Vetco Vaccination Clinic

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  Ingrid Zaharris

  Dec 1, 2025
  1.0
  Stay away from this place if you expect courtesy, compassion, or advanced knowledge of how to treat reactive, scared dogs. I brought my fear-reactive dog here to get his vaccinations updated. No one showed any warmth - not the receptionist, not the tech, and certainly not the vet. There was not a smile to be found. I tried to get the muzzle on my dog and he tried to bite me; this is no surprise - as I mentioned, he is fear-reactive. I've had him for 5 years and know him well. I told the tech we would have to come up with some other option. She said if I wanted to bring the vet in I would be charged an exam fee regardless of an exam being performed or not. Em The vet then came in begrudgingly and all either of them cared about was making sure that I knew that I would be paying an exam fee from the moment she stepped in the door. I explained that at my previous vet they had come up with an alternative way to use a slip lead as a muzzle. The vet told me this was choking the dog! I said in no way, shape, or form was this choking the dog. She said they would not do anything like that as they do not "manhandle" the dogs. I tried to explain again what the method was and she came back at me saying I was asking her to manhandle my dog. It felt like a kick to my stomach that she or anyone else would think imply or state that I would manhandle or choke my dog or have a vet that was trained in fear free treatment do that. I am very hurt and honestly quite offended by this treatment. My dog licked my tears off my face as I sobbed all the way home. For reference, my longtime vet is Harmony Veterinary Clinic in Arvada, Colorado (way more experienced!) and one can also research how to use a slip lead as a muzzle. Maybe Dr Ward at Vetco aka vet-in-a-box should spend less time on her ugly false eyelashes and more time educating herself.

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