We have two guinea pigs, and when I noticed one was losing fur by his nostril, I knew I had to take him to the vet. After calling around, I discovered that guinea pigs are considered "exotic" pets and thus I had a hard time finding a vet that specialized in them. One vet recommended GoldenView and I'm glad they did, because, in my opinion, they are really great. Before seeing the Dr. Kris Ahlgrim, a young male vet spoke with us about our guinea pigs and checked them out. He seemed very patient, thorough, and compassionate. He very much seemed to care about our animals, and for that, I was immensely appreciative. We then saw Dr. Ahlgrim. Dr. Ahlgrim clearly has a passion for her profession, and for the animals she sees. She talked to our little pigs, and petted them, and seemed to make them at ease. She and her vet technician even carefully cut our pigs' nails for us (for free), while telling us how to do it. Ultimately, she said the one probably had ringworm, but that we'd have to have a lab test done in order to confirm it. Sure enough, he did... But the medicine they provided us made it clear up after a few weeks, and now he's back to normal. The day after we left our appointment, GoldenView's staff called to check in with us about our guinea pigs. So, too, did they call a couple weeks later to give us the results of the lab and answer our questions. Flash forward six months later and they even sent us an extremely cute e-mail birthday card for one of our guinea pigs -- so cute! They care about the animals they see, and that's very evident. read more

Today was my 3rd visit and I'm still blown away at the kindness of the entire staff! I had to leave my bunny all day and they made me feel so at ease about it. I really appreciate a place that understands your love for your pet and doesn't make you feel crazy for being worried! I'll be a client for life! Thank you to the entire staff! read more

Goldenview Veterinary Hospital - Vince Neil with Kayla & Dr Kris. - Veterinarians Near Me - Golden, Colorado

Awful. They'll blackmail you for service and scold you into treatment. Two doctors I dealt with were condescending, blackmailing, lecturing nightmares of vets. I shared my experience with my present vet and she was horrified at my experiences. Go anywhere but here - that's my experience. read more

I happened upon this establishment after rescuing a squirrel that had been struck by a car near Beaujos in Boulder. As I was on my way to Grand Junction for a wedding I did not have time to make the trek to Longmont (to go to Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center). After calling Alpenglow in Boulder & being denied service I called the nice folks at Greenwood and they referred me to Goldenview. I called Goldenview to let them know we were on the way. Upon arrival they were happy to help us and were ready with the drop off paperwork. I made a nice donation and asked to be contacted with the status of our furry friend after he/she was checked out. Within hours I was contacted and informed that the squirrel was in shock, otherwise ok, and pregnant! Since I had brought the squirrel in and had received previous training with squirrels at Greenwood I was asked to pick up the squirrel and re-release her at my earliest convenience. Two days later I was happy to pick up the a squirrel and release her and her soon to be born babies out to the wild. Thank you so much to the nice folks at Goldenview. Also a big thank you to one of their resident vets who donates their time to work at Greenwood on a weekly basis. read more

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The reason for my 5 star rating is Dr. Kris. I've taken my 45 year old amazon parrot no place else since arriving in Colorado. Dr Kris is amazing with my sometimes "not so sweet" Cha-cha. Dr Kris has a very kind, patient approach which wins Cha-cha over and no other vet has been able to accomplish this. Thank you Dr Kris!! read more

I was happy at Goldenview Vet during my four years as their client. They took excellent care of all three of my budgies, during good times and bad. However, I recently moved out of state and on 12/13 called for my birds' medical records to be sent to me. I was told I would need to pay $10 to receive these records as an "admin fee." I work in the veterinary field myself (just in the canine/feline fields, which is why I needed another vet for my budgies) and was frustrated by this charge as I have personally sent countless medical records back and forth over the years and it's a piece of cake to do. However, I respected Goldenview and my time there, so I just paid the fee and left it at that. I was told that it would take 24-48 hours to receive the records. Okay. Five days later I still had not received the promised records, even though I could see my credit card had been charged immediately. I called and left a voicemail, politely stating that I was upset as I had to take my sick budgie to his new vet without any of the promised previous records. I never got a call back nor received the records. I finally had my new vet call themselves. Goldenview immediately called my phone asking for permission to send those records (which is fine). I again expressed my frustration and that they can ignore my original request, refund me my money, and just send the new vet the records. They said this would ALSO cost me $10, but they couldn't do it for awhile as Dr. Kris still needed to give the okay first. At this point, I asked for a refund overall. The receptionist stated the practice manager would have to call to discuss that with me, but couldn't until 12/26 due to the holiday. It is now 12/30 and I have yet to receive a call, my credit card charge hasn't changed, and neither my new vet nor I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY RECORDS. Again, I've worked in the veterinary field for a long time now. This is unacceptable service, hurts my birds' health, and furthermore illegal to charge me money for a service that never gets provided (a service that again COULDN'T BE EASIER TO DO). Their medical care was excellent while I was a current client, but if you think you might ever have to leave Goldenview at some point down the road, think twice before coming here as you will most likely never be able to take your records with you (but they will happily take your money for it). read more

