Prelude: Dr. Beth Hareski at Horizon Animal Hospital (Scottsdale) did Dixie's surgery. They did not have overnight care, and sent her home within hours of her waking up from surgery. Dixie had terrible dysphoria. She seemed to have trouble breathing and was very confused – vocalizing a lot. After struggling to get her out of the car and into the house, we turned around and put her back in the car and drove as fast as we could to the Emergency Hospital. It was quite tramatic. You can read more here. I would not recommend Horizon Animal Hospital for amputation surgery.

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The Good Stuff:

I just wanted to give props to the emergency hospital – North Valley Regional Animal Hospital – Union Hills & 7th Ave in Phoenix. They were SO gentle with us, and Dixie. They took a lot of time to discuss our situation and their plan of attack. They were also very patient with us. They didn't get annoyed with my "I just want to check in" phone calls. We felt like we connected with Dr. Lunt. Turns out he like snowboarding, like us, and grew up here, like I did. He also went to veterinary school with our regular vet (not the one that did the surgery) at CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Lunt even stayed passed his shift to greet us in the morning when we picked up Dixie. Anyway, we might start going there exclusively. Closer to home, and we just felt safe there.