While the vet techs were always nice, one of the veterinarians is a liar - though I'm not sure which one because he never had the decency to speak to me directly. Shortly after I had my dog spayed at Richland, she had a suture migrate. It felt hard and pointy, so I asked that it be removed. The vet tech said it would be easy to fix; however, when he took my poor dog out of the exam room to have it removed, he was told to bring her back and tell me it was a 'dissolveable' suture and they ABSOLUTELY DID NOT use metal sutures in their practice. Even the vet tech did not seem convinced, and they had the gall to charge me for the exam visit though I never saw a vet and they didn't remove the suture. I found a new vet immediately. My current vet told me not to worry about it unless my dog noticed it. Now, 5 years later, I SEE the metal suture poking out while grooming her last night - thankfully my dog is still oblivious to it somehow. So I have it removed this morning, for my peace of mind, and was tempted to take it to Richland Creek to ask them why my dog has 3 inches of stainless steel suture in her belly when their practice NEVER USES metal sutures on spays! Don't bring your pet here unless you want them to use cheap materials and then lie to you about it!
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