Last year, we lost our pet cat after a veterinaria...

Last year, we lost our pet cat after a veterinarian trainee worked on his care. We brought him in with minor respiratory distress. I acknowledge that a fully qualified vet's actions may not have changed his death - but it would have changed *how he died and given us a chance to say goodbye.*

However, Dr. Michelle Farkas did three things that were untenable to us:

1. She took him off oxygen and WHILE HE WAS TURNING BLUE DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN, she shoved him in his dark mesh carrier and only took him out when he was 'calm' and not breathing.
2. She told to pay at the front desk to take him to Dove Lewis WHILE HE WAS DYING IN THE ROOM NEXT TO US
3. She did NOT TELL US HE WAS ACTIVELY DYING so we could say goodbye and comfort him as best we could

Dr. Michelle Farkas never identified herself as a trainee with 5 month's experience. She was clearly unprepared to deal with any part of this situation. Bainsfield does NOT require trainees to identify themselves. She was *supposed to be under supervision* - either that did not occur or her supervisor was ALSO not able to identify a dying cat and discuss the situation with his owners. I acknowledge that a fully qualified vet's actions may not have changed his death - but it would have changed *how he died and given us a chance to say goodbye.*

Dr. Michelle Farkas took him to the back room to examine him and as he declined:
+ Gave him a sedative
+ Took him off oxygen while he was in respiratory distress
+ When he became aggressive and *while he was turning blue since he was DYING* she put a dark grey cat in a dark mesh carrier where it was impossible to visually monitor him
+ Left him in the carrier to tell us to bring him to Dove Lewis and ASKED US TO PAY AT THE FRONT WHILE HE WAS DYING
+ Only took him out of the carrier once he was 'calm' and then when SURPRISINGLY HE WAS NO LONGER BREATHING, she left him again to ask us if we wanted to do CPR

We gave him to Bainsfield for care. Maybe it was his time but instead of letting us say goodbye, our cat died alone in his carrier in the room next to us, while we were instructed to go to the front desk and pay.

Do NOT go to bainsfield! Ever!