After confirming with two people at Bluepearl Renton, (the front desk person and the actual doctor who performed my dog's euthanasia), that my terrified Border Collie receive an injection of Morphine... Read More
After confirming with two people at Bluepearl Renton, (the front desk person and the actual doctor who performed my dog's euthanasia), that my terrified Border Collie receive an injection of Morphine before any other injections, they ultimately just completely disregarded my request. They took my dog into another room and then brought her back with a catheter in her leg. The Dr., a female doctor with an Irish name like Moore or Murphy, (the fact that she is Irish is only mentioned as a way of identifying her, my only standard is competence) started with the first injection. I had only a few minutes earlier confirmed with this very doctor that my dog would receive an injection of Morphine first. I asked her, "so that's the Morphine right?" She replied, "No, we decided to "switch it out." I was so distraught about my poor dog that I didn't realize what was happening and an injection doesn't take very long. I wish I had had the presence of mind to grab that syringe out of her hand and stab her where the sun don't shine her. I said to the doctor, who didn't have a compassionate bone in her body and gave the impression that she really couldn't have cared less about what was happening, "she, (my dog) doesn't look relaxed at all, her tail is still all the way up between her legs." The doctor didn't even respond. She then proceeded with the subsequent injections, one to put her to sleep, and one to kill her. I've had a lot of time now to think about just how unethical this procedure was. They flat out lied to me and as far as I'm concerned, despite my every effort to have my dog die a death with dignity and calm, she was executed, not euthanized. I think this was her worst nightmare, or maybe mine, that my sweet little girl, who saved me from three muggers in Jefferson Park, and was the most obedient dog I've ever seen, would be taken in a car, where she absolutely freaks out, to a place she is terrified to go to, and at that horrible place she would be killed. So they gave her a drug which did nothing to calm her down and feel relaxed and serene, probably so they could charge me a few more bucks, as opiates are dirt cheap and Buprenorphine is very expensive. If my dog was a person I would be suing Bluepearl's ass off. The whole thing was a nightmare, for me and my dog, and there really should be some consequences for lying to me and giving me no explanation of why they "switched" the drug. They should start with refunding my money, not that it would make any difference, but Bluepearl is the king of over charging. My dog was not calmly euthanized, SHE WAS EXECUTED. WELL DONE BLUEPEARL! Read Less