I moved to Lake Oswego about a month ago, close to the Lake Grove Vet Clinic. I immediately started buying my cat's prescription cat food there, planning to make it my cats' veterinarian. I moved back to the Portland area from Central Oregon for work. I have been out of work for over a year and I've gone through my savings.
One of my 2 cats became ill and reached a point where I was advised to take him in to be seen that day. Since I am barely able to make rent right now I researched for programs that help financially strapped people with vet bills. I found one that would be available to Lake Grove Vet Clinic. I called them and told them about it (mind you I was already buying the food there) but they told me, ""thanks for telling us about that program - but we're going to reserve it for our established patients"". My cat hadn't been able to keep anything down for days, was rapidly losing weight, and they could have accessed up to $500 of funds to help my cat but refused to. Over the years, I've spent thousands of dollars caring for my pets. I feel that expense shouldn't get in the way of helping my family members if possible. I have made very good money in the past and am in no way a freeloader. I'm in a difficult place as are many people in the country - and they would have been paid! Anyway, I did find a compassionate vet in Tualatin. While they didn't have access to the funds, they were willing to take a little down and a post dated check. Thank God for people who care. Needless to say, I won't be going to Lake Grove Vet Clinic again. They told me all I need to know about the kind of people they are. I shared my experience with my friends on Facebook and they were appalled by the decision of Lake Grove Vet Clinic's owner and manager.
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