Salazar Road Veterinary Clinic

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The lack of compassion of the vets I've seen at the Salazar Clinic is appalling. They lack empathy for the sick pet as well as for the very worried and distressed pet parent. Besides that basic skill that is the least you would expect to find on any person on the vet community, they are TOTALLY OUTDATED on their knowledge of treatment of illnesses and new medicines. Their answer for everything that they don't know how to treat is Euthanasia. My pet suffered a sudden collapse three years ago, she was unable to walk, I had to lift her, 70 pounds of chocolate lab love����, put her into her bed, slide her around the home, and then lift her again into my van, all by myself; of course those things always happen after hours, so I had to call their vet on ER call, and although kind of polite, she was also intimidating, she asked/warned me that if I was sure this was an emergency because she was one hour away from the office and God forbid I'd be waisting her time...I stuck to my gut and told her I was sure it was an ER. When we arrived she took my girl by the collar, pulled her out of the van and obliged her to walk inside the office....I was so In shock that I couldn't react properly, but I feel today that that was so inconsiderate (I apologized profusely to my girl).
My girl was bleeding internally, she had to stay there with fluids overnight. Next day she had surgery, her spleen ruptured. Then we had confirmation of Hemangiosarcoma, and the vet told me, there's nothing else to do, she will die in 3 months��������. Guess what, I immediately went to Santa Fe, to see an oncologist, my girl survived THREE YEARS after her splenectomy.
Unfortunately you don't have many options in Taos, but if you have the chance please take your pets to Santa Fe; if you have an emergency of course take them there immediately, listen ONLY TO YOUR HEART, and take them out of there as soon as they are stable. I had to call them recently, ER hours again, and their answer was Euthanasia. Awful vets!!!����

Dr. Tidwell is the nicest!! Caring and patient I'd refer everyone I know! Bonus: He also has a great sense of humor!!

I took my very large dog there on an emergency basis, before they had even opened in the morning. He had bloat and was close to death. Although my dog did not make it, the vets there did everything in their power to save him. They treated us kindly, gently, and respectfully as we lost our beloved dog. Since then we have become regular customers and take all our other dogs there. Highly recommended. Professional, polite, knowledgeable and caring.