Unfortunately, I can't recommend this office. My dog Charlie has been having symptoms for about 6…read moremonths that, by my very novice googling, I could pretty clearly see had something to do with his adrenal glands and cortisol levels. I couldn't be farther from a vet, but I could figure that out.
When we brought him in in March we were told he is "perfectly healthy" and our concerns were largely ignored. We brought him again in June and once again the care was minimal, they kind of put a bandaid on the situation. After he was progressively getting worse we, yet again, brought him here on Monday the 24th. He was then diagnosed with heart failure and we were told there was nothing we can do and he may only have a week to live. It was an odd turn of events given the prior history and it didn't sit right with me so I had enough and brought him to AERC in Oakdale (highly recommend, by the way.)
As it turns out, he was completely misdiagnosed and he has end stage cancer of, you guessed it, the adrenal glands. Had this office have caught the cancer in March when we originally brought him, the new vet let me know that the adrenal glands are pretty easily removed so that may have been an option. Now, unfortunately, the cancer is spread too far. Our Charlie is only 12 and could have had a good 4-5 years left with us but due to negligence his life has been cut short. I know it can be expensive to bring your furry friends to the cities but if you can afford it, I've found you'll get MUCH better care. I know not everyone can and I 100% understand that as well, so no pressure. I guess all I'm saying is sadly, you get what you pay for, with veterinary care. I also understand that with his minimal symptoms in March many people would not have been eager to spend $700 on a radiology exam, but this office didn't even give us this option. They mislead us that he was perfectly healthy. I wish they had said, "hey, so his bloodwork is normal but given the symptoms related to his cortisol levels it's possible something else could be happening to his adrenal glands. We don't have to right testing tools here so if you want to take him to AERC you have that option." Instead, they kind of mislead us and assumed we wouldn't want to spend the money to do that. Shouldn't that be our call to make?
If you want to keep costs relatively low, and you think the issues with your furry friend are minor, this place may be a good option. But if your gut is ever telling you it's something more serious, my recommendation is to go elsewhere where you'll be taken seriously and given all the options.
I wish you and your pets lots of love and health!! Hopefully their prognosis will be better than our Charlie's.
