I write this review for one reason, to share my experience in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. I was an advocate of Dr. Jiao's for such a long time.Then, something changed.
We usually took our baby to Dr. Jiao for annual check-ups and boarding. I did feel the last few times we went to Dr. Jiao that he seemed different, tired, stressed out and just not the same as he used to be.Last year our dog started to lose hair and Jiao put her on thyroid medication.She did not seem to be getting any better and when we complained to him,he told us that since she was older, more stuff was going to happen to her and to just expect it. At the beginning of this year, her paw started bleeding from an odd looking lump on one of her toes.Dr. Jiao examined her and told us that he would take x-rays and blood work. He told us that our dog had a cancerous tumor and would not recommend operating on her because she would not make it through the surgery due to her heavy breathing , her lungs couldn t take it.He looked me right in the eye and said to put her down since she was old anyway. I could not believe these words were coming from him.He seemed frustrated that we didn t want to put her down.This was not the Dr. Jiao I had always known and respected. We decided the best thing to do for her and to give ourselves some peace of mind was to get a second opinion.We just could not live with ourselves if we could give her a chance and didn t try.We wound up going to another vet where as soon as they saw her, they said there was no reason to put such an otherwise healthy animal down!They conducted their own tests but asked that we get the records from Dr. Jiao.I was grilled as to why we wanted the records and finally when I spoke with Dr. Jiao, he seemed nervous and rushed me off the phone but promised to send the records. I was extremely shocked and disappointed when he faxed us exactly 4 sheets of paper with notes scribbled all over that made no sense for the treatment of our dog over the last two years.We were so embarrassed to send them to the new vet and I guess really should have been more on top of Dr. Jiao all along and not just accept the bill with the scribbled notes he gives you when it comes time to pay.The new animal hospital was shocked at his poor record keeping and did not understand why Dr. Jiao had her on all of these medications that according to them were making her more sick and not helping. They said the heavy breathing was just nerves and told us that the thyroid medicine he had her on was way too strong of a dose and was making everything worse.They immediately changed her medication and told us that they could easily remove the tumor and they assured us that she was healthy enough to be operated on.I am so happy to tell you that the operation was a success, our dog is tumor free and her coat is back to it s beautiful former self. She gained back weight she lost and 8 months later, she is happier and healthier than ever before.I cannot imagine what I would have done if I let her go 8 months ago on the recommendation of Dr. Jiao. He was so willing to just give up and here we are, 8 months later and our dog is in perfect health thanks to another animal hospital with a wonderful staff and excellent, caring doctors.I would just say that I don t think he is an awful doctor, he was good to us for many years, but then again nothing was ever that serious that we needed him to do. To those who he tells to put your dog to sleep, go and get a second opinion, it may work for you, it may not but thank goodness we did. Don t just take his word for everything. He is a human being, he is not perfect but to think we could have let him kill(yes, kill) our dog 8 months ago and not have had this time with her just makes me sad. We ve taken her on so many trips since and just yesterday, she swam in the ocean and was loving every second of it.Give your dog a chance, and ask for their records sooner than I did. read more