If you go to this clinic, no matter how concerned you are about your pet's condition, scrutinize the treatment plan Dr. Howton gives you to sign. In my experience she recommended Β more than $700 in te... Read More
If you go to this clinic, no matter how concerned you are about your pet's condition, scrutinize the treatment plan Dr. Howton gives you to sign. In my experience she recommended Β more than $700 in testing procedures that were not necessary to making my dog well again. I made the mistake of thinking that if she, as the professional, recommended a test then it must be necessary to saving my dog. I was wrong. I learned through a subsequent complaint to the Veterinary Board that as long as a proposed treatment can remotely be linked to a symptom the dog presents the investigating committee, consisting entirely of vets, considers that proposed treatment acceptable - and not a violation. For example, if your dog gets a poison in its mouth, the staff flushes the mouth, and the dog has a little congestion in his lungs, she can tell you he may have Valley Fever and should have a $175 test for that. Beware.If you go to this clinic, no matter how concerned you are about your pet's condition, scrutinize the treatment plan Dr. Howton gives you to sign. In my experience she recommended Β more than $700 in testing procedures that were not necessary to making my dog well again. I made the mistake of thinking that if she, as the professional, recommended a test then it must be necessary to saving my dog. I was wrong. I learned through a subsequent complaint to the Veterinary Board that as long as a proposed treatment can remotely be linked to a symptom the dog presents the investigating committee, consisting entirely of vets, considers that proposed treatment acceptable - and not a violation. For example, if your dog gets a poison in its mouth, the staff flushes the mouth, and the dog has a little congestion in his lungs, she can tell you he may have Valley Fever and should have a $175 test for that. Beware. Read Less