In April of this year, I adopted a dog from a pet rescue based in Cobb County, Georgia. A couple of days after getting him, I noticed that he was really out of it. Prior to adopting my dog, Guinness... Read More
In April of this year, I adopted a dog from a pet rescue based in Cobb County, Georgia. A couple of days after getting him, I noticed that he was really out of it. Prior to adopting my dog, Guinness, the rescue did disclose that he had been treated for heartworm. What they didn't disclose, however, was how severe his case was or that he needed continued treatments. It's also my understanding that they didn't follow the proper treatment protocol.I had been trying to get a vet to see him for almost a week. The night before he got in to see Dr Green, I had to hold him upright half the night to make sure he could breathe. Hysterical, I called Animal Specialists (in Yonkers), and they referred me to Sleepy Hollow Animal Hospital. The office got him in almost right away and stuck by him throughout the process. Guinness ended up on a pretty intense regiment of antibioitics, steriods, and additional heartworm injections, and Dr Green and his staff were extremely accomodating in addressing both my dog's health issues, as well as maintaining a truly compassionate and caring demeanor in dealing with the dog's somewhat nerve-wracked primary caretaker (me).Dr Green and staff answered my calls on multiple occassions, even outside of normal office hours. They were also on top of providing a list of additional resources (i.e. pet med access, animal ER, etc). Now if I could only get my own PCP to be that on top of it...In terms of cost, I wasn't in the position to comparison shop at the time, but I must say that pricing seemed reasonable given the location and dog's issues (diagnostics, treatments, etc).All in all, Dr Green did a good job of recommending what was medically necessary and not pushing too many meds or unnecessary procedures on the dog, while still ensuring he got the most appropriate care for his condition. Now, Guinness seems like a perfectly happy, healthy, well-adjusted dog (or as well-adjusted as a Beagle can be :) ). Read Less