We have been bringing our large dogs here for years and Dr Duvall and staff have been amazing. They are very kink and patient- we have very large (Boerboels) but friendly they have never force us to muzzle them like other vets. They just love on them and get them to do what they want with no stress. We took our female there for spay and they did a great job and were reasonably price. Thank you Forest Lakes staff! read more

Forest Lakes Veterinary Clinic - Sage and Savannah - Veterinarians Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

Went in to get my poor kitty's sneezing and wheezing looks at and the staff was nothing but kind and informative. The woman was very gentle with my cat and made my cat feel as comfortable as she could be while getting a shot. I'll definitely be returning !! read more

Very easy to work with - have nothing but good things to say about them. Our dog came down with Kennel Cough and they got him there that day, making sure he was the last one in the office, to avoid contaminating other dogs/cats. Very personable & friendly staff read more

I have been going to this Vet for years for my German Shepherds. They were always helpful and great vets. Recently we had to put one of our dogs to sleep. I've never experienced such warmth and compassion during a most difficult time for our family. They could not have been better. I would recommend the vet to anyone. Your dogs will be well cared for throughout their lives. read more

I've taken my animals to Forest Lakes Veterinary Clinic for many years and have always received great care! But, I have to tell you today, a horrible day... I had to put both of my fur babies to sleep - and I have never experienced such wonderful treatment for me and my babies. This was a home visit, Dr. Duval is a very caring doctor. He made sure that my boys were slightly sedated so they weren't so afraid. He let us sit with them and talk to them until we were ready (if you can ever be). Even after they were gone he treated them with care and respect! I know it's never ever a good time, but you should consider Forest Lakes Veterinary Clnic for your animal care. read more

We've been taking our four legged family members to Forest Lakes Veterinary for years. We couldn't be happier with their care.

Paws down best Vets! We brought in our rescued, battered Boston & received such personal loving medical care, we decided to bring in our guinea pigs too! Never feel rushed; entire staff friendly & completely attentive & professional. read more

We cannot express our gratitude enough towards the Forest Lakes Veterinary Clinic. They were extremely knowledgeable and loved our miniature schnauzer as if he was their own. He lived 11 wonderful years and we learned he was suffering with cancer. The staff at Forest Lakes was incredibly understanding and caring as we had to make the tough decisions. They even sent us a sympathy card. I can say that although Rocky will never be replaced and we will always miss him they made an unbearable situation so much better. I highly recommend them. read more

I have been with Forest Lakes for many years but the last 5 or so years I have been so disappointed in Dr Ed Duval. I feel he isn't so "sharp" or "knowledgeable" or "trustworthy" anymore. The first time I had an issue was with my first cat. He put her on meds that made her more sick. He didn't bother to look more into what was going on with her. Him and his wife rotated weekends and I happened to come in on a weekend his wife was there. She knew something was wrong but wasn't sure what it was. She spent over an hour (appts are normally only a few minutes long) with me and ran tests on my cat. She found something but wasn't sure if she was correct and wanted me to get more info. So she suggested i go to a specialist and that's where I found out what was really going on. I never took my cat back to them since that day....she passed away three years later. I believe if I kept her there she would have died within months. Recently, I noticed my youngest cat wasn't feeling so good. She had diabetes and I wasn't sure if it was something going on with that or something else. So I called to make an appt and told them it may have to do with her diabetes...the receptionist didn't seem to alarmed and made me an appt a week later. Well just like humans, if you think something is wrong with your diabetes, you want to get to the doc ASAP. With some advice from my friends I took her to the ER and they told me "she would have tanked by the end of the weekend if you didn't bring her in". That scared me! I could have lost my cat because FLVC couldn't get me in. The ER gave me a few ideas of what was going on and told me to call first thing Monday morning and demand an appt that day. So I called and got the appt. Brought my cat in and was explaining the weekend to Dr Duval and he stood there and ROLLED HIS EYES at me MULTIPLE times!!! Here I am scared my cat is dying and he can't listen to me tell him what the ER doc said. Ok, fine...i left her for the day and came to pick her up later that night. He told me her glucose levels were fine and even dropped her insulin level since it was so good. He didn't do any blood work, look into why her SKIN WAS FALLING OFF, why she was losing weight and sleeping all the time....nothing! I tried to ask questions and he rolled his eyes AGAIN and wouldn't give me direct answers. He tried to make me take a cone for her....he said to put it on her while i'm not home. Um no....I know my cat, she will try to get it off and hurt herself. That isn't happening. He gave me some meds to put on her skin and I asked if there were any side effects, he said no. I went to pay for it and the receptionist told me a list of side effects!! Seriously!!! Well i decided to get a second opinion and took her to the same specialist I took my first cat. Well I found out she had cancer and it spread. She has had it for months and he never caught it. I had to put my cat to sleep five days later. He never listened to me. He never took my concerns into consideration. I know my pets, i know if something is wrong. They can't speak to us, they can't tell us whats wrong. The owners need to be their voice. But my voice was ignored....multiple times. I hope you all take this and decide to go with someone else. I think he isn't as good as he was in the beginning. Call it aging or getting "tired" or whatever but he basically killed both my cats in 1 1/2yrs. I don't want this to happen to anyone else. I don't want anyone else to have the heartache that I have. Thank you! read more

My older dog fell violently ill and we checked her into Forest Lakes Vet. They took an X-ray and did bloodwork. I hadn't heard from them and had to call to find out what was happening. The doctor told me that there was no evidence of a blockage or tumor. He said that her liver enzymes were "elevated" and that she needed to stay the day for IV fluids, antibiotics and anti-nausea meds. He said that it could be any number of things but he was hoping she would turn a corner by the next day. As the day went on, he said that she would need to be transferred to Greenbriar for overnight monitoring so she could stay on IV fluids. When we picked her up, she was noticeably worse than when we dropped her off. When the doctor was going over her discharge records, we felt he was overly vague and evasive in his explanations. I noticed she had an alarming amount of bright yellow discharge coming from her eyes. I asked the vet and he said it was likely a byproduct of dehydration. Since speaking with another vet, I found that that was definitely not a sign of dehydration but more likely related to her jaundice and liver failure. Once we arrived at Greenbriar, the new doctor informed us after the initial exam and review of her records that she could feel her liver was extremely enlarged. The Forest Lakes doctor never mentioned this. She then said that she was fairly certain she saw a tumor on the X-ray. The same x-ray that the FL vet said showed no tumor. The GB bet showed me the X-ray and my untrained eye was easily able to see it. Her liver enzymes were way more than "elevated." They were off the charts and my dog was suffering horribly and had been all day. The GB vet said that "fluids were definitely not going to fix her." She said she was jaundiced and her liver was failing. In the end, we chose to end my dog's suffering and are incredibly upset that we were unnecessarily put through a transfer to an overnight vet and were not given accurate and forthright information. We felt as if the doctor was trying to pawn us off on the GB vet so he didn't have to deal with a euthanasia on a Friday night. He seemed to downplay her condition the entire time we dealt with him. No doubt, if we ever have another pet, we will stay far away from Forest Lakes Veterinary clinic. read more

The doctors and the staff here are great. They have caring for my pets for years. I have an older dog and they have always been great answering my questions about her senior care and helped me take better care of her. She likes everyone there and gets excited when we pull up front of the office. read more