Veternarians in Port St Lucie

What happened to compassion and people wanting to help other living beings????? They don't live in Port St Lucie~!

For those of you that know Raven (Michael's dog), you know that she has been sick a lot. She had another one of her "asthmatic attacks" today. Of course, this usually happens on weekends or in the middle of the night....when there aren't any vets open!

For all the animal lovers out there...here's the run down.
Mike is low on cash and needed a vet who would understand this and make arrangements with him.
1. Emergency clinic...forget it. All about money, your animal will only get the treatment that it needs up until your wallet is empty. They will watch an animal die if they can't get paid in full up front.
2. Morningside Animal Clinic. We have been customers of theirs for years. They have received numerous referrals from us. They refused to see or treat Raven due to a balance being owed from her last episode. Mike took them the money and requested that they look at Raven and help her. The receptionists reply was "we have to eat too" and they still wouldn't look at her.
While Mike, Kanesha and Teddy were trying to get Morningside to treat her, I was on the phone looking for someone open.
3. Port St Lucie Animal Hospital. Not in, but said the vet would call me to give me advice. The vet called me and when I started explaining everything to him, his comment was "Spare me the editorial, this is my cell phone. Call my office on Monday and set up appointment." Not in this lifetime idiot.
4. A vet from Palm City called me and when I told him we needed to make payment arrangements, he said if the dog was that sickly and financially draining, we should consider euthanasia. For those of you that know me....you know exactly what I told him. He then told me that we should take the dog back to where we got her and give it back after all, Florida does have a "lemon dog" law. We are talking about a puppy here, a part of our family, not a car. We want to get her medical attention, not return her because she is too much trouble! I ended up hanging up on him as he really pissed me off with his non-caring attitude. He called back and suggested that we "sign" her over to him and he would treat her and find a good home. I told him he should not be a vet!

Well, we DO have people that care. They took Raven to a firestation where the paramedics gave her oxygen. Those guys are the only ones that cared enough to help her. Kudos to those guys.....you were wonderful! I'm not mentioning what firestation or any names so as not to get anyone in trouble. You know who you are and we thank you for what you did. You did not have to, but you had more compassion than those who were trained and supposedly took an oath to help sick animals.

Veternarian Oath (Adopted by the House of Delegates in 1969, Amended by the Executive Board in 1999 and added to by the Herb's in 2007.)

Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine,
I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge
and skills for the benefit of society
through the protection of animal health,
the relief of animal suffering, as long as we get paid in full before looking at that animal!If owner of said suffering animal does not have the financial ability to pay us in full upfront, the above oath is null and void.