I don't even feel they deserve one star but that is the lowest I can rate this clinic. My dog became sick with bleeding in the mouth, foul odor, and my vet was not in on the day I needed to see a vet. Therefore I made an appointment at this clinic. The vet told me she couldn't tell where the bleeding was coming from in the mouth and would need to sedate my dog in order to determine cause. She brought me back to show me what she had found. Seeing my dog semi-unconscious and blood everywhere from the vet's examination was upsetting enough, but she pulled up the upper lid of his mouth to show me several black flat spots on his upper gums and said it was cancer. I asked her how sure she was of her diagnosis of cancer, and she told me 90 % sure. She wanted to do an xray of my dog's head to see if the cancer had spread to his head and lungs, and I agreed to let her do so. She had me wait outside and then brought me back in to say she didn't see that the cancer had spread. She prescribed an antibiotics because she felt with the foul smell that there was some sort of infection and she also prescribed pain killers -- to keep him comfortable. She told me oral cancer is aggressive and instructed me to watch for signs of him not eating, retreating from me - etc -- that the bleeding would NOT stop and that it would/could be just a matter of time before I would need to make a decision as to putting him down.
I left this clinic completely devastated and shaken to the core. I immediately called my vet's office to see him the next day to just make sure what prescriptions she had given me were appropriate. Within 24 hours of her diagnosis, I was at my regular vet's office being told the flat black/dark spots on his upper gums were ulcers!!! Within the 24 hour period from starting antibiotics, the swelling had slightly reduced, the foul smell had much improved and the bleeding was much less.
I would NEVER EVER go back to this vet again. She told me she was 90% sure my dog had an aggressive form of oral cancer -- and to watch for signs of him worsening -- to make the decision as to when to put him down -- that at this point, it was about keeping him comfortable -- that the bleeding would not stop!!! I walked out having paid a $300 plus bill for a FALSE DIAGNOSIS not to mention the emotional duress I experienced from this inaccurate diagnosis!
Within one week of being on the antibiotics, my dog's ulcers were completely gone, no foul smell at all, and bleeding had completely stopped. I am beyond floored as to the vast difference in diagnosis between this vet and my vet. It's been about 2-3 months since this incident, and my dog is as healthy as can be for a senior dog. read more
