I had a rat and mouse rodentry. Took in a mouse because it had developed a strange skin issue. The whole place felt weird, including the vet's behavior. Nothing like the holistic vets I've seen before. He sold me some herbal powders for a lot of money, and that's it. I came back with the dead mouse a few days later (powders didn't do anything), and asked him to necropsy it. Is this man supposed to be a vet? Because he didn't know how to perform a necropsy... just chopped the body up into little mixed bits. Then said "I dunno."When other mice started developing same symptoms, I took one to a real vet. Turns out it was mites! In retrospect, I don't know why Yearout couldn't diagnose something so simple. Treated the mites, and all was well.  Later on, I heard from another person who took a bird in with a broken wing, he didn't even set or secure it, it just sold them some expensive powders. THIS MAN IS A QUACK, in my humble opinion. Stay clear!  I'd give him a zero star if I could. Read Less

Dr Yearout is the best. My dog cut his tendon in back of his paw. He sowed it back, did a great job at an affordable price. I have been going to him for many years. He even saved one of my dogs, many years ago, from an operation with his homeopathic medicine. My dog had an ear full of blood and all the vets I saw wanted to operate. Highly recommended! PS: he loves the animals...Don't let his poeple manners deter you. He is the best for your pets Read Less

I want to edit my original review. After posting my review, they called to discuss and hopefully fix the scenario. I appreciate this attention and care for customer service. My original review: he was rough with my bird and unhelpful. He let my bird fly around the room and crash into the window! He didn't seem to care about my bird at all, and put very little into my visit. Very unsatisfied. Read Less

Dr. Yearout cares passionately about his patients and is totally focused on his patient at hand. He spends the time needed to rule out and identify underlying issues. This is especially important when treating parrots! He has treated my dog with cancer when other vets wanted to do shoulder amputation and chemo...he removed the tumor and she has been in great health for 2 years. He has also treated my cat who has problems with his gums and was diagnosed with kidney disease. Dr. Yearout changed his diet and he has been symptom free for 5 years. Read Less

He takes his time with each patient. He really cares about the animals. I have taken different animals to him, Frogs, dogs and cats he is very knowledgeable and caring. I am grateful he is so close to me. Read Less

Drove all the way out from Seattle. Waited 30 minutes from 11:30 (when they are supposed to open) til noon. Called the assistant multiple times without a response. Prior to making the appointment it took them a week to contact us after various messages were left. Overall a ridiculously sub-par experience. Would not recommend Yearout to anyone, as he obviously runs a poor excuse for a business, and has a very loose handle on the service he is supposed to be providing. Had this been an emergency, theoretically, our dog could have died. Read Less

I trust him with all my animals which are like children. Homeopathy and holistic approaches are his specialty, which I like, but if allopathic interventions are needed he can do that too (western mainstream). Doug is kinda of an eccentric mad scientist type of guy, but he knows his stuff, and got there by being willing to investigate every approach to healing. Extremely honest and ethical. Read Less

Doug Yearout, DVM saved my dog's life. I sought out his services for a second opinion, and he diagnosed the dog's problem. He corrected the problem surgically, and he became the primary veterinarian for the dogs in our household. He is a gifted homeopath and animal chiropractor, modalities that are the first line of defense for the humans and the dogs at our house. Read Less

Worst vet we've ever seen. He was rude to me and not very nice to my cat. He is very expensive, so go see him if you are a masochist and like to pay people just to abuse you. If you want to pay someone to treat you like a valued customer and be nice to your pet, we have better holistic vets in Snohomish county. Dr. Yearout spends more time telling you how great he is than he does actually doing anything useful. Fortunately we have since found an amazing holistic vet and our kitties are doing very well under his care. Read Less

I am always amazed at the beautiful way homeopathy works to help the body heal itself in the most efficient and gentlest way. Dr. Yearout helped my 15 y/o dog physically and emotionally after he has a very stressful year. So grateful to have Dr. Yearout close to my home. Read Less

I was referred to him by my vet since she doesn't care for hedgehogs. My Pickles has a lump on his shoulder. Unfortunately at the time my work was very short staffed so I had to ask my mom to take him to the vet for me.        The 1st visit he was diagnosed with a hematoma and I was accused of dropping him or letting someone else drop him. He was sent home with some homepathic medicine which I gave to him as directed.       The 2nd visit he said he was "getting better" and wondered why my mom had taken him in a second time. I told the receptionist on the phone that I wanted TESTS done one him because I knew something was wrong. He didn't get any tests, he just got sent home with more homeopathic medicine.       A month later I notice that Pickles was getting wobbly & his lump was definitely bigger. so I took him to a real vet in Woodinville (VCA) and she gave him and x-ray & took a sample of his lump. Turns out he has a neurological disorder (possibly wobbly hedgehog syndrome) and CANCER. That's right, my hedgehog has a cancerous tumor on him that this vet misdiagnosed as a hematoma. Due to the neurological aspect of it, treating his cancer is not an option so he is living out the rest of his days with as much love and tasty treats as I can give him as well as his daily dose of pain meds to keep him comforatable.     I had emailed the vet letting him know of his misdiagnosis and at the time was not going to write a bad review however, it's been 2 months and I haven't even gotten an apology for accusing me of dropping my pet or for wasting $200 of my money and over a month of time that I could have known about Pickle's terminal illness. That was a month that Pickle's could have had pain medicine and not been hurting. Read Less

