Deal Allyson K DVM

Apr 2024

Our diabetic dog had a seizure. That is not normal. He was acting fine, but as a precaution, we wanted to make sure it was an isolated incident. This involved blood glucose test. A full blood panel and urinalysis was recommended and we agreed. We advised per his treatment plan, that he eats at 7pm and gets his second daily insulin dose right after. This process took over FIVE HOURS. Our dog was separated from us this entire time. Which is completely unacceptable for a multitude of reasons. Nearing the 4hr mark, we advise we need to go. Our requests were ignored. He's been here long enough, you should have the specimens you need, just call us with the results. My husband had to practically beg for our dog to be returned to us. Finally, I call after reading his frantic text messages. I was more than firm with the I assume "manager"? that answered the phone, and she very condescendingly informed me they'd release him with an AMA (against medical advice form), without any medications, and that this is an E-R, it takes time.. all of this was said very slowly, I'm sure to make sure I understood... Our senior, blind, diabetic dog is isolated from us in some mysterious room, scared, exhausted and likely getting very hungry as time went on and they gave zero care to my husbands many requests to return him. Once our dog was finally returned to us, the catheter was left in his paw and still needed to be removed..... I have already reported them to the state veterinary board for their negligence. They ignored repeated requests to have our dog returned to us, and delayed the only possible treatment for his high blood sugar by not allowing us to bring him home and administer his insulin. We paid $635 for our dog to be held against our wishes, forgotten in some back room we didn't have access to, because they were "busy". No animal should pay for a clinics lack of time management skills.

Feb 2024

Our dog had a cough ( very bad cough ) my wife took him here today . As soon as she came in the first part of the visit was about money !!! Then for a cough they wanted to do X-Rays . Then they figure everything up that they felt was necessary, which came to the grand total of almost 900 dollars , now mind you , our little boy hasn't even been seen yet . So I'm guessing this place is all about the money . My wife called me in a panic , I told her to take him to Ft Thomas , in 15 mins , after a visit , listen to him cough , took his temp . Determined in 15 mins he had Kennal Cough . Gave antibiotics, prescribed another med , and she was out the door , for 80 dollars . Most Vets get into this because they love animals , this joke of a place loves money !!!! So sad , I'd be ashamed if I was them . Just pitiful .

Feb 2024

My 9 month old puppy has been suffering from chronic diarrhea since the day we got her. We've done a multitude of test and different treatments with no change or improvements. We have finally reached the point where our regular veterinary office recommended we see an internal medicine specialist. Greater Cincinnati Veterinary Specialists (GCVS) was recommended to us. We called and made appointment for the following week. Once I arrive at the appointment and I explain to the vet tech my dog's situation, the vet tech takes my dog and says that they're going to do vital signs on her and "will let me know the game plan for her". 30 minutes go by and the vet enters the room, but still no sign of my dog. At this point I'm wondering why they haven't brought her back to me yet, but then the doctor begins asking questions. He then starts talking about all of the potential things that could be wrong with her (most of the things I've already heard before) and he talks about all of the tests that we can do to get an answer. He then proceeds to tell me that while we can do all of these things, she may not ever be cured and he has seen people euthanize their animals for relentless diarrhea. He says he's going to get me a quote for the things he wants to start with and will let me look over it. Once he leaves the room, I begin to tear up at the thought of possibly having to put my 9 month old puppy down. 30 more minutes pass (still no sign of my dog) and the vet tech comes in with quotes for the "treatment plan". One of the things on the list was a parasite test (which we have done multiple of already and they've all been negative) and another is a deworming medication (that she has also already been on). I simply ask the vet tech why we have to do those things again since we've already done it. She then gets snarky with me and tells me "well your other vet gave you a liquid form of this medication for only 5 days which isn't effective and we do a powder for 7 days here." I said okay and asked about the parasite test again, she gets snarky with me once more and says "let me just get the vet for you" and walks out of the room. Still upset, I wait for him to come back in. 5 minutes later he swings open the door, rushes in, and yells, "I hear you have some questions for me?" I proceeded to ask my questions and he cuts me off and started yelling again that "he already told me all of this" and "do I need to sit down and reexplain this to you?". At this point I feel myself on the verge of a panic attack and I continue to cry while he continues to yell at me. Making remarks like "you went and got an expensive French bulldog and now she's a dud and you have to deal with the consequences." & "I'm not doing this with you. I'm not gonna go back and forth about what the owner wants to do and what she doesn't want to do because you want to cut cost and cut corners. If we're gonna fix her, we're gonna do it my way." He also says "if you want to go back to your other vet and beat a dead horse, do it. But your dog will never get better. You want to see another specialist? Fine, go pay $900 as soon as you walk in the door. If this isn't in your budget then just say that, but don't try to sit here and cut corners." (& let me be very clear, I NEVER mentioned anything about the cost of things or my budget). All I can say to him is "I don't understand why you're being so shitty to me, when all I did was ask a question." He then yells "I'm not getting shitty, I'm being very matter of fact and telling you how it is. You're dog is never getting better unless you do what I'm telling you to do and we start over and do everything the right way.." I'm in a fetal position, full blown panic attack to the point I can't get words out of my mouth and he continues to yell for about 5 more minutes. I couldn't ev