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!

[allmycats]

and last.. what if the carrier had a smaller creature like a bird... with the shake and bump it could have killed it...

very true! and, can you imagine what the poor cat thought as it was being thrown closer to that dog? kitty didn't know the cage was between her and the dog! she probably thought oh my God someone is pushing toward the dog

[Taz_Zoee]

Paizly went to the vet tonight for her shots and I did ask what they would do in this situation. The girl I was talking to said it has happened once while she was there and she freaked out and started yelling toward the back for help. Partly because she was in the reception area and the dogs were in the dog area. There is a counter between. But she is also a cat person so she had no clue.
But I told her this story and she said she was definitely going to tell the story and see about having a plan of action. I'll probably ask (if I remember) each time I go in there.

[moosmom]

Taz Zoe,

Thanks for the great tip. I'm still thinking about getting another vet. It seems that all my vet's office has done is make excuses. I don't like that.