Chaos at the vet's office...

[moosmom]

I called the vet hospital and the Malamute went home yesterday and is fine. They're trying to say that the owner of the malamute was at fault for having their dog on a retractable leash, that the rottie was just sitting there minding his own business. BULL!! That's what I told them. That rottie was lunging at every dog that rounded the corner. That shut them right up. Tracy didn't know what to say.

How they can possibly blame that malamute after it was an unprovoked attack is beyond me. Now I hope that the malamute's owner takes action against the rescue organization AND the hospital.

I asked Tracy why they didn't have a plan in place should it happen again. Her response was that it rarely happens. RARELY HAPPENS? It shouldn't have happened at all!!! She kept making excuses and apologizing for what happened, when in fact, they could've taken precautions to prevent it! I told her that I couldn't believe that the vet tech didn't know my cat was in the carrier. Turns out I was blaming the wrong vet tech. The one who hit the dog with my carrier is a newbie.

The ignorance of the employees at my vet hospital shocks me. I just might look into a new vet.

GILL,

I didn't know PG was deaf! I'm so glad she's with you. She's in wonderful hands. Dimitri deserves to be a butterball!!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm so sorry this all happened and I agree, the bottom line is the rottie needed a muzzle.

I've used the same vet for over 20 years, and, as far as I know, there is no policy in place for muzzles. I might ask, though, next time. There is a policy on cages for cats and small dogs. There is no way they could have separate entrances without reconstructing the front of the building. If they do take in aggressive dogs in the back it is not to my knowledge.

All this has made me think I should ask some questions!