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Took my mastiff in on Thursday late night. She had been vomiting a lot, tons. Went into exam room & the vet tech decided it would be best to take her away from me to exam. Ok...5 minutes later vet comes in says that tech will be back in with treatment plan. Tech comes in and they want to "admit" her since she needs some fluids. No other tests done at this point. I refuse the admittance, to the tune of $2400-$2800, and was treated like crap the rest of the time. They ran a bunch of blood test & did one X-ray, which showed a mass in her stomach. Vet said mass was most likely food...really?? Because my dog has been vomiting uncontrollably since 4:30 pm & hasn't eaten anything. Vet tells me they will have a radiology specialist look at it too, cha ching! Gave her some anti-nausea meds & fluids, then sent us on our way to the tune of $840! They also tried selling me nose butter & canned food!
I called Saturday afternoon to see what the specialist saw on X-ray, they hadn't gotten to it yet. Ok...
My dog still not eating or pooping on Sunday night, my husband calls & they will need to call back. They called at 12:30 am...we missed the call.
Monday morning took our dog to our vet, Desert Hills Animal Clinic, and they immediately took her and kept her (no charge) to observe, run tests, and perform an ultra-sound (Animal Health Services sent them x-ray as a PDF, instead of whatever file type an x-ray comes in). Low and behold the "food" was still in my dog's intestines...It was not food, but a blockage! Long story, dog had surgery, body was toxic, and her intestine was severely damaged.
DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE. OUTRAGEOUS PRICES AND INFERIOR SERVICE!
I contacted AHS and asked for part of my money back and they told me they would contact their insurance company to have them review to see if there was any malpractice...I just laughed!
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