Teri- glad they found the cause. Wishing him a speedy recovery. Several years ago my D had her dog become dealtjy ill. The emergency hospital was great. Caring to both the dog and my D. They even reduced her bill and stopped charging her when she felt she couldn’t spend anymore. They never figured out what he had eaten. They thought maybe a poisonous mushroom as it happened in the middle of a hike. They also asked her if he had possibly eaten sugarless gum as it can be poison to dogs.
I have to say, having a smaller dog is enticing to us as many of the things bigger dogs get into, can be found on counter tops, or in garbage cans. Our little guy can’t get into either of those.
Excellent news! So glad to hear that:) My mother in law, a veterinarian, used to tell a story about a dog she’d opened up a dozen times to remove the rocks he ate. The client eventually had to build a cement surface dog run, because anytime he was in the yard, the dog would dig until he found one…so he could swallow it. I cannot imagine a more irritating pet problem. They do like to worry us, don’t they? So glad your puppy is doing better, and that it’s not serious. Sneaky doctor to be able to move the foreign body without surgery like that! Nicely done!
Glad this turned out ok, though you’re exhausted.
Our independent retired and the remaining owner sold to a VCA. I love the new primary, who is young, from another country, accessible, astute, and adores pets. She gets down in the floor with them. Literally sitting on the floor.
The staff is mostly the same, super, there’s a new text notification system. Sometimes, they use a per diem doc during busy times… But the former vet used those, too.
I think it’s the doc and how the practice is managed.
I have nothing but praise for the VCA emergency docs who saved our sweet girl after she was hit by a car seven years ago. One of the vets sat in the cage with her and comforted her when she awoke from the heavy drugs and was blind. She listened to us when we told her about our dog’s anxiety (and resulting hyperventilation, and she walked our girl around as she slowly recovered (and figured out the eyesight was returning when the doc realized the dog was not running into walls in the building). They worked with our budget and gave K lots of love. She had a long list of injuries, any one of which could-should have been fatal, but she came through great and has had minimal long-term issues.
We don’t use VCA for our regular vet stuff – several friends of our recommended a local practice and we have been happy with them.
Had an interesting conversation with my VCA vet today. My husband is a physician and has been hospital employed in the past, and was never fond of being told how to practice medicine by the suits. The vet is feeling the same way, and is the only one left at the clinic that was there before the buyout. She would love to open her own small practice, but she doesn’t think it is the time as she just recently got married and likes the regular paycheck. We both moaned about the corporate practice, and the problems of owning a small business. She said she was stay as long as she could, but not as happy as she would like to be as she loves being a vet.
This practice had staff that has been there for 5-12 years, so to see them all leave from the vets, techs, and front desk help, you have to wonder.