Dr. Truesdale is fantastic. I've read many of the other reviews, and they did cause me to be a bit trepidatious about bringing my dog in, but I could NOT have been more impressed. The staff is incredibly friendly, especially Alicia (receptionist) and Crystal (vet tech). And Dr. Truesdale himself...he's a GEM. He put my mind entirely at ease, considering I have a very difficult dog. As soon as Dr. Truesdale entered the exam room, my dog approached him on his own to sniff...very uncharacteristic of my dog who is generally very shy and timid...especially of men. Dr. Truesdale then calmly discussed all of the things they were going to do (he was in for the whole gamete...neuter, exam, shots, grooming, etc.), and finished by describing some drugs/behavior tactics to calm my high strung boy. The whole time, my dog was calm as could be. That told me all I needed to know. He does have a very busy practice, so face-to-face time is limited. I do wish I had been able to speak to him directly following the procedures, but Alicia and Crystal told me everything I needed to know. I am so impressed with the quality of care and the quality of knowledge in this practice. I would recommend them to ANYONE. read more

Do not recommend- 5 years off and this practice is getting worse by the month -trying to get appointments is like pulling teeth. Weeks for time sensitive issues and years waits for annuals -when seeing any vet other than truesdale they will not give any decent level of care. My dog had a necrotic ear and chunks were falling off. We were told it's just a cut it will heal in 6 months. Went to another vet practice a few days later they scheduled an emergency surgery saying the necrosis is life threatening and will spread quickly then can enter the brain. They were right and it spread to the other ear. Called to tell Dr truesdale office and they said "ok but since you had the work done at another vet we won't ever know if we were wrong" -seems Dr truesdale just wants to make money on selling sperm of the animals only. I have been asked on every visit if I have through about making my animals reproduce and the value of the animals to sell/the sperm value. -called to say my dog won't eat, vomiting non stop, and has diarrhea. I asked to do an anti nausea med and they said ok we can see you in two weeks...what!? My dog won't eat it will die by then read more

Predatory charges! I will preface this review by saying that this place did my doberman's ears and did a great job with them, so I appreciate that. He is approaching 2 years old now so I am gathering quotes from different Vets for his neutering. I called this place and asked how much it would cost. They said before providing a quote, it is required to go in for a consult first. Ok, sure. I went in today and all they did was weigh my dog, and tell me very high level, generic info about neutering. So I go to the front desk to schedule the neutering, and get a quote. Well now they tell me first I have to pay $70 for today;'s "exam" before I can see the price of neutering. There was no "exam" as I stated earlier. I told them this, that they are the ones who required me to come in and I shouldn't have to pay as there was no "exam". I literally just needed the price to compare to my other quotes. So I have to pay $70 to even find out the price? no way. They have a predatory payment structure and I will not be going back. read more

Best canine reproductive vet in the area; just wish he wasn't so far away, but worth the trip!

We took our animals to Central Ave Vet for 9+ years, primarily because of the convenience factor as we could walk the dogs over from our house. We lost 3 dogs and a cat to old age issues during this time period, but grew increasingly dissatisfied with terribly long wait times and extremely overcrowded waiting rooms. Even parking can be an issue! Waiting 45 minutes to be seen and another 30 minutes just to pay your bill is over the top (I am not making this up, and it wasn't just one time!), plus my animals were incredibly stressed out from the experiences. The smell of the waiting room did not positively enhance the experience. From what I observed, the front desk staff and vet techs (who I found to be very nice) are incredibly stressed out - they seem to be constantly overbooked. We saw both Dr. Truesdale + Dr. O'Neil. Dr. T sent us home with one of our elderly dogs after an appointment, and the dog died in my husband's arms 2 hours later - not sure how helpful that visit was, and it was pretty traumatic to lose the dog at home. After a time, we adopted a shelter dog & brought her in right away for an exam and consult. The dog bit Dr. T twice and drew blood during the exam. We expressed concerns about safety, but Dr. T simply suggested we take her for obedience training (which we planned to do). A week later, as I attempted to put a coat on the dog she bit the side of my face! We ended up returning the poor dog to the shelter and unfortunately they had to euthanize her. Clearly Dr. T didn't have a crystal ball to know the dog was a bite risk, but certainly we were relying on him for his educated assessment of this animal, and I feel that he failed us. Eventually we got a puppy (she's now almost 6) and brought her to Central Ave Vet for all shots, neutering, grooming etc. She was absolutely terrified of going to the vet, and would whine, shake, pee etc. I finally pulled the plug and found a new vet a month ago - so far both the dog and cat seem to love the folks there! Don't be like me and get complacent or intimidated by a vet you've had issues with; LISTEN TO YOUR PETS, if they don't like going to the vet, there's a reason and there are lots of options out there! read more