I took my dog to see dr. kris and i ended up leaving very unhappy. Throughout the whole appointment she was condescending and rude, especially when I asked questions. This is my dog's health we're talking about. Of course I'm going to ask questions. By mid appointment, I felt like I couldn't ask anymore. I left that day thinking i was a terrible pet owner. I decided to visit a different vet office and after a very pleasant appointment with them, I realized that i'm not a bad pet parent. I just had an unfortunate run-in with a bad veterinarian. The vet I visited(who is now our current veterinarian and who will remain unnamed to protect their privacy) actually told me a horror story they heard through the grapevine about golden view. Like, why is this place still open? I called a couple of weeks after my appointment and asked to speak with someone to discuss what happened and that I had frustrations about the whole thing. I was told I needed to speak to the practice manager and that's she wasn't there. I left my number and never got a call back. I called a second time and she again was not available. To this day, still no call. I also asked all of the notes from the appointment be sent to my new vet and they told me I would have to pay money for them to send it and that I may take up to a week for them to actually be sent. I declined because I would never give these people another dime. At this point, I don't expect a call, nor do I want one. I just want to forget I ever took our baby to this place. Because she is my BABY. To take your beloved pets to this establishment would be downright irresponsible. ZERO STARS. read more

In response to being "fired as a client", that is simply just not true. You can listen to the voicemail I received from Dr Kris inviting me back if I can accept her (many) mistakes. This voicemail was in response to her not sending over EKG results to a cardiologist who had to delay their appt by 45 minutes due to the lack of follow-up by Dr Kris. It was after hearing this unprofessional voicemail that I decided I would never use this practice again. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1O1ddb7Opctyk2b-O9VGBF05rc4oT3KSB read more

If you're looking for a kind, compassionate, caring, understanding, and most of all smart vet Dr Kris is who you want to see. I have 3 elderly special needs dogs who require a multitude of things because of medical issues and Dr Kris and Goldenview Veterinary Hospital have been incredible with my boys! I could not have found a better place to take my animals or a better vet to entrust with their health care! We are so lucky to have Dr Kris as our vet! read more

As a former employee, I highly don't recommend this place. They don't give you the training you need and when you ask for help they don't help. Dr. Kris will yell at the front staff in front of clients and cuss them out. read more

Would do a zero if possible they will call you last minute to reschedule appointments and my appointment was at 12:30 and made me come in at 9:30 was notified a few days before but then I showed up for the appointment the staff there refused to see my animal and proceeded to want to do another reschedule after rescheduling twice I am not coming a third time this is very inconvenient considering it was simply to administer shots and a checkup nothing major would not recommend this place find another VET !!! I warned you read more

Just got home with our (my daughter's dog) Ripley. She was in for her annual checkup. We saw the new, (new to me) vet. Dr. Matt Hitchcock. He was very good at explaining everything he did and will call, with the results of test we had done. The bad news is she is 60lbs and he would like to see her back down to 55lbs. We will go on a diet together... I also picked up meds . for our cockatiel. Dr. Kris Ahlgrim has been our avian vet for the last 8 or 9 years. I would not hesitate to recommend Goldenview for any small animal (hedgehog) as well. I do suspect Dr Matt of being a Badgers fan, being a UW alumni, like my father in law, and my wife... Go Buffs! read more

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We are new to the area and we're looking for a vet for our fur babies. I was so impressed with the time, patience, and kindness of the staff there. The Dr. took his time and spoke so sweetly to my little chi even as she growled at him most of the visit. The techs were also gracious and professional. We have found our family vet office :) read more

I do not recommend Dr. Kris. Unprofessional, perhaps unqualified and definitely has no compassion. Three horrible traits for a Veterinary owner. I called in with a full description of what my bearded dragon was struggling with, "excessive fluids coming from mouth and nose after a cold night out of the terrarium". Dr. Kris chose to give her no antibiotics and only electrolytes, my beardie declined throughout the day, the receptionist just chose to argue with me and didn't ask me to bring her back in. I took her to a different vet where she passed away from respiratory infection gone septic. In my Google review Dr. Kris told me to blame myself! Instead of apologizing and giving condolences.. what a disgusting Dr.! read more

