Animal Eye Care of Western Ny

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Jerry Boye

AVOID! AVOID! AVOID! I brought my little dog Buddy in for cataract surgery over the summer, but unfortunately he never had the chance to enjoy his new eyes—because he was too busy dying! Something happened to his little brain during the surgery and he was never the same again. For two heart-crushing weeks I watched him wither away to nothing. When he was awake, he would hallucinate, struggle to breathe, and walk into things. His little heart would beat so fast, he had trouble standing, and couldn’t swallow completely. He wouldn’t eat or drink on his own. It got to the point where I had to wake him up every half hour to feed him tiny amounts of liquid food with an oral syringe just so he wouldn’t spit it up. But every time he woke up on his own, he would regurgitate and foam at the mouth—pacing around the apartment unhappy, uncoordinated, and uncomfortable. We hospitalized him for several days, but his breathing was horribly labored; his tiny throat kept closing up on him. He had three seizures while hospitalized. The last one was so bad that he needed to be resuscitated. The hospital told us he was unresponsive and would have less than a 10% chance of surviving the next one. We were forced to make that dreaded decision to end his pain. In the end, no one wanted to take responsibility for what happened to my little Buddy. However, I am convinced that if I didn’t bring him in that day, he would still be alive today. Perhaps the saddest thought of all is that Buddy’s fate was sealed the day I carried him into that office for his cataract surgery. Poor defenseless little guy! His daddy carried him into that office and there was nothing he could do about it—no choice—no opt out. This Christmas will be a sad one indeed because the idea for Buddy’s surgery came from my family who graciously offered to pay for it in lieu of celebrating Christmas this year. Our only gift would be having our little Buddy back—the way he was before the cataracts prevented him from seeing the people who loved him. Buddy’s Cataract surgery was very expensive and his hospitalization was even more costly. This Christmas, my family will be $10,000 in-the-hole and without our Buddy. I can’t help but think that, if the same happened to a human child, there would be hell to pay—a huge lawsuit and possibly criminal charges.

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Patricia Laing

I was referred to Dr. Stantz by the SPCA while fostering to adopt an 11 year old cat. She had an eye issue that had gotten to the point that it required a specialist. Animal Eye Care immediately squeezed me in to begin treatment for her issues, and her problem was a difficult one. I feared that she would lose her eye. After careful and knowledgeable treatment over the past three months, she is doing really well. The cat had several issues, and some may return, but Dr. Stantz did not give up on her and isolated the problem and the proper treatment. It was a very unique combination of issues, and she deserves a lot of credit for the success. I highly recommend this practice and both doctors. Everyone that works there was highly professional and very caring.

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Clarie Harrington

A little over 13 years ago I brought a little rescue kitten in to Dr. Stanz who had been shot with birdshot and had to have an eye removed, he is now a big beautiful healthy happy boy who is much loved by everyone who meets him, he was adopted by my best friend so I see him often. I have brought countless rescue animals in over the years and my own dog who had cataract surgery on both eyes 6-7 years ago and is also doing wonderfully, we have always been treated like family and with respect no matter if it was a rescue or our own animals. I have nothing but admiration for Dr. Stanz and Dr. Mineo and my Cocker loves them and their treats too! Thank you so much for all you have done for us over the years!

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Lisa Anderson-Nichols

We met with Dr. Stanz about eight years ago after going to our own Vets office for a cloudy eye. Brandy was still too young for "old dog eyes." That eye had a cataract and one starting in other eye. Dr. Stanz did surgery shortly thereafter. We are not such how good her eye sight is eight years later, she barks at grass blowing in her pen. Brandy says."Thanks Dr. Stanz for saving my eyes!"

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Debbie Paris

Dr. Stanz checked our pug Harrys eyes on our vets recommendation. She confirmed that he has Pigmentary Keratitis and the beginning of cataracts. She will see him in 6 months for reevaluation. She eased our worries and was so easy to talk to. We are continuing his treatment with Tacrolimus eye drops at this time.

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Donna Hoffmann

Superb explanation. Would have liked a more natural approach for my friends dog.

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Janice Jaskowiak

Excellent vets and staff.

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