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Dunedin Medical Center and pet resort

To all pet owners who may be considering this vet, PLEASE READ!!!  A dog in our family was taken here to have his nails clipped and to have an x ray done on a mass on his leg. Even though he was older in age, he was in great health. He was taken back into the exam room and we were told we were not allowed to accompany him back. After waiting for a very long time, longer than the procedure should have taken, before a vet tech came to see us. She informed us that everything went well and that our help was needed because the dog was so happy he would not come back out. When we walked back into the room, it was obvious to us that he was in fact unable to move. We demanded to know what had happened to the dog and they told us nothing but lies. They had performed tests that we had not asked for and were completely unnecessary. We were appalled by this, and asked to speak to the person in charge. Another doctor came out and did not even try to explain how something like this could have happened, instead told us they were closing and we needed to take our paralyzed dog and leave. Outraged, we still demanded answers for our injured dog and they proceeded to call the local authorities to remove us from the property. As we loaded our dog into the car to take him to the animal hospital, the manager yelled at us to never come back on the property again. We took him to the animal hospital where we were told he had a spine injury and we ultimately, had to make the terrible decision to put the dog down. This facility was unprofessional, incompetent and incapable people, who deserve at a minimum to be shut down and loose their veterinary licenses. Do not take your pets to be treated by them. Who knows what could happen to pets they treat in the future. 

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