We've been bringing our pets to Powder Ridge Veterinary Hospital for years and have been extremely…read morehappy with the care from Dr. Blaire Michael and her staff. They are compassionate, knowledgeable, efficient, and very reasonably priced. One of our rescue dogs, Fiona, was extremely fearful when we first brought her in and needed to be muzzled for visits. Thanks to the patience and kindness of Dr. Michael and the staff, she now happily walks into the office and no longer needs a muzzle. That alone says so much about how they treat animals. Dr. Michael has helped Fiona through both a rare autoimmune condition and aggressive oral cancer with incredible skill and compassion. We ultimately chose her for Fiona's revision surgery because of the trust we have in her, how comfortable Fiona is with the office and staff, and the much more reasonable pricing compared to the specialty hospital. The surgical results were amazing -- you can barely tell anything was ever done. We trust Powder Ridge completely with our dogs and cat and highly recommend them.

Hello all, just following up on Freckles, who unfortunately had the owner of Powder Ridge Vet…read morehandling my dog in the worst way possible. Basically brought Freckles an 8 year old 2 month rescue dog from Oklahoma. By far, over 55 years, best dog I have ever had. Freckles even had a minor surgery with Dr Albin a few year back. He was great. Had to drug my dog up with 3 meds, upon arrival Freckles was laying on floor of large room placed into. Corrine new of my dog, she was awesome as always, showed compassion. The tech and Dr Micheals, owner and vet came in a disaster took place. Tried placing a muzzle on Freckles, a no no, dog has never been in muzzle for anything. Then tried to surgical collars, one the size for a horse. With Freckles under sedatives, Freckles had nothing to do with all there methods to get 4 shots. I waved the blood test for heartguard. My dog was so stressed, never seen him act this way, and still did not growl or snap, which they lied and said he did. I was there 100 percent of the visit. Well next morning, 330 am, Freckles was paralyzed not only from the medicine directed on the bottle , but could not walk 100%, had no idea what was going on, was having a mental and orthopedic event. Bottom line, rushed him to Pieper Olson, Dr Roy in ER room got Freckles to walk and took blood to check for anything including tick born issues. Said Freckles was one of the easiest dogs ever to secure blood from right rear leg. My cost was $600, absolutely well spent money. Powder Ridge Vet has completely changed for the absolute worst. Even the folks working the front desk seem so stressed, no one smiles. There was a paper jam in the printer, two people kept going back and forth about this, too much paper, not enough paper, one had to win the conversation. Kudos to a young doctor at Pieper DR ROY. Terrific ER doctor and did not prescribe any drugs for Freckles. I never experienced such brutal handling of my dog. I have read many reviews now and have noticed many are going one star. Just wanted folks to understand. Feel free to call me at 860 227 7425 if you would like to discuss true facts, nothing more what took place.

I have been going to Durham Veterinary for years. The last two years the team of amazing Durham…read moreVeterinary help me keep my Jake healthy and happy Jake lived past his 14 birthday. Sadly we had to put him down because of health reasons. This entire team gave us so much support. I will never forget that. Today my other dog Bo had an appointment with DR. Borkowski. Even before she got into the building she was saying hello to him. I met with Dr Borkowski and Tania and they made Bo feel like he was the most important Dog on this earth. I thank the entire staff at Durham Veterinary Hospital for your kindness. Thank You, Carol Carmichael

It's all about the $$$ ..I had to cancel aj appointment..omg 30 + minutes before cuz I an a nurse…read moreand "things" do come up..they want an $80+ deposit of I rebook Yeah..caring my ass never had this happen before..I just hope the best vet Dr Holdermeyer gets his own soon cuz he was the absolute best..Durham can't shine a light to him..I like vets who give a Shit

I would like to add that they BLACK BALLED me at all other Vets and now I can't get any animal care…read moreat all!!!! Don't go there .Im not the only one they did this to either read reviews.I also have my charts where they straight ass lied in them!!!

Dr D'Angelo is one of the most compassionate, caring, honest true to the core veterinarian that I…read morehave met in a long time. My cat went in for surgery for his teeth. And I was given an estimate between 1700 and close to 3000 and when I called to see how my Pet was doing they told me he was doing great and that my bill came to $658 because the cat didn't need what was originally thought. I highly recommend this place with Dr. D'Angelo. Don't know about the other doctors and I will wait for her no matter what. The staff are unbelievable they are caring, compassionate, courteous, professional. What else can I say five stars from me?

