u/DogDoc23

I am a veterinarian at a small animal GP. Ive been in practice 2.5 years, at my new job for 3 months. My new gp has vets do sympathy calls for pets that passed away. This includes for pets that we saw once for about 20 minutes then referred to ER due to needing a specialty procedure or hospitalization. Half of the vets I work with do it regularly, and the other half prefer not to do them, as the clinic sends a card as well.

I'm just curious what other people's prospectives are. Do you find that owners appreciate the call? Is there a time frame following euthanasia/death that seems better? Have you ever received negative feedback from a sympathy call?

TIA!