Maricopa Wells Veterinary Hospital

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Absolutely the best vet I've had in 50 years of dog and cat ownership. Bad reviews are most likely competitors not real customers.

I arrived today @ 10;05 for a 10:15 AM appointment. After waiting until 11:10 I left. I was told that if I go to any Doctor, I would have to wait that long. Wrong! If you make an appointment, you keep it, allowing for business needs, 1/2 hour is a reasonable wait, not 1 hour.

I recently went here with my new puppy and had a very good experience. Yes I got a very long speech about shots, heartworm, spaying etc, but I got the impression that they were only trying to give me all the information I needed to keep my puppy healthy. They mentioned 2-3 times how bad parvo is out here and that is why the shots are so important. They also gave me a free heartworm medicine that comes with the first visit. I thought their prices were very reasonable and everyone seemed knowledgeable and kind.

First of all, it's obvious (due to he lack of info, and the fact that it quickly follows a very negative review) that whoever left the 5 star review for Maricopa Wells Veterinary Hospital works there or is a friend of someone who works there.



If I could leave 0 stars I would. Here's my experience with the M.W.V.H. When I first moved to Maricopa I brought my dog with valley fever to see doctor black. She was very nice, genuinely empathetic, and honest. Unfortunately she has left to further her education, and in my opinion anyone taking their animal to see the current Vet in practice there (Dr. V who is mentioned in the other bad review) is risking their pets health and happiness. She is extremely dishonest and only concerned about making her wallet fatter.



I recently got a new great dane puppy. I purchased her without papers from an ad online that stated the pups were ready. Lilly (the new puppy) was very winy and unsure on her feet after I got her home, and couldn't eat her solid food without water being added to it. So I did some additional research and found sever weight charts on veterinary websites and great dane breeder forums that confirmed my suspicions; the puppy was only about 4-5 weeks old. Way to young to go home. I called the breeder and they admitted that the pups were actually only about 6 weeks. Great danes grow so fast that I am completely sure they were fudging the truth even then. The pups are only 6-8lbs at week 4 (my pup was 6lbs) and by week 6 they double to 12-20lbs (which two weeks later my pup was 13lbs). I immediately took the puppy to see Dr V and explained all of this. She didn't check my pups temp she didn't look her over... she didn't lay a finger on my pup. She took one look at her and announced that she was definitely 6-8 weeks. And then proceeded to write on Lilly's file that she was 8 weeks old. Why would she do this? B/c the nurse told me in front of the her that if the puppy was only 4 weeks old as I thought they wouldn't be able to give her shots or heart worm medicine. After the vet made her claim on the age of Lilly, she immediately launched into a pitch about how I needed to immediately put Lilly on Heart Guard, and all manner of things (like spaying which we wouldn't even be doing for another 6 months) that would cost me money. When I tried to bring the conversation back around to my worries about the puppy and her health the vet finally touched the dog and listened to her heart and then proclaimed the puppy had a heart murmur. Then she proceeded to try to scare me into thinking that meant I would need to shell out lots of money down the road. Not only that but she asked me if the puppy had diarrhea. I told her she did when I first brought her home but it was b/c the breeder was feeding her purina puppy chow(I saw the bag), and that as soon as I switched her food to Taste of the Wild large breed puppy chow it completely cleared up within a day. Dr V pretended I didn't say anything and proceeded to preach to me about how good Purina puppy chow is (even though I told her twice I have never owned a puppy in my life that DIDN'T get the runs from that stuff) and that if the puppy continued to have diarrhea I would need to do further tests. So I made a point of telling her again that the diarrhea cleared up immediately, and that no, I would not be switching back to Purina b/c that was the cause of the diarrhea in the first place... and her only response was that I shouldn't have switched the puppies food so quickly b/c it could have upset her stomach. B/c that makes sooooo much sense!



I was not born yesterday, and I even went through a little Vet school myself before changing careers. I have since taken my puppy to another Vet that has heard no heart murmur what-so-ever.

Saturday Duncan (my Shih Tzu rescue) became ill, I believe from the Vectra 3D. I checked the internet and found hundreds of horror stories about this product. Duncan refused to eat or drink all day Saturday and Sunday. He vomited and had diarrhea both of those days, was very lethargic and Saturday his body was on FIRE from fever. I prayed over my little boy all night Saturday and Sunday morning his fever finally broke. Monday morning I called the vets office (Maricopa Wells Veternary Hospital) which is his normal vet and where I purchased the Vectrta and asked for an appt. When I read more about the Vectra many people suggested bathing the dog with Dawn as the product is oil based and put onto the back of the dog, so I did bath him with Dawn dish soap. At my appt at 2:30 with Dr. Villalba I explained the entire situation with the Vectra, she said she never heard of these issues, I find that hard to beleive, so many pets have become deathly ill from this medication they are trying to get it off the market. Duncan was dehydrated, they gave him fluids, anti nausea, anti diarrhea, anti vomiting meds in a sac under his skin on his back, but never a blood test. They suggested a course of chicken and rice 2 tablespoons at a time, wait an hour or two to see if it stays down, if it does, give him a little more, you can wait a few hours and try a few more tablespoonfuls again. It did work, he had about 6 tablespoonfuls Monday night, and about 1/2 cup of water.



At 7:50 am the office called me and asked how Duncan did and I told them how he did the night before. I have MS so we really do not wake up until 10 or 11 am. When we finally really woke up, he again was lethargic, refused food and water. I called Dr. Villalba's office about 11 am and asked for her to call me, she was is surgery. I waited by the phone with my sick dog by my side until 2 pm and called again, now she is with patients. I waited until 5 pm and called again, she has an emergency, but you can bring him in if you want. Really???? You have time to see him if I give you another $90 but not time to call me back on the phone? I see how this is going. She knows what condition he is in but that is not enough of an emergency to call? I sat and waited by the phone for over 9 hours. Shows how much she cares, huh?



I am a devout Christian and am (along with my friends) trying to find a reason for her behavior, but I just can't. I cannot accept or justify letting a dog suffer this way when she know his state of health. Why I keep wondering, why? How long will she let him go without food or water before she thinks it is important enough to do something about. I am guessing I have to find another vet. This one I will find on Angie's List. I cannot bear to see my baby suffer like this, and I am SURE if it were her pet or parent she would NOT tolerate this type of care from their doctor.

That this is the best care you could ever give to a pet.