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    River Heights Veterinary Hospital

    4.0 (64 reviews)
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    Pet physical or wellness exam

    Pet sitting

    Pet vaccinations

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    My family has brought our pets to River Heights for a long time, probably around 15 years... and will no longer bring any of our animals to their clinic ever again. Last weekend, we lost our beloved pug at nearly 13. She lived a wonderful life and beat the odds due to having diabetes for nearly 2 years. Our mother took amazing care of her, giving her insulin shots twice a day, making special meals for her diabetes, carried her up and down stairs to make her more comfortable, catering to her every need. We always joked that she was the favorite child of the family.. well when our baby passed last weekend peacefully in her sleep, my mom called River Heights and let them know and inquired if she could donate the unopened insulin. Dr. Pocius called her back later, and proceeded to tell her that there was MORE she could have done to keep our baby alive (liver biopsy, surgery, etc.) rather than offering her sympathies and relaying the answer that my mother had called for in the first place. This was greatly troubling to my mother, as she loved that dog and has done EVERYTHING possible/ spent countless dollars to keep her with us. Now, not only is she grieving but she also feels massive guilt. I must say that the way Dr. Pocius handled the situation truly makes me question where River Heights' values lie, considering their wildly overpriced services and seeming lack of simple compassion.

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    Love this clinic. Have been coming here for years. Vets and staff are very skilled and friendly.

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    5 years ago

    Cooper enjoyed his stay while we moved into our apartment from Texas. The staff was very friendly and they took very good care of him.

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    5 years ago

    The vets are nice but they are very overpriced and suggest unnecessary test and procedures!

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    5 years ago

    Have used this clinic for many years, many pets. Would highly recommend for their excellence, caring and cleanliness.

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    9 years ago

    I could not be more grateful to Dr Juriga and his staff for their continued excellent care of my dogs.

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    Juriga himself emails with us for follow-ups and has no problem picking up the phone to explain the process.

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    Wiggle Butts

    Wiggle Butts

    3.9
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    I have been using Wigglebutts for a few months now and am very pleased. My labradoodle is not a…read morefan of being bathed and groomed but the staff are very gentle with her. She gets a great haircut. Thank you, Karen!

    I've now been patronising Wigglebutts for a few years in order to save my dog's neck (we suspected…read morethat he has a collapsed trachea--now confirmed by xray) but decided after the latest xray that it was not a good idea to even have him groomed, as I don't know if it will contribute to his very small airway being cut off. Instead of expressing even the least bit of comfort, or maybe ideas of how he can be groomed without touching his neck area, the owner (who has been grooming him every 6-8 weeks for the last couple years and her company groomed him during covid for two years), texted back nothing when I explained he's not doing well, and X-rays have confirmed that his breathing passage is the size of a straw, so now he's going on lifetime meds to try to keep the passageway from collapsing completely. All she did was text back, a day later, "confirmed, cancelled" WOW. I mean, I've been tipping her and paying her $130 for grooming Sammy a total of 4-5 years, tipping her $20-30 each time, and that's the response. I guess every dog and owner is no one to her. Tells me something about the caring inside her soul. I suppose she probably does not want the liability to trim him, but at least some words of comfort would have been business like and appropriate.

    Zooming Paws

    Zooming Paws

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    I'm just going to let the photos speak for themselves. Had an appt, they had to I guess cancel (idk…read morebecause I never heard back); made another appt, got the confirmations again, they never showed up today. I left a voicemail but never heard back. If you didn't want the business there's better ways than to just ghost customers. ‍ We wouldn't have taken it personally. It's the ghosting that's an issue. Seems like it's a common issue across the mobile pet grooming industry anymore. Extremely disappointed. For what it's worth, we were very pleased with their first two grooming sessions.

    Not a Maltese cut!…read more Before booking, I asked multiple times for a groomer experienced with Maltese and a specific Maltese cut. I was told: "I've done plenty Maltese I've been grooming for 9 years." The first photo shows Baylin in her full coat before grooming. The others are Baylin the day she was groomed and weeks later, showing how poorly the cut growing out. I requested a proper Maltese shape, trimmed right off the floor with no straight lines. Baylin is only 3-4 pounds, so experience matters. The result was not a Maltese cut. I contacted the owner weeks later to give feedback only, not to request a refund. The responses were: * "You had no complaints when there this is days after the groom" * "Request the other groomer or go else where" * "Beth would be more then happy to service you" * "And I assume that's the day of your groom correct ?" * "Days after to complain makes 0 sense beth would be more then happy to service you eliza is no longer here." After that, communication stopped. This service cost $120 +$40 travel fee (not including tip). Posting for transparency.

    River Heights Veterinary Hospital - vet - Updated July 2026

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