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Post by Kasie & Winslow on Mar 4, 2018 11:33:04 GMT -7
vet recommendations:
We had a very bad experience at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital by Dr. Troxel. He seemed very knowledgeable he was just very to the point and insensitive. He wasn't willing to move medications around and basically told me that if i didn't do an MRI/Surgery then I would have to watch my pain.
Due to my experience the second Neurologist (Dr. Stephanie Kube) had different recommendations for me. She had me do a Lyme Test & an x-ray for winslow to rule out any possibility that this was a tumor/lyme disease. She said it was silly to do an MRI if this was something "small" such as a mass or lyme. All his tests came back negative and Winslow was still in terrible pain so we decided on an MRI, once the results were back, she changed his medications (all of the med changes are in Winslow's thread in graduates.) Once his meds were changed he was a different dog in less than 48 hours. We had a tentative surgery date that Dr. Kube cancelled due to winslows progress. We kept the meds the same for a long long time, he did 8 weeks of crate rest, STRICT and then began small activity, then began to taper off (also all in Winslow's thread).
Name of Vet: Dr. Stephanie Kube
Name of Clinic: Veterinary Neurology and Pain Management center of New England
Street Address: 2250 Providence Hwy, Walpole, MA 02081
Type of vet (general/board certified surgeon, acupuncture, etc.)
Dr. Kube graduated from Colorado State University with her DVM in 2000. She then completed a small animal rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital and a Neurosurgery Internship at the University of Georgia. She went on to complete her Neurology/Neurosurgery Residency at UC Davis and became a Diplomate of ACVIM (Neurology) in 2005.
Dr. Kube is also a certified veterinary pain practitioner (CVPP) and a certified canine rehabilitation therapist (CCRT) and she is credential-eligible to sit for the American Academy of Pain Management (DAAPM) exam – she incorporates pain management into her daily practice as a neurologist/neurosurgeon.
Dr. Kube is progressive, integrative and remains current on all available modalities to treat different causes of pain and neurologic diseases. Dr. Kube has been involved in all aspects of pain management and rehabilitation, has first-hand knowledge on the approach to pain control and is willing to try new ideas. She continues to learn new and better alternative approaches for pets with neurological and pain issues. In addition to unending interest in new techniques, she also lecturers regionally, nationally and internationally on pain management, rehabilitation and neurology.
Comments:
Dr. Kube was very honest with me from the beginning, she was kind and understanding. She told me she would not operate on my dog due him doing so well, I have never heard of a Vet saying no to a 6,000$ surgery. She is not a vet interested in people's money, she truly cares about the animal and what is best. She told me something that will stick with me forever, "he might need a surgery in the future due to unexpected paralysis. Save your money for that." I would recommend her to any/everyone.
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