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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 218985" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>Three times I've called on a vet from the clinic that I use for my other babies...my rat terriers...the clinic that advertises <strong>"7 veterinarians to serve you better." </strong> Two of those calls went unreturned to me. The third attempt, whomever answered the phone, told me I needed to get the calf there before 3:30 p.m. It was 3:15 when I called. I told whomever I talked with that the calf was in the field and it would take a bit to get him loaded since I was alone...could the vet not come out, or barring that, I would have help around 4:00p.m. and could get him loaded and in there by around 4:15. The answer, "He's the only one here today that treats large animals, so no he couldn't come out...and he needs to leave early today so I'd have to have the calf there by 3:30." Ok, I said, I'll do what I can here this evening and have him there first thing in the morning. "Oh, that won't work either...all of our large animal vets are doing this that and the other and won't be here." "Well," I said, "The calf will be there waiting until they come in." That wouldn't work either for some reason or another. At that point I hung up.</p><p></p><p>So much for <strong>"7 veterinarians to serve you better." </strong> </p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 218985, member: 3873"] Three times I've called on a vet from the clinic that I use for my other babies...my rat terriers...the clinic that advertises [b]"7 veterinarians to serve you better." [/b] Two of those calls went unreturned to me. The third attempt, whomever answered the phone, told me I needed to get the calf there before 3:30 p.m. It was 3:15 when I called. I told whomever I talked with that the calf was in the field and it would take a bit to get him loaded since I was alone...could the vet not come out, or barring that, I would have help around 4:00p.m. and could get him loaded and in there by around 4:15. The answer, "He's the only one here today that treats large animals, so no he couldn't come out...and he needs to leave early today so I'd have to have the calf there by 3:30." Ok, I said, I'll do what I can here this evening and have him there first thing in the morning. "Oh, that won't work either...all of our large animal vets are doing this that and the other and won't be here." "Well," I said, "The calf will be there waiting until they come in." That wouldn't work either for some reason or another. At that point I hung up. So much for [b]"7 veterinarians to serve you better." [/b] Alice [/QUOTE]
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