I've recently learned of a small vet practice not far from me and one of the vets is into yoga and such. The vibe from their website and reviews is totally me and Ziggy, and they're near which is so nice.
My current vet is a haul away and I don't like his staff very much with the exception of the "professional hugger" who meets Ziggy in the parking lot and sneaks her in the back way for me.
And the vet is ... he's old school. He's not interested in giving Ziggy medications, he says I need to train her with a choke chain. And I disagree with that method especially with her (the choke chain, not the training obviously), but his vibe with Ziggy is really good. He loves animals and he sees all the good in Ziggy that is sometimes hidden. He may very well have saved her life - I went to him for her post-quarantine rabies check after The Bite, and when I very upset asked if I should give her back to the shelter, he was just not having that. At all. But instead of calling me out (and to be fair, I'd only had her a couple of weeks and she was WAY more than I knew how to handle), he just ignored that as something that did not compute. Of course not. She was my dog and I would train her and she would someday be good. She was obnoxious, but she was a Catahoula rescue puppy, within normal parameters for that.
Had I taken Ziggy back to the shelter after she'd been investigated as "dangerous and aggressive" ... well, I can't even think about that. So, he probably saved her life by taking that option entirely off the table. And this was right before I had to travel for work and I realized I couldn't leave her at any of those doggy day care places while I traveled, which had been my plan. He made suggestions and said that while his facilities wouldn't be the most desirable for her, he would board her any time, no problem. He took what seemed impossible and made it all possible.
And, his prices are the most reasonable. I always feel like I'm getting a good bargain for the quality of care. And my understanding is that he volunteers a lot of surgical care for rescue societies. He's good people whom I want to support.
So, to give him up just because the drive there is awful, and it's hard to manage with Ziggy in their parking lot and office because there's no time that's not busy?
When we were there last, the vet tech said the vet was asking which dog was coming up and the vet tech said, "The really aggressive and dangerous Catahoula," and they both laughed at the absurdity of that. And I could laugh then too (this was months later, when she cut her paw), but they did not make light of my situation in any way when I was there for that. They wrote exactly the letter that needed to be written to the animal enforcement, and they faxed and mailed it and gave me a copy and told me what number to call to follow up, and exactly what to say. He was all business, while I was so overwhelmed, and it was exactly right.
So, yeah. Maybe if he retires I'll look for a vet closer, but until then, he's clearly our guy.
My current vet is a haul away and I don't like his staff very much with the exception of the "professional hugger" who meets Ziggy in the parking lot and sneaks her in the back way for me.
And the vet is ... he's old school. He's not interested in giving Ziggy medications, he says I need to train her with a choke chain. And I disagree with that method especially with her (the choke chain, not the training obviously), but his vibe with Ziggy is really good. He loves animals and he sees all the good in Ziggy that is sometimes hidden. He may very well have saved her life - I went to him for her post-quarantine rabies check after The Bite, and when I very upset asked if I should give her back to the shelter, he was just not having that. At all. But instead of calling me out (and to be fair, I'd only had her a couple of weeks and she was WAY more than I knew how to handle), he just ignored that as something that did not compute. Of course not. She was my dog and I would train her and she would someday be good. She was obnoxious, but she was a Catahoula rescue puppy, within normal parameters for that.
Had I taken Ziggy back to the shelter after she'd been investigated as "dangerous and aggressive" ... well, I can't even think about that. So, he probably saved her life by taking that option entirely off the table. And this was right before I had to travel for work and I realized I couldn't leave her at any of those doggy day care places while I traveled, which had been my plan. He made suggestions and said that while his facilities wouldn't be the most desirable for her, he would board her any time, no problem. He took what seemed impossible and made it all possible.
And, his prices are the most reasonable. I always feel like I'm getting a good bargain for the quality of care. And my understanding is that he volunteers a lot of surgical care for rescue societies. He's good people whom I want to support.
So, to give him up just because the drive there is awful, and it's hard to manage with Ziggy in their parking lot and office because there's no time that's not busy?
When we were there last, the vet tech said the vet was asking which dog was coming up and the vet tech said, "The really aggressive and dangerous Catahoula," and they both laughed at the absurdity of that. And I could laugh then too (this was months later, when she cut her paw), but they did not make light of my situation in any way when I was there for that. They wrote exactly the letter that needed to be written to the animal enforcement, and they faxed and mailed it and gave me a copy and told me what number to call to follow up, and exactly what to say. He was all business, while I was so overwhelmed, and it was exactly right.
So, yeah. Maybe if he retires I'll look for a vet closer, but until then, he's clearly our guy.
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