Here's the story: (Long post...sorry)
I wasn't too pleased with Goob's previous vet here in Tennessee. We LOVED his vet in Cali but after seeing this vet in TN a couple times, I decided to make a switch. He has no health issues, and it was just for a heartworm test and rabies shot. This vet got great reviews online and, after calling MANY vets in the area, this place said that they see bulldogs everyday. Both vets at the practice are very comfortable working with EBs. SOLD! Some of the other places I called couldn't even think of one bulldog they had seen in the last few years:/.
Well, Goob isn't the best around strangers so we have a leather muzzle for vet visits. Yes, it makes him look intimidating and like Hannibal Lecter BUT it's just a precaution. At the previous vet, the techs. were treating him like a vicious killer. Didn't want to touch him, get near him and I'm thinking..."he has a muzzle, what's the problem????" That was the main reason for the switch.
This new place was GREAT...at first...The receptionists were "oo-ing" and "aww-ing" over Goob! They were telling me how cute he was, they loved his name, he was a great shape, they loved his markings, and things like that. I WAS A PROUD MOMMY!!!
When we got his heartworm test, the techs were not phased by his muzzle. They were sweet and loving on him the whole time. GREAT!!! But then....the Dr. came in and she was a little...stand offish. Didn't say hello to us, didn't ask our names, didn't talk to us much, didn't ask ANYTHING about Goob OR his health history. Just checked him out, gave him his shot, felt like she had to tell me how common allergies and skin issues are in bulldogs. As if I didn't know it before??? Anyways, the only comment she made to me kind of rubbed me the wrong way. She said, "Wow, I've never seen a bulldog like this before!" And because of his royal welcome with the other staff members, I was thinking that she was about to compliment my baby. I asked, "What do you mean?" And she said, "I've never met a bulldog that needed a muzzle before." Hmmm...ok??? That was her only comment. Gave Goob his shot, said "everything seems good." And we left the room. I asked my husband if she seemed rude to him and he said, "No not really, she was just serious."
Is it just me??? Am I being too sensitive or expecting too much? I was pleased that bulldog "client photos" were all over the walls but... I'm not sure what to think about this vet. There is another Dr. at the practice...Give this woman another chance or maybe schedule his next appointment with the other vet at the office? I don't know. Any thoughts?
I wasn't too pleased with Goob's previous vet here in Tennessee. We LOVED his vet in Cali but after seeing this vet in TN a couple times, I decided to make a switch. He has no health issues, and it was just for a heartworm test and rabies shot. This vet got great reviews online and, after calling MANY vets in the area, this place said that they see bulldogs everyday. Both vets at the practice are very comfortable working with EBs. SOLD! Some of the other places I called couldn't even think of one bulldog they had seen in the last few years:/.
Well, Goob isn't the best around strangers so we have a leather muzzle for vet visits. Yes, it makes him look intimidating and like Hannibal Lecter BUT it's just a precaution. At the previous vet, the techs. were treating him like a vicious killer. Didn't want to touch him, get near him and I'm thinking..."he has a muzzle, what's the problem????" That was the main reason for the switch.
This new place was GREAT...at first...The receptionists were "oo-ing" and "aww-ing" over Goob! They were telling me how cute he was, they loved his name, he was a great shape, they loved his markings, and things like that. I WAS A PROUD MOMMY!!!
When we got his heartworm test, the techs were not phased by his muzzle. They were sweet and loving on him the whole time. GREAT!!! But then....the Dr. came in and she was a little...stand offish. Didn't say hello to us, didn't ask our names, didn't talk to us much, didn't ask ANYTHING about Goob OR his health history. Just checked him out, gave him his shot, felt like she had to tell me how common allergies and skin issues are in bulldogs. As if I didn't know it before??? Anyways, the only comment she made to me kind of rubbed me the wrong way. She said, "Wow, I've never seen a bulldog like this before!" And because of his royal welcome with the other staff members, I was thinking that she was about to compliment my baby. I asked, "What do you mean?" And she said, "I've never met a bulldog that needed a muzzle before." Hmmm...ok??? That was her only comment. Gave Goob his shot, said "everything seems good." And we left the room. I asked my husband if she seemed rude to him and he said, "No not really, she was just serious."
Is it just me??? Am I being too sensitive or expecting too much? I was pleased that bulldog "client photos" were all over the walls but... I'm not sure what to think about this vet. There is another Dr. at the practice...Give this woman another chance or maybe schedule his next appointment with the other vet at the office? I don't know. Any thoughts?