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    The Neighborhood Vet

    4.6 (168 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Pet physical or wellness exam

    Pet vaccinations

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    Kate L.

    Dr. Loose is one of the best of the best. You get the personalized attention of a private, solo owned practice but she's a DACVECC - a board certified specialist who is dedicated to treating life-threatening conditions through medicine and surgery. She is a highly skilled surgeon and performs surgeries many other solo vets would refer out. As a certified behavior consultant who specializes in fear, aggression and separation anxiety, I refer with confidence many of my behavior clients and fearful animals who need compassionate and fear-free approach to their care. Dr. Loose is worth way more than she charges and truly cares about every patient. She often stays late, works on days off, takes in injured strays, sleeps at the hospital to give round the clock care. This is just who she is. She also started Small Bites Rescue and helps save medical cases from NYACC. It's a shame some clients don't appreciate the quality and care. Like many vets during Covid, she had to close her books to new patients. The rate at which new pets were being acquired far outpaced the rate of new vets graduating. Nationwide there's about 1 vet for every 1000 pets.. As a result, her and all vets were booked out far in advance and people had to wait to get appointments. Vets have one of the the highest suicide rates of any profession. Why? Because people get angry that sometimes vets can't save their animal. Or that quality care costs money. And vets are empaths. Dr. Loose is amazing and if you're lucky enough to be one of her patients, your animals will receive the best care possible. And when she can't provide this care, she has a network of specialists to refer to. If you take her guidance on how to care for your pet and spend the money for appropriate care, your pet will be better off. But, vets aren't miracle workers. They don't graduate with a magic wand to cure cancer. And they don't work for free. Be kind if you want quality vets like Dr. Loose to keep practicing and providing loving, quality treatment to your pets.

    We loved playing fetch together.
    Colette H.

    It is hard enough loosing a pet, how they are cared for in the end is something that can be a source of great consternation. Dr. Loose, thanks to the love and care shown by you and your staff towards my sweet boy, Barack, my heart is surprisingly lite. I miss my boy, but I know that everything possible was done for him and I thank you for that. I have no regrets!

    Nugget
    Leslie M.

    Dr. Loose and her team are incredible and always have my dog in mind! They check in via email or text whenever an issue arises and I'm so grateful to have amazing local care

    Dr. Loose posted our dogs medical records on her instagram such as a cancer diagnosis DAYS before she bothered to TEXT us about it. She cares more about her instagram content than the dog owners desperately waiting to hear back in order to help/save their pet in anyway they can. Dr. Loose should be ashamed of herself!

    Dr. Loose is a cold hearted doctor who told us our dog has cancer with weeks to live through email. When trying to get the proper medicine that she said was immediate and ask further questions in real time she was not available. Luckily she gave us a call back at 8pm and said she doesn't work weekends (it being a Saturday) and proceeded to be extremely condescending almost as if we were inconveniencing her. Oh and the email we received stating our dog has weeks to live was on Saturday afternoon so how were we supposed to know it was her DAY OFF. The professional, sensitivity and compassionate level is LOW. We were warned she is a little stand-offish by a friend, but never expected this. We will be taking our dog for a second opinion and even if we have to pay for it, that's the price for respect and decency I guess! Happy holiday Dr Loose. You deserve all the time off you can get! The photo: Our dog's cancer diagnosis on instagram DAYS before Dr. Loose reached out to tell us. If we had looked at her instagram sooner we would have found out our dog has cancer through a caption.

    Shea on her way to see Dr. Loose!
    Jason G.

    It took a long time to find a vet to help with my very nervous Chihuahua rescue, and I am glad it led me to Dr. Loose. Shea is wary of strangers, but took to Dr. Loose right away. She and Janelle treated Shea with great care and gentleness. Dr. Loose was very clear in her communication. She explained issues and offered tests and treatments allowing me to decide what was needed and how to proceed with Shea's checkup. Shea and I are very happy to have found such a great vet!

    Dr. Loose playing and examining Mimi st our home. The best vet experience ever!!
    Ana Nery F.

    Dr. Loose does house visits to avoid having pets going through a scary and anxious experience at a regular vet office. She is warm, approachable, gentle and knowledgeable. We are so happy we found her for our cat Mimi!

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    Ask the Community - The Neighborhood Vet

    Hello do you do teeth cleaning for dogs?

    Absolutely! Please feel free to visit our website to see all of our services we provide. Thank you!

    Do you treat very anxious/aggressive dogs? if so do you prescribe certain anti-anxiety medication?

    Excellent question! Yes we do provide pre-appointment anti-anxiety medications. The goal is to make it a better and safe experience for everyone involved, especially the pup!

    What is the cost for an average check-up?

    Depends on the location you live in! Normal house call visit within our immediate service range are $135 plus the cost of diagnostics, vaccinations, or treatments which can all vary but we do our best to stay affordable for our pet care community.… 

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    Review Highlights - The Neighborhood Vet

    “Dr Loose is the best vet I've had, for the past ten years she's taken amazing care of my cats and they love her.”

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