Linwood Animal Hospital

This is by far the best place to take your babies for anything he or she needs I've been taking my babies there for years they're always willing to work with you with finances and very supportive I made a lot of great friends there the two-legged kind and the four-legged kind LOL. When my Jade needed therapy for her arthritis in her knee they took care of that also those are what the goggles are for to protect your eyes from the laser they took really good care of my her when she had cancer I had a lot of people there that supported me and helped me through that I love this place I would never take my animals any other place but Linwood. RIP JADE MARIE Read Less

We have seen several veterinarians here and all have been great. The office has convenient hours for appointments after work. Care has been great with a recent surgery coming in under the initial estimate. Read Less

I have been bringing my pets to Linwood for over 30 years. If I did not believe they were the best, most caring, and most qualified I would not continue to go there! Just recently, after having boatloads of kitties in my world, I got a new puppy! I have been just as happy with their care of my little baby girl puppy as I have for all of my felines, special-needs or not! I'm afraid of the day when my favorite vets there will retire! But in the meantime I will continue to entrust my animals to their care! If you have had a problem at Linwood I would bet that it was not with the veterinarians! Read Less

I'd give them a big fat zero if I had the option too. Worst place ever!! Do not and I mean do not bring your pet there, unless you want it to die that is! $1200 later and Your so-called vet has no clue what she is doing let alone diagnosing any animal really. How can your hospital still be in business? I'll never bring any of my pets there ever again. You delete my post and I'll repost everyday till every single pet owner out there that goes there reads it. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves! Horrible place!! Read Less

Do not bring your dog here. The veterinarian overmedicated my dog for his glaucoma. My dog ended up dying a week later. Gizmo was 4 years old. Foster hospital for small animals it's a bit of a drive but it's worth it. They're located in North Grafton they will not overcharge they are very accommodating and open 24 hours a day very compassionate loving people who work there and not looking to overcharge and they know what they're doing. The real Stinger with Linwood was they still charged my care credit card after my dog passed away! Then proceeded to call me 3 different to see how my dog was going! The first time someone called it should have been written down that he had passed away! As I told them my dog had passed away they didn't care! They wanted that $99.00 for a follow up. I didn't get a good feeling from the veterinarian. I did some reading/ research on Google about the medication Gizmo was given and how overly medicated my dog was. Gizmo was a 15 pounds Shin Tzu and they were giving my dog the equivalent of what you would give a 110 pound dog. He was over medicated and because of that started having seizures and then suffered a stroke. Here's another sting. The woman who did accounting charged my care credit $200 reason being you don't have to pay any interest if you're first charge is $200 so they basically got hundred dollars out of me for free even after I told them that my dog had passed away they did not care they wanted that $99 then proceeded to charge my card $200 dollars! I'm still paying on it. Technically they owe me money. Also thr woman I spoke to who charged my card asked one of the vets if they where willing to not charge me after hearing my dog passed away! To wrap this up...... take your time call Tufts take the ride and please bring your dog Tufts Foster hospital for small animals in Grafton Massachusetts.Read Less

hi,i just started looking on this web sight and needed a problem solved or i needed help with my doggy,they replied to me right away,thank you so much for replying back to me when i needed you the most 5 stars for you love this sight ; ) Read Less

I brought my dog in there for the first time on tuesday for a UTI and they were all very nice and handled her with incredible care,she was very nervous,but they understood. I also loved the house cat, gemini ,she was so sweet and beautiful. I will most likely be going back for future visits. Read Less

We did a lot of research about local vets prior to getting our puppy, Ada. Linwood stuck out to us as being very science oriented and cared a lot about being up on the latest research. This was an important factor in choosing a veterinarian. Linwood has consistently been there in crises and routine wellness, treating my dog as their own. I was already impressed by them, and they manage to keep me impressed. We originally started seeing Dr. McCarthy, but have since started seeing Dr. Myers who is very bright and kind. She takes the time to call and update me by phone personally and that just shows me how much they care about their patients. Read Less

My family has brought our pets here for 25 years. I've always had great experiences and have always thought highly of the doctors and techs. This morning my girlfriend brought our 4 year old boxer to see the vet for ear problems. They handled her incredibly rough and even mentioned "scaring her onto the scale." She is a very obedient but severely anxious dog, and will do most things you ask of her. There was no need to pick her up onto the table by her harness (she can get up on her own) and to flip her on her back by grabbing her legs and paws (she knows "belly".) Incredibly upset by the experience. My dog also threw up from stress as soon as she left the office. Probably will not be returning. Read Less

