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June 19, 2009

If your pet has to be taken to the Vet after 5 or 6 o'clock, please go ahead and take them to Lexington.......The reason? You might ask! If you can't make it to Lex to care for your badly injured pets, you may as well put a bullet in their head and get it over with! My pet and I had a terrible accident and there was not a vet here in this town that would take care if it. I drove franticly to each and every vet in this town and not a single one was open, or would let me in. I called all the emergency numbers and I never received a call back from any of them. Oh, and the one I liked the most was the lady out at Dr Massie's office. When I got to the door and told her it was an emergency, and she didn't do a damn thing. She never offered to call Dr Massie or anything. I had to beg her for the emergency number! She did absolutely nothing and of course, I never got a call back from Massie. I never got a call back from Dr Mangins office either. What in the hell do you go to VET SCHOOL to do anyway? If you can't answer an emergency call, what good are you? I guess we should schedule our pets to be sick or injured during working hours! That is if you are ever open to begin with. Vets seem to have better working hours than bankers. They may as well designate themselves as part time employees. I ended up having to take the poor thing to Lexington, where it died. Something could have been done sooner if there was a vet in this town that cared. I am so mad and upset over this, I can't see or think straight! If it had had VET care when it needed it, it would have lived most likely. That's what Lex told me. I am DONE with the crappy services in this town. We have everything you would want here, but we don't have emergency vet care! I wish to thank the lady at Dr Massies office for her "cold" care that she took when she could see I was desperate for my pet's life! She acted like she couldn't give a damn about me or my pet! I will remember that. If I keep any of my other pets, then I will just have to accept the fact that I will have to take them to Lex for VET care. We have cried all we can... This is bulls**t!!!!!!!!! The photo you see below is all I have to remember my little kitty, but guess who doesn't care! RIP little guy, you will be missed. We love you...

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31.	Posted by Tamed-Shrew June 29, 2009
	"Using your logic (because some abuse the service, whether intentionally or not), we should also discontinue 911 service; after all, they get crank calls from time to time! Discontinue police dispatchers; some of those squad car visits are a total waste of everyone's time. For that matter, lock the doors of the emergency room; there have been occasions when hypochondriacs have shown up there. Make sense?" I didn't say discontinue the service, I said to make it run by more than one person - as are the services you mentioned. Logic, obviously, isn't your strong suit. ;)

30.	Posted by stubbornasamule June 29, 2009
	"I do get good care at 127, but I am in total agreement that their charges and fees are way out of hand. I would, without hesitation, take my pet elsewhere were I certain that I would get the same care for my pet as I do." That is why they continue to stay in business. People will complain but that's it. Since you're a loyal client with a high needs animal are they available for you in an emergency situation?

29.	Posted by Techie June 29, 2009
	I have a pet that requires monthly meds and thrice yearly visits at 127. I know all about expensive. But they have a handle on the pet so I pay the money as I roll my eyes and complain the whole way home. My pets prescriptions are at 127 and also at Cap. Pharmacy...one day I needed to have one of the prescripts called to Cap. Pharmacy so I would only have to make one trip instead of two trips on either side of town...sure, they said - they would call it over there for me. What I wasn't expecting was a $10 bill from 127 for calling the prescription in! I was FLOORED when I received the bill in the mail. I have spent a fortune at this Vets office and felt terribly violated by that extra $10 they needed for a phone call across town. Had they TOLD me on the phone that they were going to charge me $10 for the call then I would have just gone ahead and made the trip across town. But I wasn't given the option. I do get good care at 127, but I am in total agreement that their charges and fees are way out of hand. I would, without hesitation, take my pet elsewhere were I certain that I would get the same care for my pet as I do.

28.	Posted by my2cents2 June 26, 2009
	Using your logic (because some abuse the service, whether intentionally or not), we should also discontinue 911 service; after all, they get crank calls from time to time! Discontinue police dispatchers; some of those squad car visits are a total waste of everyone's time. For that matter, lock the doors of the emergency room; there have been occasions when hypochondriacs have shown up there. Make sense? I don't think so, either. That a total of a dozen (or whatever it is) vets in this town can't each take two nights a month to cover in a crisis (when many of those nights won't bring any calls at all) is an outrage we shouldn't stand for.

27.	Posted by lwseanor June 25, 2009
	Why are there any veterinarians in town with all of you brainiacs on here? You know more than them, right?

