Penny had a growth on her belly that got large very fast, so we took her in to get checked and they removed it via surgery. We never were told when the surgery was done. They never called when they sa... Read More
Penny had a growth on her belly that got large very fast, so we took her in to get checked and they removed it via surgery. We never were told when the surgery was done. They never called when they said. She stayed there in a cage for longer than she needed. Then they sent her home with Paul, she was happy as normal, despite the shitty sewing job they did on her, and the joke of a cone, and no instructions on anything. Gave her barely any pain meds, but a bunch of antibiotics, and the growth was basically the same size still. We never were told about the results of the tests, just led to believe all was well. Fast forward to a month later, and she starts whining, limping, we thought she had hurt her arm jumping off of something. Due to her fooling us before, we waited to see if it was just sore or she was exaggerating. Little signs changed. She quit barking at the mailman. Quit getting into the trashcans (her favorite).... She quit eating, drinking, was walking disoriented, would randomly yelp in pain, started defecating and urinating on herself. The last 2 days were the worst. Overnight, literally, we woke up and knew it would be her last day. Paul said his goodbyes to her and went to work. It was my day off and I stayed home, right next to her, and in the 7 minutes I walked outside to turn on my sprinklers, I walked back in and she was passing. I petted her and talked to her, as her vision had gone, the signs of her dying happened one by one. I have guilt that I did not notice the signs earlier. When she died, she had clusters of those same growths popping up all over her. Including huge ones under her arm, that we couldn't see until it was too late, which was why she started hating to run and go outside. We truly believe that the vet's office failed to tell us that she had cancer, and at 13 years old, her system just couldn't handle the stress, and her body kind of went haywire on her. Deplorable business, very unfriendly, and botches surgeries. Should be shut down.Read Less