We took our mini dachshund in as he was having difficulty breathing. After waiting for quite some time, they finally did a chest x-ray. The vet on staff told us his condition was "chronic" - not critical. Since this was a condition with a sudden onset of symptoms, we were not sure of the diagnosis. She still insisted he should be fine. Well, long story short, and a sleepless night, we went to our own vet clinic, first thing in the morning. He was throwing blood clots in his lungs, by then, and we had him in an oxygen crate until we had to say our goodbyes. I always question if we had gotten him to a better facility, what the outcome might be. At least we knew he should be in a better place than suffering without the proper care. They are too busy and too short of staff to offer the care they charge for. (And, they didn't follow-up to see if he was doing okay.)
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