Companion Pet Clinic

Why I like Dean Wilson, D.V.M.



I have been going to Dr. Wilson since Companion opened about 20 years ago, I have probably had close to 15 cats brought to his surgery. More if you count a couple that I was bringing for people who were not physically able to bring their own cats, or strays I rescued and wanted to be put in optimal health to give them a better chance at being adopted.



Dr. Wilson has the diagnostic instincts of a detective. I have seen him examine a cat, mouth, ears, feel all around the body, pull on this, move that, squeeze over there, poke this and know what was wrong without putting the animal through a myriad of tests. On only two or three occasions was it necessary to get actual tests, other than when I brought in stool for flotation. One of those who needed tests did not belong to me and turned out to be suffering from cholangiohepatitis, a very complicated diagnosis. It reminds me of the old man that used to work on my 1950 Chevy, who would listen to the engine, maybe rev it, maybe smell it or touch it; then he would go get a screwdriver and adjust it and all was well.



Not only are his diagnostic skills superb, but he is a wizard with a scalpel. I recall the humane society complaining that, if Dr. Wilson had spayed an animal, they couldn't tell because the scar was too small to find.



I and my cats have been treated very kindly by Dr. Wilson. I liked him when he was a kid vet with sometimes very colorful hair, and still like him now that the hair is getting bare. He was a smart cookie then and still is. I am forever grateful to him.