We went here after Ryan & Calder in Dunfermline refused to believe that our newly diagnosed diabetic dog was not right. There was a locum at Vetrica who took one look at my dog and suspected Cushings ... Read More
We went here after Ryan & Calder in Dunfermline refused to believe that our newly diagnosed diabetic dog was not right. There was a locum at Vetrica who took one look at my dog and suspected Cushings disease, sure enough, that is what he had. Always get a second opinion if you feel something is not right. The locum said he probably would have died within a day. So, 5/5 for that, but, our other dog developed a cough which progressively got worse. One junior vet said, there was some tablets he could try for bronchitis, but they didn't work, A year later, I would be up 4 and 5 times a night with him and his painful coughing and gagging. I used to hold his ribs, the coughing looked so painful. He was a also very lethargic on walks. Several trips to the vet later, we were still getting 'theres nothing you can do' this also from the senior vet. One night he coughed so much, something must've happened as he died in my arms on the way to the vet. We moved and started seeing another vet. Our other dog had a few problems and the vet put him on 'Cardisure' heart tablets. 'No side affects' he said. 'We'll see how he is going on them in a week.' So; NO SIDE AFFECTS? I researched heart problems in dogs and found out coughing, gagging and lethargy can be symptoms of heart problems. If Cardisure can be taken with no side affects, then why didn't two vets at Vetrica give them to him to see if that helped???!!!! I will always wonder if they had would my dog be alive today. The amount of times we went to them and asked if there was something else we could give him, to help him,to be met with no communication and 'no, there isn't.' That is why you get 3/5 from me. Read Less