I found a very sick, abandoned street dog in India in September 2015 and brought him back to the UK in May 2016. His name was Senti. He was a young dog, born in spring 2014, but he had multiple skin inflammations, bacterial infections, a weakened immune system, low energy, and was generally unwell. Abingdon Veterinary Clinic treated the skin condition but failed to investigate underlying causes of his ill health, or even to consider that these might be important. His low energy was similarly not explored.
Senti's skin infections did clear up. However, he died of acute renal failure in November 2017, following several days of vomiting, anorexia and lethargy. The emergency vet who saw him diagnosed glomerulonephritis.
Glomerulonephritis would have been picked up in any general screening and could have been managed accordingly. To make matters worse, vaccination can exacerbate glomerulonephritis and Abingdon Veterinary Clinic had recommended and administered a vaccination for Senti just 2 weeks previously. The vaccination appeared to trigger a glomerulonephritic crisis, which in turn triggered kidney failure.
Abingdon Veterinary Clinic's failure to properly investigate Senti's health concerns led to his premature death. I do not recommend this clinic. If you are looking for a holistic vet or if you have an animal which needs a proper diagnosis go elsewhere. read more