Douglas has saved my bird's sight after one of my toddlers sprayed him in the eyes with Windex a long time ago.  I was so impressed with the medicines that he used.  I'm a big believer in natural medicine, since I use that for myself!  Also, I have brought my guinea pig in to see him, and my dog as well.  The staff was even thoughtful enough to provide some training tips!Some people say he's not great with people.  His staff is wonderful, and he's a little more "let's get down to business" than a lot of doctors, but who cares.  He's always been great with me! Read Less

When I went there, my very old rat was having seizures and was taking a turn for the worst. Because no one wants to put an animal down, I told the dr I want to do what I can to keep her alive. Sadly the next day she was worse and wasn't responding to treatment so rather than let her suffer I decided to put her to sleep. The staff and dr were so comforting and so amazing, it was very personalized. One of the receptionists sat with me. The dr had a ritual he did and made the process for my rat very quick and painless. I am forever grateful for all that they have done for my rat and myself that day. Read Less

I can tell this man loves his work he loves animals I can tell he really wants to help animals get better he's a very good man, he helped my elderly cat live another week when she had no more life left in her, she was 23 years old when she passed away in my patent and I can tell the look in her eye she was not in pain she was not suffering she was not scared she passed away very peacefully, so I thank you for helping all my love ones 5 stars is not enough for your wonderful and loving care Read Less

Dr Yearout was awesome. I have a hard time trusting traditional western medicine for my human family and have started turning to naturopathic Dr's. So when my 3 yr old Papillon was diagnosed with PSS liver shunt last week, it only made sense to find her the best form of treatment also. Looking at the big picture in treatment is so important to me, and Dr. Yearout was very thorough. He was also very patient with me in explaining the physiology of my dogs condition and his recommended course of treatment. I feel very hopeful that my little Reba will have a much healthier road ahead of her because of Dr Yearout. Read Less

After being told by several other Vets that I would need to subject my 17 year old lab to many different medications, vaccines, and anesthesia for a half pulled tooth, I was nervous wreck. Not to mention the quote was horrendous! I was so pleased to be able to make an immediate appointment to see Dr. Yearout. My dog Joey was comfortable enough to make himself at home in his office and just by talking with Dr. Yearout I was comforted by his knowledge and expertise. He is extremely compassionate and I love his calm approach. Thank you so much! I will be bringing ALL my animals to you from now on! Read Less

I took our cat to Dr Yearout for check-up and small behavior problems. Dr Y. diagnosed him with strong heart murmur and was very concerned. Explained in detail what was happening, gave dietary suggestions and handed me herbal remedy. It's a month later now, cat is doing great, even the behavior improved dramatically. We are due for second visit and I am really grateful for the care we have received. Yes, the house where clinic is looks quite modest. it is obvious that runs on a shoestring and with help of volunteers. Cat was walking freely over there, which I thought was lovely, housekeeping was bit behind, which I really don't care about but the care was very good.  I spoke with few people who received care for their pets  there and there was a lot of praises of Dr Y.It's amazing how old, bad reviews are shown here as first reviews and I don't find them accurate. I guess if you want a super expensive, overloaded with machines clinic, go somewhere else. A year ago we have spent $8000 in these type of clinics (three of them) trying to rescue our dog.   The vets were willing but all they did is multitude of very expensive test, without solution and without seeing that dog is dying, which he did.   At least with Dr Y. I get that he is very knowledgable, observant and more caring than any of our previous vets. I'll prefer his communication with animals over mechanical tests any day. Read Less

I came for a first time visit by recommendation and will not be leaving! My dog received the most amazing care from Dr. Yearout. He genuinely cares about your pet and lets you know what you can do for you animal instead of "how much" everything will cost! It was an amazing experience and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a genuinely caring compassionate healer for their pet! Read Less

First, I'd like everyone to know how sneaky Yelp is in hiding the GOOD reviews for businesses who don't want Yelp's advertising. As one of the grandfathered original Seattle Yelp creators, I want you to scroll down to the unfiltered reviews which are the ones that show Dr. Yearout as the fabulous vet he is, these are the reviews Yelp hides for any business customer who declines their advertising offer. As a customer and family member of other happy customers who see Dr. Yearout regularly and have for years, I am confident in his kind, sensitive, demeanor, he gets along famously with animals and fowl, and the best holistic vet I know. Many animals of friends and family in my life have been treated and healed by Doug (Dr. Yearout) and are doing well.Keep in mind, for those of you who haven't gone to a holistic vet before, it is important to give the energetic and herbal remedies a chance and actually continue visits to follow up and treat the whole body. Follow up is critical. Dr. Yearout isn't particularly thrilled when he has a patient who isn't following up and deservedly, if you don't care for or help your animal, you may want to reconsider having a pet, any good vet would give you crap.Dr. Yearout is an intuitive, warm-hearted, animal loving person who deserves better than 4 scathing reviews when 20 good ones are lurking out there. Keep reading, scroll down to the bottom of his Yelp profile page and look at the 20 filtered rocking reviews. Read Less

