I called Fischer Animal Hospital because I needed to purchase Capstar and my vet (VetStop) was out. The woman I spoke with was very nice and answered all my questions. She told me that yes, they had it in stock, and the price was $18.62 for a 6-pack ($7 less than my vet had told me it would be!). I was very happy with the price and told her I'd come by shortly to get it. An hour later I drove to Fischer to purchase the Capstar. When I went to check out I was told that the price was $37 (?!). I explained that I had already called and been quoted a price of $18. After a few minutes I was told "ooops, she quoted you the employee price" and again told that it would be $37. I left at that point, without the Capstar. Not only was it DOUBLE what they had told me over the phone, it was $12 more than at VetStop. What a complete and total waste of my time and gas. A co-worker had good things to say about Fischer and I was thinking about switching, but I will definately stick with VetStop.

Very caring staff. I have complete confidence in all of the doctors.

We took our dog in for a routine check up, his rabies shot, and a heartworm test. When I checked in, the receptionist went through our dog's file and said, "So just a rabies vaccination and heartworm test?" And I said yes. Dr. Fischer made us wait in the exam room for nearly an hour. When she walked in the room, she completely ignored our dog and proceeded to spend several minutes going over his file. Then she decided she was ready to examine him without even so much as greeting him, letting him sniff her, or anything. I was extremely unhappy with the way my dog was handled by her and I wish I would have had the nerve to stop the exam and leave then and there. As my dog was getting his rabies shot, I said, "This is the three year shot, right?" NO! It was the one year! Why on earth would they assume someone wanted a one year vs. three year shot without even asking? So she had to go give him ANOTHER rabies shot because we wanted the three year. (Obviously I should have checked this when we went it, but other vets we have visited automatically give dogs the three year rabies.) Then she proceeded to tell us that it was okay that she had just pumped four years worth of vaccinations into our dog, it wouldn't hurt him. While it will hopefully not hurt him, it definitely isn't A GOOD thing either! Vaccination reactions aren't that uncommon and our dog is especially sensitive to them. I have come to the conclusion that they do this take advantage of pet owners who do not know that the 3 year rabies vaccine is available because they make more money from getting to repeat the 1 year every year. As I was paying, I discovered that she had also given our dog the DHLPP booster. I was not aware that he received this vaccination and we definitely DID NOT want him to have it. The receptionist had not said anything about it when we checked in and the vet did not mention it as she gave it to him. We had decided to limit unnecessary vaccinations on our pets as the research indicates that their original shots last from 7 years to life. As I already mentioned, our dog has had a bad reaction to a vaccination in the past, so even if we did decide to give him a booster, we would never ever have combined it with the rabies vaccination in the same day. I'm not angry about paying for the shot, I'm angry that they gave it to my dog without my knowledge or consent. I blame our bad experience on myself almost as much as this clinic. I should have made it clear in the beginning that he was ONLY to receive the THREE year rabies, and once I saw how Dr.Fischer handled my dog I should have stopped the exam and left. Unfortunately, this clinic was highly recommended to us by friends, and we had a very good experience at a previous appointment with a different vet that no longer works there. I will definitely not be going back.

Fischer is a great place to go if you do not mind waiting in a hot stuffy room where you are forgotten. We went there to get our 19 week puppy two shots, just shots. We waited in the room for 45 minutes, and got to hear the vet take care of someone who came in after us. They completely forgot about us, plus their prices are extremely high, compared to several other vets. I will not continue to let them care for my pets again.

Totally affordable. Totally Awesome