So I have been taking my animals to this vet for several years, and my parents had taken their animals to this clinic for approximately 20 years before they moved. I had an experience there that jus... Read More
So I have been taking my animals to this vet for several years, and my parents had taken their animals to this clinic for approximately 20 years before they moved. I had an experience there that just left a bad taste in my mouth, my dog, which has been in to this very clinic a few times for her check ups and shots, was sick, she had started vomiting blood, I was very concerned for her and called the clinic hoping to get her in ASAP, they couldn't get her in the same day but had an appointment for the next day she could put us down for, which I gladly accepted. I was nearly in tears with concern for my puppy, who wasn't exactly a puppy anymore, she was almost 5 and 190 lbs. But she was my baby, I had her from the time she was 8 weeks old and couldn't even get up stairs by herself yet, she was my baby. But I explained that I was short on money at the moment and wasn't sure how I would pay for her to be seen, thinking they might accept a payment plan or something else, whatever, I didn't really care as long as I could get her in, I had always paid my bills in the past and hoped for some kind of arrangement. The answer to me was really quite a let down and I didn't really get upset about it until after I saw another vet, anyway, her answer to me was that, "what we do in these situations usually, is to send you to another clinic in Kent, they're a little cheaper." OK, so I got off the phone after feeling almost slapped in the face by her answer, and I did end up taking my dog to the clinic in Kent, but they were closed at the time and so we ended up going to the emergency vet in Issaquah, they were very nice, I actually brought my dog home that evening, with no tests being done, it was pretty expensive for the normal blood tests and x- rays that would be pretty standard for a dog vomiting blood, so I hoped it would pass, knowing it probably wouldn't, but not having the money at the time to spend on tests. So I brought her back home, but it continued and she wasn't getting any better, so we went back to the emergency clinic in Issaquah two nights later, this time I did get her tests and while I was extremely disappointed with her results, they were very willing to work with me on paying for her tests and in the end I had to put her to sleep, the hardest thing, both my kids were there when the vet came in with the results of her tests, my dog had something wrong with her blood and she had none of the clotting parts to her blood. So she had to be put to sleep. They even gave me the option to give her a private cremation and get her ashes back after, and they also did a footprint as well, the 4 corners clinic did nothing like that with my last dog they put to sleep. I was going to bring him home and bury him, because I wasn't given an option for a private cremation, my mom helped convince me it would be best to let the vet take care of it, then he was gone. I'm so glad I went to VCA in Issaquah, or I wouldn't be able to have my puppy back with me. I wouldn't recommend this vet to anyone who loves their animals, but might be a little strapped for cash in an emergency, they don't work with you to find a suitable payment plan or anything, they just send you to a different vet. I was very upset with them. Read Less