This practice saved the life of Grand Champion Adolph of Bessette's. I had a similar situation last year with my Bullmastiff Remington. Medvet in Toledo, Ohio was fantastic. But he needed transferred to Medvet Commerce Michigan to see a "board certified surgeon". After 5 days, their surgeon refused to operate, without a $3000 CT Scan to rule out underlining conditions. We knew he had a massive blockage in his large intestine and the surgery was not going to be a typical surgery. We were told, this surgeon was going to attempt to crush the blockage in the large intestines so that it could be manipulated out the rectum. After being in Toledo for 5 days, transferring him myself from Toledo back to Michigan. This surgeon refused to operate without these costly, unnecessary tests. Our boy wouldn't have survived waiting on the results. No matter how much we begged to please just open him, if there were other issues, we wouldn't wake him. They completely refused. Our bill in Toledo for five days, 2 aggressive enemas, one under anesthesia was $2700. We paid $2500 to walk in Commerce Medvet. They had him overnight less than 24 hours and had only repeated blood work and xrays. We refused the CT scan and cardiac consults and just wanted our boy put down at this point. Having had seen him the prior day and knowing he had already given up, we couldn't see putting him thru anymore. They said before they would euthanize we had to pay our total bill. Another $2300. We were charged for medications that I brought and paid for from their other facility. They wanted someone from billing to call us to "go over the bill". We chose to pay their request than allow our beloved boy to suffer another minute. We were an hour and a half from Commerce. We didn't want him to wait for us to arrive, he suffered enough. The fact that Dr. Truesdale did not hesitate to operate on Adolph, without unnecessary testing, speaks volumes to his compassion and care for the animals, not his wallet. I would have paid any amount, and offered to, just for them to open him for exploratory for this surgeon to refuse, I never spoke to the "board certified surgeon", the ER vet from the day before is who called us. Had it not been a holiday weekend during Covid my vet, Dr. Lucretia Greear would have done anything should could, as Dr. Truesdale did. I just had to share how grateful and what a dream team Adolph has. A HUGE THANK YOU, FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AT BULLYVARD'S AND JOE & EVA BENEDETTI from Michigan. read more

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this is the second time I've brought one of my dogs to be artificially inseminated and Dr Truesdale missed her again! This dog is perfectly healthy had a complete blood work and all testing before she was bred. I firmly believe that they waited till she was beyond ready to be bred. I'm beyond furious!! After speaking to numerous Professional people I should have listened to them. Please don't go here !! read more

To watch my pet's health deteriorate right in front of me and be told that Dr. Truesdale can't see them today, tomorrow, or the next and never even be offered an appointment is disconcerting. I have 2 cats vomiting and having diarrhea and one of them currently weighs 4.9 lbs she is 11 years old with her spine now protruding. I was told to take them elsewhere because he has no openings. I also have a small dog with severe chronic pain who can barely walk. He spends more time trying to push outrageous overpriced weekly horse injections on me that he forgets I tried them and they didn't work. He makes guesses on what could be wrong with her. So that being said she leaves his office and continues to suffer daily. I will absolutely never return to this office. It was not an enjoyable few years of paying high vet bills leaving with sick animals. read more

Idk man.... Slow, very expensive, and not good at communicating. I'll update if things change, but I've been 10 times in 2 months and I'm not feeling jt read more

We recently had to put our beloved dog down. We had never gone through this experience before. They did not communicate well on what the process was and we found the staff to be very insensitive. The dog was cremated and sent back to them for us to pick him up. They did not call us to let us know he was there. read more

