Four (Very Important) Details Animal Hospital Will Not Share With You
Four (Very Important) Details Animal Hospital Will Not Share With You
They Don’t Take Your Dog For A Walk
Many dog owners assume that when they bring their dog for boarding at an animal hospital, it will be taken for its daily walks. The fact is, not every animal hospital will include this to their routine (will certainly add it to the numbers on your receipt). Some hospitals either don’t have their own backyards or are far from even tiny grass spots. So they keep dogs in kennels all day long. Yes, your precious pet that is used to sleep next to you, will wake up every morning surrounded by their own waste. And if you happen to end up in a hospital yourself, as a lady who had no family member to take care of her dog, your dog will be stuck in the kennel for months.
Those three little words—- I love dogs! S.M.
Some of their staff received very little or no training
Kennel assistants are usually people who are out of the public eye, meaning they work in the back of animal hospitals and they are rarely seen by pet owners, if at all. However, those people are primary caregivers to animals staying at the clinic. Those employees usually don’t receive any kind of training. On top of that, it is not unusual for kennel assistants to be ‘second chance’ employees, who will most likely be disqualified from working somewhere else. However, their skills and efforts are by no means insignificant. But one must be prepared better (beyond filling water and food bowls) when dealing with sick and scared animals.
A veterinarian has a degree but limited knowledge
Imagine the following scenario: Veterinary technician is holding an open book in front of a veterinarian who is performing surgery on a dog. He is reading instructions and at the same time amputating a puppy’s leg. He looks more like a butcher cutting dead meat than a medical professional saving a life. This scenario is not from a fiction movie (unfortunately) but an animal hospital located in Dallas, Texas. So now you can only imagine, how many more puppies will end up on that table, and probably hope that your baby will not be one of them. The bottom line is there are some great veterinarians and some who will make the world a better place if they choose another profession. Before choosing one for your pet, do some research; do a lot of research.
Their advice is not always so valuable
Have you ever had a gut feeling that your pet’s doctor is trying to sell you something you don’t need? Maybe that pet toothbrush that cost at an animal clinic three times more than at a store? Or flea prevention that doesn’t prevent anything but you from keeping money in your wallet. So next time you take your pet to an animal clinic, think of questions you want to ask but don’t rely solely on words. If the clinic has a policy against showing kennel area to pet parents, would you leave your family member with them? If all of your questions and concerns are not addressed, how safe do you think your pet will be behind the closed door? If you are treated with no respect, how well do you think they will treat those who can’t speak?
