**Since originally writing this review, my dog's condition has drastically deteriorated. I could not figure out a reason until I realized that I stopped his antibiotics, at the suggestion of Dr. Collins, even though he hadn't even finished the full course. The last time he had a UTI, he needed two rounds of antibiotics. My dog's pain is now equal to or greater than when I originally took him in and even with antibiotics and pain meds, I cannot seem to get him stabilized. I researched letting your pet go yesterday if that tells you where we are. I would NOT take my pet to see this vet. Maybe they have better vets within the office, but that's a risk you can take for yourself. I can't turn back time. And I very well might lose my dog.
I would not recommend this clinic! My first visit went well. Unfortunately, after meeting with Dr Collins, my entire opinion changed. I took my 11 yr old labradoodle in for reoccurring UTIs (I have a urinalysis for each and every one confirming UTIs). With the agreement of his regular vet who I trust implicitly, I scheduled for an ultrasound with this clinic. The ultrasound was done with no remarkable findings. The tech suggested putting my dog on nightly antibiotics to hopefully stop the UTIs. Dr Collins talked to me over the phone and seemed helpful. He stated he'd like to see my dog to get a baseline since he'd only seen him during the ultrasound when he was supposedly sedated (something I seriously question now). I scheduled an appointment even though I'd already spent an excessive amount of money on this for no answers. When I met with him, he tried to manipulate me into doing what he wanted which as far as I can tell now was to spend more money. I specifically stated NUMEROUS times that I would not put my dog through surgery. According to Dr Collins, my dog's care has been mismanaged. He hasn't had UTIs. He has arthritic pain. And to be treated with the "best care" (see that play on emotions?), I should take him to an internal specialist who would likely want a bladder biopsy. (Aka surgery...exploratory surgery) His plan was to put my dog on gabapentin for the rest of his life to deal with this supposedly excessive pain that I'm not aware of! There was no plan for the UTIs. You know? What I went in for in the first place!!!
Now comes the part that makes me really angry as "Dr Know it all" never said any of this. If my dog does in fact have bladder cancer, there's nothing that can be done. In fact, if it's in the middle of his bladder, he'd have reoccurring UTIs which would be treated with antibiotics. Yeah. So Dr Collins would have put my dog through needless, painful surgery to MAYBE find bladder cancer so we could then treat it with what the ultrasound tech said all along. Hmm. Forgot to mention that huh? Real convenient. Clearly my dog's care was not your utmost concern.
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