This Dr was amazing after taking my kitten to another place about 3 times and still having problems she diagnosed my kitten and treated him and he is perfect now , she is so kind and explains everything !! Read Less

Dr. Blackwood is exceptional. She has treated two of our dogs and does so with great care. She is thorough and will take time to explain your pet's issues and treatment. She is obviously passionate about her work. She is also super patient and makes your pet feel at ease. Read Less

Dr. Blackwood is exceptional. She has treated two of our dogs and does so with great care. She is thorough and will take time to explain your pet's issues and treatment. She is obviously passionate about her work. She is also super patient and makes your pet feel at ease. Read Less

I don't KNOW IF this are the right words to express how grateful I'm with this clinic and all of the employees including Dr. Blackwood. Since two years a go, I took my terrier with and eye problem, I found he had glaucoma...because all of them and the right treatments, my baby went well for a period of two and half years...Last Thursday my baby started getting worse from that eye...it was painful see him suffering...I had to made a decision between what I think was best for me and/or what was the best for him...was not easy...today he has only one eye and he will be better and better each single day...and the most important...he will not going to have to live in pain anymore...Every time I enter in that office they make my baby important, the way they take care each single animal...the love, the passion, the softness the everything they made your baby some especial..."COSITA" THE NAME OF MY BABY...He loved them, he loved to get there because of the treats and because he feel very special...for all of the above an more...I would like to say..."THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE, PASSION AND DEDCIATION TO MY BABY - COSITA...I WILL ALWAYS GOING TO BE THANKFULL TO YOU all...Cosita and myself Read Less

I noticed there was green goop coming from my dogs eye, I placed her on an antibiotic drop, but it didn't get better. I learned after seeing Dr Blackwood that she had a corneal ulcer. She initially attempted conservative treatment, and did a brief in office procedure at no extra charge and said to give it another week. The ulcer unfortunately didn't heal, and she required a laser keratotomy for definitive management. The procedure was under $1000 which I thought was a very good price for a veterinary specialist. I work in healthcare and have wondered about people doing more than necessary for profit in the past, but her thorough approach, willingness to attempt conservative management at first, and absence of fear tactics to pressure me to rush into things was reassuring to me. Dr Blackwood didn't insist on general anesthesia and was willing to try less expensive conservative management before jumping to the procedure, which I appreciated. I trust that she would do the right thing for anyones pet. Read Less

I wish I had good news, but after the last two weeks, I have to express my concern here. I was recommended by another vet to see this clinic regarding my dogs (German Shepard mix) blindness. She was diagnosed with cancer after taking her to an opthamologist back in June because her eye had become swollen over time, as if something was pushing it forward from behind and I noticed she couldn't see in that eye. They said it was cancer after a few test and believed the only chance she had for getting rid of it was Chemo, which was not an option considering I just had a friends dog die right before that having chemo plus my dog is 14 years old and didn't want to put her body through the stress. For several months she was fine, no unusual behavior for the most part. On October 18th I left the state for 6 days and when I got back, I noticed that she seemed to be completely blind (bumping into everything, ect.) So I caled my vet and they told me to come to this place. I called and was able to get an appointment the same day which was great. I came and sat for just a bit, went in and the doctor checked her eye and said it does look like the cancer has spread and suggested a ultra sound to take a look behind the eye, so I did, and she confirmed there was a white mass behind her eye and it seemed to had spread to the other side and caused blindness in her other eye. Her suggestion was to do a surgery and remove the eye, but not the actual cancer because that would be too dangerous since it is close to the brain. I opted against it since she is already in stress over the blindness, old and to put her through that just to remove the eye seemed silly to me. So, she gave me two medications one for pain tamadian (I think it's called) and prednisone for help with swelling. The vet told me that the cancer is moving slow so that is promising and she should be ok. I left with her and started giving her the meds. She didn't seem right after that, she didn't sleep much, she got up a lot to move positions and was eating way more than usual (Prednisone) and had constant diarrhea everyday. So, I decided to taking her off the meds slowly, so I gave half the recommended dose, then down to a 1/3....This past Wednesday night, she woke me up in the middle of the night around 2 a.m. panting heavily, when I turned on the light, she was laying on the floor shaking excessively, her legs were twitching and white foam was coming out her mouth with her eyes rolling back in her head. I jumped out of bed and started petting her until she stopped, She was having a seizure. NEVER had she had one before. I layed her with me. And she finally fell asleep, in the morning she was back to herself. I took outside and she was fine. I came home during lunch that day to find she had diarrhea all over the living room, so i put her in the room and started to clean (angrily). And I heard a funny noise from the room, went in and saw she was having another seizure. I called this vet immediately.  When the girl answered, I told her my dog was having a seizure I believe and I have been giving her prescribed meds and she just said "Well, we can't help you, take her to an emergency vet". I told her I don't know of one, I mean I was freaking out, laying on the floor with my sick dog on my lap.. I can't exactly get on google...  I said "I don't know of one, you are the last one I took her to, I need help" I had no idea what to do. She just said "Oh".. and that was it and just sat there silent. I hung up and called my friend who found one for me. So insensitive. They should have a number on standby to call or at least said "Let me help you find one" something!!!!!! They had no problem taking hundreds of dollars from me and giving me some meds that made her sicker than what she was before I gave them to her. I ended up having to put her to sleep that day, the cancer had spread to her brain, causing the seizures. And with the meds she was on, there was nothing they could do. I will miss her so much everyday. I would suggest, never put your dog on prednisone. Ever. This is the 3rd case I've witness of causing extra stress and pain to pets. I spent over $1700 without any major test trying to find out how to help her and she ended up passing. Most vet's play on peoples emotions to get top dollar for services because desperate parents will pay it to care for their pets and try to save them from pain or discomfort. It's ridiculous. Read Less

Dr. Blackwood is THE best. I have a Persian cat named Alfie with a lot of eye problems. Dr. Blackwood and the whole staff are incredibly nice and accommodating to me and Alfie. Dr. Blackwood always thoroughly answers my questions (and I have a lot!) and draws informative pictures so I can better understand the issues. It's also reasonably priced for a specialty vet. Hopefully we don't need to go back all that often, but when we do have to go it's a great vet! Read Less

Dr. Blackwood does amazing work! Don't waste your time and money and most importantly, your pet's well being with having your general practitioner "give it a go" at eye surgery -- that's what specialists are for! Best part about this clinic is the prices are extremely reasonable. Would never think about taking any of my dogs anywhere else (hopefully they won't need anything going forward)... I just wish the clinic had a real functioning website. Read Less