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    Colonial Gateway Veterinary Center

    4.0 (41 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Pet physical or wellness exam

    Pet vaccinations

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    Sulian W.

    Love Colonial Gateway Veterinary Center, I have never had an issue with them. I love that there are 2 locations, Gateway and Woolbright. Dr. Martin is the best ever, he is so attentive and focuses on what your concerns are about your furbabies! On this particular day, we met Dr. Alvarez, he must be a new associate. I'm usually comfortable with people who know my pup and what problems she has dealt with, but Dr. Alvarez was very kind and gave her the best car! She is definitely doing way better!

    William - Bill Lewis L.

    Dr. Rob Martin and his staff at Colonial Animal Hospital are kind, caring and considerate. Rather than trying to prolong the inevitable - while racking up a veterinarian bill - they finally talked some sense into me that it was "okay to let your cat go - you've done all you can do." My family recently said goodbye to Myrtle. After 14 good years, she joins her sisters Lily and Maxi across the Rainbow Bridge. Colonial Animal Hospital offered many options regarding Myrtle and after choosing one, they left me alone in the treatment room to say goodbye. A vet tech returned explaining that she was going to take Myrtle to another room and prep her. Moments later, Myrtle returned with a catheter inserted into the vein of her leg. Dr. Martin explained that before euthanasia is performed, a port is inserted to make it easy and stress-free to administer the injection. I'm not a doctor, but think I've explained this correctly. Basically, the older animals are harder to treat and installing the port helps with the process. I remember finding Myrtle living out of a trash Dumpster at the Davie-Cooper City Chamber of Commerce in 2003. I caught her, fed her, and brought her home. My wife complained as we already had two cats. We now had 3 cats - but no children. Back when the economy was good, she went to the vet on a regular basis - not so much so when the economy was bad and we couldn't afford it. My original thought was to have her fixed and remain an outdoor cat. That never worked out. Many years later, Lily and Maxi moved on and two new kittens joined the Lewis household. After they crossed the Rainbow Bridge, my 7-year-old twins Rebecca and William adopted Ash and Frost a few months ago. My kids love cats. My daughter Rebecca loved Myrtle the most, but it became a quality of life issue. A quality of life issue that Dr. Martin continued to suggest "the end is here." I finally took his advice. Sometimes you just have to ask yourself - "where would Myrtle be today if I hadn't rescued her from a trash Dumpster?" According to Dr. Martin, she never would have made it out of the Dumpster. I've never had a negative experience with Dr. Martin or his staff at Colonial Animal Hospital. Polite and friendly - they explain every procedure. From making the appointment, explaining any procedure or test, to the fees being assessed, I was fully informed every step of the way. As a small local practice, I was impressed and never had an unanswered question. William E. Lewis Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

    Always looks like this. Swollen crusted and no range of motion to stand ear erect

    I brought my dog in for an ear infection. This was in midst of pandemic. Where people were losing jobs and money. As a family member loved I immediately took her in for a consult. She was treated a few months prior diagnosed with ear mites. Dr Vigo came to the car and after the examination was insistent that emergency surgery was the best solution for her severe ear infection. We scheduled for that following morning 9am. The anesthesiologists was a bit abrasive and unprofessional with the disruption of the conversation. Dr Vigo insisted that the surgery was the best method of treatment to resolve any reoccurring issues. There was no consultation of post operative outcomes such as a defaced cosmetic appearance of her ear nor was I advised that her ear would never be erect again. One week post op visit Dr Vigo kept asking me if I was providing all the post op meds, I responded yes all given. Dr goes into office returns to inform me she forgot to give me the anti inflammatory meds Tells me she'll give me 10%off due to her error. I kept her cone on did all as instructed. Only to have the condition be reoccurrent. I called in and questioned her ear's appearance and the doctor said it may or may not correct itself. And proceeded to state that she informed me. I told her that was not correct. I had to inquire so she immediately stated that it was necessary. Long story short I took her to another vet and they advised that not even dermatologist plastic surgeons make that surgical recommendation. The first treatment is aggressive steroid and antibiotic treatment. That they do not do that surgery and my poor girl will never have her ear straight again. I would refrain from this service provider. I feel that I was taken advantage of 650.00 down the drain. My new doctor did allergy tests and we know now what the root cause is and the appropriate treatment method. For less than what I was robbed for from Dr Vigo I feel awful for my girl. Although she's beautiful Dr Vigo has left my dogs ear completely deformed. If you are a single parent sole house provider and love your baby.Do Not seek treatment here. Get a second opinion because you may make a decision that will hurt your loved one. For someone's financial gain. O- KD