I cannot say enough wonderful things about the entire staff at this facility! I have been bringing…read moremy cats there for decades and have always received professional, empathetic care for me and my kitties. Just yesterday, I discovered that my elderly cat had end stage kidney disease. Dr. Haviar and his staff were so kind, allowing me to stay in the examining room while I waited for my daughter and son-in-law so they could say good-bye before putting her to sleep. I know that we jammed up their schedules and exam rooms while they patiently waited for us to say our good-byes. There is a special place in heaven for these kind caregivers of my kitties! I highly recommend that you entrust your fur babies to this practice!

They are always amazing with me and my pets. They treat us like family and have great adviceread more

7-2-2024 - I stopped at Salem Valley Veterinary clinic to pick up some NexGard for my 4-year-old…read moreJack Rusell terrier. At the same time, I asked the reception people to have Veterinarian Sarah Slater, my dogs Vet call me ASAP because my dog Tarah was scratching and biting herself incessantly and I was concerned. I was told they would have her call as soon as she arrived the following Monday. 8-5-2024 - Over the weekend my dog's condition worsened significantly and being alarmed I called the Clinic at 8 am when they opened. I was told that Dr. Slater doesn't get in until 8:30 to 9:00 am so I had to wait. I waited until 10 am and hadn't heard from them so I called again and was told that I had to be patient, the doctor had several emergencies this morning to which I replied, my dog is chewing herself bloody, scratching herself raw. I'd say that's an emergency wouldn't you. I was again told to wait. 12:00 Noon - I figured that as they hadn't called, they likely wouldn't and I called another local vet who was kind enough to squeeze my dog in at 3 pm, Clark Veterinary Hospital in Old Lyme. At 2:15 pm the doctor from Salem finally called and asked me what was up with my dog. I told her I was quite annoyed by the fact that she had waited almost to the end of the day to respond and that I had already found a new Veterinarian in the area who agreed that she'd see my dog. I went on saying that I knew my dog had a fever, likely some internal infection, was bleeding from areas she had scratched, had stopped eating and refusing to walk, and that she should have made an effort to answer my calls earlier. She apologized and said that she didn't know that I had been in the practice three days earlier, said she had two emergencies first thing in the morning and put the blame on the receptionists answering the phones needing more training never taking responsibility for her own actions. She then asked if I wanted my dog's records transferred to Dr. Clark's office and I said I did ASAP. 3:00 pm Arrived at Dr. Clarks office and was told that my dog had a high fever and a severe bacterial infection and that my suspicions and concerns were well warranted My opinion of Veterinary clinics has festered into total contempt. It seems that the whole industry has been bought up by big corporations who take over, increase prices and decrease services preferring to push the easy fix over doing the work to find root cause and in my opinion, this is reprehensible behavior when they like doctors promise to do no harm. Case in point, Colchester Veterinary Hospital gave Tarah Apoquel as a puppy fully knowing it's a dangerous drug in dogs under a year and should never be used. My puppy developed aggression toward anyone who came within ten feet and she also lost all confidence turning into a fear biter and frequently has night terrors. I took her off the drug and moved her to Salem Valley, fully thinking I'd have a much better experience than what I had at Colchester and after that experience, I have been looking into starting a class action law suit against Pfizer and their drug Apoquel. The main doctor in Salem, Robert Barratt was my horse vet for many years and it pains me to have to write this about his business but my animals are family members and I don't appreciate anyone who doesn't take their health and safety as seriously as I do and as such, this review is being written. I can not and will not recommend Salem Valley Veterinary Clinic and would suggest you do your homework as you would for yourself or any of your loved ones. Find a doctor with a 4.5-to-5-star rating and become a client with them. Avoid anyone with a lower rating and read the reviews!!! People who experience bad performance from medical "professionals" are not likely to plant a story but more likely to state the truth and that information can be used to draw an educated conclusion as to who you wish to provide medical services for your pet.

