I don't normally write reviews, but I am too upset and feel I need to share our experience. Our home is out of state and our sweet baby became ill while we were in Wisconsin. We had to go to a strange vet to put our sweet girl to sleep, so that was difficult to begin with. Our first visit to Hallett was satisfactory, but our last visit for euthanasia was beyond upsetting. Our girl gets so anxious when going to the vet. I usually give her CBD which helps. I explained this on our first visit and the vet suggested giving her something stronger to "relax her" before we bring her in. I explained to them that she's never been on medication in her life, but we agreed since it would help her be less afraid when we arrived. On the day of euthanasia, we were instructed to give her Trazodone three hours before. About 30 minutes after we administered the medication, it was like she was having a horrible neurological reaction. She started jerking uncontrollably and she couldn't even stand up. I immediately called and they a tech told me that can be a reaction. Really?? Why weren't we informed?? It took us another hour before she started to calm down. Then it was like she was totally out of it for the last two hours before we took her in. It was like we lost her the minute we gave her that pill, and we didn't get to enjoy her or give her a walk on her last few hours at home. When we arrived, I was obviously very upset and explained everything to the vet. She said there must have been some "miscommunication." No, I WAS NEVER TOLD THERE COULD BE A REACTION!! I never would have given her the medication. On top of all this, I would not recommend going through Hallet for cremation. We got her ashes back today. They are in a cheap, plastic container. I was supposed to get her paw prints, and there was nothing. No card, no apologies......nothing. Do your research before you use this clinic and certainly research any medication before administering to your beloved pet. Our experience will haunt me for the rest of my life! read more

Warning!!! We took our healthy German Shepherd in for a standard surgery and two days later he was dead.The lack of sanitary operating conditions led to an infection. Although we notified the clinic on several occasions that something was wrong, no appropriate action was taken. We took the dog in the following day and they missed a severe and aggressive and spreading skin infection that lead to the dogs skin falling off. We took him to the emergency 24 hour hospital and they expressed shock at the instructions we were given by Hallet. We are in the process of filing a mal-practice claim as the clinic has refused to take responsibility for their actions (or lack there of). Reach out to me and I am happy to provide the full details. read more

I met with Dr. Colleen and her assistant. They were awesome with both our kitten and adult cat. This was my first time there. Our adult cat was anxious at a new place and the kitty bugging him. Staff handled the situation so well. I would highly recommend. read more

Wonderful, knowledgeable and caring vets and staff. I couldn't be happier with the compassionate care my dogs and cats receive here. I highly recommend them. I don't find their fees to be any higher than other area vets I used before finding Hallett. read more

This office caters to the wealthy oconomowoc lake crowd that doesn't even look at a bill. If you do care, there are most certainly offices that can offer pet care that is more affordable. An xray and antibiotics for our pet was billed at twice the cost of the same I got for an xray and antibiotics at a walk in clinic for humans. read more

Great, caring and knowledgeable veterinarians and staff! They've called me on weekends asking how my dog(s) is doing if something was wrong with them. And a shoutout to Dr. Mike for his caring and gentle touch with my dog after she had a bad and unusual reaction to an injection. Not only did he care about my dog, he cared about my pocketbook. And in this COVID-19 environment, that really impressed me! read more

How do you begin to thank and appreciate John and his team for all the compassion they give? Our beloved Buddy was a true testament of the love and care they share. John Hallett has been with our baby for 13 years. After moving our pet care to John from a vet, that shall remain nameless based on a misguided surgery, we could not have been more thankful. John performed many tests and countless hours to get our little Buddy back to the pumpkin he should have been. We received 16 years of unconditional love and just said goodbye to our baby last Friday with a tearful goodbye in our home thanks to John and Danielle. They were so respectful and kind we could not thank them enough for the kindness and compassion they gave to us. We truly understand how hard their careers are and thank them for all they do! read more

Hallett Veterinary Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Great vets. Embarrassing that I had to use them as much as I had to during the quarantine, but they were very organized, caring and had a great system to protect the staff, clients and pets. read more

We have been using Hallet Veterinary Clinic for well over a decade.Our last dog went every year to have a general checkup.We were fortunate in that he was never sick until the day before he died. We brought him in during regular business hours because he could not stand up and was "crying"He seemed to be in terrible pain. The dog was 15,bleeding internally-surgery on an animal of that age was not recommended so we did what had to be done and had him put down. Dr. Hallett was very nice about it and said we could stay and get over the shock before we took the dog home to bury him. As it got to be about 10 minutes after closing time it was suggested that we had spent enough time pulling ourselves together from the shock and we should leave. We of course did. Within a month we had another dog,another resque and brought her in for an initional check-up. This dog turned out to have a few more health problems over the years-she had Lyme disease and ultimately developed lymphoma.Lymphoma is not curable in dogs-it can be treated with chemotherapy which is very hard on the animal and would only put her in remission for about 12 months and then after spending 4-6 thousand dollars on the treatment we could watch the dog get sick again.We decided against the chemo therapy . Dr. Hallet was pushy about us taking the dog to Madison to start treatment-he asked us if we had made an appointment at least twice after we informed him of our decision.We felt very pressured to follow a course of treatment we didn't agree with. Twice during this ordeal our dog developed UTI'S and instead of beginning treatment immediately based on initial test results the sample was sent out to a lab and our animal-who had no immune system left because of the cancer- was left untreated for a week.We have asked everyone we can think of if this is standard practice and most were appalled that the animal went untreated that long.That would never be done to a human. We did ask about being able to get hold of someone from the clinic if it came down to having to put the dog down on a weekend when the clinic is closed. We were told no vet there is on call,we would have to take our dog to a strange emergency clinic and wait our turn.Not even at the end of her life would they bother to come in so the dog would be cared for by someone she knew in an environment she knew.We think this is cold and cruel-in any type of health care practice it is expected that the provider will go that extra mile because it's part of the job. .We have definitely noticed over the years that the entire practice is more and more about money then the care of the animals.You will not get out that door without paying your bill no matter you've just been told your 8 year old dog is dying and there is no cure.Not even so much as an "I'm sorry"from the office staff.The vet will also.mske sure you know the amount before you leave the exam room. We found another vet to care for our dog in her last week and she came to the house when the end came.She did not bring her bill with her-we had to ask about payment and were told a bill would be sent.It's all about the money there at Hallett Veterinary Clinic and there is no compassion even for a dying dog if your are unfortunate enough to come to the end on a weekend.Some jobs in life require the little extras-most people consider their pets a family member-if the clinic cannot operate on that basis it's time to find another clinic where the Dr's and staff treat you and your pet as more then Dollar signs.Over the years we have noticed that at least half of the time the dog is not even given a treat to encourage trust. Our dog knew what drawer the treats were in and when she kept sniffing at the drawer because she wanted what was in there there were times she didn't get even one treat-not even after being stuck with several needles. Really-can't even afford treats now? We also came to the conclusion that Dr. Hallett did not want to accept our decision regarding the chemotherapy because he would make money administering the drugs. We will never set foot in there again -I would hope Dr. Hallett and staff would re-evaluate the way the clinic is being run and consider going back to the way they used to do business-when they really cared for the animal more then the money and were willing to go the extra mile for a dying dog.It was a horrible disease,she ultimately developed a skin cancer with sores that broke open and bled-watching this was hard enough, being told to go to the emergency clinic if the end came on a weekend was more then we could handle.Shame on you Dr. Hallett hope you enjoy all your free weekends. read more