The vet care at Goldenview gets five stars, but the customer service gets one star-- so here we have a three-star review. Now, if they were the only practice seeing exotics in the area, I might up it to four so as not to discourage people from seeing a vet for their more unusual pets. However, while Dr. Kris Alghrim is a savvy vet who takes great care of parrots, rats, turtles, and just about every critter under the sun, she's not the only show in town-- and the practice needs to get its act together in terms of client care in order to match its exemplary patient care. If you'd like to see a vet who does a great job with both aspects, I suggest either Mesa Veterinary Hospital or Alameda East (I've reviewed both). My rats have gone to Goldenview for about two years. When I first started patronizing the practice, the value was great, as was the vet care and customer service. Unfortunately, prices have risen dramatically over the last two years, the little discounts the staff used to slip me for spending way too much money on my animals have disappeared, and customer service has declined. The vet's still great, but I think she's gotten too much business too fast and is overwhelmed, which no longer gives her time to focus either on her clients or her patients the way she used to. On the plus side, Dr. Alghrim is very friendly and can switch gears in an instant from giving a simple explanation of an illness to my SO, to talking to me about compounding medications, cauliform bacteria, and all those things I really wish I didn't have to know about but which unfortunately come with owning a lot of pets. So, all in all it's your choice-- if you don't mind that the prices are higher than others in the area, and that you might feel like you're paying through the nose to be treated poorly, you'll get great vet care, among the best in town. read more

We love Goldenview and their staff. They were extremely prompt, aggressive, and thorough in the treatment of our conure's eye injury. And when he died of unrelated causes, they had partial necropsy results for us within 8 hours of us taking his body in and Dr. Alghrim even stayed late and talked to us on the phone (we had the option of going in) to explain everything they had found. When we requested it, they also gave us a copy of the toxicology report and necropsy report. They sent us a post card when we first went there, to thank us for our first visit. And they also sent us a sympathy card signed by all the staff after the death of our birdie. This vet and their staff really care about the animals they see. read more

We have consistently had great care for both of our dogs here. We live up near Broomfield now, so it is a trek. But we wouldn't go anywhere else. Our dogs love Dr. Kris, even our lab who is a giant 125 pound baby. Because he gets so nervous he is very hard to control at the vet. We have taken him a couple of other places after moving here 4 years ago. Both other places get annoyed with him and tell us that we must be doing something wrong with him because he is so hard to get into the room and hold down for treatments and exam. However we have never had a problem with that at Goldenview. He prances right into the room, and after a few pokes and prodes he does try to go under the bench. But Dr. Kris and the nurses are so gentle and kind to him, he eventually just comes right back out and calms down for the rest of the visit. That has never happened anywhere else. We are eternally grateful. read more

Love these guys. It is SO hard to find a good vet who will see birds. Not sure why a budgie is considered "exotic" but anyhow.... I brought in one of my little budgie hens who was ailing, and though we had to put her to sleep at the end of the office visit, I felt like I had made the right decision because it was an informed decision. They did X-rays and a comprehensive exam. The staff was loving, friendly, sympathetic, and gave me as much time as I needed to say goodbye to my little hen. They were able to see me same-day too. Marvelous staff. I'll definitely bring my birds here again if we need a vet. read more

It's been a year since Goldenview vets killed my bird Bronco. Just looked this up and saw that they were advertising as board certified Avian Veterinarian. Looking at the national list, I am not seeing any vets named from Goldenview as being board certified located at http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/abvpvets.htm nor www.abvp.com . So they are inept AND liars read more

I have used Dr. Kris as my avian vet for six years since I relocated from Florida. Dr. Kris and her staff have been wonderful through every visit and I often board my birds with GVH. My birds are never stressed and she handles the birds in front of me, whereas some vets take the birds to another room, and that's never a good sign if the vet won't care for your animals in front of you. The front office is always happy to see its patients and they are all very kind professionals. Recently I had to make the heart-wrenching decision to send one of my parrots to a sanctuary. Dr. Kris and her staff were so kind and patient with me. The day I shipped the bird the airline had some last minute requests and GVH were helpful and made a stressful situation a lot better. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my birds and you shouldn't either. I highly recommend Goldenview. read more

