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[quote=Anonymous]I'd like to try to offer a slightly different perspective FWIW.  Last weekend my dog suffered a health emergency and we rushed him to our closest emergency vet. It was about 5 in the afternoon and they took us right in and immediately started working on him because he was in distress.  As we sat there waiting for test results, at least 4 other animals were brought in in varying states of emergency.  We left for a bit and came back and even more animals had come in.  There were two vets working and a variety of techs and other staff.  Every one of them was working their asses off and were so incredibly polite and kind to everyone there waiting for news on their pets.  They explained that they were backed up, explained that they had to triage and prioritize the most dire cases, and did their best to give everyone an idea of how long they might expect to wait.  By the next morning, when our dog thankfully had recovered, they were completely full and were turning people away.  Inside, when we went to pick him up, the staff had begun to turn over and everyone was still hustling.  People from the night shift had stayed to help manage the overload.  They brought an extra vet (I guess they have some on retainer?) to help stay on top of the cases and allow them to accommodate additional patients.

OP, I wasn't with you yesterday and I'm sorry your puppy had to wait a long time to get seen.  I'm sure it was scary and frustrating, but I wanted to offer my experience because I'm willing to bet that inside each of the clinics you were turned away from, there were dedicated people trying their best to help every animal that was already there and they had to make the call.[/quote]

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