I have never had a worse experience with a Vet.. ("Pets R our World " the corner of Jeff hwy and St George) First thing of note is that , they have no respect for your time.

Do to a personal illness and surgery , I got behind on my dogs heart worm prevention. They got heart worms , It was time for me to find a new vet. The new clinic was real convenient. I set up a apt . to discuss using her services, not to see my animals. I knew that my buddies were positive with heart worms They were just tested a less than a month before. all I wanted options and cost!!

I was called the day before the apt and told to bring the dogs in, that they could start treatment That day If I wanted.I changed my days plans and I brought the dogs in. I sat for over a hour in the sun while other patients who came after me were take in before me and my dogs.

When I finally got to see her, we talked about the dogs and treatment, options. What was to be a free visit, would now require a 56.00 heart worm test to get a set fee. The records I brought with me showed the results from the same test less than month before. I agreed to pay just to get things moving along. I agreed to the cost and treatment and wanted to get started .I was then told since she could not be there the next day that I would have to wait a week to start. I set a apt for the following Wednesday one week later. (remember they told me to bring in the dogs to get started, I changed my day to do so with the understanding we could treat them)

When I asked when it would be OK to work them, she made a anti hunting comment and told me not to hunt them this year period.

My guys are well trained and valuable hunting dogs. You do not have enough money to buy them period. We had a 2 or 3 week hunt planed. The boys and me living in my sprinter Van running from Minnesota to the pacific I canceled the hunt, thats were the money was going to come from for the treatment. I love them like I do my grandchildren.

My boy Moe is 8 years old and loves to hunt, I have had 3 growths removed in the last 21/2 years. Poor Moe did not get to duck hunt but only once in the last two seasons.

He made the last hunt of last season, and just came alive. Moe is a great dog and hated being left at home and not given his share of the action. This breed of dog lives to hunt, Because of chronic joint pain I was about to give up the hunt more than once, but I have continued to hunt mostly for them. You would have to see these dogs work to understand me doing so. I had to do every thing i could to get Moe one more hunting season.

having a week to think about it. I decided the best thing I could do for Moe was to delay his heart-worm treatment to the first of the year (4 Months), and have the growth removed first. We could do a slow kill on the heart worms till then ( a treating option), The cancer he is fighting could take him from me, long before the heart worms would have a negative affect on his health.

After Franky's treatment for heart worms, I moved Franky into the house just to keep him quite and comfortable.. Moe missed his running mate, started running up and down his kennel and got off his feed. Moe has always had a real high metabolism . He dropped a few pounds, I think she said 3 lbs, but it was more like 5.

I wanted Moe to have his best chance with this cancer, so I suggested since he had some loose skin to cut back enough tissue to insure she had removed all the bad . tissue.

I left Moe for the surgery, and got a call a hour later to pick him up. She had decided that all I cared about was hunting and did not care about my dog. if I were not going to treat him for heart worms now ( I wonder if the $600 in her hand now instead of in Jan had any thing to do with this).. She was not going to do the surgery and I quote "just so I could have another hunting season!". She then accused me of starving my dog for the sake of a hunting season.

I may not have communicated well, I am feeling a lot of guilt over the heart worm thing and stress over the cancer thing. This woman has jumped to some nutty conclusion, colored by what I believe are strong anti hunting views, and possible a dislike of me as a hunter.

The woman is a nutcase, I refuse to call her a Doctor. Doctors or professionals who provide the best care to all, not just the ones who have the same views.

I don't care what your views are on hunting or of their owners, If you don't understand the passion and drive these animals have for the hunt, or the bond between a hunter and his dog, You do not understand dogs and should not work with dogs. A Doctor should not allow their personal views on something to effect the quality of care they provide and to who they provide.

These dogs don't understand the politics, they only know what they love and live for. They are noble and should be respected and deserve the best care.

What is the name of this vet?

go to another vet...

get them treated and switch to the 6 month proheart shot

If she were to treat the dogs, she doesn't want you to hunt them because you can dislodge a bunch of dead worms, at the same time, and kill the dog.

What's the name and number??? I got a phone call to make tomorrow

Tell her to get F×ck××.