I recently took my beagle in to see Dr. Yearout to see if he could help Milo with his separation anxiety. I was so amazed at the caring Dr. Yearout showed and the degree to which he went to understand in detail my little guy. He prescribed a homeopathic remedy which I gave to Milo that evening and the next morning before I went to work. To make a long story short... It worked like magic! Milo is so much less anxious when I leave & when I come home. I would highly recommend Dr. Yearout. I had a great experience and a fantastic outcome. He has become my vet for my pup, my cat, and even my snake! Read Less

I took my dog to Dr. Yearout because he had an available appointment. We thought he had a cold or something else that was giving him breathing trouble. He stared at our dog kinda moving his head around like he was in a hypnotic trance... I knew we were in trouble. He never really figured out what was wrong with our dog, but he did notice a loose tooth and pulled it. He gave us some herbal remedies that cost $100. the total visit was over $160.00 and did not help one bit.We took our dog to a real vet and found out that he had a major problem with his sinus cavity related to his teeth. Yearout is a hippy quack. Read Less

I'm surprised they are still in business. I took my angora rabbit there because he had become too thin. After a long wait where my toddlers were chastised for being too active, I was told that because we had not groomed him sufficiently the rabbit had ingested hair and that his stomach was full of hair, leaving no room for food. This was my fault and I felt horrible. Dr Yearout pressured me  to order an expensive surgery that the rabbit was unlikely to survive because rabbits don't do well with anesthesia. I think this man cares about pets and hates human beings. I elected to euthanize the rabbit and  the kids and I were crying. Dr Yearout could not have been meaner or more uncaring. I wish I could give him a tenth of a star. Read Less

I'm all for holistic medicine, but this place is just weird.  Seriously, what does banging on a drum do for an animal? When I first walked up, that's what I heard.  A drum.  Okayyyy... I went inside and was greeted by a dog who was just wandering around.  I'm not a big fan of dogs and I had my cat who isn't familiar with dogs so that didn't please me a whole lot either.  Nobody was at the front desk.  I waited, and waited.  Finally, the lady came out and got me checked in.  Told me to have a seat.  The place is in an a house and set up like a living room.  With furniture that has had a multitude of animals sitting on it.  It feels dirty.  I couldn't relax.  None-the-less, they kept me waiting for over two hours.  And yes, I did have an appointment.Finally I got in to see the vet.  He's not a very personable guy.  He told me to let my cat wander around while we talked, so I did.  The cat went into a cupboard and peed on some towels.  Instead of being understanding, the vet was visibly irritated.  Geez dude, we'd been there for 3 hours at that point.  Ultimately, he didn't do anything for my cat really.  Gave me some flower essences or some such that was supposed to help my cat's severe, life-threatening, asthma.  When I had called in, I was told he could give him a steroid shot, which is what he needed at the moment.  This cat stops breathing, I mean STOPS.  He was barely breathing when I took him in. Get him breathing and *then* we work on holistic remedies.  The cat would have died if I'd just gone with what this guy did.Bottom line?  $350.  No, there are no decimal points in there. To make matters worse, two days later I had to rush my cat to an emergency vet because he stopped breathing.  If they hadn't told me they could give him a steroid shot I would have made an appointment with a different vet initially and not needed to make that stressful and expensive trip to the emergency vet.  What should have cost under $100 ended up costing over $500.  If you love your pet and want a holistic vet with reasonable fees, check my other reviews.  There is an awesome one in there!  Dr. Yearout is clearly in the business for financial gain over the wellbeing of animals.  The one we see now charges much less, is incredibly intuitive, and has a clear love of animals.  (And for those of you who will say this is all about the money, or I should be willing to spend more on my pets, I guarantee I've spent more than most would.  Well into 5 figures *per cat.*  This isn't about the money, it's about what is best for my pets - Dr. Yearout isn't the best by far.) Read Less

I went here to get my parrot's claws and wings trimmed, since I couldn't find anyone else around that could. I was quoted $15 on the phone. So I went in for an appointment (could only get one for a week later) and the vet was very rude and critical. He decided he was going to do some other treatments without asking me first... ones that they charge extra for. So I ended up paying $30 for the visit and never went back. I would not recommend this place to anyone. The only reason I went is that they were the only local pet care that could do birds, but I've since discovered Apollo's in Everett that grooms for free 2 days a week. Read Less