Mixed bag.
The Good:
We liked Dr. Stary a lot. She was kind, personable, good with animals (you'd be surprised how bad some vets are), and she was not condescending. If we come back to this vet, it... Read More
Mixed bag.
The Good:
We liked Dr. Stary a lot. She was kind, personable, good with animals (you'd be surprised how bad some vets are), and she was not condescending. If we come back to this vet, it will be because of Dr. Stary, and Dr. Stary alone. If this review was for Dr. Stary alone, it would get five stars. Sadly, many other aspects of this office detracted from the experience.
They also do a free first exam for up to two pets per household, which was pretty nice. They need to get their story straight on what's included, however.
The Disappointing:
We were told on the phone and by the tech, Kristin, that a fecal exam was included in the free first exam. We were encouraged to bring in a fecal sample later because we hadn't brought one on our initial visit. When I brought it in, I was told that a fecal exam is NOT included in the free first exam, and ended up paying for it. Apparently the fecal exam is free only if you opt into the Care Club, which we did not.
To be clear, I don't mind that I had to pay (but now that I think about it, $45 is a lot for a fecal exam). I mind that I was told multiple different things by multiple different people. It's embarrassing to to go up to a counter expecting that something is free and then have to go back to get your wallet when it isn't.
The tech was also not particularly pleasant. She was rude, condescending, distracted, disorganized (she wrote incorrect information on both of our pets forms, and I overheard another patient saying she had done the same with them), and apparently didn't communicate with the vet at all because the vet asked us all the same questions the tech did.
At one point she offered us free Paradyne (an anti parasite topical), and expected us to know what it was and decide if we wanted it based on the name alone. She also tried to sign us up for the Care Club (monthly fees) even though we had expressly told her we were not interested.
She then proceeded to make fun of us to other vet staff because we weren't sure if we wanted the Paradyne (which again, we didn't know what it was because she didn't tell us).
Kristin - if you're reading this, you should know that the exam room doors are not as thick as you think they are.
I have no problem with VCA in general - when I lived in Denver my vet was VCA and they were phenomenal. This particular VCA, however, did not impress. Read Less