DO NOT take your animal to Lone Peak Veterinary Hospital in Draper, UT. I had to take my dog there. He had a seizure that incapacitated him so much that he was not able to walk or function anymore. I had to make the difficult choice to let him go. He was a Scottish Terrier/Chihuahau (or some other small breed) mix and he had refused to eat all week long. He was small to begin with, but had lost a lot of weight this week. He was so super skinny. After having him put to sleep, I returned home. About 1/2 an hour later, Animal Control shows up at my house. They said the Vet's office told them that Cosmo was in very poor health (ya think?), was so skinny and had weird marks on him. I told them the same thing I told the Vet's office. He had refused to eat all week, was lethargic, wasn't walking the right way and today he kept falling over before having a seizure that did it for him. I said he also played bitey face with 2 other dogs and that he was relentless in his pursuit of the game. I showed them what food he ate, and had a nice conversation with them. When I called the Lone Peak Animal Hospital and told them that I was upset about the visit from animal control, they hung up on me.
It's hard enough to put down an animal you love, but then to have to deal with a visit from animal control on top of that, is completely ridiculous! This is a very unprofessional office. When I walked in and told them that my dog was not doing good at all, they said they could work me into the schedule at some point. It was only after she took me to a waiting room that she realized that he was in the middle of a seizure. THEN she took him back. I had a feeling that he wouldn't make it, but I DID nothing to deserve a visit from animal control. They asked why he was wet when I brought him to the hospital and I said that he had pooped a ton in his crate that last few days (despite not eating) and I didn't want to leave my dog covered in it.
This is an example of an office that clearly doesn't care or understand the needs of its clients. The need for understanding, compassion, kindness, and decency. Not every euthanasia is the result of abuse. If I wanted to just let him die and didn't care, I wouldn't have spent the money (that I didn't really have in the first place) to take him to a vet. Steer clear of this animal hospital. You can find a better office that will actually treat you with respect and dignity.
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