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New edit: Munch has stayed at AV a few times. Last time I picked her up, I arrived much earlier than I had stated on the intake form. Munch was outside with all the other dogs, playing and running around. I was happy to see her tail wagging and a "smile" on her doggie face.
Yes, the facilities seem a bit draconian. But they follow my instructions to the letter and as long as my dog is safe and uninjured, I don't mind paying the very low rate of $18 per day.
As for her operation, I must say that she is still totally fine. My cat was spayed at the "humane" society, and such mangling of an animal I hope never to see the evidence of again. I would rather pay a reasonable rate as a customer in order to expect to find a pet still able to bear a touch to the abdomen.....
My new rescue dog was spayed at Alta Vista. In my research, I was most impressed with the presentation/comfort of the waiting area. It was clean and spacious, which I believe is very important. The pricing for a spay was reasonable compared to other vets in my area.
This place is VERY busy, and as a new customer, I was not surprised that there was little attention paid to my dog's needs as I saw them. But they did the job and she did not appear to be worse for the wear. It might seem like this is a lukewarm review of the treatment we were given. In fact it is not, because my dog is a bit of a hot mess in the mental health department. She showed zero signs of trauma from the procedure. Her little belly healed nicely with no problems. Yay!
Same with the boarding facility. I asked to see the actual kennel area, which could easily serve as a setting for a horror movie. It is loud, dark and dank. But hey. I figured my dog was going to be miserable anyway, so as long as there were no signs of dogs being neglected or abused, it was worth the 18 bucks/day. And it was! She was VERY well taken care of and again there were no new crazy dog emotional issues to contend with later. They did their best to follow all of my instructions, which admittedly seemed annoying even to myself. But I didn't care, because for once it was worth it to me to be a bit demanding. My dog is important to me. Yay again!
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