Terrible service. Unprofessional front desk staff and technicians. Never saw the actual doctor even once during an ordeal I had with breeding my English Laboradors. Brought them in for artificial insemination since they were the only ones I knew of that provided this in the area. These 2 dogs had prev been there a few times for shots etc. but I changed vets due to the snotty front desk girls with attitude. Anywat the AI was done. Go back in 5 weeks for ultrasound. The tech comes back and says "I'm sorry it didn't take- wasn't successful. Maybe try again next heat." I was disappointed but what could I do. Over the next 2 months I noticed my girl getting bigger and having enlarged nipples. I wasn't concerned because she had had a false pregnancy the year before. And I was told " no puppies". On day 62 after the AI my girl starts behaving like she's in labor. She kept me up all night. she was frantic, a wreck and even vomited. After this went on all day I took her to the vet again to ask if something was wrong with her, based on her behaviors. The tech took another look at her and came out to tell me " we must have missed this one puppy that we see now, but there's no heartbeat so unfortunately the puppy is dead. she needs an emergency C section. I said well ok what choice do I have. Do it. They now say no vet is there ( why not)? and I'll have to go immediately to Ocean State Emergency Veterinarian in E Greenwich. So off to EG we went. I explained the situation to the VET there and they were very sympathetic and told me they will do the procedure and pick my female up in the morning. Ok. So that same night Ocean Stste vet calls me and says " the puppy was alive and very healthy, mom dog is nursing her and she is also doing great! They will be ready to go home in the morning. I was excited for the new puppy but angry and disappointed with Truesdale office for getting everything so wrong, having an uncaring attitude and a lack of apology. When I called to tell them about the live puppy- crickets. when I asked to make an appointment for her first shots in 6 weeks the front desk girl says "oh we are not taking any new patients". I was in disbelief and informed and reminded her my male and female dogs are establidhed patients. she still said "Sorry we are not taking new patients.". UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Needless to say I will NEVER return. I tell everyone about this story. It was a nightmare with fortunately a happy ending thanks to Ocean State Vet Services. read more

Dr. Truesdale is fantastic! Always fair and accommodating, as a Breeder it is amazing to have a vet that is pro breeder and happy to work with you. The clinic is always professional, and more than fair on prices especially when it comes to surgeries. I have taken my dogs here for years and am so thankful for the care they have been provided ! read more

Un believable!!!! Just brought my cat there I had for 15 years they took and X-ray with out our permission and charged us $168 just to say "they can take off his leg so he can live another year"! I called to inquire about the X-ray charges as I'm on the way to SPCA to say goodbye to a part of our family and the lady gives me a attitude saying "well you could have stopped us from taking the pet out of your hand". The insanity I'm on the phone crying and she wants to be a snot bag! They said we are going to take a "picture" of his foot ... I was waiting in the room for the estimate for the X-ray never brought it in ! How Dare people prey on family's that have to say good by to there loved ones . I don't think there in the animal business at I think there in the money making busness get your heads out of you a$$ read more

Dr T is the best and his staff works very hard and they are busy all the time. I see all the complaining going on here . Be prepared to pay money at any vets office ! It's not free services. Dr T you are the best and your staff is amazing thank goodness for you guys read more

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We chose to have our Great Dane puppy's ears cropped (I know--ouch!) and after research, Dr. Truesdale's office seemed like a good place. Its an unpopular procedure these days, however his office does it frequently and does a great job. The immediate after care was not fun for us nor for our pup, but the front desk staff was helpful in fielding our frequent phone calls and concerns. We drove 1.5 hours each way every time we needed to have his ears taped or have the tape removed. His ears look wonderful now, and we feel very good knowing that his office frequently treats Great Danes and the staff is well aware of the specifics of the breed. We will be taking him there when it is time to neuter. read more

Receptionist are very rude and very unprofessional!!! My canine has been a patient to Dr.Trusdale for the past 5 years and when I called with a emergency I was redirected to bring my baby to the emergency. For anual appointment they follow up and recommend you to bring in your dog in. Too much money for bad service you should feel welcome and understanding when you babies are sick.. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE read more

