Zero(I had to put one star).....I had been taking my dog/cat for care here and no complaints, I had heard all the comments by others saying how Tigard Animal Hospital up-sells and is expensive, but th... Read More
Zero(I had to put one star).....I had been taking my dog/cat for care here and no complaints, I had heard all the comments by others saying how Tigard Animal Hospital up-sells and is expensive, but the staff were very nice and helpful and I had not had any concerns. Then took my little chihuahua in for pain in her back because she jumped off the bed accidentally. Now I have taken my pets to some of the best vets on the west coast in Southern California and have experience and knowledge in the different modalities available like, acupuncture, cold laser, chiropractic and rehabilitation. When I brought my chihuahua in I knew the problem and was expecting some pain meds, and I would do in-home therapies I knew, but Dr. Lawler said she knew veterinary chiropractic and she could adjust her....now mind you I have seen this done and vets use what they call "activators" which are like soft little taps on the affected areas with an instrument specifically designed for this.....so when she picked up my dog I thought she was assessing her , but before I could say stop, she pushed my dog to her chest, with a chest to chest position, which scared the heck out of my dog and squeezed her , which caused my little one to scream in pain because it caused her knee to pull out, injuring her patella(they have very small knees/patellas)! Now she already had one bad knee from a slip, and I had it treated and so I knew what happened. THIS IS NOT HOW YOUR ADJUST DOGS, ESPECIALLY SMALL DOGS AND THIS MANEUVER OR WHAT EVER SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS DOING INJURED MY DOG! So I called around and got in touch with my old vet in So Cal, and they said they had never heard of such a procedure to push the dog to the vets chest, this would certainly make the dog scared and that would not help nor was this recommended. I contacted them to complain, and got no where, asking for credentials and licensee to perform chiropractic, nothing to verify any education. I also asked how they could help, and short of surgery, there was nothing, like they did not know how to handle this or other options to care for my dog? Now mind you, my daughter works for 2 of the most respected emergency/specialty vets out of state, so she instructed me to ask certain questions and she got information as well on the supposed "adjustment", Dr. Lawler tried, which no vet had ever heard of. So I went to the vet board here in Oregon and all they could get was the clinics director Dr. Genova (who was no help) telling them that she did have some training in Texas?, but no details on how or where she got her training or credentials. I cannot tell you how irresponsible it is to practice a procedure you are not fully trained hands-on, certified, and licensed in (never saw or was presented with any certification or verification when I requested it), with no verification available upon request. I trusted this establishment, and it seems that that the health of my poor little dog is not important to them, especially with her whole life ahead of her, especially in regard to her mobility and I take really, really good care of my animals like family and spare no expense. I have since gone to another vet who is absolutely wonderful and I am treating her knee(s) and she is doing really well; with common treatment/modalities that Tigard Animal Hospital could not provide. I have nothing good to say about Tigard Animal Hospital. If the vets are practicing veterinary care this way on something like this, I could not imagine trusting any vet that performs like this with more serious or invasive surgeries that could have more dire consequences...like death!
ZERO ON TRUST. FYI: this was a few years back and just wanted people to know, I am glad this review site is available, did not know. Read Less