First, Dr Rossman, Oncologist, saw my dog after a referral from Banfield, White Marsh. Even though…read moreI spoke to Banfield about radiation, I considered the lung lobectomy becausehe he was so hopeful. They wrote mlld stable heart and kidney disease, even though afterwards I found out they had the neurologists' reports that said she wasn't even healthy enough for an MRI. The post-surgical pneumothorax she had is a major risk in 25- 50 % of healthy dogs, which neither he nor Dr. Rossman said before the surgery. Afterwards, I saw flluctuations recorded, meaning her heart and kidney disease were not stable. Dr. Rossman knew this when her blood pressure dropped so dangerously low after the CATSCAN just a week before, and he had to keep her longer and wrap her in a bear blanket. Blue Pearl assessed a Grade III heart murmur, not a Grade II as CVETS, SC, cardiologist diagnosed since 2023. After the surgery, I read a record from Banfield SC that it was Grade IV/VI 6 days before she had horrible heart attack after gasping for air from collapsing lungs, one of multiple heart attacks. They should have had a cardiologist do an electrocardiogram. She was in heart failure and kidney failure, endstage, not mild heart and kidney disease as they said. CVETS wrote the 2.1 Creatinine was a false low from high BUN and SDMA. Blue Pearl knew this from kidney fluctuation to Stage III historically. I couldn't talk to the surgeon, Dr. Kunkle, until the day of surgery, right before, without time to consider what he did say, which wasn't any explanation or risks. I mentioned to the surgeon that considering her age (17 and 11 months), the surgery would be too hard on her. He said, "I don't consider age a disease." Well. maybe he should have. He acknowledged, "Certain diseases come with age." He knew she had progressed to Grade III heart and had kidney disease. When she had leakage of air from her lungs the day of discharge, I brought her back to the emergency room. The ER Dr. said,"This is not an appointment, I've got other patients," when I asked him a question and told him I wanted the surgeon to call me. I told the nurse, "For the money I paid, he needed to, "Get a better beside manner." He said he texted the surgeon, but Dr. Kunkel didn't call me about her pneumothorax. When she was discharged the next day, she was still the same, she couldn't eat, and was yelping in distress; and although a pneumothorax can resolve on its own within 7 days, hers didn't like they said. The small leak became bigger and her lungs collapsed first before she died. At discharge I asked why she was yelping and even the front desk said, "I don't know, she's been doing that all morning." The ER doctor said it was "disorientation." No, it was air leaking, irregular blood pressure, lungs that eventually collapsed, multiple heart attacks and severe kidney disease. I asked to speak to the surgeon at discharge, and the front desk said he was in surgery. But then he came up behind me and didn't say a word. Right then I knew he didn't care. I said, "I am rushing her to CVETS in SC near our apartment." I was staying in the Hilton near Blue Pearl until she recovered. But they didn't want to support her after the surgery. Dr. Rossman, who seemed to care more, called and advised me to remove buspirone and tramadol. Dr. Kunkel, had his assistant, Christine, call and raise tramadol from 25 twice a day to 25 3 times a day, and it was constipating. Fifty is an adult dose. We had already removed the 2nd fentanyl patch and let the ketamine go out of her system that CVETS gave her. She finally defecated this black bloody, hard poop after 7 days. I sent a photo. Dr. Kunkle didn't care. Dr. Rossman called and said the labs showed carcinoma, and she would get 2 more years to live after removal. But she died. What a terrible end to a long life! Euthanasia would have given her a better death, but I wasn't given any pamphlet about this surgery or terrible outcome, just promises before surgery of 2 more years, or to improve quality of life. It wasn't informed consent. The front desk said "sign this," while paying in full, no time to read or discuss consent form with the doctor. I was kept in the dark about her respiratory distress, severe Grade III heart murmur. Dr. She died the day we were preparing to leave for follow-up to the hotel in Georgia. Every since Dr. Rossman counseled me to remove the constipating medications and she started relieving herself, she was quiet. But, what I thought was "turning the corner," was her final days. I begged for sooner than the 30th for follow-up, but the front desk refused, saying the doctor said no--2 weeks from the 2nd discharge not 2 weeks from the surgery as I was initially informed. They wanted to remove a second tumor in her stomach near the cardia simultaneously, but I said no she'll die in surgery. Dr. Rossman's last note, "attack" the second tumor, which I now know was benign.