Animal Emergency & Treatment Center

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I will never, and I mean NEVER, set foot in this place again.

I brought in my german shepherd a few weeks ago because I suspected bloat and it was late at night. She was in some abdominal discomfort and had tried unsuccessfully to vomit twice.

Xrays showed she did not have bloat but were otherwise inconclusive. The vet was pleasant enough, ran down a list of possible causes, ranging from a simple tummyache to a perforated intestine (life threatening but the xray did not show it). They wanted to keep her for observation, but I declined, citing financial reasons but to be truthful I've had bad experiences there before and simply didn't want to leave her. It was a good call.

The vet convinced me to give her a painkiller, which I agreed to. Shame on me for not asking what exactly they would give her- they doped up my poor dog on morphine and she was an unresponsive vegetable.

Overall, we're feeling a bit concerned but relieved she isn't bloating, until the tech comes back with our dog. She says to me, exactly, "Your dog is dying. She is in a lot of pain and she's going to die." She then proceeded to urge me to sign over the rights to my dog so a rescue group could "pay for her surgery then find her a good home." She told me she had a fever of 107.

I took and my dog home and she was just fine. I took her temp immediately- 101.7. Clean bill of health from my vet the next day. This horrible woman wanted me to sign over my dog and open her up for a run of the mill upset tummy. It chills me to think how many people she may have bullied into signing over their beloved pets, convincing them they will die. I wish I had gotten her name, all I can recall is she was in her 20s-30s, eastern European accent. Every rescue I know can barely afford to keep their fosters vetted and fed, and this woman was volunteering to pay for thousands of dollars of (unnecessary) surgery? Something stinks.

Please, please stay away; find another emergency clinic.

We took our very ill mini poodle in, she was having neurologic problems, we tried a course of treatment to reduce swelling in the brain but it didn't work. The next day she had to be put down because she was having seizures.,We were lucky enough to have the same vet Dr. Fox. Everyone there was kind caring in the most difficult situation I have ever faced.

I would like to thank the staff for the compassionate care we received after having my dog euthanized in the middle of the night. It means a lot to us. Couldn't have asked for nicer people.

I agree with you. My sisters dog was sick and i't happened to be a night. They took the puppy there. They said the dog was going to die and needed a IV. So of course my sister said ok. Next morning she got a call and they state they need to do a x-ray. So again my sister let them. To make it short the bill was up to 2200. For 3 days. My sister couldn't pay it. They told her then they wont be abel to give the dog back to her. (the dog ended up being ok by the way) So my sister thought she was not going to get it. She searched on what she should do, and found out it's illegal. So my sister fought with them day and night. Then she won. They wanted $500. So she gave it to the. So my sister goes to pick up the puppy and a tech came in with him with a new collar and a new name. My sister said whats going on. The tech says "I payed 500 for him cause you didnt want the dog back" My sister couldn't believe it. They LIED!!! Stay away from this place people!