St Joe Center Veterinary Hospital

I chose this Veterinary office to take my puppy for all of her medical needs. I am sure glad I did because every time I go there I know my pup will be taken care of. They love animals and most of the employees are very friendly. Any vet office can be expensive and so can this office, but they offer many ways and payment plans that you can set up so you dont have to pay every thing all at once. They also offer something called a Paw Plan. It basically fits your puppies medical needs from the day they are born until the are grown into a dog. The paw plan gives you discounts on every service there and since you are paying monthly towards a total price, everything you need for your puppies (shots, spay, check ups, ear check, deworming, and a lot more) is taken care of. They showed us the price differences and by doing the paw plan, we saved at least 300$ instead of paying for everything separately (Á la carte). Anyways, I love this place and will continue to go for a long time. Read Less

They are WONDERFUL!!! Missy and all of the others at the front desk, Dr Kitson & Dr Hendricks, all of the techs and support staff are super special. They treat our 3 pets with the utmost care, and us with respect!!!! Read Less

All of the staff always exceed expectations. They work us into my schedule, are very knowledgeable and supportive. We have gone here for years and would never go anywhere else!! This is the best small animal hospital in Northerm Indiana! Read Less

Extremely caring for animals and owners. They go out of their way to work with client to arrange reasonable payments on an individual basis. I have taken ALL of my pets there for the past 27 years, and am currently taking my current pet there. I would HIGHLY recommend the staff and business. Read Less

My puppy was sick and they squeezed me in on a Saturday morning. Dr. Hendrickson was AMAZIN, she really throughly listened to my concerns. The staff was so LOVING and I am BLESSED to have found them as a Vet clinic. If people love and adore their animal (s) like I do my baby Esther. I HIGHLY suggest taking them there!!!!!!! Whatever it is that keeps them fueling to be on their "A" game, I pray it continues for years and years to come!!!!!! Read Less

Incredibly careless and incompetent team. They are owned by a company out of California called NVA, so if you think you are supporting local, you're not. They are driven by revenue and do not care about you or your pet. Read Less

Office Error = Animal Not Getting Life-Saving Help I just popped in to pick up a few bags of fluids that I administer to my cat, who has kidney disease, but the receptionist refused me. I've been giving my cat needs these fluids for three years, and she needs this to live. When I was in a few weeks ago I asked the woman at the counter about having someone bring in my cat for a tech to give fluids when I'm out of the country. She said I would need to have her examined by the vet before the techs could give her fluids themselves, which was fine. However, there was a huge miscommunication in the notes, because today I was told I couldn't buy more fluids to give to my cat myself until I made an appt. That is not what I had been told a few weeks ago. I have given my cat fluids for over 3 years now. She has recently seen a vet. There should be no problem in my getting a bag of fluids to continue to keep her alive. If this had been communicated to me properly, I would not have allowed myself to run out of fluids before stopping in to get more supplies. She needs them everyday to survive. This is a huge problem when an administrative error causes my cat to not receive the care she needs. I have no problem making an appt., but I do have a problem being told I can't buy fluids until she's seen by a vet. This is ridiculous. Today I was told there needs to be a patient/vet relationship established before I can buy fluids to administer to her. That's fine. But don't make my cat suffer because of your communication mistake. There are no vet police who are going to shut you down because you gave me a bag of fluids before I made an appointment. If it was the case, then why was I not offered the opportunity to make an appt. during my visit 3 weeks ago? Three weeks ago I was trying to talk to the woman at the counter about sending over my vet records, and instead she was terse and rushed me out the door. Now I'm wondering what other kinds of mistakes this office would make if I were to entrust my cat's care to them. I've decided their incompetency is not worth risking my cat's life. BTW, you might want to check out their Yelp rating. 1.8 stars? Scary. Read Less

Awesome! After recently moving to Fort Wayne we needed to find a vet for our pups. Finally decided on St. Joe Center Veterinary Hospital because of the paw plan they have. On the first appointment, Dr. Hendrickson came in the room and got on the floor with them. My shy beagle mix actually went right up to her and kissed her nose! That was a big deal for himto do that. It was decided then and there this was our new vet office. Love it! Read Less

