My beloved dog is dead. If you have a true emergency, do not take your pet to this center.

Took an elderly dog on Christmas day. For the last few months, she had been getting thinner and weak in her hind legs, needing help on the stairs, and spending a lot of time just wandering from one end of the house to the other. Her quality of life was poor and I had already been considering euthanasia. This day she was panting a lot, her abdomen had become very distended over just a couple of hours and was uncomfortable. I got right in and they looked at her right away. I told the receptionist the above and that I thought it was time for euthanasia. The technician provided me with the form that declined the initial stabilization routine which is estimated at $300-500 without being judgmental. Dr Babb came in and said she was "a very sick little girl". She did give me an idea of what she thought was wrong and the numerous things that could be done like x rays and surgery. When I declined while explaining my rationale, she agreed. The actual euthanasia was done with compassion and care, they rolled her in on a cart, when she was wiggling on the cart they put her on a big dog bed and let me say goodbye as long as I wanted and checked on me periodically. Everyone expressed their sympathies and they gave me a clay paw print. My suggestions would be to appreciate that some people do understand what could be going on (I used technical terms since I'm a health professional myself and the doctor did not pick up that she didn't need to be so simplistic) and take greater stock when an articulate client gives you a detailed history and expressed desires before automatically recommending the standard battery of tests.

We've used Dogwood for both specialty services and emergency services and have had only great experiences. Most recently, we were faced w a rapidly deteriorating older dog, but no clear idea what was causing his symptoms. Everyone, from the receptionist to the technicians, assistants, and vet, were wonderfully kind and helpful. We were informed of the costs, and treated like partners in the care for our dog.

I recently went to have surgery on my BMD. At chedk-in I realized this was the vet I took my previous BMD to Thanksgiving week as he was dying. They diagnosed constipation and irrigated his bowels. Sloppy uncaring work is conducted here.

I took my dog here recently after she started limping and crying after our daily walk. I read the mixed reviews but my experience was very positive. Everyone was friendly, the facility seemed cleaned, the vet was knowledgeable and the price charged was standard for the care.