My 24 pounds mutt had a large gash on her back that needed taken care off. Dr. Dixon took a look at it and thinks that it was the work of another dog even though I told him that my injured dog and my other dog get along very well (I've had them both for 4 years now). The injured marks on my wounded dog doesn't even look like puncture wounds once her coat around that area was shaved off. He gave me two options for treatment. Option 1 was to leave it alone, put antibiotic cream on her and put her on antibiotics and an NSAID (~$160 total). Option 2 was to do surgery on her and put a drain in her (~$480 total). I chose option 1 minus the antibiotic and NSAID. I wanted him to RX something more affordable that I can just get at a local pharmacy. So, Dr. Dixon just left my poor dog as she was (granted they did shave the area around the wound more than I did) and sent me off with the antibiotic cream I chose I purchase and the bill of $87. It was a very reasonable bill except that he did nothing. The clinic didn't even at least put some antibiotic ointment on her open wound or a bandage on it when I left. Afterwards, I called the pharmacy to see if my dog's antibiotics are ready and it turns outs that the medicine was going to be ~$80 something, which is almost twice as much as what was being charged at the animal clinic! As somebody with a medical background, Dr. Dixon's lack of empathy to my dog and his inability to put a bandage on an open wound makes me worry to think that there is someone like him out there ""taking care"" of animals.
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