Run away!! The veternarien does not seem knowledgeable. If the issue is "obvious" like a physical cut, then you could expect it to be patched up nicely. But for serious issues, don't expect this veter... Read More
Run away!! The veternarien does not seem knowledgeable. If the issue is "obvious" like a physical cut, then you could expect it to be patched up nicely. But for serious issues, don't expect this veternarien to diagnose your loved ones. I lost my beloved due to an issue that may have been prevented had the veternarien looked further into it. I went in several times before and was assured the issue was just "allergies". And like a clueless person I trusted her. You shouldn't have to question your doctor. But as the issue persisted and got worse I took my beloved back and demanded she find out what was wrong or I was not leaving. That's when I found out my baby had a tumor growing inside his chest for God knows how long by the massive size of it. Her bedside manner were TERRIBLE. I was brought into the X-ray room and was blatantly told "there's an unknown mass inside your dogs chest....I can't even see his heart."
And after noticing the shock on my face she rushed to say "it's probably there somewhere." ITS PROBABLY THERE SOMEWHERE ??! And then she proceeded to insist that my dog needed to be CUT OPEN to be diagnosed of the identity of the mass. She used those words. Before her assistant piped up about more conventional methods of diagnosing. Basically, she didn't know anything at all about what we were dealing with, handed me a brochure on a cancer facility and sent me out. No meds, no good lucks, no ANSWERS. The facility she directed me to had terrible reviews so I went on a hunt to find a different clinic, something I should have done ages ago if I had been wiser. I found Northridge, and there was a huge difference. Their doctors were able to tell me answers that this veternarien SHOULD have known.
The staff is also quite rude. I walked in to make an appointment and the lady at the desk would not schedule one for me. She was no adament about "we don't do walk ins." So I asked to schedule an appointment. And she said "Well it's going to be a long wait. " And I said i didn't care, that this was an issue I needed solved. And she reluctantly looked through the schedule openings and said "The closest next available appointment is in15 mins". Who the hell do you think I am? That I can't wait 15 mins for the sake of my darling? Not only that, but as I was waiting those 15 mins out, I hear another lady at the opposite desk say to the desk lady I talked to, "Hey what time should I schedule this procedure for?" And she replied "Well, she (the veternarien I'm assuming) doesn't like working on Mondays. So schedule it sometime afterwards." WHAT??! Idk if veternariens are supposed to take some sort of oath to help animals to their best ability but I didn't know that included pushing off appointments due to personal preference. Anyways, you are better off going somewhere else. The facility is clean looking, but don't be fooled. Nobody actually cares. The prices are stacked high as well. I half blame myself for being ignorant and believing this was the way vets worked (it was my first time going to one). And I will forever half blame myself for my dog's death.
Let's also not forget to mention she breeds a pair of Jack Russells in her backyard and sells her pups to Fetch. Who knows if she's even a vetted breeder. My dog was an Irish Jack Russell and she was devastated I was having him neutered. Wanted to breed him with her own. Who does that? I would hope to God she has her own dogs as well as any other dogs she asks to breed with hers are tested for genetic mishaps. I believe it's because the breeder I got my dog from was negligent in such that cancer even formed in my baby. Regardless of how, he might still be living today had she taken his symptoms seriously. But she didn't seem to care at all. Just kept prescribing stronger allergy meds. Do not go to this vet if you truly value your loved ones life. Read Less