My baby was ten years old and had a tumor growing inside her left leg. The initial treatment was great as all the staff showed compassion and treated my baby with care.
As the tumor continued to progress it became apparent to me that it was all about the money at that point. Rather than tell me the inevitable Dr. Schmidt kept wanting me to do blood work, X-Rays and other bullshit tests when in reality my dog was at or near her life span.
Amputation was an option but a course it was a expensive and no guarantee the cancer hadn't spread elsewhere.
During this time rather than try to up sell me they should have just told me to prepare for quality of life and enjoy the final months with my baby.
I felt swindled and no compassion from Dr. Schmidt.
They have now lost our business and we have three cats and two dogs.
We now go to Arrow Animal Hospital who are open seven days a week until 7-8PM and offer payment plans for any services totalling $200 or more. This offers great peace of mind and allows you to get your babies treated right away. It takes away the financial stress. You simply pay a $10 payment plan fee and a 20-25% deposit and have 3-6 months to pay it off.
They are located on the NW corner of 51st Ave & Thunderbird in Glendale.
My little homie has a growth on his tail causing him extreme pain and was bleeding all over. Amputation of his tail was the only option but I didn't have $1,000 for the amputation and other related services but I did the payment plan was able to get him treated right away!
Arrow Animal is definitely our vet of choice moving on.