This place saved my dog's life. Dr. Gibbs, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I walked in last week, having just heard the devastating news that my dog had a tumor. The previous vet (check ou... Read More
This place saved my dog's life. Dr. Gibbs, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I walked in last week, having just heard the devastating news that my dog had a tumor. The previous vet (check out my review on them, it's not pretty) had recommended a "let her die now, or let her die later" approach with no further suggestions. When I stepped into Hilltop for a second opinion, I was prepared for more bad news. Dr. Gibbs was realistic with me, but also told me that this was an operable situation. After a short discussion with him, I asked "can you do it today?" He said yes. Within an hour, he found a donor dog and was tranfusing blood into my anemic, 14 year old dog, and prepping her for surgery. Her blood counts were extremely low, and her gums pale, but he brought them back up and removed her spleen, which had 2 tumors on it and had ruptured. This was a complicated surgery, with a large incision. But the SAME DAY she looked and acted considerably better. The following day, she was supposed to come in for "babysitting" at the vet, to make sure her blood counts were remaining stable. She was doing so well, that they sent her home by 1pm (instead of 5pm as planned). She's been getting better and better every single day, and I could not be happier. She's a puppy again. Just a few days ago, I was told to euthanize her by another doctor, and now I have my baby girl back. Her gums are pink again, she's eating well, and hey - I get it, she's 14. I don't have endless time left with her, but Hilltop yanked her back from the brink of death, and gave us precious time that we all desperately wanted.Not one single person was anything less than uplifting, I felt like the vet techs all took her life very seriously and worked hard to keep her with us. All of my dogs will be going here from here on out. Read Less