Gone downhill
We'd been customers of Pets'n'Vets for many years until recently. We'd had a few recent consultations that we were less than happy about, but things came to a head after our beloved 19 year old cat had to be euthanized at the surgery.
The vet advised that we didn't need to worry about the bill there and then, out of compassion. We had requested that our cat had a private cremation with his ashes being returned to us, and Pets'n'Vets were going to organise this.
Days went past and we were anxious for an update. Reception staff advised that he was with the crematorium and that everything was in order. We called the crematorium to ask if we could collect his ashes ourselves, and they said they didn't have him.
It emerged that his body was being held at Pets'n'Vets because of an 'unpaid bill' (the one the vet hadn't issued us with out of compassion). I'm not sure if they were ever going to send us this bill, or just continue to hold on to our cat.
I complained and one of the owners, Mr Lough, contacted my partner to apologize. Communication with him seemed very genuine and the business relationship between us and Pets'n'Vets was repaired, so we remained customers of the business.
Recently, one of our cats received a serious injury and we needed emergency expertise and treatment. We contacted Mr Allan, another of the Pets'n'Vets owners, knowing him to be an expert in the relevant field. He responded by telling my partner that he would not assist, cancelling our appointment and citing my earlier complaint as the reason for his refusal.
Our cat has been fortunate enough to be treated by another expert at a different practice, and against significant odds is recovering. I would not recommend Pets'n'Vets because I've never had an experience quite like this with any business, with one partner making every effort to repair a business relationship and the other proceeding to throw it away.
12 augusti 2021
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