I'm so sorry to hear about this awful experience! You are right, the vet should have called ahead to let the emergency clinic know you were on your way. It's the least he could have done. I'm sorry you had such a horrible experience at the emergency clinic too. Just to let you know that not all vets and techs act that way. No one at our office does. We feel for the people that come in, after all we also have pets and know what it's like. I don't know maybe those people were having a bad day dealing with nasty clients, but it's still no excuse to treat you the way they did. They should have had some compassion for you!! I've never been the our emergency clinic, but if they ever treated me like that I would definately complain.
Sorry for the rambling, I just don't want everyone out there to think that all techs are not compassionate.