VCA South Shore Animal Hospital

"Datoka" ***, a six month old spayed female sherpard mix belonging to *** ***, of *** *** ** *** **was presented to Dr*** *** on the emergency service at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital at 10:PM on Tuesday, November 14, for signs that included increased
frequency of urination, straining to urinate, and hematuria (bloody urine)According to the owner, these symptoms had been evident for approximately one day, and "Dakota" was now attempting urinate every minutesAfter "Dakota" was examined by Dr***, it was determined that she was likely suffering from a bacterial urinary tract infectionAdditional workup, including blood tests, a urinalysis, and a urine culture were recommend, the owner declined this testing due to financial constraintsA prescription for amoxicillin was therefore given to the owner to treat the suspected urinary tract infectionThe standard after hours emergency fee at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital is The owner was not able to pay anything towards this emergency fee at the time of the service, but did sign a promissory note agreeing to pay this off in three equal monthly installments of $starting on December 14,