Animal Hospital Of Fairfield

My dog was misdiagnosed at this facility, after constantly taking him in the doctor kept giving my dog medicine that kept making things worse and wasnt helping. My dog had a liver shunt but this doctor kept saying it was anxiety and kept prescribing my dog sedative pills to help him sleep and calm down. We took him in about 3 more times because my dog wasn’t doing any better and this doctor kept saying the same thing everytime..nnWe finally took our dog somewhere else and explained to the other doctor what was happening, This new doctor diagnosed my dog within 10 minutes, sadly my dog didn't make it past the following 2 weeks after.nnBut if this fairfield doctor would have found out and diagnosed him correctly then we would have treated him for the correct illness.

Very cold receptionist!!! Would not trust my family member puppy there !!!

I brought my dog here to see Dr. Elakbawy for a root canal and crown for a broken tooth. He was sedated for six hours and under anesthesia for 2 hours and 40 minutes resulting in terrible cherry eye for days and had 4 seizures the following day. Then the following morning he had a grand mal seizure. Our regular vet had to put him on Valium to stop the seizures. I work for a dentist and he wanted to see the after x-ray. The mesial root of the one tip was filled incorrectly. Instead of going back in and fixing it, he sealed it up as a completed root canal, knowing this tooth could abscess.nnI spoke to a veterinary dental specialists and emailed the x-ray. She said this was malpractice and I should sue the doctor and report him to the NJ Veterinary State Board. She said she wouldn’t even take the case because after what happened, he needed to see a specialist with an internist on sight because he could die. If we didn’t have the tooth fixed, it could abscess and I may not even know it, and he could die.nnThen I called the office to see why they never called to tell me the crown came in. The doctor told me he needed to come in for another impression because the laboratory he uses didn’t have the right equipment to make a crown that big. My dog was 49 pounds. Not a 150 pound mastiff. I do believe he never did a root canal on a molar or he would have known his laboratory could not accommodate him!nnI told him what my boss said and what the specialist said and that I wanted my money back and the impression/mold. He agreed, if I signed a waiver that said he was not responsible for anything after that. I signed and got my money back but the mold had no opposing bite registration. When I contacted the office, they blew me off by telling me I signed the contract and they’re no longer responsible for anything.nnThree weeks later, he couldn’t open his mouth. We took him to a Neurologist who diagnosed him with Masticatory Muscle Myositis. He said believed this was triggered by the trauma from the root canal. He also believed the seizures were from being sedated and anesthetized for so long.nnThree months later the seizures started again. I was told once you get a seizure, scar tissue could form which could cause more seizures, so then he was classified as having epilepsy. He was put on high doses of prednisone for the MMM, plus another immune suppressors and phenobarbital for the seizures. I was told he probably wouldn’t have a long lifespan because all these medications will damage his organs. Plus if he needed surgery, since he couldn’t open his mouth, they would never be able to put a breathing tube own his throat.nnThree months later, we lost our beautiful three year old Siberian Husky. He developed sepsis infection which couldn’t be fought off due to the immune suppressors. I’m sure it was the tooth that abscessed that caused the sepsis.nnI’ve since filed a complaint with the New Jersey State Veterinary Board. I’m told my case and several others are still pending. Please beware!nufffc

Dr. Akbawy and his team are caring professionals who I trust with my dogs. I’ve been a client for many years and am thoroughly pleased with all the services my dogs have received. Dr. Akbawy spends time with me going over procedures to make me feel comfortable. He has performed various successful surgeries on all of my dogs. Without any reservation, I wholeheartedly recommend the Animal Hospital of Fairfield to all who truly love their dogs as I do.

They work with the Lincoln Avenue Cat Hospital. Great staff, friendly and caring. They put you at ease and explain in detail any procedures that your pet may require. Took great care of my little cat Caesar. Thanks!