I took my dog there because of a small lump on her side. Dr. Szymkowski aspirated the lump and said it was just a fatty tumor. She told me it was nothing to worry about. She said only if it got bigger and was bothering her to bring her back it could be removed. I was back in there a couple months later to pick-up some meds for my dog and I ask her again about this mass. I was told again, just a fatty mass we can remove it but possibly it would come back. Over the next couple of months the mass got huge and my dog started to limp and became lethargic. I took her back to see Dr. S and a biopsy was done. It came back to be CANCER and of a high grade. This nut never once told me as a precautionary measure to bring her back to have it checked again. She never mentioned that it could possibly turn into cancer. She is the doctor not me, I should have been told to bring her back in a couple of months to have it rechecked. Now my precious dog has a tumor that can not be removed because of its size. The only thing we can do is give her radiation to make her comfortable. Otherwise my dog has no other medical problems and was in good shape for a 9 yr old. She was very active, outgoing and full of energy. If she had only told me to bring her back to have it checked as a precautionary measure my dog would be fine. The mass could have been removed when it was still very small and she would survive. Now she only probably has months to live because of her negligence! Please DO NOT SEE THIS DOCTOR!! She is inexperienced, negligent and incompetent! I plan on reporting her to the NCVMB!! She also seem to become defensive because we asked questions and when we could not reach her we contacted their emergency vet services. She told us we could take our pet somewhere else if we were not happy with her. I thought that was odd and showed signs of guilt! What kind of caring doctor with a situation like ours would have done that?! So, Please Do Not Take Your Beloved Pet There to see her!! I will never forgive her for what she has done to my precious dog and to us! This is UNFORGIVABLE!! I hope she rots in hell!
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Everything about Dr. Szymkowski
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