I have been going to this office since 2009 and the vets have always wonderful. Something has changed recently and the staff are more persistent than ever trying to do tests my dogs have already had and shots they are current on. When I tried to refill their heart worm meds she said no refills until I bring them in for a test which had just been done 4 months earlier. When one of them hurt his foot Jumping off the deck a tech insisted that on top of the expensive x-rays I had to have a Lyme test done. I've asked to have either an office manager or Dr Truesdale call me to discuss but nobody ever calls. read more

So this review is taking place in August of 2020 during the Covid issue. So I walk into this business, Central Ave Vet, at about 4:35, my dogs appointment is for 4:45. No one is at the check in counter. There is a woman at the check out counter but she never looks up from her computer screen. ALL over the place there are signs that say something to the effect of "Please be seated and do not get up until your pets name is called." Under the woman at CHECK OUT is a sign that says "Do not approach the window until your pets name is called" in Big bold letters. Now apparently this sign is only is for check outs but I did not know this. and mind you....there is no one at Check In!!!! So I sit down and I wait. Now my dog is a nervous little thing so I would like to get in and out as fast as possible. But I wait for about 25 minutes. Finally I get up and approach the the check out window that says "DO NOT APPROACH" in order to ask if I still have an appointment. Now keep in mind this woman at the window has not ONCE looked over in my direction. So I ask her "Do I have an appointment. She asks me my name. I tell her and she says "You appointment was for 4:45 PM. You did not check in." YOU DID NOT CHECK IN???!!!! No one is AT check in!!!!, there are signs ALL over the place that say stay seated!!!! (not 1 or 2, like 8) and there is a sign with big bold letters under her that says DO NOT APPROACH!!!! but it was my fault that I did not check it. Sorry but when something is ridicules it is ridicules and that is ridicules. and Covid is not an excuse. Every brick and mortar business in the world start the same way. First you look at the customer and then you say "Hello" If you do not do that (Covid out not) then you are not running a good business. Actual vet work was fine and has always been fine so I gave 2 stars. read more

Dr Truesdale himself is great. He works great with both the dogs and their owners. The same goes for the veterinary assistants, they are consistently professional and friendly. Wonderful treatment by the nurses and doctor, I can't say enough good things about them. The problem arises with the front desk staff. They continue to be rude and blatantly ignore the presence of clients in the office. I was astounded by how they conducted themselves. They should be ashamed of their idea of professionalism, as they are scaring off clients before they even experience how great Dr T and his team are. Sorry doc, you're the best, but your receptionists are the reason why we won't be back. read more

Terrible, Terrible service. Definitely would not recommend. The front desk service is unacceptable. I had an X-ray for my pregnant dog and it took three days for the vet techs to get the X-ray emailed to me, only after numerous calls to do so. I pay cash for my services at time of service so the wait for my results is totally unacceptable. I have had wrong test results given to me, been told that my file was lost when I was waiting for time sensitive results. Seriously bad customer service when you are dealing with people and live animals. If you care for your animals I would recommend finding another vet. read more

This place wants to milk every dime out of you!! I pre-paid for immunizations and neutering when I got my pet and was told to come here to use it. I have had my pet for only 3 months and they have charged me $500 on top of what I pre-paid - and it hasn't even been neutered yet! I had an appt today for the neutering and when I took the day off work and brought my pet in they said 'oh, we forgot to give her the rabies shot at the last visit so let's do it today and reschedule the neutering for 2 weeks out ' (and take another day out of work). Of course they charged me another $91 for the shot today! It costs less to get immunizations for my children. Once I finish the 'pre-paid' neutering I will be done with this place. read more

I was not satisfied whatsoever with Dr. Truesdale and his treatment of my older cats. I found his staff unfriendly, uncompassionate and downright hostile. Not only did he not bother to spend any time communicating with me about the condition of my animals, but he quoted me one price and charged me much more. My cats never received proper treatment and no one there cares. I would not suggest that anyone with a sick animal bother to take them there because this veterinarian will charge you, rush you out the door and won't care at all! read more

Doctor Truesdale is the best. He is the only reason why we still come here. Sadly we can't say the same about the front desk staff. They are extremely rude and unprofessional. As I scroll down the comments I see I am not the only one who feels that way. read more

Best place around! Very caring and friendly and take great care of your animals. Alyssa is awesome!!

