Schuylkill Veterinary Hospital

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Dr Thornton and her staff have been wonderful to me and my cat babies over the years. 8 yrs ago I had to put my little Pepper to sleep due to cancer. He was only 2 1/2 yrs old. I was devastated, but knowing that Dr Thornton was empathetic to my tragedy made it a little easier to bear. I currently take my 2 cats to her and trust her completely with their care. I highly recommend her as a veterinarian.

We have had Dr. Thornton and her wonderful staff give excellent care to our pets for over 30 years. In that time our dogs received great care and we are very happy. I highly recommend Schuylkill Veterinary Hospital to any one with a pet. Myron H

We gave SVH a second chance: a few years ago our dog was misdiagnosed and as a result given ineffective repeat therapy here. But when it was time to have our younger dog neutered, we took an appt. at SVH because our regular vet couldn't fir him in until late March. SHV fit him into their schedule for the following Monday. We were told dogs are always kept overnight and examined the next day before discharge. However my wife was called about an hour the same day before they close and told that she needed to pick up her because he "looked unhappy". Tell me any dog who just had an orchiectomy and had a plastic funnel around his head wouldn't be unhappy! SVH should know how to deal with this... and we paid more for the procedure than at our regular vet. My wife was upset because she had to leave work unexpectedly (I was at work too) to get our dog. Picking up our dog in the morning as planned would have cause no disruption. Very unprofessional . By the way our dog was still unhappy when he got home. He said "give SVH one star"

This place format even deserve one star but it made me check a star to.leave a rating. Don't take you're pet to this place. Please take my advice. I brought my cat there two weeks ago due to seizures. I didn't care about the cost. I love my cat and cost is not an issue when it comes to her well being. But they sent one lady in to the exam room and she proceeded to tell me that it would be very costly to treat my cat due to all the tests and medicine and hospitalization. I told her it's not a problem. And she said Is he just wants me to know that it's a business and they got to pay they're employees. I told her again that cost isn't an issue. She's told me she just wants to make it clear. I said "look lady, I just want my cat to get better. Can, can you please stop worrying about the money.. but wait this gets way worse. So I left her there at the clinic, a couple days later I picked her up. I paid them they're precious money.. the doctor told me they're putting my cat on phenobarbitol and valium, and that my cat would need to come back every month for blood work and check ups... ok I could accept that if it was true. But my suspicion is that they put my cat on these dangerous meds so that they can get a steady flow of money every month from me. Wait it gets worse. I brought my cat home and she couldn't even walk. She wasn't even acting like herself, she w S a zombie. And then I noticed a foul odor on her feet. I'm telling you, her feet smelled bad. I called them back and told them. They said well you will have to bring her in for a check up... a check up? I just brought her home from there a day ago... the vet knew her foot was bleeding the day I took her there, because her claws got pulled out during a seizure. But now her feet smell and they want me to bring her back, when I just brought her home from there. I told that lady I wouldn't bring her back there if they paid me... the next day I took her to a different vet... he discovered three of her toes were infected due to the claws that tore off, that's why they smelled. He out her on antibiotics and gave her a shot. As far as the dangerous medication that schuylkill vets tried to put her on, this new vet told me he doesn't want to put her on them just yet, because they can lead to liver damage.so he ants to wait to see if her seizures get any worst. And I ha v e to keep a log and write it all down. So I was pleased with this idea. I brought Bella (my cat) home and started her on the antibiotics, and within two days the smell was gone and Bella started acting like herself again. She's feeling so much better and hasn't had any seizures, thank GOD.. schuylkill veterinary is a nightmare. I wouldn't recommend them to a worst enemy. Because I love pets and wouldn't want then treating another pet the way they treated Bella...trust me...