples on the outside, which are then removed, or dissolving stitches.
In conclusion, what upsets me the most (other than that my dog now permanently has metal in his body and ink on his skin) is that I was NOT TOLD any of this beforehand, despite my best efforts to ask what exactly they were going to do. So, if you want a cheap surgery and none of this bothers you, maybe this is the place. But if you want things done right, please, please go somewhere else. Read Less