If at least one person reads this and doesn't go to this vet, then I will feel like this review was worth it. Words can't begin to describe how unprofessional this vet is, as well as her "office staff" which consists of her underage children running around and insulting clients. The vet walks around in her bare feet, is extremely absent minded, yells at her "staff" and does not clearly communicate procedures. Our dog sat alone for over 7 hours awaiting surgery. We were told he was first on the list and would be ready in the early afternoon. Well early afternoon came and he hadn't even been prepped yet. We actually stopped the procedure and went and got our dog, only to be insulted by the vet and her "staff". Please, if you are reading this, find another vet. We were recommended this vet by the shelter we adopted our dog from and it was a huge mistake for us to continue to go there after our first visit. We have contacted the shelter and insisted that they stop recommending families to this vet. We will never set foot in this clinic again and hope that others do the same.

Dr. Shannon operated on my elderly Golden Retriever almost two years ago and completely removed a cancerous tumor. Blood work showed that all the cancer was gone. Today, she is a spry 11 year old who still loves to romp and play. Her skill and compassion for both her patients and their owners knows no bounds.

We moved to Exton just 3 years ago and had to find a Vet. We choose this facility because it was close to home. I was never comfortable with the staff....but my dog didn't really need much doctoring. When the day came for us to euthanize our love...we were told we'd have to wait until the next afternoon! So much for that....I do not recommend.

Our dog is recovering from a major surgery and isn't supposed to travel in the car for a while. He recently became ill and Dr. Stank and her vet tech had a rare break in their day, so they traveled out to the house to give him medical attention. Our dog is very lucky to have Dr. Stanek and her staff as his vet. I would highly recommend her to anyone in the area.

I did some online vet research before adopting our beagle from the Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland. I decided that the Exton Vet Clinic in Exton, headed by veterinarian Shannon Stanek, looked like a promising place. A few days after we adopted our beagle, she started having accidents where urine would just dribble out and you could tell that she didn’t know it was going on. My wife took Merry (our beagle) to Stanek’s clinic in hopes of a diagnosis and treatment. Here’s what they did (directly from the receipt): Detailed Problem Exam: $47.25 Lab Urinalysis In House: $38.25 Ultrasound – Bladder For Cysto.: $41.25 Lab Anaerobic Culture & Sensitivity: $112.65 Total: $239.40 My wife was surprised initially because there was another “new” vet at the clinic (her name is eluding me and it’s not on the receipt) and we had heard nothing about her. Merry went through the testing and my wife said that things went okay. They said Merry had a UTI and a struvite stone, and prescribed her Science Diet S/d and Clavamox (a hefty $70 extra). The first bad thing I heard was that the vet prescribed Science Diet S/d BUT she didn’t know how much we should feed her and how often. I didn’t think it was acceptable to hear that from a doctor, would you? I did some calling around to see if the surrounding vets had cheaper prices for all of the items listed above and every one that I called had lower prices. I know this may differ for different services, but we just moved into a new house and finances are a little tight. I called them Tuesday July 21, 2009 and asked if they could have all of Merry’s records ready for me the next day. After being on hold for two minutes, the receptionist returned to the phone and said, “Yea, we can have it ready for you tomorrow.” When I drove to the Exton Vet Clinic on my lunch break the following day, I asked for the records and they presented me with a receipt of services that we had already received at the first appointment. A lady from the back came out and said, “Oh I’m not sure if anybody called you but [Merry’s] test came back negative.” I replied, “So does that mean she doesn’t have a stone? Her: “No I don’t know. We’d have to do another ultrasound to determine that.” Me: “Well didn’t you guys do an ultrasound last Friday?” Her: “That was just so that we could extract the urine properly.” Then she walked away and I said, “Why wouldn’t anyone have called me?” The receptionist apologized and didn’t know. I was a little annoyed at this point because I was trying to figure out what I had paid for. I told the receptionist that all she gave me was a receipt and that there were no results on the page. I also needed my previous veterinary records that we brought to them at the first appointment. The receptionist told me, “Oh the veterinarian is out to lunch now and she took the file with her to review.” I said, “I’m confused. I called yesterday to ask if the records could be ready for me and I was told they would be ready.” She was very apologetic and said that she would fax them to me later in the day. I was calm the whole time because I’m getting used to expecting this kind of thing from businesses these days. So here I am with no solid answers. I should also mention that they have an advertisement in front of the clinic for Science Diet. This isn’t too surprising, but it makes me uncomfortable that Science Diet S/d was prescribed to my dog without knowing how to administer the food. Should it even have been prescribed? Is there something better available? What does “the test came back negative” even mean if you can’t put it into context? Shouldn’t the people working there have a clue as to what is going on? Why was Dr. Stanek reviewing my file at lunch on the Wednesday after meeting with my wife and dog the Friday prior? I’m getting a new vet. If you choose to go to Shannon Stanek’s Exton Vet Clinic, I hope you have a better experience than I did.