This couldn't have been a worse experience. The whole exam and the shot lasted four minutes. How…read moreshe did a "comprehensive" exam in under five minutes, I won't pretend to understand. The vet completely disregarded my concerns and ignored everything that I was saying, and blamed it on behavioral issues and possibly food. She also made an obnoxious comment that people need to do more breed research before buying a dog and suggested that maybe my family needed a dog that much more fit our lifestyle. Complete waste of $100. I'll be taking my dog and any future pets I own elsewhere, and I would suggest you do the same.

Last week we were traveling from NC To Canada and stayed one night in Bar Harbor. We travel with…read moreour 16-year old Chihuahua. That morning in Bar Harbor when I took her out, everything was normal. She went outside and did her walk and came back in. She was inside about 10 minutes when she started yelping in pain. She couldn't walk. Her back leg seemed useless and looked splayed out. She wouldn't let us get near her. It was like she was having a fit. I could tell she was in a panic. After a few minutes she calmed down and seemed OK. She could walk again. But we wanted a vet to look at her as we'd never seen her act this way. We looked on Yelp and saw the great reviews others had given Ellsworth Family Veterinary Clinic so we called. They were exceptionally nice and said they could see her. So we packed up and drove there. Everyone we met (the receptionist, the tech, the vet), was professional and caring. Dr. Jones examined our Chihuahua and couldn't find any indication she been bitten or had stepped on a thorn of some sort. Her diagnosis was that our dog had had a episode of luxating patella, when is farily common in Chihuahuas. I'd never heard of this and the dog had never had this happen before. We'll be on the look out if it happens again. We feel fortunate that this happened in a place with a veterinary clinic as good as this one. I'm especially grateful they agreed to see us. I highly recommend Ellsworth Family Veterinary Ciinic.

Dr Toothaker has taken care of our birds for many years. Few vets will even see birds, but he…read morehandles them well and has saved the life of several of ours. He gave us a whole extra year with my beloved white dove and took such good care of him . The office is very busy, but it is worth the wait to see Dr. Toothaker

Since 2016, Alan Toothaker was the veterinarian for our sweet, beautiful golden retriever Sophie…read moreduring the months each year that we have spent in Maine. In November 2024, he examined Sophie and drew labs. He told us, "she's fine," "just adjusting to her medications." Without much change in her symptoms until the last hours, she died 2 weeks later as we were finally taking her to an emergency room. On 2/26/26 the Maine Board of Veterinary Medicine disciplined Dr. Toothaker for poor record-keeping and violating practice standards in his care of Sophie, and separately regarding another complaint that alleged he mistreated animals and staff. See Ellsworth American 3/25/26 [https://bit.ly/EA260325_LocalVetDisciplined]. You can read the details of these two cases -- AND THE 4 PREVIOUS ACTIONS -- on the State of Maine web page for his license [https://bit.ly/ToothakerMaineLicensePage]. This includes for my case the specific consent agreement that Dr. Toothaker chose to sign to avoid going to court (administrative hearing). You will also see there that he was still on probation for previous infractions when he treated Sophie. Beyond these state actions, Dr. Toothaker also paid $145,360 to resolve complaints by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) about his mishandling of controlled substances in 2023 [https://bit.ly/DEA_ToothakerFine]. As a (human) doctor, after Sophie died, I requested from Dr. Toothaker's clinic, her complete medical record, and I was appalled. We had brought Sophie in because she had not been eating well, but the medical note said she was "eating and drinking well," the kind of text one has in a default note template that's supposed to be changed in the real note, but he didn't. The lab results had numerous red flags that Dr. Toothaker ignored. When I presented to another veterinarian (without giving away the subsequent events) the data that Dr. Toothaker had before him at Sophie's last visit, and asked whether going with "she's fine" seemed right, that vet said "I would not choose to ride for a few weeks on 'she's fine.' I think you would be better served to go see an internal medicine specialist." We would certainly have taken her to a specialist -- driven that night to Portland if needed -- in line with the extensive medical care we have gotten for her over her life. Unfortunately, Dr. Toothaker did not suggest taking her to a specialist, so we didn't do it, and now Sophie is dead, 3 days after her 9th birthday. She had a complicated medical history which Dr. Toothaker knew about but ignored. Equally worrisome in a different way, namely, his trustworthiness, after he received my complaint from the Board, he reported that he -- oops! -- had failed to include in the "complete medical record" that he had sent me, more complete medical ("SOAP") notes maintained "in a separate module" of his electronic medical record. This conveniently discovered note contains at least one statement that I know to be false, and many others that are highly implausible. My impression, though unproven, is that he fabricated these notes in response to my complaint. Dr. Toothaker still claims that he did not do anything wrong medically, but the veterinary board thinks he did, and so do I. I noted in my complaint that Dr. Toothaker is friendly and affable, but that does not make up for his being cavalier and irresponsible about the actual medical care of animals. Before letting Dr. Toothaker care for your pet, I highly recommend you read his disciplinary actions and look at the medical notes that he has previously written for your pet. Sophie died quietly on the floor of our vehicle. I didn't get to say goodbye to her.

