I'm grieving and mourning the loss of my wonderful dog, Ivan. So, I hope I'm not too harsh. Though, I believe in my heart that he would be here today if he got the care and attention he needed. I rushed my sick dog to Dearborn, who we've used for years. I thought he would have been moved up in the queue due to the nature of his illness, but I waited a very long time. The vet who saw us examined him didn't find that my concerns were anything to worry about. They took his blood, and it came back within an hour. He was anemic and deficient in calcium, and his red blood cell count was low. It was an indicator that he was losing blood. She ordered more tests and sent us on our way. Our dog died 30 minutes after we got home. We suspect he had blood clots which caused cardiac arrest. While I don't want to blame anyone for his death. I really believe Ivan's fate would have been different had we gone to a more professional, organized vet. We were promised a phone call the following day to get the second part of the test results. They failed to call us. Also, they misplaced records from my other dog. I'm at the angry stage of my grief, and I'm grateful he didn't suffer for long. But I am utterly disappointed in Dearborn, and their lack of attention to detail. We ended up working with the Village Vets on North McDonogh street. They treated us with so much respect and compassion.
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