Yelp doesn't give the option of no stars, so I'll have to give them one.
But let me be perfectly clear-RUN, do not walk, to ANY other vet. Or if your pet really annoys you, and/or you've been considering causing them harm and/or euthanizing them under the guise of veterinary treatment, well, you've found your vet!
They gave my dog a dose of antibiotics 50% higher than recommended by body weight. Then, when she had a reaction to the dosage (as you'd probably expect, given the dosage), I was dismissed and told that it was normal.
They said they "have a book" to determine dosages, and that they have no idea where I was getting my (presumably erroneous) information from.
Um, I got it from Dr. Google and every other layperson internet resource out there on appropriate dosage by weight for amoxycillin, since I'm not a vet, but I found doing nothing as my dog convulsed from their prescription not to be an option. So I researched it, since FRAH seemed not to care. 5-10 mg/lb of body weight, and she's 43 pounds-how could she be prescribed 1500 mg/day?
On FRAH's direction, we continued the antibiotics after calling them twice, until suddenly her symptoms became far worse. At that point, we called an audible and discontinued the antibiotics (we're not vets, and are either gullible, stupid, or trusting-take your pick which, you won't offend me, as I'm more mad at myself for trusting them than anything as my animal, who trusts me to take care of her, suffered despite my gut feeling that something was increasingly wrong).
I then called for the third time to question the appropriateness of their dosage and directions. Guess what? Same as another reviewer, FRAH couldn't get off the phone fast enough, and told me to take her to another vet. WTF??? No compassion, no concern whatsoever.
Here's what we then learned from the other vet:
1. Yes, we were correct, her dosage should have been 2X/day, not 3X, so we were essentially overdosing her. Even 1000 mg would be the high end of dosage, much less the 1500 mg FRAH prescribed.
2. At the first sign of a reaction (our first call to FRAH), we were told the antibiotic we were giving her with should have been discontinued-even if you ignore the wrong dosage issue. FVRH ignored this when we reported it during the first call we made, and during the second call said as long as her heart rate didn't go above 220, things were fine (ignoring all the other symptoms she was also displaying, but that was the best I could get from them).
My dog is still recovering from this completely unnecessary and preventable episode. If this saves even one other family from inadvertently almost killing their pet, it was worth the time to write. read more
