I took my dog in on a Monday. He had had been tired and listless, he had runny nose and gunky eyes, most importantly he had lost a bit over 5 kilo in 10 days, that was nearly a quarter of his body weight. (He had been overweight and was on a diet) I took him in and expressed concern over this, I felt that that was a lot of weight for him to loose. I was told that he had a cold and I had been overdoing the diet. Blood tests were suggested, but not with any urgency and I was told if he continued to loose weight to bring him in. I left feeling confident. At no stage was I asked about his drinking or urination, and his gums were not checked (a very routine thing, I later realised that this is the first time that they hadn't been, they were later found to be paper white). He continued to get worse, by Friday was loosing his appetite and on Saturday was not drinking. We took him into the vet hospital at Werribee where they admitted him immediately. He has since been diagnosed with Pancreatitis, Ketotic Diabeties and severe, anemia. He was close to death when we brought him in, and is still extremely sick, still in ICU in hospital. A few simple questions and this could have been found earlier. Bacchus Marsh Vet Clinic hold a lot of the responsibility for his current condition.