It is so comforting to know that my much loved pets have the best medical care available anywhere. My nine year old shih tsu started passing some kind of small stones. When I took her to our former vet, he ignored my description of her problem and diagnosed a vaginal infection. After paying $200 for this "treatment" and two weeks later when she was still no better and I decided to see if I could get an appoint at Vanderhoof. I got an appointment for that very day and Molly was carefully and thoroughly examined by Dr. Dawson. She was diagnosed with lots of bladder stones and I was patiently shown all the xrays and had every possible cause and treatment explained and all my questions answered. Lab tests were sent to a specialist in Orange County who pinpointed the type of stones which enabled us to choose the correct course of treatment. Dr. Dawson performed surgery and removed Molly's stones. Her recovery was carefully monitored by the Dr. and I felt very confident throughout that I u
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