My dog as a pup got her Bordetella shot here 9 months ago with Dr. Orr. As I understand, it is something that is only needed yearly, per their shot record reminders. I had boarded my dog for 7 nights ... Read More
My dog as a pup got her Bordetella shot here 9 months ago with Dr. Orr. As I understand, it is something that is only needed yearly, per their shot record reminders. I had boarded my dog for 7 nights and about 3 days later she showed symptoms of what I now know is kennel cough. (3-4 incubation period, by the way) I have zero experience with it, and could only see that she was hacking and vomiting every 10-20 minutes. I brought her in to Dr. Orr in the morning who said she would observe Pippa. 3 hours later, Dr. Orr called and said Pippa never vomited. (She didn€t mention any other symptomatic behavior either) I expressed my disbelief and made a joke about how Pippa did this every 10 minutes around me and then nothing around the doctor. I returned to the hospital to pick Pippa up. As she was being brought up to the front, Dr. Orr came out and said Pippa pulled on her leash and vomited. So Dr. Orr ran x-rays and tests and we decided to give Pippa a strong anti-nausea shot since she probably had gastritis. I was told if she vomited WITHIN 30 minutes, something was seriously wrong, like a blockage, and she would likely need exploratory surgery! Well, Pippa coughed, hacked, and vomited 3 times within 20 minutes after I left so I brought her back in, pretty scared and upset at this point. The desk admin went to Dr. Orr then came back and told me that the Dr. said to wait AFTER 30 minutes for vomiting, so I was turned away. I left even more upset and waited 2 or so hours while Pippa slept (We had been up since 3:00 AM with this) but she would still periodically cough and hack. I couldn€t wait longer, so I brought her back, around the time Dr. Orr was leaving. Dr. Williams had Pippa for about 10 minutes or less and called to tell me she was afraid Pippa needed emergency exploratory surgery since she was reacting with pain and tenderness in the abdomen (I imagine being poked and prodded in the stomach all day, anyone would be feeling tenderness and pain at that point) I€m guessing Dr. Orr or a chart briefed Dr. Williams on Pippa€s history that day which probably lead her to this assumption. I rushed back, got Pippa, and took her to the emergency clinic they told me about. The vet there told me instantly, after witnessing Pippa€s coughing, hacking, vomiting, that it was just kennel cough. And he was right. He was very through in examining her and observing her behavior (right in front of me) and said that was not a dog suffering from a blockage. He even pressed her trachea which caused her to have another cough fit and said that happens with kennel cough. (Leash pulling?!) Pippa had been on the meds for 2 days and her cough decreased significantly with certainly no vomiting at all. I cannot tell you how upset and distressed I was throughout this whole ordeal at both the complete lack of due diligence and lack of concern exercised by Dr. Orr. Pippa adores the unleashed dog day camp and staff, but I cannot trust this vet and hospital for boarding or medical services any more. Of course, this all cost quite a lot of money in addition to the distress and inconvenience I and my poor dog went through that day. Read Less