When we were ready to get our 6 month old puppy spayed, we needed to find a place that was not only good but inexpensive. I called Sno-King Vet and found out it was a quarter of the cost of our normal... Read More
When we were ready to get our 6 month old puppy spayed, we needed to find a place that was not only good but inexpensive. I called Sno-King Vet and found out it was a quarter of the cost of our normal vet. I was of course skeptical as to why it was so cheap but found only the best reviews online. So - what could go wrong? We made the appointment and my boyfriend took her last Wednesday. He said they basically took the leash and told him she's good to go. There was not much paperwork, no visit with the vet. But again - it is a really common surgery so what could go wrong? We brought her home on Thursday and her stomach hung down really low, there was dried and fresh blood, she had massive amounts of bruising and a smooth, hard lump the size of a banana on the right side of her stomach. I called the vet that night and told the receptionist how worried I was - It looked awful. She took my name and number, asked me no questions. Did not care which dog we had, when we had the surgery or who brought her in. She interrupted me while I was trying to tell her how it looked and said she would talk to the doctor and call me back. That was just about 5:00pm, they close at 6. They NEVER called me back. The next day I called our primary vet and they heard me out and told me that it sounded awful to bring her in IMMEDIATELY. She ended up having a large blood clot removed. We skimped on costs and ended up overall spending over $600. She is still covered from chest to below the incision with bruises and has a soft plastic tube for fluid draining in her stomach. She may be alright but it was traumatizing for all of us and she didn't need to go through 2 full days of surgery. It wasn't fair to her. The clot may not have been their fault (she may have a rare blood disorder) but they should not have ever ever ever sent her home looking like that. And they most definitely should've called me back. They still haven't. They obviously neglected my pet. 999,999 surgeries may go as planned but just imagine the horror at your pet being that 1 that something goes wrong, vets fault or not, and they do nothing to help you and show little interest in your worry. Weigh your options. If you would rather spend less and risk your animals well being they are great! I feel that I weighed my options and even so, my dog was treated poorly. I wish I would've gone with my gut instinct and stuck with the vet I already love. But learn from my mistake because I think you will change your mind about going to Sno-King. Read Less