Fastasic Vet. Knows his stuff and does NOT push people to do unnecessary tests (like two other Vets practices in the area) that have cost me hundreds in unneeded testing.
Prime example iwould be ... Read More
Fastasic Vet. Knows his stuff and does NOT push people to do unnecessary tests (like two other Vets practices in the area) that have cost me hundreds in unneeded testing.
Prime example iwould be Molly Farrar's two star review. Her dog had a soft tumor-like growth on the leg.. Dr. Anderson did not do an x-ray. He said it ws probably fluid that would reabsord on it's own. HAD she phonhe him back when it did not go a down he would have done the X-ray at that time.
Instead, Molly went to a different Vet who X-rayed and diagnosed with "Osteosarcoma" which I have my doubts about (unless her dog was very atypical As an RN I knew it unlikely. and looked up the diagnostic criteria for Osteaosarcma to show why. Please, note the words in the Diagnostic Criteria read "tumor is solid, hard." because Osteo means bone, which is. . . .solid, and hard.
Dr. Anderson did nothing negligent. The phrase, "first do no harm" is part of they Hippocratic Oath. He is conservative, yes, by not exposing a pet to radiation unless he is certain it is needed. Why? Radiation causes cancer according to studies when overexposed. This is why humans no longer get yearly chest X-rays at yearly physicals..
Far too many Vets do unnecessary tests "just in case it is–––". The wose thing for a pet but great for a bank account. Make wise choices.
DIAGNISTIC CRITERA :
"Osteosarcomas tend to occur at the sites of bone growth, presumably because proliferation makes osteoblastic cells in this region prone to acquire mutations that could lead to transformation of cells (the RB gene and p53 gene are commonly involved). Due to this tendency, high incidence of osteosarcoma is seen in some large dog breeds (St. Bernards and Great Danes). The tumor may be localized at the end of the long bone (commonly in the metaphysis). Most often it affects the proximal end of tibia or humerus, or distal end of femur. Osteosarcoma tends to affect regions around the knee in 60% of cases, 15% around the hip, 10% at the shoulder, and 8% in the jaw. The tumor is solid, hard, irregular ("fir-tree," "moth-eaten", or "sun-burst" appearance on X-ray examination) due to the tumor spicules of calcified bone radiating in right angles. These right angles form what is known as a Codman triangle, which is characteristic but not diagnostic of osteosarcoma. Surrounding tissues are infiltrated.
I am sure. He has always been spot on with my pets." Read Less