I took my sixteen year old Scottie in because he had stopped eating and drinking and was very, very ill. I had called the night before to tell them that if he lived through the night, I would be bringing him in. He was in total distress and clinging to life.
I was put in a room, where I was told to wait for an unknown time. My dog was gasping for air. I asked that he be viewed as the emergency, that he was. I was told again to sit down and wait. I waited for a few more minutes and then walked out! I went straight to Orangewood Pet Hospital where I was immediately taken care of and where blood work done. It was obvious that my dog needed to be put to sleep. The experience was as good as any experience of that nature could be. I am disgusted with the clinical, uncaring atmosphere of Squaw Peak Animal Hospital.