We have used Dr Wilcox and Dewitt Animal Hospital for years. Our two dogs get treatment here and we often board them here as well. The staff is great! They treat our dogs as if they were theirs and the dogs loving to come here.\r
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Dr. Wilcox is very cautious in his treatment and will suggest tests if he feels something is in need of further diagnosis but is also leaves the decision up to me as to whether we do them or not. I've never once felt pressured or like I was a bad owner for deciding not to do testing. Dr Wilcox will discuss pros and cons of shots, treatment and tests with you, all you have to do is ask. \r
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When our young terrier was diagnosed with Lyme at the Emergency vet, Dr. Wilcox recommended the qualitative test to determine ""how positive"" he was as the treatment with 30 days of doxycline is very hard on the dog's system. The test is expensive but we felt worth it to determine the extent of the disease. Unfortunately his Lyme level was very high so he got treated and is now as Lyme levels as low as they will ever be for a dog who has been infected.\r
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The DAH also serves as the shelter for the City of Syracuse and adopts out dogs that go unclaimed. They work very hard in this effort and if the receptionist was on Facebook, she was likely updating their adoption page while waiting for the paperwork to come back to her for those waiting.
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