Dr Chris is the most passionate and caring bird vet I have ever been to. I am owned by an umbrella cockatoo for 22 years and she is the best by far. read more

Update, spoke with practice manager who assured me the owner would call me to work things out. 8 months later still waiting for that call. There is a much more eesponsive and caring vet on 285 and Wadsworth, Dr Sumner read more

We are very impressed with the wonderful service we received from Goldenview with our bird, Maya. Dr Chris is very gentle and yet is able to handle our bird and administer tests, medication, and use tools around her effectively. It was very impressive to watch and really brought us comfort knowing that our bird is in good care! We highly recommend Goldenview Veterinary! read more

one of the worst vet experience I would not recommend no one to bring your reptile to this facility...I brought my toad in because she was having respiratory problems the veterinarian gave her 3 medications one for parasites which the vet didn't do any other tests results such as stool or any other test to see she had parasites then the vet didn't know what kind of infection my toad had she just sent me home medication then each day my is getting worse which I did call to let them know she's getting worse I ended up taking to another vet ...sad to say my toad past away because all the medication that the vet at Golden view Vet Hospital read more

I've known Dr Kris Ahlgrim since the first year they opened 15 years ago. She and their staff have treated all my dogs and they are a wonderful clinic. I would not trust anyone other than Dr Kris. You'll never meet a more passionate Veterinarian that really cares about your animals and the experience you have with your pet. This is a rare find and I'm excited to bring to her a brand new Bernese Mountain Dog named "Aspen". We're so excited to be there. read more

I took my mini macaw here for a checkup, beak and nail trim and they were very friendly, careful, knowledgeable and patient with my bird when she was being difficult. I recommend this place to all pet owners. read more

First visit to this vet clinic and would highly recommend them! The staff was amazing and took such good care of my lil guy! Keep up he good work! read more

Dr. Wendy Illick has provided outstanding care to my dog when I just found out he has a large, cancerous tumor. A different Vet I went to, diagnosed him and told me to put him down. Dr. Wendy put a treatment plan together for my sick dog and now he is bouncing back and I have more time with him. I am so grateful for her expertise and attention to details. read more

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On September 29th, took my 4 year old little girl (Ebby) a bull terrier in for a "routine" teeth cleaning and she never woke up. Her histopathology and necropsy showed no existing conditions i.e. perfectly healthy; she had been under anesthesia before without issue. And yet she is not alive today. I have serious questions about what and how this happened, and I have been given little solace from information provided. The listed cause is (IAR) idiopathic anesthetic reaction, chances of this happening 1 in 400-800. Now does that sound like a statically insignificant number, it is straight off their report? Seriously if that was explained to me the real risk there is no way I would have ever agreed to that for such a minor thing. Sadly I am sure I signed something acknowledging it and I will forever regret it. This practice deserves more than just a negative mark, but about all that is afforded to me as pet owner is to share this information with as many others as I can. I cannot truly express my heartbreak and anger here. In my opinion it is greed that drives a practice to push these proceeds that their own stats show as statically high risk. Let this be a warning to listening to so called experts pushing you to do something unnecessary to make a profit. I am so sorry Ebby for every taking you there and I miss you every day. You had so much more life ahead of you. read more

Total great visit!! Walked in the door and was greeted and helped me weigh in the two dogs I just adopted from Dumb Friends. They honored the free visit even though I had used it 3 weeks ago at Banfield, and had a terrible experience there. Nurse Katy was friendly, and asked all kinds of questions from health, behavior & the other kids at home (Dog & 3 cats). Room was clean & had a bowl of water on floor for the boys. Dr Kris came in and even my shy boy who would not go near the other vets (both at Dumb & Banfield) slowly approached her as his brother was all up in her face giving kisses. She was gentle and understanding of his shyness and never pushed him during his exam, introducing him to all equipment before using any of it. She got down on their level, the floor, while examing them from head to toe. They had a great picture book explaining the procedure for cleaning the dogs teeth and why its important. Discounts for this procedure are every Feb & July so make your plans and book your animals appointments. We will be back. Website is full of information and you can book your appointment online. You Rock Goldview Vet hospital thank you for the wonderful experience. Prices were good: I called around. Rabies was $15, heartworm test was the most expensive at $48 but it is a requirement in my book. they carry Advandix flea treatment so that is good with the mountain hikes I hope to be taking. and follow-up shots will not have a office visit charge like the others I had gone too. read more

