Thank goodness... We finally found our permanent vet! I took my 11-year-old husky mix Dakota in for a wellness exam yesterday. She appeared to be in great health, but I wanted to get her a checkup sin... Read More
Thank goodness... We finally found our permanent vet! I took my 11-year-old husky mix Dakota in for a wellness exam yesterday. She appeared to be in great health, but I wanted to get her a checkup since she hadn't been to a good vet in a while, and after a HORRENDOUS experience with the money-hungry vet at Berkley Pet Hospital who I believe purposely misdiagnosed my dog in an effort to swindle $350 out of me, I knew I needed to find a vet I trusted in case of future illness. As soon as I met Dr. Gray, I knew I found exactly that!Since I prefer to take a holistic approach with my own health, I figured I should do the same with my dog's. For humans, this can cut costs if you know what you're doing, but holistic vets usually cost a lot more. I was concerned about that because I'm a broke ass musician, but I was so glad to hear that that would not be the case here. Your first exam is $81, but after that they go down to either $50 or $55 (can't remember exactly what they said), which is totally normal. I also did blood work and a heartworm test because she hadn't had that since her adoption exam, which was $165 + $35 for the heartworm test. I might have been able to get it done elsewhere for less, but my extremely anxious dog was so comfortable here, I swallowed the couple bucks. Honestly, I'm actually amazed by how calm she was once in the exam room. She was antsy at first, partly because there was a big huge dog barking at her while we were waiting, but everything after that was incredible. When Dr. Gray came in, Dakota just said hi and laid back down. She was relaxed the whole time, thinking she was getting pets when she was actually being examined! So impressed with the Dr's calm energy. I also had a lot of questions and she thoroughly answered all of them, never made me feel rushed, and didn't push anything on me. I opted not to do a couple things because I couldn't afford them at the moment and she didn't make me feel bad about it. She even told me the ingredients of a nose balm they sell (my dog has a crusty cracked area on her nose) so I could use things I already had instead of dropping extra money. To me, that's a sign of a truly caring and understanding vet--If I don't buy things that aren't necessary for my dog, that means I have more money to spend on things that ARE, or on things I can't make myself. I am so appreciative of that!In short, Limehouse is the animal equivalent of what I want out of a human doctor for myself. I actually left thinking "man, I wish I was a dog so I could go here!" Lol. Definitely give them a shot. Your pets will thank you! Read Less