I took a young guinea pig there - as this was the nearest vet to treat exotics. The guinea pig was suffering from diarrhea which is dangerous for these animals, we reacted immediately upon finding the condition of my children's pet. Callahan Dr Animal Hospital made the appt for early afternoon. We sat in the waiting room a long time with no one else there; the vet & staff returned from a joyful lunch & when the vet finally saw our guinea pig, instead of recognizing that the small creature was most likely not going to survive he ran multiple tests & administered antibiotics on site. The teste revealed it was not bacterial or viral & most likely the pet was sickly to begin with- with a weakened immune system & must have ate something didn't agree with him. (We owned the mother & the siblings btw, they were all heatlhy. Result of buying a pregnant G. Pig from the store unaware. We still have his healthy mother & 2 sisters after about 1 year.) During the entire visit my children & I watched the pet deteriorate quickly, I almost asked the vet to just "stop" with the tests & let us take our pet home, but then how would my kids feel if I had? I knew things looked bad, but had hope, after all, wouldn't an ethical vet tell us there was nothing they could do if things looked bleak? In the end, I paid an outrageous bill of nearly $200 & we took our pet home - he died within 2 hours of visiting the vet. In consideration of the fact that guinea pigs can't last long with illness, I don't blame the vet for our animal dying, I am upset that we waited nearly 40 minutes in an empty waiting room while he & his staff leisurely returned from their lunch & still took their time once they arrived, I am upset that he should have known from experience that this animal would not survive & at least explain, giving me the option to make an informed decision about tests/procedures before picking my pocket & giving us antibitotics for several days, misleading us into believing there was hope. I will never return there, I can promise that
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