We took our 4 1/2 month Maltese puppy to Affordable on yesterday. She wasn't eating or taking any water, but she was still somewhat playful. When I told the receptionist the symptoms, she immediately came back with "it may be Parvo...there's a 50% survival rate". I thought that was an odd diagnosis to be given out by a receptionist who had not examined my puppy. It frightened my daughter and myself unnecessarily and I thought it made a terrible first impression about the clinic. On the plus side: they were open on Sunday - something that's hard to find. The first gentleman we saw told us he was not the doctor, but again was "pushing the Parvo diagnosis". But he did take the sample and put it into the little machine, which later read "negative". Of course, we were very relieved. I thought the older vet was very nice, and he took the time to question us about her symptoms, and offered a thorough explanation of what might be the problem. We left feeling extremely comfortable with the fina
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