I'm not sure how to rate this place. Overall the staff were friendly and answered questions, the vet I saw was courteous and easy to talk to. But my dog almost died because they didn't diagnose him co... Read More
I'm not sure how to rate this place. Overall the staff were friendly and answered questions, the vet I saw was courteous and easy to talk to. But my dog almost died because they didn't diagnose him correctly. They said he had arthritis/ hip dysplasia, turns out after countless seizures and a trip to another vet, he has cancer and was on the verge of hypoglycemic shock and death.
I told the vet his symptoms ( collapsing, high gait, acting drunk) then said they come and go, and he seems better after he eats. Arthritis doesn't just disappear for days at a time and is cured by my dog eating.They tried to charge me 600+ for tests that only really looked into arthritic diseases. I told the vet I truly did not think that was what he had, but I couldn't convince him otherwise.
They did blood work, which revealed low glucose, but they said hypoglycemia was not an issue ( it was) and that other things than his glucose would be low/ high of there was a problem. That was not the case. About a week later I saw him have a full blown seizure, then he stared to not be able to stand. We took him sycamore animal hospital in mint hill, they immediately diagnosed him with neurological issues, brought on my something, and instructed us to take him to the e.r in the morning, unless he deteriorated overnight. They had all the equipment to test for what could be wrong.
He almost died that night, and I feel like he would never have gotten so close to death if mercy had not tried to push a diagnosis on me that would make them money.
If you have a truly sick animal, take them somewhere else. Healthy animals should be fine here, but I have a hard time forgiving the diagnosis they gave my dog. Read Less