Reasons why I will not return to this clinic...
1) When I call ahead of time and I'm told "we have an emergency coming in, but we can fit your dog in later. As long as you think he can wait a bit." DO NOT turn around and bill me for Urgent Care.
2) Stitches are NOT an emergency. Especially if the dog is walking and behaving perfectly fine when coming in.
3) Don't exaggerate his condition just to justify your billing. (He was bleeding all over the place, we had to act quick!) I dropped him off an hour after the incident because as his owner, and judging by his behavior, I knew it wasn't an emergency. He was not bleeding excessively, and I was told clearly when I called that he would have to wait his turn.
4) Do not give customers an estimate for services if you have no idea what your talking about. She looked at my dog, explained how the procedure would go, and then told me that it would cost "about $200." (I was actually charged $330)
5) When a customer asks about your inaccurate statements do NOT get huffy, exaggerate an empty apology, and act as if the bill doesn't really mean what it so clearly says.
6) When a customer is asked to write down their pets name, then you need to actually pay attention to what that name is, and call their pet accordingly. (They called him by a different name while he was there and put that name on his records and meds)
7) When a customer is displeased by your staff's large underestimate and tries to explain that to you. Do NOT permit other staff members to jump into the conversation that has absolutely nothing to do with them, that they have no knowledge of, and allow them to berate the customer. ("Stop arguing! It's an estimate!")
8) They made no attempt to explain aftercare beyond, "give him these pills twice a day." They did not offer a follow up appointment, nor offer a suggestion on when he would need to get the stitches removed.
$200 doesn't fall anywhere near $330.. And as a paying customer it is my right to ask questions and expect answers to those questions. Not a combative, exaggerated, or dismissive response.
The treatment of my dog was perfectly fine, I can see they took great care of him.
I'm just very unpleased with their staff members. A courtesy phone call about their "unexpected" billing would have gone along way! It would have taken a couple minutes of their time. Just saying..