So the clinic I go to recently wanted to keep my grandpa's cat overnight so they could work on grooming her early the next day. She suffers from very painful arthritis and had tons of knots in her fur that needed to be shaved out very delicately. I had taken the cat in that day for an exam and considered leaving her overnight. I eventually decided against it for numerous reasons including the fact that there is no one there overnight. A few days later there was an article in the newspaper about how there had been a burglary at the clinic the night that they had wanted to keep grandpa's cat overnight. This leaves me wondering something:
Why are there so many vet clinics that do not have overnight staff when animals stay overnight? Is it a financial decision or do they think it's just not needed? I especially can't understand why they wouldn't have someone stay overnight when they insist upon keeping a sick animal there overnight. What if something happened, like if the animal stopped breathing or tore out it's stitches or something like that?
And while we're on the topic, maybe someone could give me some opinions on something that happened a few years ago.
One day my regular vet insisted I bring my sick cat in for an emergency appointment (she was just as worried about the cat as I was). She needed to go pick up her kids so she asked the other vet there to examine my cat. The other vet decided, after the exam that he wanted to keep the cat there overnight. I asked if anyone was going to be there and he said, "no." I politely declined and this vet became rather upset and acted like I just made a horrible decision. Now, if no one was going to be there overnight and the cat was very ill, why on earth would I want to leave him there alone? It made far more sense to take him home and stay up all night with him in case he needed to be rushed to the ER.
Does anyone have any idea as to why this vet would want me to leave the cat there when no one was there? And then become rude and upset when I decided not to leave him there? I have a few ideas as to why the vet behaved like this, but I really would like to hear what others think. Maybe someone here who has worked in a veterinary clinic might know something I'm overlooking and could let me know what it is.
Thanks for any replies and advice you can give me. I may not be able to respond to this thread for awhile, I don't always have internet access.
Why are there so many vet clinics that do not have overnight staff when animals stay overnight? Is it a financial decision or do they think it's just not needed? I especially can't understand why they wouldn't have someone stay overnight when they insist upon keeping a sick animal there overnight. What if something happened, like if the animal stopped breathing or tore out it's stitches or something like that?
And while we're on the topic, maybe someone could give me some opinions on something that happened a few years ago.
One day my regular vet insisted I bring my sick cat in for an emergency appointment (she was just as worried about the cat as I was). She needed to go pick up her kids so she asked the other vet there to examine my cat. The other vet decided, after the exam that he wanted to keep the cat there overnight. I asked if anyone was going to be there and he said, "no." I politely declined and this vet became rather upset and acted like I just made a horrible decision. Now, if no one was going to be there overnight and the cat was very ill, why on earth would I want to leave him there alone? It made far more sense to take him home and stay up all night with him in case he needed to be rushed to the ER.
Does anyone have any idea as to why this vet would want me to leave the cat there when no one was there? And then become rude and upset when I decided not to leave him there? I have a few ideas as to why the vet behaved like this, but I really would like to hear what others think. Maybe someone here who has worked in a veterinary clinic might know something I'm overlooking and could let me know what it is.
Thanks for any replies and advice you can give me. I may not be able to respond to this thread for awhile, I don't always have internet access.
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