Magazu, Mark F DVM - Swedesboro Animal Hospital

Hours of Operation: 24-Hour Emergency Answering Service

Categories: All Animal Services, Veterinary Medicine

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   User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

   by Not impressed

   09/08/2008

   My yellow lab was taken there for excessive chewing which they detemined to be allergies. After the steriod shots and Benadryl, there was no improvement. They suggested an allergy test called a "Spot Test" which determines allergies from a blood test. That is followed up by a 9 month series of shots to boost his immunity against the allergans. It cost me an excess of $500, and he is worse off than before. When I asked them about it, their response was, "Sometimes, the allergy shots don't work". Funny they did not say that before I paid for it.
   
   Last year, my same yellow lab had a limp. They said xrays revealed a torn ACL and hip dysplasia in both hips. They suggested surgery for the ACL ($1,800) and hip replacement ($3,500 each hip) for a total of $8,800. I googled, and on advice from the breeder, gave my dog fish oil pills and Osteo-Byflex Glucosamine and Chondroitin tablets. Today, he walks normal, plays, without any limp, all without $8,800 of surgeries.
   
   Then there is our cat. A 19 year old Tabby. 5 years ago, he was diagnosed with a thyroid problem. He was put on Methimazole. This required about blood test per year, and would be given a prescription of 3 refills, which would last about 1 year. Last week, they did the blood test and only offered 1 refill. They said it was because the rules had changed, and he had to be given a blood test more frequently, now 4 times per year, and $50 per test. To add insult to injury, I asked why I was only given 1 refill. They said I would have to wait for the doctor to explain the above increased testing. After 2 1/2 hours (got there at 11:30am, left at 2pm)the doctor was made available to explain the 1 refill only policy. It took him exactly 30 seconds to explain, yet he kept me there 2 1/2 hours to do so. Disgusting.
   
   Lastly, they are undergoing a major expansion, that appears to at least triple their facility size. It appears to have cost quite a bit to do this, which explains alot.
   
   Stay away.

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2. 
   User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

   by inthewoods

   07/23/2008

   I took my cat ther for a breathing concern and he gave her a $500.00 enema. Turns out she has asthma and a heart defect.

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3. 
   User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

   by jeterbugaboo

   07/03/2008

   Dr Magazu is fabulous!!! I would never see another vet but him. My dog has had so many health issues and he's been great with him from day one!

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