My dog, Roxi, has been treated at this clinic since we moved here in July 2009. Dr. Kris and staff are beyond amazing. When my mom was in town over thanksgiving, her dog suffered a pretty serious back injury. We got into Goldenview that same day and dr. Matt was amazing with her. My dog is currently suffering from some weird infection. We saw dr Matt, and he recognized us from the last time. He was beyond sweet with Roxi, who is almost 12 now. You know you are at a loving clinic when your dog rushes in and gets on the scale!! Treats and love abound here. Roxi was suffering from some pain because of her infection and they offered to leave the meds for me to pickup after they closed. Thankfully, they were still there and I was able to say thank you directly to Dr. Kris and staff for giving us these meds today instead of having to wait until Monday. Roxi will be treated here until her time on earth comes to an end and I will take all my future dogs to Dr Kris and staff as long as she is open. read more

I have been here in the past for care of my exotic animals. I find that all of the staff is friendly and the veterinarian is very knowledgeable. read more

I started taking my dog there when she was a puppy. Liked the way Dr. kris was with her, and Goldenview was just starting up. Fast forward 10 years. Have received misdiagnosis on two dogs - staph infection instead of just plain old ringworm; another dog had a tumor and was advised to undergo expensive surgery and then "only expected to live another six months." He lived another 10 years! While no one is perfect, their charges are way over the top. Staff seem to be in constant turnover, so no continuity. I don't recommend them. read more

Custmer service could use some work, but I do think Dr. Kris is probably one of the best avian vets in Denver.

Dr. Kris is the best vet we have ever had. She is so kind and compassionate. We had to put one of our dogs down due to an injury and they were incredible to us and our boy Moose.. They even mailed us a sympathy card that all the staff signed. All the employees are wonderful and treat the animals so well. I would highly recommend using Goldenview Vet Hospital. read more

My husband and I brought our family dog Roxy to the Golden Veterinary Hospital. Roxy was old and having significant hip trouble. She was old for her breed and in a lot of pain. After many tears and long drawn out conversations my husband and I decided it was time to put her to sleep as we felt it was the loving and humane thing to due. We planned the perfect day including a car ride and her own pizza... dreadfully followed by a scheduled euthanasia. When we met with the Vet she told us she would not put Roxy down but we can give her up for adoption to a family who could afford to take care of her. We felt shamed for wanting to put our dog down. She then sold us on managing her pain with meds and a teeth cleaning. We lost a crying in pain and embarrassed Roxy on our kitchen floor in pool of her own piss because her hind legs wouldn't work. So little time had passed that she was unable to completely heal from her dental procedure. We now live with regret that we didn't listen to our better judgement for her sake and to top it off we're now being sued by this clinic that we feel cares more about $$$ than about the precious lives it affects. If it were possible to put negative stars here I would. read more

Goldenview did an OK job taking care of my dogs for about a year. They are very expensive so be prepared to pay quite a lot for services. After moving out of state I started to have trouble. I requested my records 17 days ago. Apparently they were sent to the wrong email address. I called back three times to ensure they had the right email and still did not receive the records. Finally sent an email telling them I would report them to the state if I didn't receive the records today. We are in the middle of a pandemic and I have an upcoming vet appointment and must have the records. I received an email back from Dr. Kris telling me that threats and anger are not appreciated or helpful. Instead of taking responsibility for their lack of follow-through they decided to blame the customer for becoming upset. It seems that they should take a look at their request process and understand that sending medical records needs to be a priority. Don't blame your customer for your lack of follow-through. Would not go to a vet who acts this way. read more

I had a chicken with bumblefoot in both feet, typically I treat this at home but it was bad enough that I felt a vet should handle it. I was told it would require anesthesia and could not be done without it. Since I've seen dozens of bumblefoot surgeries sans anesthesia I'm not convinced, but I went ahead and approved the surgery. They kept her overnight and did the surgery the next day. When I brought her home both feet were wrapped. I unwrapped, cleaned and rewrapped the feet multiple times over the follow few days and called to inquire why the worst of the 2 feet didn't even look like they'd done surgery on it. The vet tech explained that they did the surgery just used the two "holes" where the bumble foot scab was (I found this very odd) but she said "you should've seen the amount of crud we got out of there". Now, many months later this same chicken still has a large bump on that foot and still limps, and I'm still not convinced they did what they said they did during the surgery - at the very least they didn't do a good enough job to rid the chicken of the issues in that foot. I wont take her back there, or any of my other pets for that matter. Fortunately she seems to be primarily pain free and as soon as I find a better vet that sees chickens I will take her in. Also - the entire surgery/stay cost me in excess of $500. I'm still waiting for this chicken to start laying golden eggs to pay me back. read more

