Saturday one of my dogs started chewing on her leg. I looked at the leg and saw it was getting really red. I called and got an appointment right away. I arrived and shortly (you have to have patience they are very busy) I saw Dr. Meltzer-Press. I thought for certain it was a skin irritation. Dr. Press took her time and manipulated my dogs leg and pointed out that she could have pulled a muscle or injured herself on the ice and snow. She informed me that dogs don't have thumbs so when they are injured they sometimes chew or lick the area. She was right on target. I never thought of that. I've been there with my three dogs, two previous cats and many previous dogs. I've seen Dr Rifken and Dr Press. I think they are very good and their prices are very reasonable. My sister had a dog that had food alergies and had a cancerous cyst. Dr Rifken worked with her and the dog and the dog lived to be 15 yrs old. Vets can't know how a pet is behaving at home so you really have to tell them (any vet) if there are symptoms that the animal isn't dispalying in the office. I have another dog that I adopted who had a skin problem. Dr Press treated her but when she saw it wasn't responding she immediatly suggested that I may want to take her to a specialist. She referred me to Dr Rhodes who wrote the book on skin problems. I highly reccomend this hospital as a regular primary care clinic.
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