Thomas Veterinary Hospital

K B (Ellie)

I really wanted to give Dr. Shargani the benefit of the doubt. He is blunt by default, you can’t ask him to change that. I prefer bluntness over surgarcoating. Two years ago, my maturing, athletic, and agile 85-90# pit bull boxer started limping. I looked into it on my own and I knew it was most likely something in relation to his knee or hip. I took him to Dr. Shargani for X-rays, and he let me restrain my dog for the procedure. Was it because of his size or his breed? I’ll never know. He said there was a torn ACL. Ok, I can live with that diagnosis. He wanted to perform a surgery meant for small to medium breed dogs. I just had this nagging feeling that this wasn’t right. All my research showed otherwise. A different procedure is recommended for large breed dogs. He kept reassuring me that the small dog surgery would be okay and my dog had a good prognosis. I went through with the surgery, and I had my regrets. It was an abnormally painful recovery, but I was brushed off and told that it was normal and okay. A few weeks later my dog was limping on his other knee and based on the X-rays Dr. Shargani and I performed, Dr. Shargani said he was okay, that his ACL was intact. My research showed that when one ACL goes, most of the time the other ACL will tear as well. I didn’t want to put my dog through this procedure a second time with Dr. Shargani because it felt so wrong so I looked for a second opinion. I found an orthopedic surgeon that could perform my dog’s surgery. She guided me through pre and post op procedures, lifetime supplementation of glucosamine and omega 3 & 6s, and the surgery itself. Her colleague was able to pre-diagnose both of my dog’s ACL tears, which were verified through X-rays. The orthopedic surgeon performed on my dog’s so called “healthy” knee per Dr. Shargani. Her RVT took pictures to show me afterwards. My dog’s knees were grinding on each other causing my dog unnecessary pain because of Dr. Shargani’s misdiagnosis. After a long two month recovery and X-ray recheck, the ortho surgeon cleared my dog for an increase in exercise. I knew I wanted to fix my dog’s original surgery so that’s what we did. When she went into that surgery, the material Dr. Shargani used was just sitting there, not supporting my dog’s knee like it was supposed to. She stated that most hospitals will perform this surgery because it’s cheaper than buying the metal required for the large breed dog surgery. After another 2 month recovery and X-ray, we were cleared for exercise again. Each surgery has a 4 month recovery after clearance to allow the dog time to rebuild muscle and begin walking on that knee again. Now my dog can run, jump, and play without limping even as he’s getting older. He loves his glucosamine chews and will lick his bowl clean for the omega 3 & 6s. I blame Dr. Shargani for allowing me to go through with the original surgery knowing it is not meant for large breed dogs. I should’ve stood up for my dog and left then. I don’t ever plan on returning.

Fernando R

This Vet is the best

Rosa Blanquel

Awesome. I love it. The place is clean and the staff so friendly 😻😻

FrJohn Higgins

I have been going to Thomas Veterinary for many years. They are professional and when I lost a dog due to old age they were exceptionally compassionate and helpful. They are now my "go to" Vet for my current dog and I have been very grateful for their kindness and care for my dogs and for me.