Gainesville Animal Hospital West

All of the doctors are amazing, but Dr. Sujdak (GAH East) really has made an impression on our family. We recently adopted a new puppy who just stole our heart from day one. She is the sweetest girl in the world but unfortunately at 13 weeks suffered from a strangulating bowel hernia. The minute we noticed her acting odd we took her in and Sujdak did everything he could think of to figure out what could be wrong. Two days later I brought her back because she was still sufferi...ng. After another exam he decided he needed to do exploratory surgery and he just looked heart broken. I can tell that Sujdak genuinely cares for all of our babies and all he wanted was to help our little Maddey. We gave him the go ahead and he immediately took her to surgery and found the hernia. He called us right away for approval to continue and saved our babies little life. Throughout the whole process he has checked in on our little girl and made sure that he is updated on her well being. Maddey has stolen all of their hearts and in turn, they have stolen ours. I strongly recommended Gainesville Animal Hospital for your fur babies. Thank all of you at GAH for loving our pups and giving us piece of mind when they are with you. YA’LL ARE AWESOME!!! See More Read Less

I recently got a new puppy and decided on Gainesville Animal Hospital because it is close to my home and because I have known the owner for many years. While Dr. Sameck does not work out of this location, I was impressed with his associate. I really like the "Free Vaccines for Life" program that Gainesville Animal Hospital has. Basically, you pay a nominal one time enrollment fee and with only a few exceptions, all of your vaccines are free. The prices for other services at this animal hospital are comparable to other veterinarians, so it really comes down to the quality of the staff and doctors for me. If your are looking for a veterinarian who will talk to you in plain English and answer all of your questions thoroughly (not watching the clock), then I highly recommend any if Gainesville Animal Hospital's three locations (East, West and Archer). Read Less

My senior dachshund was in a lot of back pain so after a friend referred me to the East location, I walked right in. Everyone was engaging and nice. The vet was great. He showed me what to look for and such in regards to back injuries- which this breed is prone to. He surmised a muscle pull so didn't even want to get unnecessary tests. Prescribed an anti inflammatory and muscle relaxer (plus making the dog rest). What a huge difference too. Doggo is so much better and more like himself in less than 24 hours. Thanks to all. I highly recommend. Read Less

Our female German Shepherd was boarded at Gainesville Animal Hospital West for three days. When we came back she was abused and neglected. She was so bad, the ER emergency veterinarian stated that we she put her down. Do not place your care of your animals in hands of the people at Gainesville Animal Hospital West, your Animal might not make it back alive. Read Less

They are very sketchy about the life-time free shots. (You pay $70 for life time shot plus $50 a year for check up in order to keep the free shot. )Don't do the plan it's not worth it because you still have to pay for other fees. Not worth the money. Also they like to give you a surprised bill if you don't ask about the cost of the service. I brought my dog there for an eye check up and it seems like the vet is not so sure of what he needs to do. Because the vet wants to do an eye stain, however, he also want to refer my dog to another vet. Not sure what is the purpose of referring me if he think the eye stain or the check up will not help the dog. What is the point of charging for service if he is not sure what he can really do to help? Eh forget about the check up $ and the " $70 life time free shot" because is not free I still have to pay for "dog tag" what a waste of time and money I will never go back. Also with home remedy my dog eye is 100% cure. I felt so dumb after spending $68 for the last eye check up. Read Less

Had issue with charge for the complete blood work ($194.11 for each) that they did. They like to have standard baseline information.  It is a very broad report that they said they wanted for office records but too rich for my budget.  Was not aware this was for their records and most not necessary for my concerns. They did not suggest doing lab work specific for the issues.  If you go there feel empowered to speak up and advocate for your animal and question tests you do not want to pay for. An antibiotic prescribed for one dog which "to prevent an infection" for his many open sores.  This vet said it was "dry skin".  An exam at other vet I learned that the dose of the antibiotic was half what was needed for "staph infection", which they said "was not communicable".  In humans it is, but then I am just a retired registered nurse.Another of their client spoke highly of this office while I waited.The owner of Gainesville Veterinary West met with me and we reviewed the issues I was dissatisfied with.  He offered a full refund.  He was very respectful and gracious to me.  I removed most all my complaint but wanted to inform future clients about asserting yourself when full panel of labs are recommended. My bill was for $713 but they gave me a senior discount of $65.  But they gave me a full credit.  Don't hesitate to ask to talk to the owner. He is very reasonable, and wants good public relations. Read Less

