Our Giant Schnauzer was limping and not his spunky self when we got back home after the St Patricks Day Parade. So like all good parents we rushed him into the car, on our way to the vet we called. th... Read More
Our Giant Schnauzer was limping and not his spunky self when we got back home after the St Patricks Day Parade. So like all good parents we rushed him into the car, on our way to the vet we called. they were closed. Recommended the savannah emergency clinic on stephensons, however, I had already had a very unpleasant experience there years back and so I googled them. With a majority of 1 star reviews i was concerned about the time it would take for him to be seem and the service he would get. So, we searched further and found Savannah Animal Care, my better half called them, they promptly answered the phone, the situation was discussed and the Doctor who was currently at their other clinic was called. We were then called right back ( less than 5min) and the Doctor decided it would be better to drive in from tybee to the downtown clinic because she was worried that the poison of the anticipated spiderbite would cause more damage to the tissue by us driving there. We must have arrived about the same time. The building is behind the holiday inn hotel on MLK Blvd and rather spacious. The vet tech, Andrea, that we had spoken to on the phone was awaiting our arrival outside and greeted us. She was very friendly, competent and caring and our Schnauzer was drawn to her, so much so he followed her in by her side. The clinic was roomy with good size rooms, clean and bright rooms, although the hallway's still had the dark wood paneling. Our dog was weighed and looked at and his fore arm shaven within 5 minutes. Dr. Kari Jenkins, DMV, , a young Lady with over 19 years experience walked in right after he was prepped. She treated the spider bite, which we had an experience with on the other leg, about a year and a half ago that required enormous amounts of money and time to get treated, so for obvious reasons we were worried. Our dog was running a fever of 104+ Normal is 101, and by the time she finished her treatment, with cold compresses and two injections, he was back to normal. I can only say that I have NEVER met any Vet, that was doing the compresses themselves and sat on the floor watching the patient with us EVER, NEVER EVER. But she did. She bandaged our dogs leg and off we went. He was mopey yesterday but this morning he is much better and so I wanted to thank the two people who took great care of us and our family on a day like st patricks were you can't get anywhere or anyone. They have a mission statement on their web site, stating why one should choose them:Attention To DetailQuick ResponseOpen SaturdaysHighly ExperiencedDedicated To Client Satisfaction;and I can only say they have surpassed that by eons.The service was sooo good that my better half afterward asked them what was "wrong with them" in regards to their service compared to other vets in town, and we got a reply:" we think things could be done better". And they were!!!Oh and I should mention, the finical aspect was also much more reasonable than any other vet in town.Thanks a Million again,the Silvers Read Less