Have You Heard Of This? Options

[Tracey]

Hi Everyone,

Last week I got a letter in the mail from the vet school. When I opened it up it was a letter stating that my vet had made a monetary donation to the companion animal fund in memory of Megan. I was surprised to say the least. When Meg was put down they had done a pawprint for me and then sent me a sympathy card...and now this donation. It made me cry...for I felt that Meg was more than just a client to them. Have any of you heard about vets making donations in memory of your pets?

Tracey

[LS Support]

like in any profession, there are good vets and not so good vets. at very least, your veterinarian
should send a sympathy card (emergency services not as much because of the volume of patients
they receive and they are usually not your pet's day-to-day caregiver). i think the donation to a
fund of some sort is a great idea, and i will pass it along to my ex-wife (who is a vet) the next time
we talk. in my opinion, any vet you regularly visit (at least annually) who does not recognize and
condolence your loss is not a vet you should return to for other pets. unlike human doctors, vets
care for not only animals but the people who love them as well.