    My puppy came home with this after 4 days of boarding there.. who knows what really happened there!!!
    Chiru C.

    Without exaggeration and emotions, just Fact's-- We brought our 18 weeks french bulldog in for 4 days, the One and Only reason why we decided to keep him there instead of incomparably better dog resort Simmons Veterinary, was ability to pick him up on Memorial day (Simmons was closed) There we go: They said to bring His toys but NEVER mentioned that toys will be randomly everywhere, except His cage, we brought His bed, He had a anti fleece collar on (No ONE mentioned ANYTHING abt ANY type of "hazard" from collar. Now pick up day-- Attendant opened door like he was waiting for us, wow, but (it is always But!) When we brought puppy in, it wasn't a problem to go in and put him into his cage, not for the pick up. Attendant went in, came out in 4-5 minutes, it is a Long time, considering that the ONLY thing he did right is he brought out Right puppy, and yes He was Alive! ( sorry,that's two things) Puppy looked like he was zombie, zero emotions, He looked scared, it took us good 20 minutes to make him feel back to life. Attendant brought WRONG bed, collar was missing (missing till now) All toys were missing! As I said b4 Thank God, it was Right Puppy! Here comes excuses, the other attendant (of course) started from: It wasn't me, it was some other blah blah blah (we All know how it goes) The bed was wrong -because the right one, he brought after another 4-5 minutes research, was (ready?) washed, (it smelled like pee to me,don't know who's pee!) toys were recovered after another 3-4 minutes research from some office, for the reason (ready?) Hazard (probably puppy could've hang himself on the huge squeezing giraffe,or eat the chewing toy) well I wouldn't use it against him. What the hell are the toys for?! if they don't know that -Toys are the ONLY connection between puppy and Home, then they should work as a prison guards! As well as His bed, not some mature shepherd or rottweiler's bed, but His own Puppy bed from Home!!! Anti fleece collar was stolen and never recovered (not even in manager's office) as much as all attendants were playing "ping pong" throwing responsibilities on each other! Now if I tell you that this is not the end, would You b surprised... what we discovered when we reach home and gave our poor smelly boy shower (oops I forgot to mention, manager said "she gave him free bath" such a bs, puppy smelled like homeless) , was chocking, His chest area was all in red spots, I can't explain what is the origin but, (of course) not to be empty worded, we attached pic's. Puppy was house broken before spending 4 night's there, imagine-- He started to pee at home again... They ask you to give them a schedule, just so You will feel like they care, if Only they took him out ON TIME, He wouldn't pee and probably poop, in his cage, and now at home! This is not just a worst experience, this is Torture. Of course they will be doing the same thing over and over, they're will be bunch of ppl who will accept bs excuses from this place, instead of reacting on obvious malpractice, but together we can beat this concentration camp! Florida is a Beautiful place, there are plenty of great pet resorts, Do NOT Be Fooled as we were, place is horrible!

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    Jens Pet Sitting

    4.6
    (9 reviews)

    I'm almost hesitant to post this review since Jen is such a gem I don't want competition trying to…read morebook her lol but Jen is really awesome. She loves my dogs (warts and all) and they love her (they are fickle). She walks my dogs on a regular schedule but is available as needed also--she even was able to walk them this weekend on short notice. She's a Mom and brings her kids on some of her walks (as appropriate), which my dachshund just loves (he loves kids!). I highly recommend her.