On Feb. 2, I had to make on of the hardest decisions. I had to put my baby down. I took her to the Gainesville Animal Hospital West. They were not her vet and they made her an appointment at the last minute and took her back to care for her. They tried their hardest but Heffa was really sick. They spent a good 2 hours caring for her. They were very Kind, caring, and sympothized for us. Today I received a card from them in the mail and they all took their time to write a personal note to us. I will be taking the rest of my pets to them for now on. They have a program for free vaccines for life program, for my big dogs it will be 196.18 each and my small dog 138.00 one time fee. It's a really good program and the service and the love they have for the animals are outstanding. I recommend them to anyone. Read Less

It breaks my heart that Lulu's surgery was cancelled/refused this morning for petty and irrelevant reasons. I suggest your veterinarians gloss over their motivations for pursuing careers in this field. Read Less

I just want to let everyone know that Gainesville Animal Hospital is an excellent clinic. When I took my dog in to have surgery it was Erica that made a call before his surgery was performed that ended up saving his life. I love my dog, he is my best friend and a great companion and do not know what I would have done if I had lost him. They are very professional and know what they are doing. I would not trust to take my best friend anywhere else. Read Less

I have always had a good experience every time I have taken my animals. The staff is very caring and explains everything very throughly on what is going on with your animal. Thanks for everything you have done for Echo and Apollo Read Less

I was so happy that my daughters cat was able to be seen by this animal hospital until I found out that that the office manager and doctor chose to let her cat suffer due to a past employee, that wasn't even my daughter. Im in the medical field, I would never, NEVER, do this to a human, or a helpless animal. Thank you to the doctor who had no knowledge of this past and did see her. But in this experience they have found a much better facility and caring, loving people. Read Less

How could you possibly rationalize allowing an innocent animal to suffer because of personal issues with her owner? Her owner who still picked you and trusted you to take the best care of her over other vets despite those personal issues at that. There is no excuse for this. Read Less

"Pets are family too" Apparently not LuLu. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselves! Is that how you would treat your own family? Your own pets? Don't you people work at a vets office to HELP animals? Word of mouth spreads quickly! Read Less

I was a vet tech with Gainesville Animal Hospital from 2012-2014. I did not have a seamless separation from the company, to say the least. Still, considering their prices I continued to take my three cats for annual care there. Friday night around midnight Lulu, a ten year old cat, broke her left rear leg in a spiral fracture. My partner, Raven, and I discussed taking her to the emergency vet clinic that night or wait until the morning. We decided to have her seen in the morning. I took her to Gainesville Animal Hospital East located on 6th street. Lulu was seen by Dr. Jake Saunders (a vet that I never worked with when I was employed by GAH). Given her age and the type of fracture it was our options were to amputate or take to a specialty surgeon. We elected to amputate. Dr. Saunders created an estimate for the surgery. The estimate included post op care. I explained to him that I was previously employed by GHA as a vet tech and would be able to provide her with post op care. He said he would need to speak with his mentor to see if it would be okay to release Lulu to me for post op care. He called his mentor and confirmed it would be okay. He scheduled her surgery first thing Monday morning and sent Lulu home with pain medication. He instructed to have her dropped off at the West location between 7-7:30AM. This morning, Monday, October 24, 2016 at 7:30AM, Raven went to Gainesville Animal Hospital West to drop Lulu off for surgery. Erica, the office manager who played a great hand in my separation from GAH, informed Raven that they were refusing to do the surgery on Lulu. When asked why, Erica told Raven it was because of my negative affiliation with the hospital. Erica informed Raven that they were not going to do the surgery and that Lulu, a cat that was going on a fourth day of a broken leg, would have to be taken elsewhere. Erica said this decision was made by the owner of the hospitals, Dr. Jack Sameck. She told Raven that she had attempted to call me on Saturday to inform us of this decision. Interestingly, I do not have any missed phone calls of voice mails from GAH. Both Raven and I have been calling vet clinic after vet clinic to try and find a hospital that will do her surgery. I am so infuriated by the overall lack of patient care by Dr. Sameck and his staff. I am appalled that they are focused on personal issues that they have against me instead of the well-being of an injured animal that they had agreed to treat prior to today. How can a vet clinic refuse care to an animal in need of surgery and is in pain? It disturbs me not that Dr. Sameck holds a personal grudge against me, it hurts me that he directed his distaste for my person against a helpless animal in dire need of veterinary care.Read Less

Read the Law on refusing vet care for your dog and puppy and cat and kitten in fl law even if your pet is not a service Animal . it said you can not refused a animal vet care it is considered animal abuse by law i paid for ever shot and skin scraping and i had frauds to my bank so a check bounce and they reused to see my service dog Luna is a hearing Aid dog i also try to pay the money back and they still reused to let her be seen and her treat her demdex i am looking for a vet that care for the animal and the fact that thing happen and their are people who will pay back the money. Read Less

