C S.
BEWARE of Chewy customer service
Up until this afternoon, I would have referred anyone to Chewy. I buy all my pet needs from them with only a few from Amazon. But today, proved to be one of the worst days of my life thanks to a Chewy phone in customer service call I made. I tried to purchase some oral flea medication for an older male indoor cat I have who is nearing the end of his life. He is 14 going on 15 and has terrible flea allergies as well. I have been keeping him comfortable and well fed and watered during this time, but his fleas are terrible. He is not okay with me handling him and will not let me take him to the vet. When I tried to order the medication the sheet where I completed all of the animal information kept going blank and would not hold the information. So I called for assistance. Got some seemingly nice young woman who explained I needed a prescription for the flea med. I told her I could not get the cat to the vet. She then told me to trap him. I told her I had to do that when I move three years ago. I took three days and he was isolated and alone in the other house which was vacant. I finally got him into the trap and moved. I told her a second time especially now would be near impossible. I also explained I have two other indoor cats that would go into the trap for the food and warn the cat that needs to be trapped what was up. But honestly I think he would never go near the trap. The girl kept telling me to call SPCA and all the shelters to get him trapped. I told her this was not what I wanted and I knew because of how he is that I could not give him meds even if he could be treated for kidney failure or if it is lymphoma then there is nothing but steroids. All are oral and I cannot get him to take them. He even singles out his one flea pill every 3 weeks;. It takes several trys to get him to eat that. So I ended the call thinking I will must keep giving him the Capstar. This afternoon animal control showed up at my door and told me I had to surrender the animal. The Chewy customer service rep had called anonymously and turned me in for animal abuse? So now I have to let them come in an trap my cat and put him down. All this because I called to get help with flea control meds. At this point, I would not recommend calling and/or giving any information about your pet to any Chewy customer service rep. They are all working from home and not trained to "NOT GET INVOLVED" in the lives of their customers in such an extreme manner as this young woman took it upon herself. I feel humiliated and embarrassed. But most of all heart broken as I am now going to lose my cat before he is ready to die. Trust me if Euthanasia is the best solution for him, then I will have to allow it and have taken in many pets when it is their time. But they let me know. They stop eating. They stop grooming, they stop using the litter box. This cat has none of these signs. He is just not friendly and is wasting as most of my elderly cats have done. This happens with or without veterinary care. They don't live forever unfortunately. Now I feel guilty and completely scared about what will happen next. I have complained to Chewy and I hope this young woman loses her job. Beware! Also, I am not someone who does not take their animals to the vet. I spent near $2500.00 on my other two just for check ups and a dental on my 6 year old female. I had to refinance my house to pay off those debts. But my animals are my children. They sleep with me and I love them dearly.

