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Our oldest dog Emma (almost 12) is panting and drooling constantly, and now will barely use her back legs. Doesn't whine when I put pressure on any areas, but is definitely distressed.

 

Only change over the last week was that they got out and ran the woods/neighborhood for several hours on Wednesday. She was visually sore yesterday, but nothing like this.

 

Any suggestions, and are Medvet and OSU my only options?

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Go to OSU. There are some choices outside of MedVet and OSU, but they dont't have board certified specialists. Probably needs an ortho and/or neuro workup. MedVet takes CareCredit, OSU does not.
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My wife works for MedVet, so I'm biased. But we've had our dogs in there more than a few times for emergency work, and they're second to none.

 

Except in Orthopedics, where Dr. Dyce at OSU is tops in the world

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Well, she's definitely doing better, but not much to report info wise. She is using the back legs now and doesn't appear to be in pain.

They're thinking some kind of stroke or clot. She literally would just roll over when she tried to use her rear legs. Hopefully it's not the start of a consistent issue.

Thanks for the info/words, 12 yrs is a long time member of the family.

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My girlfriend just decided to take her black lab to MedVet for chemo treatments. Apparently veterinarian's can be cheaper in Delaware county, not sure how true this is? But she went to MedVet for a second opinion on her dogs cancer treatment. They're definitely very knowledgeable but very expensive as well. Hope your pup does well.
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My girlfriend just decided to take her black lab to MedVet for chemo treatments. Apparently veterinarian's can be cheaper in Delaware county, not sure how true this is? But she went to MedVet for a second opinion on her dogs cancer treatment. They're definitely very knowledgeable but very expensive as well. Hope your pup does well.

 

Uh, no. MedVet can give discounts willy nilly because they are privately owned, whereas Ohio State cannot give discounts below cost.

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Uh, no. MedVet can give discounts willy nilly because they are privately owned, whereas Ohio State cannot give discounts below cost.

 

Let me be a bit more clear, She took her dog to her normal vet in Delaware county for treatment. This vet is normally much cheaper than any other vets located in Franklin. However she was still hesitant, maybe even unhappy with the treatment/diagnosis from her normal vet. So she asked around and a lot of people recommended MedVet thus she's going there for further treatment.

 

She never attempted to try OSU, just going off advice from other's who have used both places for vet services and they all recommended MedVet.

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Let me be a bit more clear, She took her dog to her normal vet in Delaware county for treatment. This vet is normally much cheaper than any other vets located in Franklin. However she was still hesitant, maybe even unhappy with the treatment/diagnosis from her normal vet. So she asked around and a lot of people recommended MedVet thus she's going there for further treatment.

 

She never attempted to try OSU, just going off advice from other's who have used both places for vet services and they all recommended MedVet.

 

There are no costs or fees associated with the county you practice in. Veterinary prices are almost 100% overhead driven. If a practice has a paid off building, an old paid off film xray, etc. Their prices will be cheaper than other places. The market is also so saturated in Columbus that it's an industry where you can really say "you get what you pay for".

 

As for cancer treatement, OSU and MedVet have the only board certified oncologists in central Ohio. OSU's treatment protocols were almost all developed by Dr. Cheryl London, who now heads up a cancer research dept. at Harvard.

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