I was referred by another breeder to Dr. Truesdale at Central Ave. Veterinary Hospital. If I could give them 0 stars I would. I have now been there 5 times throughout our dog's pregnancy . The staff, especially front office are not educated in repro and are extremely unprofessional. When speaking with the manager, her excuse is they are new . When you ask a repro question at a repro vets office and are told to goggle it, there is serious issues. Had an xray taken today at noon to determine how many pups our dog will have, they didn't give me the xray, still have not emailed it as promised ( 6 hrs. later) and I still have not received a call with a count of how many pups . Very disappointing .I will not be going back there . read more

I chose Dr. Trusdale to perform an ear crop on my 11 week old Cane Corso. Obviously, for this type of procedure, I wanted someone reputable and was referred here by a friend.I was on the fence about even considering the surgery but he was very straight forward, reassuring, and easy to work with. I was provided with a book of crops that he has performed and he's done fantastic work. I provided images of what I was considering and he recommended a slightly shorter crop to which I agreed. My dog's cup fell off today and I inspected the incision, length, and evenness of her ears. Needless to say, they're perfect and will probably only require one or two tapings when the sutures are removed in two days time. I'm thoroughly impressed with the service received and am considering taking him on as my dog's regular veterinarian. read more

Despite the reviews I took my two Frenchies here for their allergies. The front desk staff were super friendly and the Dr was knowledgeable and clearly an animal lover. They suggested apoquil which although expensive has been the only thing that has worked for my boys. I priced checked and found the cost to be inline with all the online websites. Unfortunately pet ownership can be expensive and owners should be educated as to what costs may arise to properly care for their fur babies!! Thanks Dr T and staff for a great experience my boys are finally itch free read more

I've been going to Dr. Trusdale's office for a while now. I switched due to now living in the area and started going here over the past 2 years as I heard many good things. He is fantastic but depending on which day I've gone depends on how friendly the receptionist staff is. I have 4 pets that's why I've been there often for wellness visits. Some days they're extremely professional and kind and other times they can be rude but over all not a reason to not go there. The only issue I've had is with Dr. O'Neill. She was extremely rude when I brought my cat for a wellness visit and I just let it go thinking she was having a bad day. But I brought my dog for a sick visit which was a day after I called so some of the symptoms resolved. She didn't answer any concerns I was having saying there's nothing wrong from what She could see so she can just give her antiemetics and antibiotics prophylactically for the diarrhea which she no longer was having! Then said well you can do blood work and an X-ray if you want. Didn't explain anything or reasonings to do or not do something. I'm a nurse and it takes a a lot for me to call to have myself or anyone in my household seen. I wouldn't bring my dog to be seen unless I thought something was wrong. And on top that I wouldn't bring her to pay 230$ unless I thought something was wrong or off. She didn't address what could have caused the tongue color change, skin color change, withdrawn behavior, pain when I pet her sometimes, diarrhea or anything! And when I asked if she thought the X-ray would be warranted her attitude was so rude. I'm not the vet so I was trusting her advice and why I God forbid asked questions. Don't get me wrong I'm glad to be told my dog is ok, I don't want anything wrong with her but the rudeness of a doctor is uncalled for. I did get a call and in the middle of asking a question she hung up which I'm not sure was connection issues or anything but when I called back said she didn't know what caused the skin issues and she didn't see anything yet she still had some hyperpigmentation on her skin during the exam that I told her about. Yes there's Covid going on but I don't treat my patients like that. It should be kindness no matter what. Not going back due to her. read more