26.	Posted by FrankfortresidentKY June 25, 2009
	Tamed, I don't think they are being nutballs, yet people just get concerned over pets, as they cannot tell us what is wrong. I have called the emergency vet on call that 127 had for years. Hunter swallowed a bee and his head swelled like a balloon. I could have given him Benadryl, but I wanted to make sure I was not doing the wrong thing and may kill him or injure him further. I do however agree about the reputation. i am some what sort of sick of these people in town that complain about 127 being expensive and the other vets not being accomodating. If you think about it, all doctors are the same. yet, i have found with my vets, Dr. Kennedy and the staff at 127, i would rather pay a little more to know that the animal is safe.

25.	Posted by Tamed-Shrew June 24, 2009
	"it should be (and used to be) a given that a vet, like a doctor, would be there for his or her patient when needed in an emergency, regardless of the hour and despite inconvenience" That's seems like it would be the right thing to do, but then the vet becomes a slave to every whim of every pet owner. Before you gasp and start to type a wicked response, read on. My sister worked for a vet for several years; this vet was available for emergencies. You wouldn't believe how many "non-emergency" calls the vet received. Stupid stuff, like hairballs or a pet being sprayed by a skunk. This poor vet was a slave to the phone/beeper, because he didn't know an "emergency" was an emergency until he answered the phone. Then, too, are those nutballs who think Fluffy needs treatment NOW, even though cut or scrape will hold over 'til Monday. These types can be quite abusive, and hurt a lone vet's reputation if their needs aren't met. It would be great of the Frankfort-area vets would form a consortium, where one vet - with a back-up if multiple emergencies occur - was on call every weekend, with the duty rotated among all the vets in the consortium. No different than those doctors with hospital duty, it would be evenly distributed and more accessible.

24.	Posted by stubbornasamule June 23, 2009
	"I was at 127 when someone brought in a kitten that had been thrown from a moving car with its littermates; this was the only survivor. He didn't appear to me to be in bad shape but was crying piteously, yet they wouldn't touch it until the poor Good Samaritan who rescued it agreed to be responsible for any bills. Would it have broken the bank for them to at least comfort the poor thing? Seems it's all about the bottom line. That's pretty scary." I can understand the impression that was given when 127 or any vet's office would do that. Lexington 24 hour won't do a thing until they get your money first. What's happening here is that the people who keep their dogs uptodate on shots, etc. and pay their bills are paying for those who don't. It's not fair but that's the way it is. There's only so much pro bono - if any - that they're willing to do. I've heard vets compromise and ask for a check to be held as payment but then they're taking a chance of it being cold if the "client" even has a checking account. It's a double edged sword. You save the animal and give treatment for free. After awhile you're out of business or you put the burden on the ones who pay their vet bills. If you're indepently wealthy more power to you but most vets aren't. Anyone have a solution? What would you do if you were in business as a vet? Have a limit as to how much pro bono work you would do in a month? People used to pay their bills, pay off their cars and houses and pay YOU back if they borrowed from you.

23.	Posted by my2cents2 June 23, 2009
	I see no need for a "special clinic" to offer after-hours services; it should be (and used to be) a given that a vet, like a doctor, would be there for his or her patient when needed in an emergency, regardless of the hour and despite inconvenience. If that's too much to ask, as someone else pointed out, there are enough vets in this town that they could offer the service on a rotating basis that wouldn't tax any one of them too heavily. That a professional supposedly trained to save lives and alleviate suffering could turn away any dying animal is beyond disturbing to me. I was at 127 when someone brought in a kitten that had been thrown from a moving car with its littermates; this was the only survivor. He didn't appear to me to be in bad shape but was crying piteously, yet they wouldn't touch it until the poor Good Samaritan who rescued it agreed to be responsible for any bills. Would it have broken the bank for them to at least comfort the poor thing? Seems it's all about the bottom line. That's pretty scary.

22.	Posted by stubbornasamule June 23, 2009
	Posted this before but didn't take: The closest time Frankfort came to having a 24 hour emergency clinic is when the late Caroline Bevins looked into purchasing buildings on the west side of town. The first was the old beer distributor on Louisville Rd. close to the car wash. Soil tests revealed that there was too much chemical contamination in the area that would be the exercise yard so that idea was scrapped. Next she actually purchased the church that sits between Crystal Brook Condos and state retirement complex. A tempting offer by the state - which they later came to regret - resulted in the sale of the church and it's property. Some owners of condos in Crystal Brook didn't like the idea of a vet business being located that close to them but I don't think that had much to do with the sale. It came down to selling it at an advanced price. Granted there is a mixed opinion of Caroline but at the time she saw the need of a 24 emergency clinic in this town. I haven't heard of anyone else being interested enough to pursue a venture like that since.

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