If you care about your pets at all--avoid this place. Dr. Tracy lacks professionalism, compassion, & empathy. Regretfully, I did not meet him face to face, nor did he speak with me until after my 2 p... Read More
If you care about your pets at all--avoid this place. Dr. Tracy lacks professionalism, compassion, & empathy. Regretfully, I did not meet him face to face, nor did he speak with me until after my 2 pets were spayed. That should've been the first red flag. After researching the latest techniques prior my appointment, I decided I wanted to have my pets spayed via Laser Surgery. While filling out the paperwork, I stated very clearly that wanted my two dogs to be spayed using the Laser Surgery Technique, & selected Laser on the Surgery Consent Form. The laser replaces the scalpel & uses a beam of light, which in turn minimizes bleeding, opportunity for bacteria and results in a much speedier recovery. I filled out all documents reinstating the details of what I wanted performed, with the option box reading: LASER SURGERY checked. Since the clinic requires an overnight stay, I picked them up the following day. I paid & walked to my car and proceeded to drive off. When the babies had settled down, I looked at their tummies and noticed a very large incision with several stitches across their tummies. It was then when I came to realization on my own that Dr. Tracy did not perform the surgery with Laser, but with a scalpel instead. When I walked back into the office, the girls got very flustered when I asked which technique was performed. I asked to view my documents and noticed that the receptionist, I originally met with the day I dropped them off, had scratched out my selection of the Laser Technique. She literally altered my original document, FALSIFYING my request to use Laser Surgery. This resulted in Dr. Tracy performing the surgery using a scalpel. I could not believe the vet, along with the staff, did not feel the need to inform me of this the second I walked into the office! Instead, I pay up, leave oblivious and have to discover their mistakes myself! That is the ultimate example of an unethical business practice-not to mention FRAUD! I immediately asked for copies of my records, and the receptionist had to ask for permission before doing so!! She then explained to me that the receptionist, that had FORGED my document, had been fired the day before. As if that were to give me some sort of relief or benefit to my situation at hand! They then lead me to a room and explained that a vet tech would like to discuss the situation with me. Extremely confused, (considering I had already walked out, paid my bill & was not informed as a customer until I had to find out the staff's mistake ON MY OWN) I attempted to give the clinic benefit of the doubt & heard the tech out. She explained that they had been having several problems with the girl that had tampered with my original docs, & had let her go because of this situation. My first thought was, if they've had so many problems with this particular employee--wouldn't Dr. Tracy along with the staff approve/verify ANY documents she oversees, especially when it involves surgery?! Instead of being honest and informing me of the mistakes made on my babies procedure, the clinic was going to let me leave as customer without INFORMING ANY OF THIS TO ME! Dr. Tracy did not come to speak with me directly ONCE during this. After I left, my husband immediately called and spoke with Tracy, and asked that he please call me. When he did, I was barely able to get a word in--all he did was speak over me, was VERY unapologetic and VERY defensive about the whole situation. He then went on and explained how he didn't even enjoy practicing due to all the problems within staff. I was shocked. He had no compassion or remorse for his mistake and poor management skills--instead re-directed all the mistakes at his staff. Bc the stitches need to be physically removed when you use the scalpel, I had to make another appointment in 2 weeks. My husband had to accommodate his busy schedule in order to come with me. Again, this was my first time physically meeting with Dr. Tracy. After the stitches were removed, we confronted him very calmly about the problem. His exact words, & spoken very defensively were '"What problem?" He proceeded by making a comment about how he saved us money, because the Laser is an additional $85! He became very defensive & then ASKED US TO LEAVE when my husband stated as a customer, that we were not given what we had asked for (Laser), & that our docs were forged. He then yelled at his assistant, Kim, to "DESTROY OUR RECORDS, WE'LL NEVER SEE THESE PEOPLE AGAIN!!" I could not BELIEVE how unprofessional & child-like Dr. Tracy was being-- It was like a scene from a movie. Bottom line-- this man does not need to be caring for caring for animals. Please listen to the other neg reviews & save yourself the potential heartache from a bad experience here. I understand that no business is perfect, but Tracy Animal Hospital does not deserve to be in business. We left feeling taken advantage of, disrespected and victimized by extreme acts of unethical behavior. Read Less