I knew they are high priced but I figured you get what you pay for right? WRONG! Read this before bringing your pet there for a major medical. I've had our English Bulldog for over 10 years and I experienced their lack of expertise for the second time last month. Our bully hadn’t ate for 2 days and was panting heavily plus crying out loud in spells. VCA did stabilize her but then made the assumption that SHE HAS A BRAIN TUMOR. I was told 3 options. Put her down, give her 24 hrs to see if it gets better, after which she will be on a “slim day-to-day basis to live” or bring her to C$U for a CT scan. We seriously contemplated putting her down! It was too much to handle that day so we gave her 24hrs. We transporting her to an overnight care facility where they gave her an overall exam. The vet there called us and said our dog has a serious tooth infection! Now THOUSANDS of dollars later an x-ray shows the jaw bone was also infected and deteriorating. No wonder she was crying out loud, she was in pain not a seizure. Four teeth where pulled and now she’s back to her old self. Right away Dr. Arthur @ VCA called me after learning of my distress with them, told me she would look into it and call me back. I’m still waiting for that phone call. Another experienced I has was when our 2yr old bully started vomiting daily. We brought her to VCA where they recommended x-rays plus blood and urine tests. Hundreds of dollars later they still had no diagnosis so they asked some basic questions. ""Did you change her diet?"" Come to think of it we just took her off puppy chow. After putting her back on the chow she stopped the daily vomiting. Shouldn’t that have been asked before the tests? I thought that was a secluded event but no.
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