THE PINK POODLE

I had just adopted a big guy rottweiler named Max who was only 12 month old. Max was doing great for the first couple of months but then one weekend he could not stand up and he was in a great amount of pain. So, I called the hospital and they said to bring him in right away. Dr. Toledo told me to let him run some tests which were sent off to the University of Miami but the results weren't what I was hoping for. Max had Lupus and I was heartbroken!

Dr. Toledo sat me down and throughly explain to me what Lupus was, how it worked, and the treatments were available to me. He said he would put Max on some medications to make him comfortable. Needless to say, it's been a year and Max is still with us. He has his ups and downs but overall he's a happy teddy bear (except when he wants to eat Dr. Toledo, haha!).

 When Max was first diagnosed, I went online and did my own research. I came to find out that it is extremely difficult and rare for K-9 Lupus to found in time to even try to save the animal. I was so impressed by how quicky Dr. Toledo spotted the thought of Lupus and how knowledgable he was about the disease.

That experience made me, with out a doubt, decide to bring Stevie and Wonder there regularly. Not to mention, they boys are his and his staff's favorite patients. Thank you so much Southland Animal Hospital!

                                                        Silvia