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| - I brought my dog in after finding him almost lifeless after I got home from work. I had never seen him like this before and it literally happened in the hours I was away from home. He was fine the day and night before.
He's a 10 yr old dog. I brought him into this ER...and waited almost 20 min before anyone would see him. The doctor was extremely rough with him and then told me that he looked like he was dying. I asked him to find out what was going on, as he was perfectly fine the day before. He gave me an estimate of approx 2000$ for the tests and I gave him the OK to do it.
He said that I would have to leave him overnight, but "he probably will not make it through the night". When I asked specifically what he saw in my dog that prompted him to say he was just dying, he replied "well your dog is flat". I asked him to explain and he kept repeating that "your dog is flat"....well, yes, dogs will usually lay there when they are sick. I was pretty appalled at his explanation. He also did tell me my dog's body temperature was dropping, which meant he was in trouble.
So I said I wanted him to do whatever he could to save him, or to atleast find out what is causing this sudden sickness. He told me he could do the tests, but he wasn't going to make it. And that I should put him down because he was already dying.
He had no compassion, no sense of urgency. To be honest I got the feeling that if I left my dog there he would have just died in their back room. I paid $160 for nothing. I also was trying to leave with a large crate and couldn't open the door. THe staff just watched me struggle and a lady in their waiting area actually helped me.
I took my dog and drove to Guelph, where they diagnosed him in 30 min, and completely saved his life. He was in ICU for awhile, but he is home and happy now. Thank GOD i left this place. NEVER AGAIN.
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