On Thursday Dec. 28,2009 i brought my dog ringo to Dr. camerons office for 3 days for boarding, updated vaccines, bath, etc. Ringo is a 5 year old wheaten terrier with no history of illness of any kind and has always been in excellent health.In fact, ringo is an overly hyper dog perhaps due to breed. When ringo was brought out of the car to report for boarding he pulled my 125 lb daughter down bloomfield avenue and when entering the facility he was jumping excitedly over everyone he saw. On saturday, Dec. 26 2009 in the afternoon Ringo was picked up in a highly lethargic state. He would not move unless either carried or pulled by his leash. Even while being forced to walk he wobbled very slowly having difficulty with balance and leg strength. Initially, our family believed that Ringo may have received some kind of sedative and would return to his normal state the following day. The next day, Sunday, Ringo became progressively worse. He continued to have difficulty walking and remained in one spot for hours without attempting to move. Our plans at that time were that if this continued we would bring him to see a vet on Monday morning. It should be noted that this was sunday and vet offices were closed. At 10pm Sunday night, Ringo went into uncontrollable seizure causing us to rush him to an emergency vet in randolph. The vet began to do numerous blood tests to determine the cause of ringos condition. It was discovered that Ringos salt content was severely high and he was extremely dehydrated. Apparently, the massive dehydration resulted in brain swelling which caused the seizure( prior to this Ringo had never experienced a seizure before). Ringo continued experiencing seizures throughout the entire night. Ringo was transferred the next day to a vet in fairfield ,where he remained under the care of an internist and neurologist and his condition remained critical for several days. After some improvement he was released on January 4, 2010. While at the hospital detailed testing procedures were performed including, among other things, blood work, mri, and spinal tap. Ringo was returned with NO diagnosis. Ringo eventually returned to his normal, energetic, and hyper state. The final cost of medical bills totaled $11,146 . We were never reimbursed by Dr. Cameron nor has he ever contacted us to show concern about Ringos health. It defies logic and common sense to conclude that this severe illness was simply a coincidence since a perfectly healthy dog entered the facility for boarding and the same dog was returned close to death. One should think twice before they bring there pet to Dr. Cameron. If anyone is interested in hearing more, or for evidence of this incident, you can send me an e-mail at apalfano576@yahoo. com
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