Vca Mountain View Animal Hospital

If you have, I don’t know, a gerbil…this may be the vet for you. But they are afraid of dogs. My six month old shepherd puppy was fine in the waiting room until another dog entered, at which point she began barking. They then quickly brought us to the exam room. After a short time the vet tech arrived, totally ignored the puppy, and began asking questions. The dog quietly sat at my feet for this. The tech left, then a little later came in the door from the waiting room side (where the other dog had been) to get my dog’s weight. When she unexpectedly opened this door, my dog barked, then stopped and was easily directed to be weighed. We returned to the room and my dog lay at my feet when the tech came and asked if we could muzzle her because “she was reactive towards me.” I pointed to my quiet, resting dog and asked,” This is reactive?!” She said the dog had barked earlier and we needed to be safe. When the vet arrived with a student, she did not immediately muzzle my dog. After asking questions she said they would see if she was willing to accept treats from them. They were out of treats, but I had come prepared with them. My dog happily approached and accepted them, so she began the physical exam. When she was feeling her belly, my dog’s eyes became wide; the doctor noted this with concern, but at no time made effort to speak calmly, or even at all, to the dog. Vet tech came in later to give us the paperwork; she stood across the room; on the way out she told my quiet dog with a wagging tail to, “be nice; I have not done anything to you.” Once you are so afraid of dogs you can’t even speak to them, it’s time to hang up your hat.

I love the doctors there for my animals

Very rude over the phone