WORST Vet experience ever!!! I own a 9 year old Boxer and have had my share of trips to the vet. Mosquito Creek is unassuming at first until you start asking questions. My first visit was 3 weeks a... Read More
WORST Vet experience ever!!! I own a 9 year old Boxer and have had my share of trips to the vet. Mosquito Creek is unassuming at first until you start asking questions. My first visit was 3 weeks ago, prompted by new surface lumps on my dog and to pick up new thyroid tabs. That visit for an exam, small asparate of 2 locations and testing plus the tabs was well over $200. I found out after the tabs were $7.00 more than where I have bought them before. That was the least of my worries. Within a week of leaving our first consult/exam with Dr Sue Hughson, a golf ball size lump appeared in the subdermal area of my dogs neck. Unfortunately, I was now out of town with my dog, so had to rush him to the local vet for them to examine and run more tests. (Which I had just done all this the week prior at Mosquito Creek) Lumps that size don't show up overnight?!! So why was this missed? I have the emergency vet fax the paperwork back to Mosquito Creek only for Sue to tell me I need to come in and discuss the issue. I explained I did not want to be charged for that visit as you have the paperwork and results in front of you. I had asked if she could prepare a full estimate of removal of 3 lumps (mast cell) including blood work and testing. She said no problem. She thanked me on the phone for asking good questions about my dogs condition and being open to knowing what options are available. When the reception called a few days later with the Estimate, I was shocked!!! They wanted between $1358.00 and $3000.00. I said you've got to be kidding?! Why is there a $1700 gap? And why is a 3 lump removal so expensive?! I explained this is not a new procedure for my dog, as Boxer's are prone to cancer, and he has had 2 previous surgery's and that your pricing is astronomical...can you please provide me a breakdown?? The reception went on to explain how every surgeons time is charged differently....great, what person in this world especially a Vet makes over $1000/hr??? Big deal, I questioned the Estimate and the procedure, like a responsible pet owner should! So the next day Sue calls me and tells me they won't do the surgery, because I don't trust them. She said how can you take your dog to another vet and pay for an exam but not come back here and pay for the same service, I said, ummmmmm, I was out of town, and they faxed you the results??!!! And then she went onto explain this whole concept of trust, darn rights, I don't trust you, you just tried to clean out my wallet!!!!! BE AWARE, Mosquito Creek are not who they seem, nice people maybe, friendly place maybe, but that's how they will get ya! Read Less