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Hi All....

GiGi collapsed on Friday morning...rushed her to the Vet...took blood work and x-rays. We found she has some sort of lump on her stomach or kidneys...could be inside or attached to the outside of the organ.

I now have to take her to a specialist that does ultrasound on dogs. The Vet recommended one but his hours are difficult and I will have to loose a days pay (during my busy season....and of course if there is no other option I will) and I am not sure I will like him.

Does anyone know a specialist in New Jersey (northeast)..maybe I can get one that is a little more flexible with hours. So far I will be paying $700.00 for him to look at her stomach and heart (which is enlarged but has been since she is at least 4years old, as far as I know).

Don't want to wait too long to get her to a specialist... she is doing fine now...good sprits and eating well (but aren't they always).

Thanks for your help if anyone knows of a doctor they would recommend.
Tina

You can always go to a vet college in your State....I do not know where yours is located....but I would absolutely be looking for specialist at this point.

I know....I am afraid to go to someone who is not experienced. I am leaning towards using the Vet my Vet recommended.

I think I surely misunderstood....you did not mean vet colleges have inexperienced vets, huh? These are colleges where vets go to LEARN how to be a vet!! They are all supervised by the best vets available, specialists....all your specialists, learned what they know from a vet college and then an internship with specialists... These people do not just stumble around, looking for something to do...they are instructed by the best vets available....!!!

You can not do much better than a reputable vet school! The best equipment, most up to date equipment, best instructors and professors, etc....

I really do my own research and often will select people that I personally have researched....I have seen "you scratch my back and I will scratch yours" friendships among doctors and vets, often not the best selections to have been relied on....I like to get my OWN second opinions, from people that I have researched myself...and long before specialists in vet medicine came into existence, I was beating a path to A&M vet school for treating my pets and my horses....cant do much better than a vet school and the staff there! They TEACH your vet everything he knows!!!

From http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generate...7/pg21127.html : "New Jersey does not have a college of veterinary medicine." :eek::eek::eek:

There were three named "vet schools"....Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and then two other colleges were named....dont know quality...dont even know about the vet school at Rutgers, but there is one apparently advertised as being there?

U.Penn. or Cornell

None that I can find. Rutgers has animal science and pre-vet, but sends all of their veterinary students out of state. The other two colleges listed are small colleges that probably just have vet tech programs.

I am going to start with Cornell and see where that gets me.....

Tina

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine > Home You can search for specialists on their website.

Here is a list I found close to you:

SMALL ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE NEAR BAYONNE, NJ 07002, USA

Nicole Shaw, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Veterinary Emergency & Referal Group
Location: Brooklyn, New York
6.7 mi away
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Kathryn McGonigle, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: BluePearl Veterinary Partners
Location: Brooklyn, New York
6.8 mi away
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Jessica Chavkin, VMD, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Location: New York, United States
7.9 mi away
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Michael Zaid, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animerge
Location: Union City, New Jersey
8.2 mi away
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Jean Ferreri, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: BluePearl Veterinary Partners- Manhattan
Location: New York, United States
9.6 mi away
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Nicole Pacifico, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: BluePearl Veterinary Partners
Location: New York, United States
9.6 mi away
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Deirdre Chiaramonte, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: NYC Mobile Vet
Location: New York, United States
10.0 mi away
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Dennis Slade, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Elizabeth Appleman, VMD, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Carly Bloom, BS, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: The Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Richard Goldstein, DVM, DECVIM-CA, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: The Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Allyson Berent, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Maria Camps-Palau, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology & Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Michael Garvey, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), DAVECC - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Veterinary Answers
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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John McCue, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine, Neurology) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Douglas Palma, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Andrew Kaplan, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: City Veterinary Care
Location: New York, United States
10.5 mi away
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Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine & Oncology) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: Animal Medical Center
Location: New York, United States
10.9 mi away
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Eveline Han, VMD, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: VIMA specialists
Location: New York, United States
11.4 mi away
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Kristen Frank, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) - Veterinary Specialist
Company: ASPCA
Location: New York, United States
11.8 mi away
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There are many more........

Awesome research. Thank you for doing that. Warms me when others go that extra step. Smile

Thank you ladyjane for your committment to get information to people needing help with treatment/care/placement/etc.... for their pups! Praying this owner is able to get the help her baby needs...

Just wish I had seen it sooner. Hope all is ok.

Thank you Ladyjane and all the other committed doggy lovers for your help, understanding and concern.

I will begin to go thru the list to see which one will suit us best and go from there I will check in with you all periodically to let you know how we are doing and how GiGi is coming along.

Thanks so much again for all your help and caring

Tina

Hi All....

Been a while since we first posted regarding my GiGi's xray and need to be checked with an ultrasound specialist. She has been ok since we spoke one or 2 small bouts of loose stool that cleared up "pretty" fast.

I looked thru the list and decided on a specialist...I am taking GiGi to Dr. Zaid in Raritan, NJ. I liked the fact that he specializes in small dogs, he is an internist, I chose him from the list provided by ladyjane.

Wish us luck I am hoping that he will say he has some medication she can take for her tummy when she gets feeling funny. We have a 10am appointment...the consultation will take an hour and the ultrasound can take from 20min to one hour.

thanks for all your help. Be back soon
Tina

Thanks for letting us know, Tina....I will be thinking of you tomorrow. Hope all goes well for GiGi!

Will be eager to hear!

Hi all.....

We got a very good report. I liked the specialist very much he specialized in small dogs and is very attentive and through. He said that GiGi internal organs etc are fine. He said that the thickness of her stomach and other organs are normal and doesn't see any lumps, etc. He does not recommend any medication and to continue controlling (what he thinks is IBS) with diet. If there comes a point where diet does not work then we will have to go to medication but for now we are fine.

I emailed him her x-rays from when we went to her Vet and we looked at them together...he said that the lump we see on the side of her stomach in the x-ray was nothing more than a full belly...and he also called it a tremendous amount of food, lol. GiGi can really pack it away and sometimes FAST,lol

Well I am glad I went and to this doctor also...he is at Animerge in Raritan , NJ his name is Zaid. So $900 later (between her local Vet and the Specialist) I am mentally at ease, lol ;)

Thanks so much for your help and support through this difficult and confusing time.

Hugs....
Tina and GiGi

SO happy to hear this wonderful report!!!