*Porter James and the boy in the veterinarian parking lot. He was really excited!
I’ve been keeping this experience to myself because at first I thought it was stupid and I needed to just forget about it. As the weeks went on I found myself getting more and more irritated. I thought pet vets were like doctors and they are supposed to take care of you and make you (your pet) feel better. Our vet didn’t get that memo and decided it was her job to make the boy and I feel like the worst pet owners on the face of this earth.
Two weeks ago we took Porter to the vet to get his yearly exam and make sure the one year old pup was growing like he should. The vet found that he had an ear infection in both ears and because Porter showed no signs of discomfort we had no idea he had an infection. To the vet this means we are unobservant pet owners. Without actually saying it our vet was saying “How could you be so ignorant and not know something like this was going on. Shame on you!”
The story gets better. After she made us feel like horrible people she looked at his teeth and told us that his teeth were too dirty for 1 -year-old dog’s teeth and that we should be brushing his teeth EVERY DAY! Excuse me…Who does that?? I thought we were doing good at brushing his teeth every two weeks! She then went on to say that if we don’t spend the $400 to get his teeth professionally cleaned (under anesthetic mind you) that he was going to quickly acquire all kinds of dog problems. Thanks… Thanks a lot.
* Thank goodness I had cute shoes on to make up for the lame-o day.
Today was our 2 week re-checkup visit and we requested a new vet. She was LOVELY and told us that his teeth are fine an to wait until he is about 4-5 years old to do the whole professional cleaning sha-bang. Unfortunately the pup still has an ear infection that will go away with time. Poor thing! Overall, our puppy is healthy, happy and as spunky can be. I advise everyone to find a vet that you love, love, love! Our vet was completely out of line and put an extremely sour taste in our mouth, but the second vet was a winner! Thanks Vet Louis from St. Louis!
Have any of you experience poor veterinarian services? If so, any suggestions?