I have been taking my dog to Linwood Animal Hospital since 2004. We used to see doctor Emilia Agrafojo, a great and sweet doctor. Because of my work being located in Boston I had to start taking my dog random. I never had the same treatment as Emilia always gave me but because of her I learned to trust the hospital. This past Monday I needed to bring my dog for a bladder infection. I know everything that happens to my dog. Every inch of her body. I knew she only needed antibiotic but unfortunately you can't get them without taking them to the vet. So I did took her. My dog was seeing by the doctor which gave her meds. When we were leaving the doctor requested to see her in a week. This had happened in the past so I did not worry about it. Yesterday 6/27/2016 she had her follow up. We got there 15 min early, called in the room at 7:05 and waited for 20 min. Tired of waiting me and my dog reached to the front desk and asked if they had plan on seeing us still (this never had happened before). So the doctor decided to see us. Asked how the dog was doing, look at her and I told her I made an appointment to 7/2016 for a blood screen, teeth cleaning and I would bring the dog's specimen. (With Doctor EMILIA, who is the best) She took her temperature and we left. When exiting the front door I was stopped to be charged a $18,00 fees. I was so surprised and felt robbed. I said it is a follow up!! and she will be here next week and I never asked to bring her today! The doctor did. I was NEVER told I would be charged. I have not being charged for a follow up before. I called today to talk to the manager and I was told I even got a discount and that the doctor did examined her. OMG no, she did not! she took her temperature and it was a follow up. YOU KNOW WHAT I REALIZED?! IT IS NOT ABOUT THE WEALTH OF THE DOG BUT MONE. SO SAD Read Less

They would not see my dog Monday, wignall took me (as a new patient) instead, with the understanding I'd be seen when they could fit me in. I'm still puzzled as to why linwood wouldn't see their own patient after the serious symptoms i described. Wignall knew off the bat to take blood which showed just how sick my boy was. Why didn't linwood do this last month when i brought him in? Maybe he could have been saved.I always felt rushed out the door at linwood and never quite got a clear answer as to what was wrong with my dogs any time i brought them. It was always 'maybe this' or 'maybe that'I'm done with this place. Wignalls staff made me realize how we should have been treated all along. Read Less

Today my kitten swallowed a sewing needle and Linwood was the only vet that was opened and that made time to see our kitten and diagnose the problem. They didn't even charge an outrageous fee to see him on an emergency basis, and I really appreciate everything they did this morning. thank you to all the staff at Linwood! Read Less

Honestly I was really looking forward to joining this vet. My mom talked so highly of it. When I got there I was very disappointed, I have a pit and I get that most people don't like them, but as a vet you should know that they are not anything like their stereotype. So instead of being welcoming they put me in caged room (I was very taken back by this) off to the right. So that others can feel comfortable. Well what about me? What about your new client that was there for the first time ever. How about trying to make my dog comfortable. I just felt like they didn't care about me or our needs. Granted they were helpful for the billing situation but that's the only good thing I can say about Linwood.  Needless to say I was very mad by the end of my visit. And if I didn't think she was sick I would of gotten up and left before they seen her. Read Less

I've been going to Linwood Animal Hospital for about 10 years-- they are very compassionate when it comes to treating your pet, they will work within your budget and provide you with an estimate, and the cost of their services is very competitive with the other 4-5 star vets in the area.Thank you, Linwood Animal Hospital for all your years of service for my little kitty! Read Less

Today we took Kiki back to see Dr A for her yearly checkup.... Even though this was our 2nd visit I am impressed as was Kiki with how the staff from the ladies in the reception area, the vet tech who worked with us today and Dr A take the time to answer our questions.... Gave her visit 5 paws (ok stars)... Thank you for what you do not for us but for everyone that uses your office.... Read Less

As a child we always used Linwood, they were the only game in town. As I got older I moved away, moved back etc. and Linwood kinda got lost in the shuffle. Apparently I became attracted to the newer, shinier version of a Veterinary practice. Fast forward several years and I realized after leaving the vets office I always felt like I was being up-$old on everything, guilt-ed into more expensive treatments where other approaches might be just as effective. Many of these "shiny" practices feel to me like they're trying to model healthcare on some franchised system. After becoming frustrated with this approach I remembered the Vet. of my youth...Linwood and decided to give them a shot, and only then realized how much I missed real family practices. Linwood reminds me of an old-school family practice where the Dr.'s know and care for their patients. By the way, I had the complete opposite experience that the previous poster mentions. In fact he's describing exactly the OTHER vets that led me back to Linwood. Read Less

We absolutely LOVE Linwood animal hospital ! They have great availability with later appointments and they are always very accommodating . The staff was so sweet to Gus! I left with a new puppy pamphlet and really felt like my questions were well answered . Read Less