We had a less than desirable experience at Goldenview. I tried to communicate our disappointment to the Vet. Here is my email to her, and her reply. If this is the sort of treatment you like to pay for, I recommend them highly. Otherwise, there are many other capable vets in town. Dr Ahlgrim; Thanks for your email, I appreciate you making an effort to finish our appointment. As I am sure you are aware, I was not satisfied with my visit to Goldenview on Tuesday. My experience at your facility included finding out that my dog was seriously injured, then being asked to leave the exam room while he was being imaged. After which Bubba was returned to me, without any further instruction and I was given a bill for $250 and asked for payment. I was not given the medications I was being asked to pay for. When I asked for them I was given a bottle, there was no instruction given as to how they should be used (did you know they must be given with food). More importantly nothing was explained to me, no options, no timelines, no costs, no potential outcomes. I stood in your waiting room, holding my credit card, and completely regretting ever walking through the door. And I am aware that there were emergencies, and I completely understand that. I have been in emergency medicine for 15 years, I get it. Sub acute patients wait, and I had no problem with that. I asked first to be allowed to wait, then I offered returning a bit later. Your staff told me that neither would be possible and if I liked the doctor could probably call me tonight or tomorrow. And here I am, reading an email from you, 36 hours later. I have no dialogue, no opportunity for questions, no guidance. And I read " As you are aware, Bubba's radiographs did not show any bony abnormalities", and I think, how am I aware? Am I a dog radiologist? Did my visit include a review of the films with the practitioner? Nope. I read two reviews prior to choosing your facility that described exactly what I experienced and I choose to ignore them, write them off as crack pots, which I'm sure happens a lot. If your practice has grown to the point that you cannot offer customers thorough and satisfying care you should address that. You seem like a capable and caring practitioner. I would have loved to had the opportunity to discuss Bubba's options with a Vet, instead I have spent the last 36 hours reading research and learning vet medicine. We have elected to limit activity and use NSAIDs initially in order to avoid the cruelty of surgery. If we do decide to repair the injury it will be with the help of another vet. I regret bringing him to a new vet with this complicated injury and I wish it hadn't been your facility, I feel as though we waisted $250 on film X-rays and Advil when what we needed was guidance from a professional. Regards; Brandon Brandon, I am sorry you feel the way you do. I have no aspirations to change your mind, but would like you to know a few things. I was trying to be respectful of your time in allowing you to leave my hospital and return to the comfort of your own home, or wherever you wanted to go, instead of waiting 3 plus hours for me to be able to speak with you. I had already given you Bubba's diagnosis in the exam room, and told you that radiographs were to rule out the slight possibility of bony abnormalities (such as fracture, tumor, etc.), and that I would start him straight away on anti-inflamatories. When Bubba was brought back to you, you were told that the radiographs did NOT reveal any bony abnormalities. Therefore, I expected you to BE AWARE of this. While Bubba's radiographs were being taken, you were given a clearly written article regarding cruciate ligament injuries and how they are treated/repaired, prognoses, and aftercare. I expected you, as a concerned parent (who waited to bring his "seriously injured" dog in for several days, nay several months), to read this material so that I could then discuss the recommended surgery with you. Sorry, it was my mistake for presuming you would put forth that effort. Furthermore, electing to limit activity, is the "Cruel" option here. Surgical repair is the only option that might return Bubba to full pain free function for the future. How you can in one sentence refer to his ailment as a "serious and complicated injury" and in the next tell me you will elect to limit activity and use NSAIDs is mind boggling. And for the record, Carprofen is NOT the same thing as Advil (which will cause death via kidney failure in dogs), and does NOT need to be given with food (did you know that?)! Lastly, I asked you to let me know what questions you may have. How does that equate to "no opportunity for questions"? I hope for Bubba's sake you do the right thing. Dr. Ahlgrim GoldenView Veterinary Hospital read more

Dr Kris helped us thru a very difficult time when out little dog was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She was the only vet he hadn't bit, and by the end of the first appointment, she was carrying this fussy little dog around like she owned him. He liked her, and we did too. I felt they always took appropriate time with us, and made sure we knew all the options available. When our little guy finally passed away, Dr Kris and the office staff were more than compassionate. I highly recommend Dr Kris...enough that we drive from Lowry to Golden to see her, (We live 5 minutes from Alameda East if that says anything). read more