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Originally Posted by billethkid
When we had our Dalmatian there for heart related issues, yes residents did much of the "leg" work.
At the end of the day a senior teaching resident went over the results, which included listing the three veterinary cardiologists who reviewed and contributed to the diagnosis. I asked to have one of the cardiologists stop in for questions. Within 30 minutes the lead cardiologist was in the room with us.
We have gained many more years with Maggi as a result of our visit(s).
Hence, based on our experience, we rate them very highly.
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Everyone who has been there has a particular story; I know that. Some are good, some not. In our case, at one visit they walked our dog into the lead vet in another room for a consultation without telling us or our being there, then came back with what he said. We never got a face-to-face consultation with anyone other than an intern. It was all inconclusive, and we never had the chance to talk to any lead vet.
They suggested a $2500 biopsy that only had a slight chance of diagnosing the problem. We were not in favor of that on a couple different levels. Put a senior dog through anesthesia for what, maybe a diagnosis. We formerly spent $3000 at AVS to have his broken wrist repaired when he was 7 because the outcome was secured. It's not like we didn't want to spend the money on our guy at U of F. We just felt they were grabbing at straws and wanted the research.
It's a teaching hospital, and I'm glad for that, because it leads to the kind of knowledge that places like AVS have. But I'm not willing to put our senior dog through their guessing procedures if they don't have a definitive prognosis.
Just my opinion.