If you want to mortgage your home for a dental cleaning for your pet ....this is the place to go. It's way over rated the staff is rude and the Dr is unprofessional. Does a 175.00 "evaluation" without any X-rays or even a thorough exam. Refuses to show you how to properly clean your dogs teeth until after he has done the cleaning and you have paid for it. Wouldn't give me any information about things my dogs could safely chew but said we could discuss it after the cleaning. Got nothing for that 175 bucks and 5 minutes of the drys time. Had no problem telling me everything I was giving them was wrong. Charges anesthesia by the minute and every estimate has a 400.00 swing. Original estimate for a routine cleaning was 1700.00.and I was told it would be more if the cleaning took longer than anticipated. This place isn't about pets. It's about how much they can rip you off for. They also refuse to take bank checks, or postal money orders, or any kind of guaranteed payment. Only Cash and Care credit. They also don't tell you you need cash for the evaluation so come prepared. The staff is scary mean. They don't even greet your pets to make them feel more comfortable. Read Less

I would not recommend this vet for dentistry to anyone. He charges 175 bucks just for the dental evaluation even after your own vet has already evaluated the animal. He does not reduce that amount if you decide to have your pets teeth cleaned there either. Most reputable places will waive that charge if you follow thru with the service. The evaluation consisted of a jar of peanut butter and a few minutes of his time. The dog wouldn't touch his peanut butter . LOL Oh ..and he took a photo with his camera phone. I agree with the other poster that he was condescending. I mentioned a fault in my dogs mouth which made getting a toothbrush to the back of her mouth very difficult. He didn't know what a "fault" was and said there was nothing wrong with her tooth placement. I had my other dog with me and pointed out the difference in their mouths and showed him what the breed standard was and why it was considered a "fault."  That made him a bit angry and he said he didn't care about the dogs mouth just her teeth. I asked what I could give her to satisfy he need to chew and he  couldn't give me an answer. He also wouldn't show me how to brush the dogs teeth until after the cleaning had been done. So much for that 175 bucks. I got no info at all about my dogs problem or how to prevent it down the road...just the humongous cost to clean them. He could only give an estimate of an"estimate" 1400 to 1700 for a cleaning. They would call when the dog was under and let us know if anything further needed to be done and we could decide on the added cost at that time. We agreed to the cleaning and went to check out. Pulled out my checkbook and they said "oh no ...we only take care credit or cash."  No one told us prior to the appointment. I guess they think everyone carries around wads of cash. In trying to work out the payment details of her cleaning I said I wanted to bring a bank cashiers check as we are retired and don't use credit cards. The Office mgr said that wouldn't work because they wouldn't know what the amount owed would be until it was over. I said well you're going to call me when she's under and we'll agree or not agree to further treatment and its cost so you should be able to tell me at that time. WRONG !  . She said they charge for anesthesia by the minute and there was no way of knowing how long the cleaning/procedure would take  but wouldn't tell me what the charge was ...per minute. I said I would bring some cash along with a cashiers check to take care of it. She got very nasty and defensive and said she wouldn't be able to give change if the check was too much. I asked why not. I said I could wait for her to mail it to me. She finally agreed reluctantly.   Three days before the date my dog was scheduled for her cleaning,  Mgr Caitlin Shaw, sent me a certified letter canceling the cleaning and letting me know she contacted my reg Vet and "apprised them of the situation."  What situation?  No one let me in on the "situation."   Highly unprofessional if you ask me.  She also put a phone number in the letter that was not the Veterinarian Hospital I went to.  Of course I tried calling that number for hours and it was busy. Finally called the hospital directly and asked for Dr Davis. He called back later in the day. I told him about the letter and asked what the "situation" was and why they cancelled. I told him the Ofc Mgr and I had come to an agreement on how I could pay the bill. He said it was a trust issue and I should take my pet elsewhere. I asked if he cared to know my side of that conversation with the office mgr and he said NO, he didn't want to hear it.  He said he was given a written transcript of my call and felt there was a trust issue and I should go elsewhere. I asked what "trust issue" as  the practice manager isn't working on my dogs teeth and the only problem I had with his office mgr was how to pay the bill and we had resolved it. Evidently she had some issues she didn't share with ME.   He abruptly interrupted me and said I needed to go elsewhere. I asked where I could find another dental specialist and he said he didn't know  and to just go look it up somewhere. Very very rude and unprofessional. I'm so glad he isn't working on my dog. The fact that he didn't even care to hear the other side of my conversation was very telling. Makes me wonder what his relationship even is with this ...office manager. I have had a lot of dental work from cleanings my entire life to braces, surgery, root canals, implants. Not one of the many dental professionals I have gone to has EVER changed the cost of a service based on the "time they used."  If a cleaning took an extra 10 minutes because I hadn't gone for a cleaning in several years, or a surgeon had a tougher time pulling that tooth, they never charged by the minute. This man is taking advantage . It's all about the $$$$$$$$. He should be ashamed.  Save your time and money. Read Less

