Normally I only write restaurant reviews but feel compelled to write this review, as it's important for me to let others and Noah's know about my experience with this clinic. I have a 12 year old York... Read More
Normally I only write restaurant reviews but feel compelled to write this review, as it's important for me to let others and Noah's know about my experience with this clinic. I have a 12 year old Yorkie and an 11 year old Weimaraner. My dogs have been going to this Noah's since the day I brought them home. Additionally, as a child we always took our dogs here. I always remember Noah's being a very customer friendly clinic. The vets and techs were extremely nice, caring and truly cared about pets and people. When you walked in you knew the employees and they knew you. It felt like family. Since I can remember, this location has always had issues with scheduling and long wait times. Even with an appointment I'd wait 30 minutes before seeing a vet. They leave you sitting in the lobby and then the tiny exam room for way too long. When someone finally opens the door it's a tech asking you questions that are usually unnecessary (because the info is in the system).The tech then has to write down that information, leave the room and then finally a vet will come in 5 minutes later. This is what I dealt with for years. I knew I would always end up spending way too much time in that office even for a simple vaccination. Partly, I believe the long wait times are because they are an emergency clinic and get a lot of walk-ins but some of it is just bad service. However, I always dealt with that because the people were so nice. Unfortunately, in recent years I started noticing that the vets and techs that had been there for years started disappearing. I kept going because it was what I was used to and I still felt comfortable. However, as new vets and techs were hired the atmosphere started to change. These people were not friendly at all and seemed to only care about money. It's like these people weren't even bothering to look at charts or history. I had a vet speak to me like I was a first DAY dog owner when I once came in. Had she bothered to look in the records she'd know I've been coming to Noah's for over 20 years. I then got extremely fed up with their pricing. I started calling around and found out they were often times charging double or even triple compared to other clinics. The last straw came when I needed both my dog's teeth cleaned. Not only did I need to suddenly pay an extra $150 (per dog) for the canine flu vaccine to get their teeth cleaned, but when it was all said and done I would walk out paying almost $1,000 for cleanings...NO extractions. This is when I finally said NO MORE. I called another clinic, who got both my dogs in within a few days and they both got their teeth cleaned for around $400. Walking into that clinic, I realized I'd forgotten what it was like to have people be friendly and really care about you and your pets. I also realized even more how Noah's was taking my money. Most clinics are on a yearly exam schedule, Noah's requires every 6 months. At one time Sentinel at Noah's was close to $30 a pill, I get it now for $6-10. I could go on but I will stop. The point is, I have officially decided to take my business elsewhere. It's sad but this place isn't what it used to be. Read Less