SUMMARY: Excellent people, Excellent service, Excellent facilitiesFRONT DESK STAFF:I used to manage a medical office, and wish I'd been able to hire people as personable and professional as the One Lo... Read More
SUMMARY: Excellent people, Excellent service, Excellent facilitiesFRONT DESK STAFF:I used to manage a medical office, and wish I'd been able to hire people as personable and professional as the One Love Animal Hospital front desk staff. They're always smiling, and in addition to engaging me in small talk about my dogs, they actually REMEMBER us when we come in. In February 2017, after a snow storm, I brought my Chihuahua in for a check-up. An elderly woman (who lives next door) was trying to shovel a path for her driveway, and when one of the front desk staff noticed, she got up and went outside to the elderly woman to let her know she would help shovel during her lunch break, so the elderly woman wouldn't hurt herself. I know this doesn't really mean much with regard to pet care BUT... if this is how the staff treat their neighbors, imagine what it means for the care and wellbeing of your pets!Also, more recently, I was in the waiting room (May 19, 2017) waiting near the coffee machine, when I overheard them chatting about how great their patrons are. Always a nice thing to hear :-)SUPPORT STAFF:My Chihuahua is absolutely terrified of needles. I took him to two other veterinarian locations in NYC, and he was so upset after being handled roughly, that he displayed symptoms of PTSD. That said, the Support Staff at One Love Animal Hospital treat him so delicately, he doesn't squeal (a lot) when he gets his updated vaccinations. I can also tell by how he behaves around them that they're being careful to not make things too stressful.Also, after the veterinarian does the intake and recommends care options (vaccinations, medications, procedures, etc.) the support staff return with a low-estimate/high-estimate bill, so I know exactly what I would be paying for. It's great to have such upfront service.VETERINARIANS:For the first visit, my dogs were seen by Dr. Katie Grzyb, and I LOVED her (as did my Chihuahua). She was able to diagnose in two seconds (with some play and expert touching of his legs and joints) what another veterinarian office wasn't able to identify (without costly scans). Recently, due to my work schedule, the healthcare for my dogs has been overseen by Dr. Justin Farris, and I can't say enough about how great he is. He asks the right questions, which helped jog my memory about something obscure that happened to one of my dogs a few months back. From that line of questioning, he was able to identify a testing and care regimen --- AND even called me on Thanksgiving to ensure my dog was responding to his treatment! I love how Dr. Farris interacts, not only with me, but with both of my dogs. Having been to other veterinarian offices, both in Manhattan and in Brooklyn, it's incredibly refreshing to know my dogs are being cared for by such a wonderful group. So many other places in New York have all the bells-and-whistles of a good practice, but when you get down to the nitty-gritty, they're impersonal and unnecessarily expensive. At One Love Animal Hospital, that's not the case: you and your pets are valued, consistently and on a very personal level. Read Less