Nearly every pet owner we spoke to in Edwards and Vail, referred us to Dr. Charlie Meynier at Vail…read moreValley Animal Hospital. Our poor boy, Jasper, who also goes by the name, Senor Pepe, suffers from chronic ear infection common to the Golden Doodle breed. Vail Valley is our second home and our local vet where we live mostly, is extremely capable and experienced. He had been working on Senor Pepe for a year, methodically ruling out one thing after another, trying numerous remedies and antibiotics and ear cleansers. We usually got results that appeared to be positive, but always fleeting. Since we brought Senor Pepe with us up to Edwards, and he had a major recurrence, we decided to give Dr. Meynier a call.
We were delighted with the responsiveness of the office staff, as this was mid-summer when Covid was raging. We were able to get an appointment right away. We brought Senor Pepe down, called when we were in the parking lot, and were greeted quickly by an assistant, who explained the process and brought Senor Pepe into the office while I waited outside listening to Billie Joe Shaver on Spotify.
In about a half hour, Dr. Meynier came out to the car with Senor Pepe, and spent a half hour with me talking about canine ear infections and different ways to treat them. He confided that sometimes, just due to the breed, the climate, the environment, and the individual, there is little to be done. May of the things he discussed had already been tried without long-term success, but he had numerous new ideas, too, which we implemented.
While I'd love to say that we had better success with Dr. Meynier's treatment or new ideas that we tried at home, we did not. We are pretty much resigned that short of surgery, which we'd like to avoid, that we will just have to treat Senor Pepe's symptoms best we can. The point of this review is not the outcome, but rather the genuine care and concern Dr. Meynier expressed and his generosity of time, explaining to me the causes and treatments of ear infections. Even though we are still dealing with this medical issue, I'm delighted that whenever we travel to Vail Valley with Senor Pepe, he has a great place to receive his ear treatments or emergency care by a super vet! Thanks Vail Valley Animal Hospital.