I own a golden-doodle and she was totally shaved. Her beautiful coat had been cut to her skin…read more Skipped patches sticking up and her face wasn't recognizable.

We just moved to the area and were thrill to find Something to Wag About! Our three boys are…read moreactive and the groomers did an amazing job with them. The pups were happy when we picked them up and we are happy with how handsome they are! I cannot recommend them enough!

Had a GREAT experience -- first time boarding a dog here. All apparently went well. Doggie was in…read moregood shape when i got her. Very friendly folks.

If we could give less stars we would! Several years we have boarded here. We thought it was great…read morethey offered a free bathing before picking up, elevated dogs beds and blankets provided and we like the ladies working there. On Friday we dropped of our 2 dogs one needed a kennel cough spray vaccine that was $15.00 okay fine she ran the card for everything on drop off day when I looked at the paper they charged $42.00 to administer it. WFT really $42 to spray up her nose which I did say I'm not at all happy with. We also needed to pick Sunday so they changed extra $19.00 for that just to hold a key to a separate door where both dogs would have to share a crate all day until we arrived. She took the dogs out to the kennels when she reappeared I said just so you know this will be the absolute last time we ever board here, I guess all I need from you now is to see where I pu on Sunday. She misunderstood this and walk me out back through the feeding station room, through the cat boarding with no windows or ventilation. This is where wanted to puke!!! I swear that boarding kennel hasn't been updated or upgraded or cleaned since they built it!!!!! Go into the dog kennel huge Shepard barking and pacing no water no elevated bed no blankets. Next to him was a fragile old little tiny dog shivering and shaking no water no elevated dog bed no blankets. Next door we enter is the kennels where my dogs were. My dogs were in a soaking wet concrete kennel with no water no blankets no elevated bed. She takes them out now they think they are getting out of the dump I say what are you doing? I asked to see where to pu Sunday. She now can't get the dogs pack in the kennel so I have to push them back into hell and walk away. Now you might be thinking why did you leave them? Well like everyone else that boards I was headed out on vacation right after dropping them off with no other options last minute. I now get the tour of Sunday pu and this is when the girl tried to justify all the extra money charges that were last minute explained only after they ran my credit card. I had hardly got out of the parking lot crying so bad about HAVING to leave them both there. Within 20 minutes I had them set up on Brewer at bear Brook Kennel. Walked in demanding my dogs!!! And a refund on all. They didn't have anything else really to say to me I did tell them to loss our file since we are never using them again and the their kennel was a hell hole and ohh yes they have been reported to the state. I guess I'm now glad for the change of $42 extra charge that pissed me off because the was the start of the "Grand Tour " Ps here's why you get a free bath before pickup my girls where in their care for less then 30 minutes and smelled so bad of stale urine and poop when they got in the truck!!!

My dog, Max, and I travel quite a bit. Sometimes? I just need a break. I found Carolann, at…read morecreature quarters, through a personal referral. Once I provided her our vet records? We were in! Now, Max loves people. But, he is a little persnickety regarding dogs. He is only 45 lbs, but, he's pretty sure he's the toughest guy around. Sometimes? He gets up in the face of a really big dog, and I worry that he will get his butt kicked. We arrived that morning? To several much bigger dogs. I was concerned. The place was clean, and well organized. There was a sofa area, with a big screen tv! Max loves to watch animal channel or cartoons, so this was a big deal! There were bunk beds, tons of toys, and tons of space inside this new looking barn type structure. There appeared to be a grooming area in the back, but I forgot to ask. Out back, there was a fenced in area for play, with other dogs out there messing about. I was gone all day. Halfway through the day, Carolann sent me a text with a pic of Max playing in the yard. She said he was fun, and very sweet, and not picking any fights at all. That was good news! I stayed away, and had my me time for almost 9 hours. When I returned? He was happy, smiling, and yes, worn out. He was not dragging me to leave and get into my car. All that is great stuff! And the price was very reasonable. I will take him back when I return to the area, which I plan to, almost every year.

Do not hesitate to leave your four-legger in Makayla's care! My husband and I were apprehensive to…read moreleave our yellow lab, Charlotte, while we went away for the weekend. She is shy and anxious around people and we had never left her with anyone outside our immediate family. That being said, Makayla was incredibly sweet and understanding of Charlotte's unique personality and they hit it off right away. We felt extremely comfortable leaving Charlotte in Makayla's care for the weekend and will not hesitate to do so again in the future!

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