Dr. Benson is very cool. He is so even and calm. You can see why the animals aren't nervous in…read morethere! They wag their tails and don't pee all over the floor. My dog Brindley doesn't stress out upon arrival and likes barking at everyone (brat). Love that he works his weekends. Who does that?! It is the kind of atmosphere I expect in "The Valley". Keep up the great work!

I brought my cat here for an emergency visit, as he was lethargic and not eating…read more The doctor did bloodwork and thought my cat had either pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. He never did an x ray (told me it would be inconclusive). He should have taken an x Ray first, then taken bloodwork if necessary. The blood they drew to be sent to a lab was deemed inviable because it wasn't stored properly (either their fault or the labs, either way, pretty shady), so I had to bring my cat in two days later for more bloodwork. The vet techs didn't clean or bandage the area where they drew blood; when I got home I discovered my cat's belly and leg covered in blood. When I took my cat to our vet at home, the doctor was shocked at the dosage of steroids Carrabassett Vet had him on. He was also surprised that no x ray was taken. He took a x ray and five minutes later told me my cat had an extremely enlarged heart and couldn't see my cat's organs, concluding that he was probably riddled with cancer. Had Carrabassett Veterinary bothered to take an x ray, I would have had my cat euthanized right then, instead of having him in pain for an extra week. I put my cat down a week after taking him to Carrabassett Veterinary. And by the way, I still haven't received his lab results-TWO WEEKS after they took blood. I sent an email to them yesterday morning and never received any response. I write this review so no pet or pet owner has to go through what my cat and I did.

Kara and her staff are remarkable. I have had them train my "Covid" puppy Willow, she has…read moreblossomed under her tutelage and I am confident I can handle her in most situations. To highly recommend them and have done so to many fellow dog owners.

I recently moved to Maine and contacted Kara's Petcare on the recommendation of my vet. I was so…read moreexcited because it seemed like they would be able to offer daycare for my dogs and some auxiliary training if needed. They also said they did transport to the daycare facility and boarding on occasion. It seemed perfect. I should mention that there are Kara's pet care facilities in Portsmouth, Berwick, and Falmouth. First I was asked to set up a meet and greet with one of their associates at my home so she could meet my pets. It took me many tries to get through many unreturned phone calls, but finally we did set up the meet and greet and that went well. Then I was asked to set up an app and an account before we could actually schedule any dog care. So I set up the app and the account. Then I was asked to drive my dogs to their facility to see if the dogs would "be happy there." So I drove my dogs 25 minutes to the facility. When I got to the facility I was told that they were supposed to stay there for a day assessment and then I should come and pick them up. This was not communicated to me earlier, and I had not budgeted an extra hour of driving back-and-forth. Then they would reschedule the assessment and they would come and pick up my dogs for the day-long assessment. All before any dog care could be scheduled. So, still not on the calendar. So to summarize: you need to go through a long process of scheduling a meet and greet, then you need to have the meet and greet, then you need to sign up for the app, then your dogs have to be assessed to see if they will be happy. I'm just thinking that anyone who's busy enough to need dog care is too busy for this multilayered, multi-step, poorly communicated process where phone calls, texts, and emails are returned only about half the time.

We had the pleasure of having Angie come to our house and help us with our one year old golden lab…read more He likes to jump on people, pull on the leash, open mouth people's arms, and can be very stubborn. Angie did a wonderful job at showing us a lot of great training activities we can do at home. She also explained her methods thoroughly and gave us tips on what commands are appropriate for different behaviors. We are very happy with how our training session went and will do our best to be consistent with continuing the training at home, but won't hesitate to call for another session if needed!

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