Madison Veterinary Specialists

I was referred by my regular vet to figure out what was going on with my dog who was having serious digestive issues. Madison Veterinary Specialists diagnosed her issue (irritable bowel disorder) and put her on a long term regimen of medication and diet that have controlled her symptoms and returned her quality of life.
In the middle of that process, she coincidentally developed hypercalcemia and had surgery to remove a parathyroid tumor. The follow up care from the staff was outstanding and they got her through that crisis while still managing the original IBD. So we had a complicated health situation and I cannot say enough good things about the way Dr Julia Bates and Dr. John Silbernagel led us through this. In particular, Dr Bates managed, even micro-managed, our dog's medications so that she has completely recovered from the benign tumor and hypercalcemia, and directed a medication taper that has finally gotten our dog off prednisone for her IBD. For the first time in more than a year, our dog is back to her old self.
The cost of service above clearly did not cover all of what I describe. This kind of speciality treatment is expensive - but I did find that some of the follow up visits and lab tests were less than those at my own vet so I never felt gouged. Also, many times my concerns were dealt with via phone and I felt they tried to avoid unnecessary visits. The doctors were responsive when I needed to talk on the phone, explained everything very thoroughly, and I always felt they had an overall plan. They kept my regular vet in the loop, also.
Sometimes their office does get backed up - they are an emergency clinic also - so wait times could be longer than I would normally expect from a vet, but that other than that, the care and attention I received were outstanding. I am very grateful we had this kind of resource available. And the result is priceless!

You have to pay a little extra, but it is worth it. They take care of strays and neglected animals from the wild in the area that don't have anyone to pay for them. That is nice. There is nothing worse than a vet that tells you it is not worth paying money to take care of your cat, because he is just an alley cat.