My fiance and I are new to Lowell, and picked Linwood Animal Hospital to take our cat to for his annual checkup based on previous yelp reviews.  We had a very positive experience.  Our cat is very difficult at the vets.  He hisses and throws a big fit usually.  Our past experiences at another animal hospital have been stressful for him and us.  It usually takes a couple of techs to hold him down to take blood and give vaccinations.  Which is hard for us to watch and we can only imagine what our cat is feeling.  So we were expecting a similar experience at Linwood.However, the veterinarian, Dr. Cookingham and the vet tech were very quick and gentle when doing the checkup.  They administered his vaccinations very quickly without much fuss on his part.  And the blood draw went fairly smoothly.  The vet was was very easy to talk to.  Our cat was fairly well behaved...only some hissing.  IThe receptionists were also very friendly and thorough.  We will definitely be happy to bring our cat back.   It was also very easy to get an appointment thanks to their great hours. Thank you Dr. Cookingham and the rest of the Linwood Animal Hospital staff. Read Less

This practice has been leading this way for awhile, but they have truly made the transition from compassionate veterinary office to animal apothecary. Veterinarians, uninformed about the compounds they prescribe and putting animals at risk. Saddling up to Big Pharma and prescribing only certain medications. Additionally, resisting to provide written prescriptions forcing you to purchase their overly marked up meds from their office. If you manage to wrestle a written scrip from one of their doctors, then they flat out refuse to fax it to your online pharmacy for immediate filling, regardless of the need of the patient. Greed has fully replaced compassion. hostility and the most atrociously horrific customer service imaginable. I had been overly patient with this business, as I tend to do. After giving them the benefit of the doubt and switching vets within their practice several times, I have found the situation hopeless. Whenever this practice is challenged by someone knowledgeable, or a customer states that what would make their experience better is if they provide written scrips and fax them to the pharmacy (like a real doctors' practice) the reactions is sheer hostility. Face to face meetings are conducted behind closed doors so that the other customers that aren't as knowledgeable continue to be fleeced by these mountebanks. If you do now, or plan on attending this practice in the future, keep this in mind, and then verify for yourself. I wish you did not have to lose your money to verify it, but it is so astonishing that this practice continues successfully like this with such disdain and contempt for its patronage and such disregard and neglect for the health of the animal over the almighty dollar, that I invite anyone to challenge these facts. I have since interviewed three other practices, who were astonished when I told them these things. One is in Pelham, NH, on in Dracut and one in Lowell. Their charges are competitive to this one, and they are kind, care about the animals health first, support the patients' owners' rights to choose where to buy their pharmaceuticals (faxing scripts, etc...), offer alternatives, referrals to specialists with discounts, multi-pet discounts, first health check free, willing to fax statements to trainers - day cares and groomers requiring health verification, and more. I had my eyes shut for too long. A vet who will write scripts only for a very few, select products that cannot be purchased outside of a vets office due to new tracking and counterfeit protections that some pharmas are putting in place, only to force the consumer to purchase at a grossly inflated price benefitting the veterinarian and big pharma is an unethical practice and conterintuitive to humane service to the animal. Read Less

I love this hospital I wouldn't bring my dog any place else! They really care about animals it's not just a business to them.  I've know the head vet since I was a little boy he's taken care of three of my dogs the first my moms a toy poodle lived to be 22 years old be for she was humanly put to sleep. The second a miniature pincher lived to be 19 years old he was put to sleep also because he got to sick and it just needed to be done it was very hard for me! They let me hold him in my arms while they injected him so he went in my arms feeling safe and secure. Now I just saved a beautiful mutt from a shelter and the second day I had her I took her to see the wonderful people at The Linwood Animal Hospital.   If you want your dog to be really cared for and not just another file on a shelf bring them there. Read Less

Great service! I've been bringing my French Bulldog here for the past year and have never been disappointed. I never have a problem getting an appointment (even in the evenings) and the prices are very reasonable. A great vet! Read Less

We have been going here for the past 8 years.  The vets have taken care of our 2 dogs and 12 cats.  Most of our animals have special needs, and being seasoned pet owners, we have been to many vets over the years, so we know what we're talking about!  This team of vets, techs, and office staff are the best.  They take excellent care of our animals, treating them like members of the family.  We recommend them to anyone look for vets.  Yes, the prices are reasonable, but more importantly, the staff cares about your pets like you do.  They have been kind, understanding, and supportive when we've had our darkest days with some of our pets.  When you call with a question for the doctors, they return your call in a timely manner.  The vet techs are superb, as is the front desk staff.  They're there when you have emergencies.   Trust me, we've been through it all with our guys, and we count our blessings that this staff has been there by our side.  The only down side is that they don't take care of human children, since my son would much prefer to come here over his pediatrician! Read Less

We did not have good luck here with our special needs dog, they did not seem interested in helping us, just referring us to a specialist.  Granted, the prices were reasonable, but the vets seemed old-fashioned as did the facilities. Read Less

I took my puggle cause she had a really bad rash an they got her right in an i thank them for everything thing they did.... The only thing they didnt offer my dog any treats i found that weird but other then that ill alway go there... Thanx Linwood!!!! Read Less