Gorczyca Patrick J DVM

Apr 2024

Hello ,first i want to say thank you to the staff at blackman, im sure you are aware of our doggos dilemma, upon his first visit for a wellness check and to have his anal glands expressed, he was recovering ok but then became constipated again, we called the vet and said he had a large swelling on his left side of his tale, without recommending or listening to us to be seen again he was simply put on more antibiotics. at the end of that batch of antibiotics the growth had not diminished and we brought him back in tuesday , the vet shocked my wife and i by shoving his thumb into the buldge then squeezing very hard, im sure the whole clinic heard doggos blood curdling screams,the vet showed us a thick excretion he squeezed out saying it was anal gland fluid and recommended more anti biotics and anti inflammatory, we asked will that get rid of the stuff in the swelling he said probably not but he should be able to pass it. the next step would be tranquilize him and remove it, well after he hurt doggo so bad with the squeezing i lost all trust in the vet. after we took doggo home he stopped eating and the vets squeezing the growth apparently completely blocked the anal canal. doggo and i were up all afternoon and night with doggo trying to go to the bathroom to absolutely no success. the next morning i called another vet and explained the situation, they immediately said bring him in and did a procedure to remove the growth imagine our surprise when we found out it was not fluid in his anal gland but a golfball sized chunk of dried fecal matter. doggo is a chihuahua we picked doggo up at 1:45 and he and i both slept all afternoon as we were both beat from being up for 16 hours in pain . doggo is doing great, he is eating normally and having normal bowel movement again, thanks to the staff for your kindness, not so much for the vets ignorance and apparent lack of feeling for our pet, P.S we wont be back.

May 2022

Blackman Animal Clinic provided the most compassionate care to my dog through all stages of life. They always made sure Hazel was comfortable. I can not thank them enough for coming to my home to make sure Hazel had her last moments comfortable and pain free.

May 2021

Unfortunately, I will no longer be taking any of my pets to Blackman Animal Clinic. When I arrived for our appointment I informed the tech that checked me in, Brittany, that my pets had gone through a trauma (house fire) and that they would need to be very cautious in treating them as they were still very frightened. Brittany was rude and cold and answered my questions and statements with one word answers and "uh huh". My pets were there for a routine checkup. I received a call 10 minutes into my pets exam from Dr. Christy stating that my pet was combative and uncontrollable. Dr. Christy's tone was rude and accusatory. I asked her if the technician that retrieved my pet had relayed that they had been through a trauma and would need to be treated cautiously and Dr. Christy had no idea what I was talking about. At that point I was in tears thinking of my pet being traumatized again by an organization that specializes in helping animals. Me and my pets were met with no compassion, no kindness, no caring from the staff. After 35+ years of my family taking our pets to Blackman Animal Clinic we will now be looking for another vet.