I asked how he knew-as Cisco's ears had just been checked at another vet, looked the same, and raised no alarm there-and he just said 'you can see it.' I tried to ask if there was a way to test or if they could just be dirty? After all, his ears have never bothered him, and my questions were not receiving answers. He swabbed and checked for mites, then explained that there were no mites and it was likely an infection (there was a tiny bit on black gunk). The very first thing that happened was the doctor checked his ears. He was purring at first but soon became much more anxious than I have ever seen him. Cisco purrs at the vet and in the car he is not an anxious cat. He was not by any means struggling or resisting, yet he was constantly being held down, not allowed to roam the closed space when we were simply talking, was kicked away from the door before I could simply pick him up, and he was handled pretty roughly in instances when I know it could have been handled much less harshly. I have had cats my entire life and have never been to a clinic where the animals were handled as poorly as Cisco was. I was holding back tears within minutes of interacting with the staff.

If you are wanting to know the details of this experience, here is what happened: I came in with concerns about CiscoвЂ™s persistent diarrhea. I also feel that my cat got treated incorrectly and too harshly. I felt belittled, rushed, mistreated and disrespected. I hope that no one ever has to experience the vet visit with Bloomington Blue Sky Vetrinary Clinic like I did today.

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