My family has been taking our dogs here since day one. They have been nothing but kind and helpful. When Sandy, my childhood dog was terminally ill they were there for us every step of the way. Even reaching out to us when she passed and a card the next year. I currently take Waylon to the East, but the west is just as nice. (East is walk ins and West is appointment only) They now have a free vaccine for life program which is awesome for my broke college student life. Read Less

I use the West location. All the doctors are new now and extremely young. I honestly feel any 5 star ratings West location has were from Dr. Coverdill and she isn't there anymore. Neither is Dr. Bills or vet tech Andy. Last visit I brought in a rescue cat whose prior paperwork said she was 10. The extremely young doctor wrote down that she is 18 even though her teeth were healthy and eyes are not cloudy like an old senior cat. I spend ALOT of money here it would be nice if they would get at least one experienced vet rather than all recent graduates. Read Less

I have been a client of Gainesville Animal Hospital West for 15+ years. The staff is knowledgeable, accommadating, professional, kind and understanding. Both Dr. Samek and Dr. Bills have seen my dogs and they have always taken time to answer my questions, have volunteered information, have considered my opinions and input, have taken the necessary time required for my dogs particular needs, have seen me without an appointment for a minor emergency and they sincerely care about my dogs best interest. Very compassionate, kind and considerate. 5 stars.....A + Read Less

Do not board your dogs here! They will come back smelling horrible. The manager, Erica, treated me with disrespect, telling me that my dog being uncomfortable was "not a priority" enough for her to call me, I only learned when I called to check the next day. She told me that "that kind of dog" was not welcome in the hospital because he was abused before I rescued him and he is male aggressive. He was scared, and the manager made him sound like some sort of evil dog. He is a sweet boy who has never bitten anyone. The doctor who made this decision is the owner of the practice! Unacceptable. Read Less

My poochie was a nightmare dressed like a daydream! Until one day when I went in and found Carlos the dog trainer's flyer, I was like what's so different about him, I already went for private training and my dog is still a crazy nightmare, then I read on and saw that he did drop off training and over night boot camp. I immediately contacted him and met him on a Sunday and left my Bull Terrier Pit for 2wk boot camp, she actually took an extra wk cause she was so stubborn, When I went to pick her up 3 wks later, he gave me and my son training so everything is consistent with what he taught her. I took her home did what he said before we got in the house, she was so calm, didn't chase the cats, I was impressed, then I took her out for a walk, with the cats zooming by, she didn't pay them any mind, didn't pull me down the street, she walked next to me, she is like a different dog, I took her to the pet store, omg, I came out of there calm instead in an anxiety attack, she was calm, stayed by me, didn't go nuts and not barking at everything. I have to say Carlos is a dog miracle worker, you have to contact him at Gainesville Animal Hospital if you have a dog that's crazy hyper, or just needs some behavioral modifications, you won't be sorry. Read Less

My poochie was a nightmare dressed like a daydream! Until one day when I went in and found Carlos the dog trainer's flyer, I was like what's so different about him, I already went for private training and my dog is still a crazy nightmare, then I read on and saw that he did drop off training and over night boot camp. I immediately contacted him and met him on a Sunday and left my Bull Terrier Pit for 2wk boot camp, she actually took an extra wk cause she was so stubborn, When I went to pick her up 3 wks later, he gave me and my son training so everything is consistent with what he taught her. I took her home did what he said before we got in the house, she was so calm, didn't chase the cats, I was impressed, then I took her out for a walk, with the cats zooming by, she didn't pay them any mind, didn't pull me down the street, she walked next to me, she is like a different dog, I took her to the pet store, omg, I came out of there calm instead in an anxiety attack, she was calm, stayed by me, didn't go nuts and not barking at everything. I have to say Carlos is a dog miracle worker, you have to contact him at Gainesville Animal Hospital if you have a dog that's crazy hyper, or just needs some behavioral modifications, you won't be sorry. Read Less

Excellent vet. We have been using Dr. Henley for several years. He is a very nice guy who knows what he's doing; and he also doesn't have too big of an ego to recommend you to someone else if he can't figure out a complex issue. Saving you money and stress on your pet.My mom started bring our dog here first. She had always suffered from severe skin problem our Vero Beach vet chalked up to allergies (he could never tell us what exactly she was allergic to). Dr Henley immediately realized it was something more serious and referred us to a vet at UF. They diagnosed her with a rare cancer that started manifesting on her skin. We were able to return to Dr Henley with our diagnosis. He perscribed medication and she was the calmest we'd seen her in years.Our dog has moved on but I now take my cat there. Excellent vet. Read Less