I was very unhappy with the care my dog received here. I moved to the area and left behind my dog€s old vet so, based upon reviews and accessibility, I chose to take my dog here when I began to grow c... Read More
I was very unhappy with the care my dog received here. I moved to the area and left behind my dog€s old vet so, based upon reviews and accessibility, I chose to take my dog here when I began to grow concerned about his health.
On my first visit, my dog€s weight was taken incorrectly, and they continued to use that incorrect number throughout our time there as a baseline, which skewed his care. When I explained how I knew that the number was wrong (I had weighed him earlier, a cardiologist weighed him shortly after at the same weight I did), I felt like I was not taken seriously.
The vet seemed uncomfortable making determinations about care without a huge number of tests. Even as the many (expensive) test results came in, she wanted to run more. She would have me purchase pills, give him one dose, then immediately stop treatment. I should note I absolutely DO NOT believe that this vet was being greedy or trying to swindle me with all the tests she had me run. However, I do believe that she had no real idea what to do with any of the information she was getting. At one point, I reviewed the results from a test on my own, did research, and came back with a possible diagnosis for what might have been happening with my dog. She was happy that I had come in with that idea, as she had already forgotten the results of those tests, and said we should go with my diagnosis and start treating for that. She also come in needing a reminder about what medications he was on. When I gave her the list, she was confused about one medication that he was on. She asked ME why he was on it. My response? €Because you put him on it.€ She then had to run out of the room to check her notes on why she had taken that course of action. No preparation before sitting down with me.
The tests that were run on my dog: full body x-ray, ultrasound, fecal sample, two urine samples (neither of them sterile for some reason?), tons of different blood tests, and different parasite tests.
She was unable to give me any direction to go in with what could be wrong with my dog with all of that information. At one point she threw out no less than eight different diagnoses. She wanted more data and clearly lacked instinct.
I felt like her bedside manner was lacking. During my first visit I couldn€t follow all the medical lingo she kept throwing out. When her assistant came in to explain billing for certain medications and procedures, I had to ask €wait, did we discuss these things? I am happy to pay, but I am not sure what any of this means.€ As the assistant was not a medical professional, she had to call the vet back in to explain what actions were going to be taken in my dog€s care. Also, when I consented to have some full body x-rays, which would take a few hours, she just took my dog from me immediately. No chance to say goodbye.
Last night, I ended up taking my dog a different vet, an emergency vet, and the vet very quickly diagnosed my dog with cancer, told me the type of cancer it likely was, told me his low chances for survival, and explained the level of pain my dog was likely in. Shell shocked, we made the decision to let him go. I write this review still mourning him.
I am under no delusions that the vets here at this office could have saved my dog. My poor baby was likely too far gone by the time I initially took him to the vet to be saved, and the discussions I should have been having with the vet should have been about making him more comfortable and knowing when to let him go. The vet either did not have the knowledge base or the instinct to diagnose my poor dog. That speaks volumes to me. She should have known, and it is outrageous to me that after all of those tests, she had nothing to go on, but the moment I took him to another vet she was able to immediately determine what was wrong.
I encourage everyone to take their business, and the health of their pets, elsewhere. Read Less