The death of a friend is never easy, but Dr. Caldwell made it as comfortable as possible.\n\nOur little dog, Minnie, had been through a lot in the past couple of months.  She had ruptured a disk in her back and we were doing our best to keep her comfortable with doses of steroids and other medication.  The surgery to get her better had a 50/50 chance of success and costs anywhere between $5-10K.  We were hoping that she would be better when her steroids wore off, but she declined quickly.  She couldn't move and each touch made her cry.\n\nWe called the vet ahead of time to let them know we were on our way.  As soon as we arrived they rushed us into a room and made sure that we were comfortable.  They really did care about our situation and you could tell that they felt sorry.  Dr. Caldwell came in and explained all avenues for us to take before we euthanized our precious dog.  She was thorough in her thoughts, explaining that she thought perhaps our odds of success on the back surgery may be better than we had been explained in other offices.   We listened, asked questions and then we all agreed that we were making the right choice, she was simply in too much pain.\n\nDr. Caldwell made sure that minnie was always comfortable and did her best to keep us calm.  I could not have asked for a better vet to help us through what was a traumatic situation.  The costs were less than we thought they would be and I can say that we were treated with the utmost respect throughout our ordeal.\n\nThanks again to Dr. Caldwell and the people at the Gilbert Emergency Animal Clinic.