I just wanted to give my feedback regarding Dr. Radtke, I came in on 9/30 with a sick dog, who I've had for 12 years. This dog grew up with my kids, and had diabetes for 6 years, so to be in the routing of giving her insulin shots 2x a day has been just part of me.
I knew when I got there, I was probably not walking out with her, but I had hope that I was wrong. The thing about Dr. Radtke that I think stood out to me, now that I am clear headed and not crying my eyes out, is when she was telling me how sick my dog was, she not only had so much compassion in her voice, but she knelt down to my level (I was sitting) and looked me in the eye and really was just completely honest with me. I asked her opinion, and even though it's not what I wanted to hear, she told me her opinion, and I trusted her, even in the short time I knew her, I just trusted her opinion. Even with my hundreds of questions (it feels like), she never looked annoyed, or put out that I was still asking questions, she stayed patient and was just there in the moment.
This is not my first time putting a dog down, I had one put down at the same facility in 2014, the Dr not quite as compassionate, or patient, so I had a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth about coming there as it was, but I had no choice at the hour I needed.
Dr. Radtke is someone who really must be doing something she loves, and truly cares for - you are very lucky to have her in your animal hospital, and I hope that she is recognized and that she knows, that even though she probably doesn't realize how much she touched my heart and truly made letting my baby go a tiny bit easier because it was her handling the situation. Please pass this message on to her and let her know, how much she touched my heart and tell her thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my Zoey's last moments with me and my daughter calming.
This is Zoey, she was blind, and diabetic, but she was so very loved. She loved the car, and this is how she sat on her car rides, she couldn't even see, but she seemed to be looking out the window, arm on the arm rest - and just chillin She is so missed, and it's very hard, but I did not want to forget, to say thank you Dr. Radtke.