Jessica Luongo

Review of Angell Animal Medical Center -...

My dog was extremely sick and needed emergency sur...

My dog was extremely sick and needed emergency surgery. Unfortunately we were not able to come up with the money up front that they were requiring so they recommended we surrender him and they will take care of al of his medical needs and then adopt him out to a family that loves him as much as we did. An entire 24 hours had passed and my phone rang from MSPCA, my heart instantly dropped. They informed me the dog was showing aggressive behavior and they weren t going to move forward with any treatment or surgery and the only option was euthanasia. They proceeded to tell me no surgery or medical treatment had been done yet..... my dog was only two years old and has been with our family for two years. We have a one year old and two year old and our pup was far from aggressive. I am sick to my stomach that they allowed him to sit there so sick for so long without operating on him as he was puking up blood for almost 48 hours at that point. If my dog was to show any sign of aggression, it would ve been the first time and quite frankly, I wouldn t blame him. Out dog was in a unfamiliar place surrounded by strangers, he was very sick tired and probably in a lot of pain. I do not think euthanasia should have been the result, shouldn t have even been in an option in this situation because if there was any fear or concern, they are a vet and could ve given him any typed of meds to calm him down or even muzzle if they thought was necessary. I m disgusted in this place and forever hurt that they refused help to my baby and it ended in a wrongful death.