Wildwood, Florida  (North-Central Florida)

Sumter County Animal Hospital

Dr. A. Leigh McBride

527 S. Main Street

Wildwood, FL  34785

352-748-5454

Dr Adam  TN clone clinic At Animal Wellness center

located in Gordonsville TN

http://www.animalwellnesscenteroftn.com

excellent repro vet

Central Florida

Dr Mary McDaniel

Lake Alfred Animal Hospital

Lake Alfred Fla

Cali,

I think that Madigan Mastiffs is in Michigan.  Maybe you could call and ask her if she knows a good Vet.  She is a very nice person.

Does any one know of any around Warner Robins GA? The zip is 31088 if that helps.

Any Vets familiar with Mastiffs in the Dallas/Ft Worth area.

Hello everyone,

For those of you that live in the New England area, I have to share a great experience that I had with Dr. Kenneth Abrams, a Veterinary Ophthalmologist, located in Warwick, RI.

If you ever are faced with a serious eye issue, I highly recommend his practice.  http://www.peteyespecialist.com/

The past few days have been nerve-wracking for me, but last night I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

On August 9, I returned from a show, and my husband told me that there was something wrong with my veteran girl’s eye.  Although she was running back and forth at the gate waiting for me, I could see that it looked as if she had suddenly developed “cherry eye.” 

On August 11, my husband brought her to see our general vet, who “thought” it could be a “cherry eye” but wasn’t sure.  She prescribed steroidal drops as well as a/b drops.  The vet scheduled a follow-up for Nibby in two weeks, and said to my husband, “if it’s not better by then, we’ll have to figure something else out.” 

I was like, “what the heck kind of response is that????” but, I figured I’d give it a couple of days.  By last Sunday (one week after onset) the eye was much, much worse, to the point that the “cherry eye” looked to be completely obscuring her vision.   After spending Sunday evening searching out Veterinary Eye Specialists, I called Dr. Abrams practice first thing Monday morning.  They were fully booked, but said they could call me if they had a cancellation.  Well – within 10 minutes they called me back, and agreed to see Nibby that afternoon at 3:30.

Upon exam, Dr. Abrams explained that Nibby didn’t have “cherry eye”, but rather a large tumor attached to her third eye-lid.  The tumor was completely enveloping her entire eye, so that she had no vision – he couldn’t even see the eyeball for examination.  He recommended surgery.  I questioned Dr. Abrahams about his experience with large animals, his experience with this type of surgery and his anesthesia protocol.  I was comfortable with all the answers so we scheduled Nibby’s surgery for yesterday afternoon.

I dropped her off at 1 pm.  By 3:30 I received a call, that the surgery was a success and she was ready to go home.  The tumor had grown measurably just since Monday, and necessitated removal of the entire third eyelid, but had not attached to the eye itself.  Nibby’s vision was restored.  Dr. Abrams sent the third eyelid was sent for biopsy, but did say that even if it is cancerous, he is confident that it is most likely of a type that does not migrate to other areas of the body.

There are no sutures, the wound was cauterized.  Aside from being sleepy, Nibby had a good night last night, and woke up feeling good today.  

It was also funny, because Nibby has two skin tags, one attached to one of her nipples, which hangs much lower than the rest.  It is kind of odd to look at, but has never bothered her, and I always looked at it is part of who she is…. In my eyes, she will always be beautiful.  Anyway, Dr. Abrams told me that while she was out, he took the opportunity to give her a “breast lift” at no additional charge.  He removed the two skin tags, so she now has the figure of a six year old.

My males love her new boob job! I have to keep reminding them that she is their grandmother and great grandmother, respectively.

Anyway, I know this is a lengthy post, but I wanted to share my positive experience with this Specialist in Rhode Island.  If you are ever faced with a serious eye issue, and need a good specialist, call these guys – they are great.

Dr. Abrams even called my house at 8:45 last night, to check on how Nibby was doing post-op, how awesome is that???

Thanks – Margaret Warfield.

I don't know of ant that far down although there are a couple not that far north

Dr. K’s Animal Hospital
505 Commerce Way
Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone: 561-745-0224
Fax: 561-745-0261 in Jupiter is great he is from Pakistan and was one of the head vets for there national zoo.

And a little farther north in Stuart ,

Stuart Animal Hospital
3003 South Federal Highway
Stuart, FL 34994
(772)287-2242

) Dr, Katz and Dr. Ortiz are very good as well that's where  we (Pombo) and myself take our crews that total 17 and most all mastiff owners in the area go.

I know it's a little ride but it's worth it.

Glad to see all of the responses from Central Florida. Does anyone happen to know of any vets with mastiff experience in the immediate Orlando vicinity? Our girl needs xrays for a limp and our vet is just too expensive. May be willing to drive to some of the other recommendations but wanted to make sure no one had suggestions closer to home first. Thanks in advance for the ideas.