Katie N. is right. Dr. Truesdale himself and the assistants are very caring and generous and wonderful to the customers. The front desk staff is not considerate at all. I had asked if I could use the Friends of Animals discount for my two kittens and was told no by the front desk. Dr. Truesdale overrode them and said yes because I had been bringing the kittens for their initial shots for weeks and had spent about $700 already. When I brought the kittens to be neutered that day, I was told I could not use the discount because I didn't have the coupon in hand and they couldn't trust me to actually buy it and provide it so the clinic would get reimbursed. When I arrived that night to retriev e the neutered kittens, I showed the receipt that I had bought the coupons that day and was told again that no, since it wasn't the physical document in hand I couldn't receive the discount. This was a $400 up-charge that they could've accepted. I subsequently donated the coupons to the Central Ave Veterinary Hospital so someone else could use them, but don't necessarily think the front desk staff will be generous enough to give them to anyone. Thank you Dr. Truesdale for being a good soul. Maybe you could encourage your staff to try acting the same way. read more

I do not usually write reviews, but I feel it is important to give credit when do. My family has been using Central Ave for many years. I am a business owner of a large animal facility myself. After reading some of the most ridiculous reviews, I felt it necessary to share our positive feed back. Knowledgeable caring dog people are the words I use to describe this practice. Dr Truesdale along with Pam, Kim and many others will always go above and beyond for the Animals, truly what it is all about!!! read more

I would recommend being VERY careful entrusting your pet to this office. Long story short, after visits/treatments, my poor little cat, Sneakers, needed to be euthanized. Very sad, but this was a known possibility. What really irritates me though is that Truesdale charges an EXTRA $50 if the owner of the dearly beloved wants to be present at the time of the event. To me, that is so callous. So horrible. It is truly low. I'd like to go to a vet who really cares about ANIMALS like our pets, and respects the owners. read more

My family has been taking our animals to Dr. Truesdale for over 12 years. He and the assistants are wonderful, caring, professional, and extremely knowledgeable. 7 years ago our dog had gone into cardiac arrest. Karen and Dr. Truesdale consoled us as we made the decision to end our poor guys suffering. They were both so reassuring and caring. When we got a new puppy we knew Dr. Truesdale was going to continue to be our vet. However, the last few months we had a turning point. All due to the front desk staff. The front desk staff has progressively gotten worse. They show no caring, no urgency, and no professionalism. A little over a month ago We called in a prescription refill and were told we had to wait 24 hours. After 72 hours, numerous phone calls, lunch breaks spent on hold the refill was never completed. We eventually scheduled a yearly exam. We were told it was necessary for our dog to continue to receive his medication. Understanding that the stress of the office vets has horrible effects on our dogs illness we kept our appointment. We get brought to a room by Karen who is great as usual. However, to our surprise Dr. Truesdale isn't the vet we are seeing. We are meeting with Dr. O'Neil. She is immediately defensive, argumentative , and unprofessional. She had no knowledge of my dogs severe disorder. Apparently, no one could find our file so she never even became familiar with our pet. All of our questions/concerns were met with deeming responses. Our file was found as we paid at check out. As the "delightful" receptionist schedule four follow up I requested we be seen by Dr. Truesdale. That request was met with an attitude. I will be cancelling that appointment and After all these years of wonderful care by Dr. Truesdale and his assistants we will sadly be looking for another vet. read more

Truesdale is the best! Both myself and my daughter travel from out of state to have him as a vet for our boxers. People from many states know of him and praise him. I first called him when I was told my first boxer puppy would be trouble and Truesdale said the same explaining all th pros and cons. We have been through ears, neuter, chemo, and births and never been disappointed. I now have one of his puppies which is perfect. read more

I took one of my dogs to this place once years ago I also encountered a rude staff member. The doctor seemed fine but when you have to deal with rude employees who wants to go back? read more

