Chaos at the vet's office...

[moosmom]

I took Maya Linn to the vet this morning because of violent sneezing and coughing. Turns out she has allergies, and was given a shot of Cortisone/Ammoxicillin and drops to be administered 1x a day till gone.

So there I am sitting with Maya Linn in her carrier, waiting to check out. There was a woman standing leaning against the wall with a Rottweiller on a leash. Everytime a dog rounded the corner, the Rottie LUNGED at them. The woman at the end of the leash kept pulling it back and reprimanding the dog. This poor Alaskan Malamute rounded the corner and the Rottie got a DEATH GRIP on this malamute's back leg and would NOT let go!! People were kicking the dog trying to get him to release his grip on him. The vet tech Deb picked up my carrier with my cat IN IT and hit the rottie with it. I'm home now, and she won't come out, she's so terrified.

The malamute required stitches and the woman with the rottie, who was from some animal resort (I'm SURE the owner of the resort will be picking up that poor dog's tab) was told to get the dog out of there and not bring him back till he had a muzzle on.

I was ready to have a drink at that point!!! (But I won't). When we got home, I gave everyone a handful of treats. I'm still shaking.

I'm leaving Maya Linn in the carrier for now with the door ajar in case she wants to come out. I tried to coax her out and she growled. Can't blame her. I'd be pissed too!!

Just talked to Deb at the vet's office and the malamute is going to be fine. He's out of surgery and doing well. She apologized for using the carrier, saying she didn't realize Maya Linn was in there. I told her she and Maya both saved the malamute's life. I told her since I was an eye witness to the entire event and will be happy to provide a statement. Afterall, if it weren't for Dr. Geer's statement, Jay Baldwin would've gotten away with animal abuse. I'd do anything for that man.

[Karen]

Poor Miss Maya, she must have been so scared! I am glad you and she are home safely. Likely the allergy meds will make her sleepy anyway, and hopefully she'll be fine after they kick in. The pollen is just brutal right about now, for us humans, too!

[Cataholic]

Goodness! I hope your kitty and the other dog will be fine. How scary for poor Maya Linn!

[moosmom]

Karen,

They've already kicked in. The pollen IS brutal. I told Dr. Geer about Mollie Rose's sneezing and told him I've been giving her a half a tab of Chlortrimeton which works great. He said to keep giving it to her to make her comfortable.

I need a nap!!!

[pomtzu]

Wow - poor Maya. I hope she isn't too traumatized and will be back to her old self soon.

I had a co-worker years ago that had a Rottie that had to be muzzled to go to the vet and groomer. This dog was psycho and even attacked her husband on several occasions. Then on the other end of the spectrum, my grandson's day care provider years ago, had a big Rottie that was a marshmallow.

I wonder how the woman that brought that dog in to the vet, didn't know about it's disposition? Seems pretty darned irresponsible to me.

[moosmom]

I know the guy who owns the doggie resort and he works with dog aggressive dogs, so I was very surprised she didn't have a muzzle on him.

Maya is out of the carrier, had a little nosh and is now grooming herself like there's no one else in the room. She'll get over it. Especially when I break out the Fancy Feast.

Rottie??? What rottie???

[momcat]

Poor Maya! That must have been very scary for everyone - human and pet -in the office. Good to know the other dog is okay though he must also be pretty shaken up over this.

We all know that when we take our pets to the vet, other animals are going to be there. Being responsible pet owners, we take steps to protect our pets and in the process protect the other pets waiting to be seen. Our cats are in a carrier like other small pets. Dogs are on a lead and I've seen many of them muzzled. At our vet's, I've seen the owners of aggressive dogs wait outside until they're called in.

What was this person thinking? The resort should be held liable for all vet costs for the injured dog.

[moosmom]

Momcat,

I'm a little annoyed that they used MY cat carrier (with cat in it) to finally get the dog to unlock his jaws. But Maya is no worse for wear and I HOPE this will not lead to her being terrified to go to the vet.

I looked up the 10 Most Dangerous Dogs in America. Here's the link.

Rottie's are #2, pitbulls being #1. Alaskan Malamute's are on the list too, which is the breed that was attacked.

Amen, Momcat!!!

How many of you here know when your cat is in the carrier. I cannot believe that the vet tech didn't know my cat was in her carrier. She weighs 13 lbs for God's sake!!!!