This week is the one-year anniversary of my friend's hastened demise. I gave myself this time to see if I would still be as guilt-ridden, DEVASTATED and ANGRY. I AM!!! Dr. Corrigan ('owner'), Dr. Berman ("well, there's good news ... the only good news", as my buddy lay DEAD in front of her - true story!), P3 Veterinary Partners (veterinary consolidators, and no, they don't take it seriously, AT ALL), Peloton Capital Management (private equity$$$).
@regulators @activists @media @pet owners
Julia Lipovetsky lipovetskyj@gmail.com in mutual support for TRANSPARENCY and REFORM
www.VETS-ON-COMMISSION.com/caro-s-complaint
www.petful.com/ANIMAL-WELFARE/pet-see-veterinarian-corporation/
"A satisfactory return for private equity firms is 3x over three-to-five years. Veterinary consolidators easily exceed this figure, often generating a 4-5x return."
- www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/how-VETERINARY-CONSOLIDATORS-are-building-a-future-proof/362267
www.aaha.org/aaha-guidelines/end-of-life-care/END-OF-LIFE-EVENT/
"Thus, when you bring your pet to us with a problem, we provide you with our full attention in getting down to the source of the issue. What we want is for you to understand what is going on with your pet, why it might be happening and what we can do together to make it better."
- www.thornhillvetclinic.com/?utm_campaign=local&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=gmb
https://cvo.org/Veterinary-Professionals/ETHICS-Resource-Hub.aspx
www.ontario.ca/LAWS/statute/90v03#BK52
ORIGINAL REVIEW (2 stars)
2022-01-11
This review is a place-holder for what I hope will result in an open-minded, objective self-assessment by the clinic's leadership based on a client's feedback.
I continue to be very affected by how Dr. Berman 'handled' me and "treated" my dying cat last Monday - the things that were said (way too much, that muddied what was crystal clear), and the things that were done (totally unnecessary). And the things not said that absolutely should have been and without prompting on my part.
I'm not innocent in my animal companion's of 16 years completely needless, multiple trauma in his last day of life, and I have to live with that. I didn't witness what he went through, but I keep replaying the images in my mind and imagining what it was like for him. And I feel tremendous pain and unremitting guilt.
But the difference is that I was facing the inevitable loss of a dear friend, emotional and in denial, and Dr. Berman was the authority, (supposedly) clear-headed, objective, truthful and compassionate - basic assumptions for medical professionals holding beings' lives in their hands.
I initially considered writing privately to the clinic first, but finally decided that to be taken seriously, I should engage with the clinic's leadership publicly from the start. I welcome Dr. Corrigan, the clinic's owner, reaching out to me via email for my feedback and suggestions. read more