I will never go back to this clinic to service my dog. It all started with needing to get my dog neutered. I called around to a few clinics to get his shots necessary to obtain getting him neutered. The receptionist, Kim was the (not so friendly) gave me the price of $200 dollars, TOTAL. I was happy to hear that price so I gladly accepted and repeatedly asked.. $200 for shots and neutering? She assured me "Yes, everything, altogether." So I set up my first appt. to get his shots. Came to over $100 -_- So checking out we had the conversation that... 'Okay so $100 next time right?" She couldn't give me an honest, 100% answer (this is again Kim.. No smile.. Not trying to help me.. Took a phone call for 5 mins during our conversation as I'm waiting there with my dog and 2 1/2 year old daughter digging around in a bucket of candy in the waiting room. ) She said roughly around $200.. Okay.. I was upset about it but his second set of shots he needed to get were included. So 3 weeks pass and it's time for the neutering. I go to pay and I'm holding a piece of paper in front of me that says $437... WHAT?! I was so upset.. She said oh and there's 15% off neutering! She's saying the $437 is an estimate.. Yet wants me to sign it.. Uhh no I will not sign an estimate. I watch way too much court TV to sign (agree) to a price that will change. Came to about $369.. I knew right then like.. This place is insane. Just be honest with the prices. Anyways.. Drop him off and the woman who came out to get him said they'd call me and let me know how his surgery went. They never called. I called them the next day and the girl who answered gave me attitude saying... "Well we usually have YOU call US.." Like, what?! How am I supposed to know when he's done? I'm not there? I don't know when his surgery was.. He was there for 27 hours..? Go to pick him up and offered me to rent his collar.. I never used it.. Got my money back for the cheap plastic that I feel like they should just give you? But oh well.. I took my dog home with fleas -_- he didn't have fleas before going there. I told someone I knew about my terrible experience and they friggin GUESSED it was this place telling me they are the most overpriced vet around. And not friendly at all. I was going there for convince and the price the vet had TOLD me.. But I should have asked around.. I'll never step foot in that place again. read more

Dr. Truesdale has been my vet for years and he is a compassionate, caring doctor who is also aware of financial limitations sometimes faced by families. He helps to make informed decisions on the type of care that is best for your pet and never gets impatient when you ask numerous questions or express concern. All of my animals have loved him and seeing him is never traumatic for them. It is a busy practice and sometimes you might have to wait a bit but it is always well worth it. He is a genuinely nice man who clearly loves what he does. read more

I did not have a very good experience with this animal hospital. The vet I took my cat to did not have good bedside manner. Very short and abrupt responses. I could hear her talking to the tech in the hallway about me and she seemed to be very unhappy that I had the nerve to ask for a prescription for thyroid food for my cat with hyperthyroidism, who previously went to this vet while he was at the shelter I adopted him from a month ago. I did not get very good recommendations from this particular vet. I was told that my cat has an arrhythmia and a murmur, and "he'll need an echo. You'll need to look for a cardiologist." Not helpful at all. I am not taking him back. read more

We've been taking our pets to Dr. T for several years, and the care our animals have received is top-notch. We have a lot of pets (4 cats, 2 dogs), and they've all received the best care and treatment, whether they're sick or well. The front desk staff are all awesome - especially Kim -- and always make an effort to schedule appointments at convenient times, as well as taking multiple calls from me when I have questions. I have the dogs groomed here, and we've boarded them as well - no complaints at all. read more

Best vet in Area! Very Honest

My brother purchased a purebred doberman and a day later he was not able to keep her so I took her in. I debated whether to crop her ears or not. So I went in for a consultation with a Vet where I live and the cropping he did was not to my liking, it was short and looked like a Pitbull's crop. Therefore I went on to search for a Dorctor that was reliable and had performed this procedure several times. The vet referred me to Dr. Truesdale however i was stil dubious about him. I called him spoke to Kim and set up an appt. Either way I googled other vets and most vets in MA don't perform this procedure. Than one day I went to petco to get her tag done and saw a doberman, he's ears were beautiful and I asked the couple where they got it done and he told me Dr. Truesdale that actually made me more comfortable. The following day my groomer called me in regards to one of the dobermans that is usally brought in and turns out that Dr. Trusdale also had done her ears. I went into the office feeling at ease and asked Dr. Trusdale so many questions and brought pictures of croppins that i liked. He answered all of my questions and trust me there were a lot of them!!! I decided to go with a Tall cropping (Show Cropping) I know it would take more time and more work but I'm up for it. Anyhow looking at her ears now I absolutely love what he did and they will be doing the posting for me until it can stand on it's own, which I'm very happy about it due to my lack of knowledge when it comes to taping. Either way i want to say I'm very pleased with the staff and with Dr. Truesdale he did a great job in answering my questions and making me feel comfortable. I do recommend him and if I ever get another Dobbie in the future he will be the one doing the cropping. read more