Mishawaka Animal Care Center

I have been bringing my pets here for years. This is the cheapest vet in town. I have never had a problem with Dr. Anderson. They're currently under construction and you have to enter in the back right now. Read Less

Fastasic Vet. Knows his stuff and does NOT push people to do unnecessary tests (like two other Vets practices in the area) that have cost me hundreds in unneeded testing. Prime example iwould be Molly Farrar's two star review. Her dog had a soft tumor-like growth on the leg.. Dr. Anderson did not do an x-ray. He said it ws probably fluid that would reabsord on it's own. HAD she phonhe him back when it did not go a down he would have done the X-ray at that time. Instead, Molly went to a different Vet who X-rayed and diagnosed with "Osteosarcoma" which I have my doubts about (unless her dog was very atypical As an RN I knew it unlikely. and looked up the diagnostic criteria for Osteaosarcma to show why. Please, note the words in the Diagnostic Criteria read "tumor is solid, hard." because Osteo means bone, which is. . . .solid, and hard. Dr. Anderson did nothing negligent. The phrase, "first do no harm" is part of they Hippocratic Oath. He is conservative, yes, by not exposing a pet to radiation unless he is certain it is needed. Why? Radiation causes cancer according to studies when overexposed. This is why humans no longer get yearly chest X-rays at yearly physicals.. Far too many Vets do unnecessary tests "just in case it is–––". The wose thing for a pet but great for a bank account. Make wise choices. DIAGNISTIC CRITERA : "Osteosarcomas tend to occur at the sites of bone growth, presumably because proliferation makes osteoblastic cells in this region prone to acquire mutations that could lead to transformation of cells (the RB gene and p53 gene are commonly involved). Due to this tendency, high incidence of osteosarcoma is seen in some large dog breeds (St. Bernards and Great Danes). The tumor may be localized at the end of the long bone (commonly in the metaphysis). Most often it affects the proximal end of tibia or humerus, or distal end of femur. Osteosarcoma tends to affect regions around the knee in 60% of cases, 15% around the hip, 10% at the shoulder, and 8% in the jaw. The tumor is solid, hard, irregular ("fir-tree," "moth-eaten", or "sun-burst" appearance on X-ray examination) due to the tumor spicules of calcified bone radiating in right angles. These right angles form what is known as a Codman triangle, which is characteristic but not diagnostic of osteosarcoma. Surrounding tissues are infiltrated. I am sure. He has always been spot on with my pets." Read Less

Our dogs and cats have been cared for by Dr. Anderson and his staff for more than 15 years, and we have always been happy with the service and care provided, from routine check ups to end of life care. Highly recommend. Read Less

We had gone here since 1994 and recently had an encounter with our recent cat we adopted from a local animal shelter in Feb. 2013. We had been boarding our cat since Feb. 2013 on and off. The last time we boarded was for Christmas 2015 and were told that would be the last time we can board her. I was told she was too aggressive with the staff. I find this very hard to believe since she is gentle to us at home. She is a timid cat for the most part and is loving. She doesn't like to be picked up much but other than that she is great. I just find it very odd that all of sudden they can't handle her anymore. I have noticed changes since the staff has changed from when we were first going there. This saddens me that we are now going to have to look for a new vet and boarding arrangements since we have been going there since 1994. Just very unhappy now. Read Less