Blum Animal Hospital

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A Private User

Blum uses scare tactics to get you to agree to services your pet doesnt need. I had my cats teeth cleaned for the first time, and was told there was a ton of tartar build up, and if I didnt get them cleaned, he would get kidney disease, and all sorts of terrible health issues that would kill him. So I coughed up the $300 plus bucks (because of course, bloodwork has to be done first to make sure he wont die under the anasthetic.) Well, when that was over with, the report came back that his teeth looked great! and there wasnt much tartar at all. At that time, I was told if I kept up brushing his teeth, he probably wouldnt need another cleaning for a few years. The last time I had his teeth cleaned there, I had a let a couple years go by. This time, the vet practically had me crying, that my cats teeth were in bad shape, blah, blah, blah. My cat is old, and I explained that I did not want to put him under again, as I was afraid he wouldnt wake up. She basically made it sound like I was making excuses to not care for my pet and kept saying, he will get kidney failure! You LOVE your pet right? Well, I finally gave in and had his teeth cleaned again. Guess what? His teeth were again, -FINE! My husband and I bring him home and my husband is watching him eat and says, Hey, watch Mooj eat, hes having trouble. At first we thought it was because of the anasthetic, and he was still drugged. Basically he was using his lower jaw as a shovel, to get food into his mouth, instead of his tongue. Well, hes been eating that way ever since! He developed a red tongue and when I brought him into Blum again, they told me there was No way his teeth cleaning could of done this, and he probably has kidney failure or cancer. They immediately wanted to biopsy his tongue. Again the pressure and the you love your pet, right? started. I took him home and never went back. Oh, and vet who put a bandage on his leg for the IV or whatever, applied the bandage directly to his fur. Because it was a tourniquet, we had to take it off of him a few hours after bringing him home. Well, I had to hold him down while my husband tried as carefully as he could to take off the bandage. Needless to say, a bunch of his fur got ripped out, he was bleeding, and screaming. My husband, who is NOT a cat person, was practically in tears for having to hurt the cat, and was FURIOUS. He brought the fur covered bandage back to the Vet to reprimand them for their shoddy work. I never went back there again except to pick up his records for the next vet I took him too. I brought Blum a healthy, slightly overweight Siamese cat who was playful and beautiful. Ever since that teeth cleaning, his tongue is still red, he still cant eat normally, and no vet can find anything wrong with him to explain it. His kidneys are fine. He was tested and treated for some strange mouth infection that also causes red tongue - Nope. No signs of cancer. However, he dropped weight rapidly (now barely weighs 7lbs) and until I could get his weight back up, he was all skin and bones. My cat literally was starving to death because he couldnt get enough food in his mouth. I pretty much have to feed him 3-4 times a day, wet food because its the ONLY food he can eat at all. He rips his own fur out, sheds like crazy, his fur feels oily, he also can no longer properly groom himself, so I have to bathe him. All because of some greedy a$$holes at Blum! While hes still affectionate and loving, and I know that hes old, Im CONVINCED that during the teeth cleaning, Blum somehow screwed up his mouth and he now cant use his tongue normally. Its obvious when you watch him eat, which is heartbreaking because you can see hes not getting much in his mouth. There are plenty of other good vets in the city... I recommend you not contribute to the owners yacht fund, and take your animal someplace else! Blum is a blood-sucking, fame-seeking vampire! They SUCK!

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A Private User

I found the people who work at Blum to be magnanimous (not a word I get to use very often.) My wife and I had brought our cat there as a last hope - all other vets said that our cat was hopeless and that she should be put down. Sadly, most other vets didnt really look at the possibilities. The people at Blum were kind, considerate, saw our pet at the last minute, squeezing us in and not giving us the rush treatment but rather engaging us as if we were long time clients. The doctor immediately saw that there were a multitude of avenues that had not been tried in the treatment of our sick cat, and he took into account that we were not wealthy and prescribed some over-the-counter meds, made some diet changes and our cat started getting better. We dont know if she will make it in the long run but we now have hope and I will never forget the kindness that we received at Blum. I found the people at Blum to be almost unreal in their warmth and devotion to quality care. This is better treatment than any of us would get at a medical center, or restaurant, or the DMV or post office.... so what does that say about our society? Its not my intention to make this an issue of stark contrast, just something to ponder; and in the meanwhile, if you have a sick pet and youre at the end of your tether and are stressed out - I highly recommend Blum. It is likely that they will try to see you the same day, give you and your pet a thorough consultation and do so with a dignity and respect for the love you have for your companion. And so I will close by saying there are some things money cant buy - and the treatment at Blum goes far above the call of duty. BTW: Our attending vet was Doctor Shule. His "bedside" manner is gentle, honest and with a great deal of patience for questions with intelligent and thoughful answers.

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Angela Orton

I recently had one of my cats brought into see Dr. Robert Dann. First off, Dr. Dann had zero experience with this breed, the Elf cat, somewhat similar to a Sphynx but it has hard rigid cartilage forming a curved ear. Dr. Dann said the ears must be unhealthy, since he was uneducated on how the ears should be formed. A good veterinarian would have taken a little time to learn about the breed before carelessly diagnosing something as a problem when it wasnt. He then said the ears were impacted with wax. (No antibiotics needed, just an ear flush.) Secondly, the cat had sneezed while it was at the vet. The cat had a bit of a runny nose. This is not uncommon for a cat that has faced stressful experiences. The cat had just traveled seven hours, including flying on a plane in my lap, only to arrive and be handed over to strangers. I know the cat was stressed out a bit. The fact the veterinarian didnt take this into consideration shows again how substandard his care. Dr. Dann told the new owner there was no way he could guarantee that the cat wouldnt face a life of respiratory problems. NO ONE can ever guarantee the health of anything, whether a human or animal. That was the only thing he could share with his client, no testing, no real diagnosis. He then told her she should return the cat if she didnt want to pay for the ear cleaning or future care should the cat end up with a respiratory problem. If you want your pet to go to a veterinarian where it gets proper diagnosis, care for its breed type, dont go to Blum Animal Hospital, especially if Dr. Dann is the acting Veterinarian. If you love your pet, take it elsewhere.