We moved to Spokane a few months ago and had to find a new veterinarian for our 12 year old golden retriever. We had heard good things about Fairwood Animal Hospital and so went for a check up. I'll b... Read More
We moved to Spokane a few months ago and had to find a new veterinarian for our 12 year old golden retriever. We had heard good things about Fairwood Animal Hospital and so went for a check up. I'll be honest - our first visit wasn't so great. The vet we saw (who WASN'T Dr Hart) was just "ok", and definitely seemed inconvenienced to be treating our girl. We were all set to find another vet when our neighbor said "No, no, no, you need to go back there and see Dr Hart - he's the best." Well thank goodness we did, because Dr Hart is indeed the best. He gave our sweet dog phenomenal care, particularly over the past 6 weeks as she was diagnosed with cancer and needed frequent treatments and care. He explained everything to us very patiently, always gave us plenty of options (sharing what he viewed as the pros and cons of each), and offered thoughtful, helpful counsel to us while also making sure that the decision in each case was always ours (never him pushing us one way or the other). He called to check on her, stayed late on Valentine's Day(!!!) to see her in a moment of crisis (thank you both Dr Hart and the Hart family for accommodating this inconvenience!), and was kind and compassionate to the very end. One day last month our girl wasn't feeling well and had to spend the afternoon there. Being a golden retriever and thus a very social dog, we felt sad that she was probably in a cage all day, although never voiced this to the vet or the office staff. When we came to pick her up, the friendly woman at the front desk said "Come with me, I want to show you where your dog spent the day." She took me back to a small room that had a couple of desks and computers and there, tucked to the side, right near one of the women who was working on the computer, was our girl stretched out on her dog bed. They said "We knew she'd be happy laying here where she could be with people." SO sweet of them to do that!Bottom line - I highly recommend Dr Hart and the staff at Fairwood Animal Hospital. They have been amazing with both our pup and with us. Read Less