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We took in a 5 month old great dane who was malnourished and came to us with a limp. When we brought her in, we saw Dr. Arnold who appeared kind and compassionate. Before any testing on her leg, she had mentioned the possibility of surgery on her right hind leg. On the very first day without a diagnosis, we had spent $500 for the consultation, x-rays and prescriptions. We had put a lot of trust in this clinic because they would call with any test results and seemed concerned for her well being. Although, every call, she seemed to have a new prescription or test to pay for. Conveniently. We were told that by her x-rays, there were no fractures and a suspicion of a torn ligament in her knee and hip dysplasia. After doing some research, we had found other forms of therapy that were equally beneficial with similar recovery time that didn't involve surgery. We didn't want her to go through with surgery considering her age and the fact that she was still growing/developing. Mentioning these alternative therapies, we were immediately shut down and said that those therapies would not be beneficial and she was in need for surgery on her knee and to discuss a total hip replacement. We were told see the office vet surgeon in their clinic the following week. We agreed to at least hear them out.
Three days later, her whole leg swelled up from her hip to her toes. Naturally, I called the vet to ask for suggestions as ice packs were only slightly helpful and our pup had been on bed rest so the possibility of over exertion was ruled out . We were told that she needed her surgery ASAP and must be seen that day but emergency entrance (which they of course suggested) cost $150 alone. We were also told that she would need updated x-rays to see if it had gotten worse from her last which were 3-4 days prior. This vet wanted her to do surgery so adamantly that she had mentioned it before ordering any tests which seemed odd to me. I then had looked on yelp to see that this did have primarily 5 star ratings yet all 1 star ratings had mentioned the same thing: the want to do surgery to charge you more money.
Instead of taking her back to this clinic, we had found another vet on the far side of town from us. There, at Sandy Hill Animal Clinic, we saw Dr. Anast who took our pup back immediately and examined her x-rays to find that it wasn't a torn ligament at all, but in fact a long hair-line fracture alongside the bone in her upper right hind leg which was left untreated and uncared for which led to swelling and a body temperature of 106.6. Her leg was left infected. This vet was a life saver and genuinely cared enough to bring her in for 2 nights to bring down her fever, take care of the infection and apply a cast. He also said that he would have never suggested surgery due to her age and the development of her growth as we had originally suspected. We now have a happy pup who is no longer lethargic without an appetite and has the ability to run and play without the need of going under a knife.
Thank goodness that we had read up and did research or we would have had our girl under a knife for something that wasn't wrong to begin with. Companion Animal Hospital uses the love you have for your pets to get a quick buck from you. It's sad, cruel and we will surely not be going back again.
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