It is very difficult for me to write this letter b...

It is very difficult for me to write this letter because we lost a very beautiful, young (3years old), strong and a happy dog just a few days ago
I have to say that our family has a long history with LIVS. Excellent doctors such as Rada Panich, who helped my other dog to diagnose and treat a very rare infectious disease that no one else could recognize. DR. Sapienza, who saved my older dog s vision and did the operation right away. That is why, I thought, that LIVS is the place to go to in any difficult situations with pets.
WELL, our second dog BAILEY wasn t that fortunate
One day we were doing our usual play routine in the back yard when Bailey suddenly collapsed and her body started involuntary movements as if she was having seizures. We rushed her to the local veterinarian clinic where learned that out of nowhere Bailey developed a bradycardia. Her heart rate was less than 50, which is very low for dogs. Our local VET told us that Bailey needs a cardiology consult.
So we hurried up and made an appointment to LIVS . The next day we met DR. Mac who was listed as a member of cardiology specialists, but she told us otherwise that she was an internist, and LIVS doesn t have a cardiologist on staff (???) OK! At this point
we needed to start somewhere, needed to do blood work, an ECG and est. After all the procedures DR. Mac came up with the diagnosis of a 3rd degree AV BLOCK and a recommendation to go to a cardiology clinic in Manhattan for a pacemaker implantation along with some lousy discharge instructions to keep the dog calm and to do brief walks on the leash for when nature calls THAT WAS IT
There were not any emotions on her face, she didn t find a warm and comforting word for the dog, nor a good luck wishes to the owners, just as she was very dry, cold robot without a heart.
I guess, no CORNEL SCHOOL can teach you the qualities of kindness and compassion! But, we wouldn t pay attention to her personality that much if DR. Mac would tell us how critical Bailey s condition was. If she would offer to keep the dog in ICU for hydration and other available treatment just to have Bailey s heart supported while waiting for a pacemaker implantation. (By he way we made an appointment right away, but it only was available in 2 days because of the weekend)
BAILEY S HEART COULDN T WAIT THAT LONG
WE LOST HER
P.S. Thank you, DR.Mac maybe, you should consider a career change! You shouldn t come close to animals