Well, I got a totally different view today of this animal hospital than customers/patients get. Both my mother and I take our dogs there and have had nothing but positive experiences. Because I have a love for animals, and am actively looking for a job, I applied for a Kennel Tech position at Bethel Animal Hospital. I was given the opportunity to interview with them and spent the entire day today ""behind the scenes"" in a ""working interview"". I was actually invited to continue with the hospital, but declined, as I did not fully understand, until today, what all is required of a Kennel Tech. It is not just interacting with pets and cleaning cages! However, that being said, I am more than ever confident in taking my babies there. The doctors were outstanding. They were beyond knowledgeable and have so much technology at their disposal it is incredible. They are also super caring of all the pets in their care. The staff was also wonderful and very knowledgeable. They took such good care of all their patients and truly cared about them. We had one little guy scheduled for surgery and his pre-surgery blood tests were inconclusive. They could have proceeded and took the dog's owners money and operate, but they said never without being 100% positive it was safe, and sent him home pending future successful blood tests. I even witnessed three surgeries - a spay, a neuter and a declaw. All three were handled with the most loving care and looked great coming out of surgery! Please know that your babies are treated gently and with the utmost caution when undergoing surgery. The facility was clean, kept up and all the pets' cages were constantly changed with clean bedding/towels. If the pets were allowed to eat and drink (unless not allowed due to surgery/medication restrictions) they had food and water at their immediate disposal. If they were boarded they were visited and walked often and bathed and warm. Even though I didn't take a position with this hospital, I am more than ever confident leaving my pet in their care and I hope to have a long relationship with them.
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