Carolina Veterinary Specialists Matthews

I wouldn't even give them one star they are the worst please if you love your animal and I hope you do do not bring them here. They're all about the money it's insanely priced you have to wait forever to see a "vet". You'll talk to these little girls and tell them what you're concerned about like I brought my dog in Harold that's right Harold! This is Kristine freaking Sikorski. I explained his symptoms I said I just adopted him from Union county animal services I said his hind legs are limb lame he can't even get into the car I have to help him I have to actually lift up his hind legs he's lethargic he's breathing heavy and the girl immediately dismissed it this little 1920s like she's a freaking bet dismissed it she said oh he's probably just not used to writing in cars! Okay so so my other dog died from poisoning and I had a dog that died from dilated cardiomyopathy. This dog Harold is a very special dog God told me I was going to have to save this dog's life he told me that he was sick and he was going to go untreated, overlooked, misdiagnosed and I was going to have to argue and speak the truth. Well you know what happened I didn't even get to talk to a vet I spent all day 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. spent $195 for the exam which in the vet's notes she wrote that his legs weren't lame or stiff gave him a clean bill of health and gave him an x-ray because I stated something that he had done earlier in the day I said that he ate a little something off my flip-flop like the bottom piece of it looks like a little button he didn't eat it he just tore it off my sandal so their angle was he ingested something. I was like you know what I'm not talking to these little girls they're not veterinarians I'll talk to the professional well you know what you don't talk to the professional or supposed to be professional veterinarian until after the fact I have never ever ever had such horrible service I am so infuriated because you know what I spoke to this lady at PetSmart and she hooked me up with this phenomenal and veterinarian. He has lyme disease just like I said I said he has lyme disease. I said his hind legs are lame he's breathing heavy he's lethargic he's only f****** three. And I said he's in the end stages of Lyme disease so he's pretty much had it since he was born! The vet there cleared him gave him a clean bill of health. This alleged specialist in veterinary medicine didn't notice his hind legs being lame. This was the very first thing I noticed after adopting him. I couldn't remember exactly what it was called and I was afraid it might be heartworms. But I said with the lameness that says that he's got Lyme disease it's paralyzed it's paralyzes their limbs. So he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and stages just like I said they refused to see me they said that I had to pay the $195 again for him to be undiagnosed go f yourself I was made fun of for my spiritual and religious beliefs and mocked the girl answer the phone was like so you're going to tell me that God told you to adopt a sick dog and he was going to die and that he was going to be misdiagnosed and then you were going to have to argue! I told that little girl yeah that's exactly what he did. And you know what it's a shame that you don't hear God I do because I'm chosen that's what chosen people do they hear God's voice my sheep hear my voice you're not a sheep I'm going to say you're a wolf. Gave him a clean bill of health I wasn't even able to speak to the vet until after they did an unnecessary x-ray because the little girls that are not even texts that have no education on animal Health are going to write down that he ate something and I was concerned because he wasn't having problems well not having bowel movements and when it comes out it's running is another Read Less

My dog, like most dogs, does not like cats. I live in a neighborhood where there are cats out, and one night I let my dog outside and there was a cat right outside the fence. His instincts to chase, as a cattle dog with an extremely high prey drive, kicked in and he ran towards the fence so fast and hard and slammed into it. This led to a cut right next to his eye that was deep, so I immediately got into the car and raced over to what I thought would be a good vet that would help my dog. I was at the vet within 30 minutes of the event happening, which is fast enough to give him stiches. However, what I received was anything but help. First, the vet came in and asked when happened so I explained the story and then thought that the conversation would shift into how we can help my poor pup heal. But no, instead I get “Well does he make a habit of chasing cats?” to which I respond, “I mean I guess; he does not like cats which is why I do not have any and he was in my backyard when the event happened and completely fenced in, hence the cut.” To which she then responds, “Well that clearly shows his underlying behavioral issues,” and then she proceeds to drag my very scared dog out of the room (after I explained he is super scared at the vet due to a previous terrible experience as a puppy). My dog was sitting on my lap, and I tried to help him get up and calm him down, but instead got dragged across the floor by his neck (this happened both times he was dragged out of the room). He then returned with nothing to help hold the skin flap together and we were tossed some pain killer and antibiotics and sent on our way. Fast forward a week, he is in a cone, the cut is not healing and keeps popping open so rather than going back to this terrible place, I go to our normal vet. I explain what happened and not only are they appalled by the way we were treated, but also shocked by the fact that they did not stich or glue the skin flap down which will now lead to a longer time to heal and a bigger scar. My vet asked if we had gotten there within 8 hours, and I explained how it had been 30 minutes and they said how it made no sense that they would not do anything to hold the wound shut, give a longer dose of antibiotics, or give something to put on the cut. So now we are 2 weeks into my dog healing, 2 more vet visits later and still have a month of healing. Long story short if you want to spend $150 on bad service at night, you will have a better time at Dick’s last resort because in both scenarios you end up with poor service and being insulted, except at one place you get food and it is on purpose. Read Less

These "specialists" only care about money. I brought my dog here for a surgical consult because she has a cruciate ligament tear. I wanted information about all options. The first thing out of the surgeons mouth when I saw her, was to berate me for the food I have been feeding her, which has nothing to do my dog's leg. I was there for 3 hours and it cost me $700 just to get a consult. The surgeon told me she couldn't recommend anything until they ran a full blood panel to make sure she was healthy enough if surgery was warranted.  After the costly blood panel, the surgeon told me that my dog's liver levels were abnormal, but she couldn't tell me why and that surgery was absolutely needed anyway. There were no other options. I will never go back here. All Michelle Nanfelt cares about is money, not your dog. I recommend going anywhere else but here. My dog is now limping worse than she was when she went in and I don't trust a word that the surgeon, Michelle Nanfelt, told me. Read Less