Uncaring, unfeeling, and thoughtless. When I didn't choose the more expensive package to neuter my dog they recommended I go somewhere else as "we don't have anything left to talk about" . Clinical to the point of having no bedside manner at all when speaking of our furry kids. I have four animals currently and would rather pay more to go elsewhere. Luckily enough they overcharge for everything so I don't ever have to worry about that. Read Less

The employees here are friendly enough, but the clinic's policies are greedy. I tried to get (overdue) booster shots for my cat, but since they were overdue the employee told me I would have to get an expensive checkup before they would sell me the (also expensive) shots. They thought they had me over a barrel because I needed up-to-date vet records in order to adopt another cat from a particular shelter. It was extortion, plain and simple.Fortunately, there are several animal rescue groups in town happy to provide a cat to me, so I'll simply deal with them and tell these folks to go to hell.They have already been pestering me for the past year after I got my cat her initial shots. We got constant post cards and phone calls encouraging us to get constant various shots and checkups, despite the fact that my cat never leaves the house and is in perfect health. Their prices are also much higher than other vets in the area.Don't deal with this clinic or you'll never get them to leave you alone, and your wallet will suffer from it. Read Less

On July 6, 2016, I took "Milo", my 6 1/2 year old Yorkie, in to St. Joe Veterinary Hospital to have his cherry eye removed. I met with Dr. Deepti Johar and she gave Milo an exam prior to admitting him for his surgery. She pointed out that Milo had some dental issues that needed to be addressed. We decided to proceed with the procedure while Milo was under anesthesia for his other surgery. Her professionalism and friendliness really moved me and made me feel extra sure that Milo was indeed in good hands. Prior to our visit, I spoke with Courtney Butler about the cherry eye surgery and everything that was involved. I also spoke with Courtney the day of surgery. She was very professional and friendly as well. She also called the day after Milo's surgeries to follow up on his post op. The technicians (I'm sorry I don't remember your names) were also extremely pleasant and informative. The entire staff at St. Joe veterinary Hospital went above and beyond what a pet owner wants to see in their veterinarians. I would highly recommend them to any pet owner that is looking for a new veterinarian. Thank you, St. Joe Vet. We look forward to seeing you in the future. ~Libby H. Read Less

AWESOME! Awesome doctors. Awesome staff. Awesome boarding and grooming. I've been taking my pets here for 8 years and will continue to do so as long as I have pets. Everyone who works there is friendly and compassionate. I recently had to board my 2 dogs (which I'd never done before) and was SO worried about them. I kept harassing the staff daily to check on them. While one of my pets wouldn't eat (like I knew she wouldn't) the staff went the extra mile to make sure she received her medications. It was also nice to have a grooming facility so both were clean and looking their best when I picked them up. It's a great comfort knowing the boarding facility is part of St. Joe Vet so if anything would occur my pets would be taken care of immediately. Would 100% recommend to anyone looking for a veterinary/boarding/grooming facility.Read Less

We had to take our beloved pet into the hospital to help her gently end her long and loving life. Everyone was wonderful to us and our pet. She was treated kindly and with great dignity. We were given opportunity to say goodbye both before and after the injection. The way she was eased by two different injections made this a good ending to the life of an exceptional dog. Thank you so much! Read Less

I would give them -5 stars if I could. My mom brought her dog here after he was hit by a car. All he had was a compound fracture.  The bill was $5000, just for a broken leg. They told her $2500 up front and another $2500 in a few days. She didn't have that kind of money, so the only other option they pretty much gave her was to put the dog to sleep.  Over a BROKEN LEG!!! I asked them how do they sleep at night? My mom had no choice but to put him down. He wasn't that old. She cried for 2 days. I felt so bad.  PLEASE STAY AWAY!!!  Whoever runs this place is definitely only in it for the money. Read Less

Super friendly staff. I was in town visiting family with my dog. They were able to squeeze him in for a nail trim and anal gland expression the same day I called. The groomer was very friendly as well. I will definitely recommend this vet to my Mom who lives in the area. Read Less