after moving cross country last fall and interviewing four separate vet practices over six months for our 8 year old german shepherd mix ruthie, here is the actual meet and greet protocol i wish someone had handed me at the u-haul, the four questions i now send by email BEFORE i book the appointment, the specific after hours ER referral question that separated our excellent vet from three merely fine ones, the fear free intake language to listen for, and the one enormous red flag i learned to walk out on the day of, which is any practice that refuses to put a spay dental or bloodwork estimate in writing
Ruthie is our 8 year old german shepherd mix, 64 pounds, cranky at strangers, hates the wet nose bump from other dogs, moderately anxious at the vet since a rough nail trim at age 3. we moved from...