Clanin Jamie DVM

Karmen Stephenson (26.02.2016 17:14)
My dog Vivian was about 15 years old, had poor eyesight and hearing, would hardly eat, was painfully thin, and had terrible arthritis. She was in such pain that if she bumped into something or someone brushed against her she would cry out in pain, lash out, and bite at anything nearby. For most of her life Vivian had been gentle, friendly, and fun but at this point was unpredictable, pitiful, and posed a real danger to everyone she loved. I called Central Veterinary Hospital and explained that I needed end of life care for my dog but a bad experience with my regular vet made me unwilling to go back there—I wouldn’t have been surprised if they told me they wouldn’t help me because we weren’t established clients, but they said that they would. On Feb. 24 I took Vivian to Central. I had to pick her up to put her in the car, which hurt her and made her cry. I had to help her out of the car, and she cried. Once we got inside the slippery floor made her back legs slide out from under her as she lost bowel control in the floor. I paid, we were put in a room, and Dr. Jamie Clanin came in. She intended to make my dog into a profitable client and she got right to it—I explained Vivian's health, quality of life, and my reasons for seeking end of life care and Dr. Clanin told me, “we don’t euthanize animals for behavioral problems, I mean we don’t euthanize dogs because they bark or cats because they pee.” This was insulting. She told me that Vivian looked “pretty good” though the dog stared at the wall and stood hunched over with her back legs shaking and sliding out from under her. Not exactly what I would call “good.” Dr. Clanin agreed that poor hearing could exacerbate aggression, but did the quality of my dog’s life or the safety of my family slow her down? Nope. She told me that “she could only tell but so much from a physical exam” (this is code for “Now I am going to suggest bloodwork and expensive diagnostics”) and then she suggested that we treat the dog’s arthritis and “check back in a week or two." She told me that Vivian appeared alert and “a dog in such good shape won’t go down easy.” What an untrue and disgusting thing to say. At that point I knew I had just put my dog through hell and that I was going to put her through hell again getting her out of that miserable place. Dr. Clanin told me “I mean, I won’t flat out refuse…” but it is pretty clear that was exactly what she was doing—shaming me in order to coerce me to do what? Decide that my dog’s long decline would suddenly be turned around if I let them poke and prod her and prescribe her a medication (that the dog, in her condition, could not physically take and swallow)? I told Dr. Clanin that I had not come to this decision lightly and I explained to her how much this dog has been a part of my life in our nearly 15 years together. I asked Dr. Clanin to refund my money so we could leave, and she began crying which was just ridiculous. She said “I’ll be right back” and ran out of the room. A few minutes later the receptionist came back with my receipt—luckily I didn’t have to see Dr. Clanin again. I would like for Central to know how much suffering they caused my dog, as we went through the pain and crying of getting in and out of the car two more times, Vivian fell twice on the stairs getting back into our house and on walks later in the day. I wonder if Dr. Clanin has children, I wonder if she would want to take a dog like Vivian home to roam around with her toddlers or if just my family should take that risk so that Dr. Clanin could hide her objective of profit behind a terribly unconvincing façade of concern for an animal whose quality of life was just gone.
I am so angry and disgusted that my dog had to suffer and that I was made to feel guilty for my choices in caring for my dog by a person who is at worst unethical and at best a fool, and whose priorities in this case certainly were not the wellbeing of the pet or the pet’s family.

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