My one year old German Shepherd had a limp in his back leg for close to three weeks. When he stopped eating and just laid in his bed all day, I brought him in. First visitMet with Carol Lind. She se... Read More
My one year old German Shepherd had a limp in his back leg for close to three weeks. When he stopped eating and just laid in his bed all day, I brought him in. First visitMet with Carol Lind. She seemed very friendly, and was very thorough with her exam. Took X-Rays which she said looked fine, ruling out hip dysplasia (which later turned out to be false because I took him to another two different vets which diagnosed him with minor hip dysplasia. However, I understand symptoms can arise later on in life, so that might not have been her fault). She said it was likely that he pulled a muscle, or tweaked something. But just to be on the safe side, she said it was possible that he had Aspergillus. In order to test for it, we had to pay $90 for the test, and $70 for overnight shipping. Given no other choice, and since when I asked her if there were any other possibilities and she said no, I went ahead with the test.$78 for the first X-Ray, $61 for the second X-Ray, $46.50 for the consultation, and $11.50 for the meds, grand total came out to be $357Most places waive the initial consultation fee, and most places charge X-Rays for as little as $40. The insane prices should have been a red flag, but I was oblivious.Well, the test came back negative, and my dog was getting worse so she told me to bring him back in. Second visitThis time, I was told that it had to be valley fever. Total cost for the titer and shipping came out to be $181. Once again, I had no choice but to agree since my dog already lost 8 pounds, and I was desperate to get him better. And again, test came back negative.I guess they finally felt bad, because they called me and offered a free consultation. I was busy, so my mom brought him. I told her that if she was offered another blood test on my dog, tell the person to shove it up their butt. Third visitAnother X-Ray was taken (no charge), and this time Dr. Hudman looked at it and immediately diagnosed it as Panosteitis. He prescribed some Rimadyl, and my dog got better within a week. Keep in mind, XRays were taken SEVERAL times, and no one else was able to diagnose it. Given that Panosteitis is extremely common in larger breed dogs, I am not sure if the other vets were incompetent or just trying to rack up charges on miscellaneous tests. So, in case you missed it, I was and still am EXTREMELY unsatisfied with the vets that work here, with the possible exception of Dr. Hudman (since on my invoice, it showed that he signed off on shipping of the Aspergillus test. But then again, he might not have looked at the X-Rays). I would avoid coming here at all costs. But if you do, request Dr. Hudman, as the other vets are useless. Read Less