My cat Buddy had a cold so took him in for a shot. The ladies up front are so nice and professional such as is the doctor's. Sorry but Dr Barnes is still my favorite (of course he's been there for years ). I won't name any of the clerks or techs cause they are all super wonderful, helpful and caring. Okay maybe I do have favorites too! Seriously, I highly recommend this veterinarian office. Read Less

They are so caring and compassionate when we had to put our 19 year old kitty cat to sleep! They even mailed us a sympathy card! We were truly touched. We had always taken our animals to them. I highly recommend them! Read Less

We've been coming to Dr. Bob Barnes for several years now and got great service every time! They were always polite to us, gave great attention to our dog and we never felt pressured into any of the procedures. Even our dog, who was always nervous to go to any doctor, is starting to respond and relax a little bit while she is there. Keep in mind, it is a relatively small office but with a wide range of possible services and reasonable pricing. Read Less

I can't possibly say enough good about Dr. Barnes and his entire team.  This is not one of those vets that you go to and they want to run tons of expensive tests on your pet for every little thing. He is what I would call more of a country Doctor. He can usually identify the problem and come up with a solution right then and there. The entire team is so sweet and loving to every pet that comes in. About a month ago, we took our beloved 16 year old cat in because she had gotten very sick. We ended up having to have her put down, which any pet parent knows is one of the hardest things to have to do. After we said our final goodbyes, we walked out and one of the vet techs gave us each a hug and told us how sorry she was. And the other day, we got a card in the mail from the Hancock county humane society saying they received a donation from Dr. Barnes in memory of our sweet cat. Best. Vet. Ever. Read Less

I had OK experiences with my old dog, but did not have much need to visit the vet either. Then I rescued a pup who seemed to have troubles from about 4 months on. Tanner scratched the corner of his eye open, went to Dr. Barnes who said he had allergies. So gave us prednisone and an antibiotic for the eye. Then he stared to get little red bumps/pimples around his "privates". Again went to see Dr. Barnes. Gave us another antibiotic and said it was a bacterial infection. Within another month the infection was back, as well as the it hing and scratching. So he was now given a shot for his allergies each month, and antibiotics everytime the infection came back. Ohhhhh, and then he started losing his hair. He asked if Tanner had ever been tested for thyroid problems. Well, since Dr. Barnes was the only vet Tanner had seen, I thought the question odd. Anyhow, he tested him and Tanner had thyroid problems now too. Each time I took him for his allergy shot, I would mention the hair loss, or the recurring infection. I was always told that it was just from the allergies and his immune system was low. Or, he would ask again if Tanner had ever been tested for thyroid issues. I would reply that yes, and he was already on medicine for that. Shouldn't he have already known that after 2. 1/2 years of treating him!!!!! I suppose...BAD ON ME, as that should have been my first clue. Finally my daughter took a few pictures of Tanner and showed them to her vet, who said there was obviously something different wrong with Tanner....he suggested skin problems and a dermatologist. I took him to the dermatologist who suspected Tanner was having issues from the alergy shots. She did not believe he had thyroid problems as that would be rare for such a young dog. So, three months later, no allergy shots, no thyroid medicine, no more infections either. He does have an allergy but most of the itching seems to have stemmed from the prior treatment prescribed by Dr. Barnes. I would never reccommend Dr. Barnes or Mt. comfort Animal Hospital!Read Less

***CAUTION*** Our 9 month old Dog that we had just adopted fro Hancock Animal Mgt. went in for a Spay last week,it was performed and we picked her up very lethargic and disoriented,the tech had to carry her in the room to us,I was concerned at that point but was assured it was just the anesthesia and that she would be fine.I had to carry her to our car and took her home and layed her down on her bed,within an hour she was having trouble breathing and seizing so we drove her back up there,on the way she passed,so we got her in there and the vet came in (Dr. Barnes),2 second exam and said "well she passed away",and offered no explanation,and the tech was not honest about her having to carry her to us,the staff was very cold,needless to say I went home and buried her.She was a Great Dog,We loved her from day one and She will be Greatly missed!From all the research I've done it sounds like a classic anesthetic over dose,so be for warned when doing business with these people!Read Less

Took my dog there because she had a hole in the side of her face not sure where the puncture came from but it was infected they told me to let her stay overnight that they would do surgery and Lance the infection and drain it ditzy my dog had not eaten because she hadn't felt well in order to do surgery she wasn't allowed to eat nor drink anything after certain amount time all she went to the vet for was to get the side of her face lanced the next morning about 830 the vet caRead Less

We have been taking our 2 dogs here since they were puppies. We have been thinking about switching to another vet for awhile and our latest visit made up our minds for sure. We have had great experiences with our dogs with 1 of the techs who works there. She has always been excellent with them. Everyone else has been subpar. For the most part, Dr. Barnes seems in a rush and doesn't listen to anything you say. The "relief vet", Dr. Elkin or something like that, was rude to us on our latest visit and that was the first time meeting her. She didn't introduce herself at all and seemed in a hurry from the minute she walked through the exam room door. One of our dogs is scared easily by strangers who come up to him and shove their hands in his face to try to pick him up and put him on the exam table without saying a word to anyone in the room. This is what one of the vet techs did on our latest visit. Entered the room, didn't say anything to anyone, and put his hands in our dog's face to start to pick him up. I don't know about anyone else, but I was always taught to at least let a dog sniff me before trying to do anything with it, let alone pick him up. Well, our dog was scared by this tech's sudden actions and nipped his hand. Not hard and it didn't break the skin. We apologized but also explained that he was scared and you didn't give him any sort of warning before doing that. To which Dr. Elkin (not sure this is how you spell her name seeing as you can't find her online anywhere on their website) replied, "well you could have warned us." She nor the tech said anything to us when entering the room and literally 5 seconds later the tech had been nipped. That's how quickly this situation occurred. If you make no introduction of any sort and lunge at our dog who's never met you to pick him up, when would have been the appropriate time to warn you exactly? After that point, the tech muzzled our dog and attempted to pick him up while our dog struggled, obviously scared. Dr. Elkin was rude for the duration of short appointment (our dog was being seen for an ear infection.) I don't think the tech said anything the entire time. I'm not impressed with this clinic at all. We will not be coming back. And for the record, we have taken our dog to 2 other vet clinics in the past for single visits, and he has NEVER had a problem with anyone. Never nipped, never acted scared. So what does that say about you and your clinic?Read Less

I bring my dogs here and the staff and Dr. are the best. When I had to put down a loyal dog of mine, they all treated us with such kindness and even made a donation to the the county shelter. Thank you Read Less

Not happy with them right now,have an emergency and the woman who she spoke with cared nothing about getting her in today, made an apt for late tomorrow afternoon,all she cared about was how much money you will need, even though our baby is having runny stools with blood in them and not eating or drinking,almost 3 days now,I hope dr Barnes finds out about this person who is his employee, Read Less