Dr. Carolyn Quagliata / House Call Veterinarian

Dr. Quagliata was very nice so I hate to write this review but I do not want someone to have the same terrible experience I had. It was very convenient to use Dr Quagliata to give our pets shots at home and we enjoyed using her for this. But if your dog has a real issue I would highly recommend taking your pet to a more experienced vet. My dog had a hole leaking puss on his face. Dr. Quagliata originally mistook the hole for a blemish and after it didn't go away she sent me to the AMC to have my dogs teeth cleaned and have X-rays done to determine the problem tooth. She highly recommended Dr. Riback - Dr. Riback at the AMC charged me $1400 to clean my dogs teeth and remove 6 teeth - but they did not remove the tooth that was causing the problem! I think Dr. Quagliata should not have sent me to the most expensive place in the whole city to get this done and she should have made sure they pulled out the right tooth. Also, after reading the reviews, I found out the AMC is notorious for "ripping people off" After the hole did not heal, Dr. Quagliata and the AMC insisted it was highly unlikely the 4th premolar was the problem. I spoke to 3 other experienced vets who said the opposite - it was likely the 4th premolar. I had the 4th premolar removed and the problem went away immediately. One of the vets I consulted with after parting ways with Dr. Quagliata and the AMC said this in an email that I think sums the situation up nicely - "Care of an abscessed tooth is not rocket science and it doesn't generally require a specialist unless something is very amiss. A veterinarian should not mistake a tooth root abscess for a "blemish" if they have been in practice a number of years." Unfortunately, Dr. Quagliata was too inexperienced to help me in this situation and my dog had to suffer. It also cost me a lot of money $2500 for something that should have cost about $800.