Dr. Berryhill stopped what he was doing and took care of my cat right away. It was nice of him to make me and my cat feel important.

From the time our cat adopted us in December of 2009, until this past weekend (right before we had to take him to an emergency vet clinic and, a day later, have him put to sleep), we were served by the Staring Plaza Veterinary Center doctors and staff. In every case, from making appointments to follow up, we and our pet were treated in a professional, congenial, and helpful manner. I could not more whole-heartedly recommend them.

The vet forgot to mention that the vaccinations he was giving my four month old puppy could possibly cause an allergic reaction (that would cause us to rush him to the hospital), which was weird because he made sure he didn't forget to charge us $13 for a nail trim (that you can get for no more than $9 anywhere else). However, it is not the ridiculously high prices that caused me to switch vets and write this review, it's the carelessness. My boyfriend and I were both at the appointment and neither of us remember the vet telling us that there was a chance our puppy could have a reaction to the vaccinations. When our puppy's face started swelling up, we immediately called Staring Vet Center's "emergency number" and were given an answering machine, so we hung up and drove to the nearest animal hospital. The hospital we went to was about to close and its vet had already gone home for the day; however, when we called her (the vet), she showed up within five minutes in her pajamas to take care of our puppy (care we would've expected from Staring Center). She took care of our puppy, calmed us down, and sent us home with care instructions AND an emergency number that, in the case she was unavailable, would automatically forward to a 24-hour animal hospital instead of an answering machine. When we went to Staring Vet Center today to see if they could help explain what went wrong, our vet spoke to us in a condescending manner (I'm assuming because he was embarrassed) and put the blame onto the company that the vaccinations came from. I don't think the reaction was the company's fault and I'm well aware there was no way of knowing our puppy would have a reaction prior to the vaccination, I'm upset that the vet failed to let us know of the possibility of a reaction, that the vet failed to let us who to call/where to go in case of an emergency (a number on an answering machine is insufficient; when I'm in a panic because my dog's eyes are swollen shut, I'm not around a pen/paper to write a number down and play telephone with the entire city of Baton Rouge), and that the vet failed to show any remorse or that he didn't seem to care at all about the health of our dog as much as he cared that our credit card went through. I wouldn't recommend anyone to take his/her animal here and if I could put less than one star on the review, I would.

All of our current and past pets are under Dr. Berryhill's care. The veterinary care is very professional and thorough. Whenever possible, Dr. Berryhill takes a conservative approach and backs up his diagnoses and treatment plans with recommendations from professional literature. So far, he has always been spot on. Our large dogs are treated like babies by the good doctor and his staff (which is probably more important for the owners than the pets themselves). It is obvious that everyone in Dr. Berryhill's office loves animals. We also board the dogs at their kennel facility and there have never been any problems. The office has most necessary diagnostic equipment, including ultrasound and X-ray, so little needs to be "farmed out". When one of our dogs developed a middle ear infection last October, bacterial cultures had to be sent out for antibiotic resistance studies, which took a couple of days, followed by a few more days of custom formulation of the antibiotic gel. Today we were pleased to find out that our dog is fine. The office stayed in touch with us over the past 3 months and followed up on the dog's condition after each of the many treatments. If you are looking for a veterinary office "for life", you can count on a very personal and friendly relationship with the chatty doctors and the staff and, most importantly, very knowledgeable and effective veterinary care for your pet.

My senior year in high school, I was able to do a 5 month internship with Staring Plaza and I can tell you that they are excellent!!! I am not like most who dropped their animal off, I worked with them everyday for five months an I loved it so much that I spent all of my holidays and some weekends there too! They treat every animal with love and affection as if it was their own. I've done a lot of work with other clinics but none compare to the quality of work staring plaza does. Dr. Berryhill was able to work with almost any case and takes every minor detail into account to ensure the health and safety of the animal! They maybe pricey in some departments, but remember, you are paying for quality care when it comes to your fur children! Not to mention the staff is amazing and great at their jobs! This clinic is the most advanced I have ever seen and besides a select few. At Staring Plaza, they realize you are trusting them with your family and they treat them as such.