LOVE LOVE LOVE this vet! Great vets that take time and care with all of my dogs. I've been taking my greyhounds here for 4-5 years now and I would never go anywhere else. The prices are very good also. Can't beat 'em!
Pets are like family, and so they are one of those things in life I am willing to spend more on. I brought my kitten here, and everything was wonderful. I have been to some vets before that were either unprofessional or rushed me through the process. Couldn't have been more happy here. :)
Short version: if your dog is young, you'll pay a little more and the staff will be friendly enough. But when it comes down to it, this is not the vet that will give it to you straight and be honest with you. Long version: I really hoped this would be the vet that I could recommend to my friends but even with a long time to reflect it was not. Most of the staff was friendly, although some were not well versed in how to respond to customers (could be a bit condescending at times). The prices are slightly above average but I hoped I would get what I paid for. On the first visit my vet suggested Sentinel for fleas and heartworm. When my dog still had fleas she suggested I use it in conjunction with frontline, which I did for 6 months. But, this became very costly so I switch to heart guard and Frontline with the same results. When I told the vet I was no longer using Sentinel she remarked that she only knew of a few patients who were still using it. Which made me wonder why she suggested it in the first place if it cost 3x as much with no noticeable difference. Later in life my dog developed osteoarthritis and that was treated with low dose steroids and a slowly increasing dose of pain killers (no problem with this). As time went on my dog would wander aimlessly, her hearing and vision got very bad, she was losing her bowels regularly and her teeth were making it difficult for her to eat etc. The vet always wanted to run urine cultures and blood tests to determine the cause but never came back with results out of the ordinary. My dog's arthritis got to the point where the pain medications were not helping very much anymore and while it was very clear to all involved that my angel was on her way back home, the vet suggested cold laser therapy at cost of around $200 a month plus the continued cost of pain medication $70 a month on top of that she suggested an ultra sound to determine the cause of her bowel loss problem and a teeth cleaning while my dog was under sedation for the ultra sound. I told her this was not the route I wanted to take. On my next call she asked if I had considered the cold laser therapy more I told her again, that my mother had cancer at the time and financially we were not able. the next time I called she asked if I would like an informational pamphlet on the cold laser therapy, luckily my third time saying NO did the trick. My dog was nearing 14 years old and she was a Labrador. No one ever wants to hear that it may be more humane to let their angel finally rest but sometimes it is necessary for a vet to be willing to initiate that conversation. Instead she only gave options on how I could make her body last just a little longer (even though her mind was clearly gone) which made me feel so guilty even considering letting my dog go. It took my mother, father and brothers continual insistence that she was in pain for me to finally let her rest. I don't think the vet would have ever even talked about that option. All in all, if your dog is young, you'll pay a little more and the staff will be friendly. But when it comes down to it, this is not the vet that will give it to you straight and be honest with you.
I can not say enough positive things about this vet. Dr. H gracefully handled my pets passing and went above and beyond for me and my kitty. I also use their boarding service for my other pets. Wonderful place. They even have a drive through window for fast pick up!
Although this story doesn't have a happy ending, I'm glad that it happened here. They were very sensitive to our time of sadness as we had to put our dog to sleep. Dr H was great explaining in detail what was happening to my dog and even though I had lots of questions, he took the time to explain. We never felt rush and appointment times were met. Barely any wait time.
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