Animal Health Clinic
reviews and complaints

Dee, I am so glad we had a chance to talk. It was very sad to hear you also lost a dog due to Dr. Kevin Smith and his clinic. It is very hard to have to say good bye to a 4 legged family member and I want you to know you will be in my prayers.

Thank you for your support. Trust me I am doing everything I can do. I have turned him over to the BBB, Attorney General and the MS board of Vet's. If you can think of anything I have missed by all means let me know. These babies died a horrible death that could have been prevented.

There is a typo. The expiration date is Feb 2007, 4 years ago. The vets office passed Parvo not only to my puppies while they were doing routine ear crops but also to another client on that same day. To answer your question, These are the exact fluids given to my puppies Jan 15th 2011 for the treatment of Parvo. The most important treatment for Parvo puppies is Fluids. In Fact Fluids are vital in the effort to save a Parvo puppy. In this situation Fluids are deemed Medical. Dehydration is the number 1 cause of death in Parvo puppies. If your puppy were dying of Parvo and your vet wanted to give you fluids would you take a chance on fluids that had expired in 2007 and were no longer deemed safe, effective, and Sterile by the Federal animal welfare dept. or would you want only the best? This is what the Federal animal Welfare Act has to say about Expired Fluids:

Conditional Use of Expired Medical Materials:

Most medical materials (e.g., drugs, fluids, disinfectant solutions, catheters, sutures, etc.) are imprinted with an expiration date. Beyond this date, the manufacturer does not guarantee the sterility, safety, or stability of the item. The use of expired materials without justification constitutes inadequate veterinary care under the Federal Animal Welfare Act.
Expired Materials
In keeping with recent federal guidelines all drugs and medical materials administered to any live vertebrate animals must be used within their expiration date (see applicable regulations below and note that Boston University policy covers all vertebrate animals). This includes fluids (such as saline & heparin) and materials (such as sutures). Therefore, please adhere to the following policy:
1. Expired anesthetic, analgesic, or emergency drugs cannot be used on live animals under any circumstances.
2. Other expired drugs or medical supplies cannot be used for any survival procedures, but can be used for non-survival procedures in cases where their use would not compromise the experiment. Scientific justification for their use must be approved by the IACUC.
3. All drugs and sterile medical supplies must be marked with an expiration date in accordance with the following guidelines for expiration dating of medical materials.
Take the time to examine your inventory, and discard any outdated items. Please be aware that the animal facility staff has been instructed to dispose of any and all materials housed within the animal facility that are beyond their expiration date as required by federal regulations.
These are the puppies that will never be able to lay in the sun on a cool day and play with their mother again...