Since I've switched away from Kivisto not only am I saving money but my new vet truly cares for my pets. Steve was very good but since he's left the practice is not the same. read more

This clinic has been nothing short of amazing. I have had 3 Englishmastiffs. One I had to put down from a genetic defect that crippled to the point of not being able to stand. Kivisto took care of Titan for most of his life. He was diagnosed with the defect before I came to Kivisto. Once I switched, the Dr. tried everything to help my boy Titan. Meds, orthopedic surgeon consults, chiropractors and many other things. Unfortunately, the disease was not something that could be cured. I finally made the decision to put Titan down for his own well being, not keep him alive for my selfish wants. I brought Titan into the clinic. The staff was wonderful and the Dr even more so. We all started the procedure. Titan started to struggle and was obviously fearful. The Dr. halted the procedure and said "I DO NOT WANT HIS LAST MEMORIES TO BE OF FEAR AND STRUGGLING". She suddenly left the room and returned with a syringe of meds that would allow Titan to fall asleep. A quick injection and Titan fell asleep in my arms. The procedure was then completed. WOW! WHAT DR. HAS THAT MUCH COMPASSION. I am a client for ever. I have two more Mastiff, Zeus and Atlas. They will be cared for by Kivisto as long as I have a breath in this body. It is worth whatever drive you have to make to get to this clinic. AAAAA++++++++ read more

This clinic is amazing and very supportive! I have had two pups that have had terminal cancer (one currently is being treated, and other has passed on) and Dr. Heather Kivisto and staff have been a blessing to work with in regards to life quality and any pain management. I truly appreciate their help and highly recommend them to anyone that is looking for a great vet clinic. read more

I want to start by saying things have changed since March of 2020 but vet costs should not have gone up by 500%. I am outraged by the unprofessional and price gouging in my opinion with Dr Kivistos' office. I have paid almost $800 to learn my dog had a bladder infection although in that amount was the $200 for antibiotics that I could have gotten at the pharmacy for $30. My pup has been through a lot as he was a rescue and I joke that he is my 10k pup which is pretty close. So when I pay almost $800 for bladder infection and her to look at his hips (1 X-ray) it is a little unnerving. I will definitely not be back. read more

Best vet anywhere. Dr Kivisto is the best there is, you really cant get any better. Shes very helpful and willing to explain everything to you and really take time out of her day to make sure you understand and are comfortable with everything. Even if I didnt live in princeton I would make the drive to see her. Everyone else at Kivistio is just as great too! You are all wonderful, thank you for all you do :) read more

I work in rescue, and have met some pretty amazing people through the rescue community. A few years ago I met a lady who spends her time researching missing dog cases online and helps reunite them with their families. She does amazing things and has been a huge advocate for lost and stolen dogs. So when we found out her dog needed a second ACL surgery that she couldn't afford after recently repairing the first leg, we decided we wanted to help her. We wrote up a post about all the wonderful things this woman has done, posted pictures of her and her dog, and shared the estimate from this very vet. With all the scams we've seen through GoFundMe accounts, we wanted to make sure people donating had a safe and secure way to donate to the dog's care, and feel confident knowing their money was truly being used for his surgery. So on our post we offered the name and phone number of this clinic, and encouraged people to make their donations directly to the clinic. I worked with another rescue friend to share this post far and wide. Within a few weeks we were able to help our friend raise enough funds to cover the surgery! She was so excited and called the vet immediately to schedule the surgery. To our dismay she was then informed that the clinic was booked out several months, and would not be able to complete his surgery until at least April. You would think the vet office would have mentioned that during all of the previous phone calls regarding the incoming donations and communicates about his current state, but that I can forgive as a miscommunication. What I can't forgive is that this vet then proceeded for multiple weeks to hold the money hostage from the dog's owner. She decided that not only did the people who donated send the money for the dogs surgery, but also that they ONLY sent it to be done at HER clinic. My friend was originally told that she would be given a check with the funds if she could locate another clinic that could do the surgery sooner. Awesome, mission accomplished, new vet found so we're good to go right? Wrong. The vet then decided that she would not write the owner a check, she would only transfer the money to the other clinic. No big deal, that's where the money needed to go....but of course she wasn't done there. Now the vet decided each person who donated needed to be contacted to "verify" she could transfer their donation to the other clinic. Fine, we can handle that, give us the names of those who donated. Another hurdle, the vet claims she did not record contact info or full names for anyone who donated. So our friend spent another week scouring through the Facebook posts to find comments and likes from people who said they donated. One by one they each contacted the vet to let her know the money could be transferred. During that time the dog had surgery at the other clinic, our friend paid the remaining balance out of pocket, knowing she would soon have the donations back to cover it. But once again, the vet office decided to stall. Now she demanded that each person email or fax a written letter stating the money could be transferred to our friend. We later found out that the vet lied, as more than one of the donators showed us pictures of a letter they received in the mail with their receipts, addressed to their full names...After weeks of contacting the kind people who donated their money, dozens of phone calls, emails back and forth, my friend finally received the check. I am so unbelievably disappointed that someone who owns a clinic dedicated to saving animals would make it SO difficult for an owner to provide the care her dog needs. The donated money should have gone wherever the dog was going to be. It would have been a simple phone call to transfer the money to the other clinic the moment she was told he was having surgery elsewhere. But instead she stalled over and over again, and lost a client who had been going there for over 10 years. Her greed and desire to keep the money within her practice is appalling. read more