Worst vet experience ever.
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Monique W.
Miracle Mile Veterinary Hosp
Dr. Frye had been our vet for 3 years. We brought our beloved 6 year old golden retriever in, with advance notice, to be euthanized due to an inoperable tumor that had ultimately rendered him unable to walk and in pain. Dr. Frye was not there so his partner (Asian, female vet, sorry don't recall her name), saw us. She gave our dog a shot of a sedative, which she said would kick in within 5-10 minutes, at which time we could say 'goodbye', then leave, and they would euthanize him. The vet administered the sedative and left the room. After 15 minutes, our dog was still conscious and was very upset, crying loudly, looking wildly back and forth across the room. My husband went out to find the vet (had to hunt her down...she was off in the back chatting with one of the nurses). It turned out that the sedative was too weak and so only made him dizzy. The vet then gave him an IV of sedative, which took another 5-10 minutes to take effect - all the while, our dog was crying and very upset, as were we. FINALLY, he relaxed and we said our goodbyes and left. The vet was stoic and unapologetic.
I have talked to a few friends who have had to put their dogs down and NONE has had an experience anything like this. They all say that the dogs are 'out' in less than 2-3 minutes.
When I returned to pick up our dogs ashes, I told Dr Frye our experience with his colleague. He was apologetic and did reduce the bill by $50 or so (still cost over $400).
We have a new puppy...needless to say, we won't be going back to Dr. Frye's office.
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