I have been taking my pets to this place for years for routine veterinary care and was fairly neutral about the place, but won't ever go back after my last experience. I've just recently gotten a new ... Read More
I have been taking my pets to this place for years for routine veterinary care and was fairly neutral about the place, but won't ever go back after my last experience. I've just recently gotten a new puppy and he seemed to be sneezing and coughing a lot so I brought him in to be checked out. The vet--Dr. Aaron Stamper--was unspecific about his diagnosis (might be kennel cough, might be a sinus infection), but assured us it was no big deal and he should get better on his own in a few days. After a week, he was still sneezing and coughing, so I called and they said he should go on an antibiotic and I could come pick it up. When I did, the pills seemed enormous for a tiny puppy, so I asked them to please double-check the dose based on his weight. The person assured me that the vet had checked it and his weight was in there. I tried giving it to him via several methods, but he vomited every time, so after a day, I called back and told them. Turns out, he was given the completely wrong prescription--wrong dose and wrong drug. Thank goodness he did throw it up! They offered another antibiotic and told me the new kind and dose, which I looked up and it was still 2x as strong as he needed. When I told them that, the response I got was that it was the lowest dose that pill came in and yes, it was more than he needed, but it should be OK. That obviously wasn't acceptable, so I kept pushing and finally was told about a liquid option that would allow the precise dose he needed. Why I wasn't told about that in the first place, I don't know. The other big red flag was the first drug they gave me was labeled "Clavamox" which is a brand name and it was quite expensive. When I looked up the actual pills on-line, they were a generic. I asked them if this was standard policy to give a generic labeled as a brand name, and their response was, "yeah, we do that sometimes". What?!? On a related note, the actual name brand drug would have cost under $17 on-line and they charged $50 for the generic. I already knew they jacked up medicine prices, but that's ridiculous! They also give you a really hard time if you ask for a prescription/approval to order medication online (e.g. heartworm preventative) and basically refuse to do it, even though it's illegal to force you to buy the medication from them. Read Less