Long story short I am in the process of changing vets after I received an email stating the vet I go to know made a horrific mistake that almost killed a cat (used 14 inches of a feeding tube instead of 4 inched, IMO huge mistake). So I asked around and found out the most praised about vet in this town was one close to home, so I was happy.
I took Bruno in today for a check up and his Rabies shot (woohoo he is parasite free, Giardia is a pain in the butt!) and I was not impressed.
First off she barely weighed him. He wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even fully on the scale before she said 38.8 lbâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s and he was moving. Secondly, she noticed Bruno was timid, so she talked for 10 min on how I should get a personal trainer come over and tell me what to do and conveniently its someone she knows well. She totally dismissed my plans for him to go to group training classes, have group doggy play dates and eventually doggy daycare and agility classes. Which I personally think is a great idea.. in fact better then just some dude coming over and telling me what to do.
Then she said he was younger then she thought because his teeth were small, I asked her how old she thought he was and she checked his teeth, looked confused and changed the subject. She asked what I was feeding him (eukanuba large puppy food) and said that no dog should be on puppy food after 5-6 months due to joint issues. I mentioned that the food was specialty food and it said to feed until 12-24 months and she said well we donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t want him getting fat. My dog is not fat… he gets an insane amount of exercise too. I would say 2 hours of full running plus all the times he runs around like a freak in the backyard.
I know this is a long post… but am I just looking into things too much? Or did this vet seem like she didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know what she was talking about?
I took Bruno in today for a check up and his Rabies shot (woohoo he is parasite free, Giardia is a pain in the butt!) and I was not impressed.
First off she barely weighed him. He wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even fully on the scale before she said 38.8 lbâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s and he was moving. Secondly, she noticed Bruno was timid, so she talked for 10 min on how I should get a personal trainer come over and tell me what to do and conveniently its someone she knows well. She totally dismissed my plans for him to go to group training classes, have group doggy play dates and eventually doggy daycare and agility classes. Which I personally think is a great idea.. in fact better then just some dude coming over and telling me what to do.
Then she said he was younger then she thought because his teeth were small, I asked her how old she thought he was and she checked his teeth, looked confused and changed the subject. She asked what I was feeding him (eukanuba large puppy food) and said that no dog should be on puppy food after 5-6 months due to joint issues. I mentioned that the food was specialty food and it said to feed until 12-24 months and she said well we donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t want him getting fat. My dog is not fat… he gets an insane amount of exercise too. I would say 2 hours of full running plus all the times he runs around like a freak in the backyard.
I know this is a long post… but am I just looking into things too much? Or did this vet seem like she didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know what she was talking about?