    I left my 3 year old dog with Jen for an extended weekend trip. I was comfortable with Jen and her…read morebeautiful home and felt my dog would be safe. I filled out an intake form and gave her the run down of my dog. She told me she only takes 1 dog at a time which made me feel comfort as I don't want to overwhelm my dog with multiple dogs around. You have to pick up your dog by a certain time if not you could possibly be charged another night. Therefore, since my plane was coming in alittle later I ask my best friend to pick my dog up for me. Upon me dropping my dog off Jen tells me she was going to take another dog because my dog seems "calm" but the dog started peeing everywhere and she declined to sit for that dog. That rubbed me wrong because during the initial meeting you stressed you only take 1 dog at a time. Mind you she has 1 dog herself and either 1 or 2 cats. Taking in another strangers dog on top of you already watching someone else's dog could lead to issues. Also while on my trip she barely gave me updates. Didn't check in and sent me 2 pictures the day I was coming home. Also when my friend picked up my dog Jen informed her he got out of the gate twice and she had to chase after him. I told her he was a runner n to be very mindful of him. What if my dog was hit by a car or stolen? Mind you Jen NEVER texted me and told me he ran away TWICE. She is extremely expensive....$40 a night. I paid you $150 for thrusday-mid afternoon Sunday and my dog could've been hurt or killed and he did not have your attention this weekend. Lastly, when my dog got home my friend put food in his bowl and he ate it all in one sitting. That is NOT my dog's eating pattern. He nibbled, walks away and eats throughout the day. He does not eat in one sitting. This tells me you where not making sure he was eating and the other dogs in your home most likely were eating his food. You told me if it was ok to put him in his crate to eat just in case your dog tries to eat his food....sounds like you asked a question you didn't adhere too. Lastly, my dog came back with fleas. Do u treat your yard and home? He did not come with fleas. He is a house dog. I had to give him a flea bath and take him to the visit for his open cuts on his tummy for scratching himself so bad. I will never bring my dog back to you and I would not recommend you to anyone.

    Fetch! Pet Care

    Fetch! Pet Care

    4.9
    (16 reviews)

    We had Jim take care of our fur babies and he was awesome! We went away for the weekend and…read morehonestly, I don't think my dogs even noticed we were gone. We will definitely want to have him watch our babies again!

    In addition to this being a long overdue review, I also hope I have the correct business because…read morenot everyone deserves a 5-star rating. Mom had to go in for surgery, and one of the things she wouldn't be able to do for several weeks was walk her two dogs. Let me clarify these are not little things that fit into purses. She owns Real DOGS, well, the large variety that tend to sometimes pull (yank) their owner/walker. Deciding between Wag! and Fetch, I believe she stayed with Fetch since she could have the same dog walker daily where one may not have that option otherwise. One of the dogs is temperamental (or not friendly in general for the honest truth) and we were hoping having the same walker would help this particular dog adapt. T(h)eresa was our dog walker, and that first day, well, the dogs had to be walked separately by a stranger with my mom going with her. This did not fare well for the either pet. As I stayed in with the other one, I never heard them carry on so much as I did. I was wondering how Theresa was doing on the outside...and if we could expect her back the following day? I'm happy to say over the course of a couple months, this worked out beautifully. Eventually the dogs went along with her, and she even got to know them well enough to see a c-a-t in advance as so to distract our pets since they tend to fly off the handle at these things. The dogs are back to their normal walk with their rightful owner, but I'm so grateful we had someone like Teresa to help out when needed. Punctual, thoughtful and kind, I hope everyone who uses Fetch! has a great experience like we did. Very grateful to have the people at Fetch! help us out during this difficult time.

    Colonial Gateway Veterinary Center - pet_sitting - Updated August 2026

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