Been bringing my dogs here for 15 years to Dr Barrett. But since he has stepped back the place has…read morechanged I thought my dog was having a stroke and when I called they were too busy to see him or really even talk to me and sent me to the emergency vet then when I tried to order medication he needed for the problem they wouldn't sign this prescription unless I brought him to them for a checkup after the emergency vet the front desk is awful and the doctor is always too busy to even talk to you I'll never go back

Dr Lamme is a wonderful resource for those wanting a holistic vet…read more My cat was diagnosed with Kidney disease and the only solution her vet could provided was a Hills Science Diet (what idiotic company produces a DRY kidney disease cat food when dry foods are about the worst thing your can give a cat with CRF - forget about the fact that I never met a cat who actually wanted to eat the crap). Upon the recommendation of the owner of Pet's Choice in Deep River I visited with Dr Lamme. His "office" is nothing fancy. It is in the basement of his house and hardly what one would envision as a vet clinic but then, Dr Lamme is not your usual run-of-the-mill vet. He doesn't have tons of expensive diagnostic equipment or the ubiquitous exam room stocked with a stainless steel table and scale. If you need to have tests run it's best to have them done at a regular clinic as he will tell you. Where Dr Lamme excels is in holistic treatment for animals. I sat with him for nearly two hours. He reviewed my cat's blood test results and was clearly knowledgeable in understanding them. He gave me diet advice which is about all you can do for CRF cats. He printed out a number of home recipes I could try, educated me on feline nutrition and provided me with some supplements as well. As it turned out my cat was a bit of a "junk food junkie" and decided that she was bored with my homemade foods after just a few feedings. Based on Dr Lamme's advice though, I knew what to look for when I got to the health food and pet stores. It's not protein that hurts the kidneys so much as the phosphorus. In switching her diet to premium highly nutritious foods that contained no fillers, by products and processed junk my cat could continue to live a high quality life. She survived very happily for 3 more years. She went into renal failure just 6 weeks shy of her 20th birthday. She was still playing and enjoying life right up until the day before she died. I am convinced that my visit to Dr Lamme extended the time she had left with me without compromising the quality of her life.

I brought my dog to see Dr Lamme last month and spent two hours talking about how to boost his…read moreimmunity and overall health. His early start as an overvaccinated rescue dog took a toll on him and he has developed a lot of allergies and sensitivities. I did take him to a conventional vet in another area of the state to address an ear infection but nowhere near as happy with them and likely won't go back to them once the infection is under control. I will definitely go back to Dr Lamme to support my dog's continuing recovery and healing from previous insults. My dog loves him!

They were so kind and amazing! Dr Reagan was awesome. Squeezed me in last minute. So grateful! Kim…read morewas so caring when I called for appt.

I have been taking our pets to Connecticut Valley Veterinary Associates aka East Haddam Veterinary…read moreClinic since 2005. We have 2 cats and 2 dogs that are members of our family. Doctor McLean is the very best in my opinion. He is extremely knowledgeable, practical, and compassionate in the treatment of the animals, and us! We have referred many of our friends to Dr. McLean and those that tried them out are still taking their pets to this clinic. Also, they are reasonably priced in comparison to other vet clinics in CT. Prior to taking our pets to this Clinic, I lived in Simsbury, where you'd think there would be excellent vet care. We used two different clinics we used in Simsbury. The veterinarians were aloof and failed to diagnose a perilous issue with my cat. Very pricey too, especially in light of the misdiagnosis. When we moved to East Haddam we met Dr. McLean told him about the issue with my cat. He was able to educate me as to the problem. Anytime you have an expert willing to take the time to educate, and give all the options, it shows how knowledgeable and credible they are in the subject matter. I highly recommend!

I went to Adorable Pets with my french bulldog puppy. I picked them because she is listed as a…read moreholistic vet. She is anything but holistic and on top of that she is very rude. I got the bat in the chimney story obviously the first thing they are taught in vet school. Then we got the vaccines and had loose stools she gave my dog meds that were not even approved of by the fda. My dog is seven now and we struggle every day with the side effects of the vaccines, she should not advertise that she is a holistic vet she is not. She might have gone to school for it but she does not practice it.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this practice and Dr. Bernie. I was new to the area and…read morethey kindly made the accommodation take me on as a new patient and see my dog for a neck issue. Dr. Bernie was calm and practical and didn't immediately suggest doing a ton of tests. Turned out to be a simple neck strain. Great care without going overboard on testing. Really glad to have found them!