Metzger Animal Hospital Fred Metzger Gross Negligence & Stunning Incompetence State College, Pennsylvania

My dog began limping, holding his leg up in obvious pain.  I immediately took him to Metzger Animal Hospital where John Griffiths examined him.  After dropping a few hundred dollars on X-rays, this experienced, seasoned vet whos been practicing for 15 years told me that my dog had nothing more than a corn.  He advised me to treat it as such & assured me in time, it would heal.   Having no reason to doubt his professional opinion, I heeded his advice & followed the prescribed treatment.

Twice daily treatments with corn cream, hyaluronic acid, customized boots, pain medication and nine months later, my dogs foot became swollen & seriously infected.  It quickly became obviously that this wasnt, after all, a corn.  I had his foot re-examined & x-rayed again only to find out the poor guy had FOUR stones lodged in his paw.  These rocks were clearly visible on the x-ray from Metzgers after comparing the two. 

I contacted Fred Metzger to let him know about this serious oversight.  He replied, providing some experts feedback, who also immediately identified the stones as stones not a corn. 

In the end, Metzger wanted to simply refund my office visit.  No apology for the months of stress & pain.  Moreover, he flatly refused to consider reimbursing me for the tons of money spent on lotions, potions, boots & treatment for my dogs corn.   I wasnt asking for the thousands I laid out for surgery to correct this rather just the out of pocket expenses incurred
in treating this as a corn. 

Stay away!  If these guys cant tell the difference between a superficial corn on a dogs pad and numerous rocks embedded deep in a paw, why would you trust them?  Its one thing to make a mistake its another to own up to it & make it right.  Ridiculous & a total rip-off!