The worst place I have ever had to deal with. They treated my dog for diabetes. We have forked out over 2,000 we were talking 300 a week. We decided that our dog was doing good on the amount of insulin that was recommended and decided not to go back for yet another glucose curve. It has now been 4 weeks since the vet has seen him. We called to ask them to refill the insulin since we are out. They will not unless we do another curve. They know that my daughter is sick and has medical bills, yet they will not work with us at all, no payment plan, no options. So instead they would rather my dog die then to give us more insulin for him. These are not animal lovers. I have never wrote a review at all. However this is how awful I feel we were treated.Read Less

I no longer take my cats here. Every time I went, they quoted me a price around $1200 for dental work, on to of the triple digit bill for the check up. They were always pushing for high priced procedures that were unnecessary. I know this because I've gone to other vets and they all agreed those procedures were not needed. I prefer Dr Bumgardner at Dewitt Vet off Old Bridge Rd.Read Less

I have to agree with the previous post. I disagree with how Dr. Davis runs his business. I have a dog that I've been taking there for the last few years, but have severely minimized my contact with this vet. He keeps reminding me that we "need" to fix my dog's teeth and treats me like a careless dog owner if I don't do it. He quoted me 1800 dollars to fix the dog's teeth. He seems to have lost his grip on reality.When I was there I met another pet owner who was distraught after spending over 3000 dollars on her dog's dentistry. She had no idea it would be that high because he refused to give her an estimate of the cost prior to the procedure.I don't feel that he's an unsafe vet, he seems to know his stuff, mostly it's his business practice that bothers me. Everything that you can expect to get from them will be grossly overcharged. Read Less

My dog recently fractured two teeth and was in need of two root canals and a crown. To our surprise, we have our very own doggie dentist right here in Syracuse! Dr. Davis and his staff were friendly, accomodating, and his work was phenomenal. We cannot thank Dr. Davis enough for giving our dog her smile back! I would highly recommend Dr. Davis to anyone who has an animal in need of high-quality dental work. Read Less

Dr. Davis overcharges, is extremely condescending to women, isn't very knowledgeable, but pretends to be, and potentially endangers your pet. I had brought my cat to him for dentistry and ended up paying way too much $1700 -- which I realized later after going to another vet. He charged me for ~$10 per digital image of my cat's teeth and gums during the surgery, which we all know is "free" using a digital camera -- besides for the fact that many of these pics were unnecesssary. WORSE: my cat suddenly developed seizures the night after the dentistry. My cat had been healthy and normal for his entire long life of 15 years until now, but now he has occasional seizures which are pretty frightening to watch. He flips up into the air and loses his balance and falls over. My cat had always been really good be handled, but when he went to Lyndon vet., I heard my cat screaming like he was being tortured and man-handled. They are not trained well there and do not know how to work with an animal's personality.Dr. Davis kept telling me what cats do, and what cats like, and how my cat doesn't chew his food anyway. How would he know something like this better than me?? I know my cat extremely well, and it's always frustrating when the vet doesn't want to know about your cat. As we all know, every pet has his/her own personality and preferences and habits - but Davis didn't ask me any questions; he just kept asserting his authority. When I had my friend (male) take my cat in for me, the tone was much different. I also had to do my own research into the scientific literature to discover some of the issues related to my cat's response to the thyroid medication. My cat was having diarrhea and Dr. Davis had to look up the potential side effects of the meds from a ref book, and his conclusion? ...the book said "digestive problems" but not diarrhea so he didn't think it could be from the meds! He thought that it was the food my cat had been eating (the same one that he had always been eating - yeah, that makes sense!) Well, we altered the dosage of the med (methimazole) on our own and got rid of the diarrhea. I just adopted a puppy from a local shelter and the adoption agent made sure that I signed an agreement that I would not go particular vets; and although Lyndon wasn't on this list, when I told her that I had gone there, she was highly discouraging. This agent had heard of other bad experiences at Lyndon and that Dr. Davis overcharges and is "condescending to women"! I'm glad that I wasn't imagining it.Lastly, I just found out from my new vet that I can order the thyroid med directly from the pharmacy...and lo and behold, Dr. Davis has been marking up the price over 100% from $11 to $30. He never told me that I could buy this med direct. I placed an order 2 days ago, received it today, and got 2 refills with shipping for $27! Even if you don't quite believe me, if you love your pet and your wallet, there are many other more honest and trustworthy vets out there. Don't take a chance with Dr. Davis! Read Less