Wish I could rate a BIG FAT ZERO here. My sister's dog is in another emergency vet office due to the lack of knowledge the vets at Smithsburg possess. She had a blockage in her intestines and stomach, and rather than perform surgery, they wanted to do xrays EVERY HOUR. No blood work performed until my sister requested it. Took her to Mountainview vet - another incompetent facility. The THIRD vet she took her to said this blockage should have been removed right away based on the xray and blood work. Instead, my sister's dog suffered for 5 days with 3 visits between this vet and the other incompetent vet in the area. Thankfully our local vet in Southern MD knew what he was doing. But due to the amount of time that passed, my sister's dogs' organs are now trying to shut down. She's back with our local vet for more care....I pray she makes a full recovery. Smithsburg will be hearing from my sister... To add insult to injury, this vet has NEVER followed up...they also seem to have a hard time operating a fax machine to send records to competent vet offices.

Fabulous vet! The husband and wife team that run this office are the best. My roommate and I had a life or death emergency with one of our 5 week old puppies but didn't get our money for another two days. So we called Park Circle and explained the situation. Instead of saying too bad no money no care like most vets would, the receptionist called Dr. Ben Byers at home on his day off and got clearance to see our little man even though we couldn't pay up front. If they had been unwilling to do this, the prognosis may well have been grave for the little guy but the wonderful team at Park Circle gave our boy the best chance for a full recovery. I love Park Circle!

We have 5 cats. Park circle does all the routine maintenance and service for all of them. When Junior was about 8 months old he came down with Parvo virus. We rushed him to Park Circle where he was hospitalized for 1 week. Dr. Byers and the staff pumped him full of antibiotics and kept him hydrayted through an IV. Miracluously he survived and today he is a very healthy 13lb cat. Everybody went beyond the call of duty for Junior and that's probably why he doesn't mind going back there even though they neutered him. The bill was reasonable too. We wouldn't think of taking any of our critters anywhere else.

Dr. Byers (both of them) are the best. They know dogs and make the patient at ease. Folks say they know cats too but I have a dog and drive 50 miles to see them. Dr. Byers loves what he does and it shows in his caring for your best friend. I have read a few of the reviews and it seems both lower reviews are of pets at the end of life which is always difficult, and expensive anywhere you go because of the manpower required to treat pets at the end of their wonderful life. I would go nowhere else. I've had 2 dogs put down there and yes it was costly but very much worth every penny.