Affordable Animal Hospital

My dog has never been to the vet before so I was incredibly worried about how he would react or if he would be “too much”. I genuinely had such a good, efficient experience. There were no extra details, you go in for what you need and get served quickly. The receptionist was helpful and did not seem annoyed by how frazzled I was. The vet tech (nurse?) was very kind. The vet himself was knowledgeable. The prices are indeed affordable which is a huge help in these times haha. I regret not going sooner! Very thankful, will go again.

This place should not be permitted to continue to work with animals! My sister brought her dying beloved dog there to get her a peaceful passing and it was anything but that! They didn't allow my sister to hold her beloved Precious and instead dumped her on a table where she was obviously stressed. They didn't give poor Precious a sedative before euthanizing her. They just did it before my sister had even had time to say good-bye. Clearly these people not only don't care about animals, but they have no compassion or sympathy with the owners devasted by the loss of their pet. As it this were not enough, she had asked if she could return to take a paw print and nose print and when she arrived, they didn't even make any effort to be kind and told her to go back to the freezer and get Precious herself. Poor Precious was scrunched up after clearly being cruelly and inconsiderately jammed into a plastic bag. My sister was traumatized by having to go into the freezer to get Precious herself without the added trauma of finding her beloved baby so badly treated. These people should be ashamed of themselves! Disgusting, inhumane, cruel and inconsiderate behavior! NEVER EVER go here even if you have to take a loan out to go elsewhere!

Please, please understand that affordability is NOT the priority when treating something you love. The treatment that my dog received here after a tooth extraction led her (an Argentine Dogo, weighing 125lbs at the time) to end up with a spinal injury that made her unable to ever correctly walk again. Were it not for the WFH status I was on at the time, I would have had to put her to sleep. Her back legs were completely useless after being enclosed (while wholly sedated) inside a steel box that only allowed space for her to fit in diagonally, touching each corner. They stuffed my dog in a steel box, drugged and unobserved (did I mention they also moved her to Puyallup? They decided that they would transport her there, and I could simply pick her up!) She was NEVER able to walk correctly after this interaction. I wish I had never gone here. I wish I had spent three times as much somewhere else (it was 1465+ for a canine tooth removal) that actually had any, literally ANY integrity when comparing what I was told would happen, and what actually happened, after paying them nearly 1,500 dollars to pull my dog's tooth. She never walked properly again after coming out of her stupor from the drugs they had her on. I spent the better part of an hour walk with her in the back yard of their "pickup area" trying to deny to myself what had happened. This place will forever receive a glare as I walk by, there's nothing else really to be done. I asked that she not be kept in such a small container. I was assured, of course they wouldn't. By the receptionist. The vet, himself? He didn't seem to care about my dog any more than one would a broken toaster that needed to have a fuse replaced. Except my dog had severe anxiety, was an animal that was cherished, and WAS CLEARLY TO LARGE TO JAM IN A METAL BOX where her ass was as far in the corner as it could be, and her nose was nearly pressing into the gate. How the hell could you close an animal in an enclosure so small? I will never not hate this place. I spent 3 years volunteering with a local dog charity to help heal the immense suffering the treatment that ultimately killed my dog by making her quality of life so poor, that she only lived to be 9 years old. Please see that I'm not trying to just throw hatred. I am desperately trying to convince you that this doctor does not care about your animal. If that's okay with you, that's fine. But if you had a kid, would you take it to Affordable Children's Hospital? I don't like the whole pets are kids metaphors, but this clearly shows their priority. Yes. They removed my dog's tooth. Yes, they used their expertise and deserved payment. My dog did not deserve to be treated so poorly I had to purchase a special harness for her to walk ASSISTED for the remainder of her life. Below, I'll post photos of Adaeze- a dog bred to kill wild boar who refused to hunt. A unique, singular animal, that this place treated like a dead hamster on The Simpsons. It took so much for her to have any joy for the remainder of her life, just because I trusted this place to not stuff my dog into a box she was clearly too small for. I hope that no other pet owner is forced to deal with the fallout from going "cheap" when trying to help their animal. This situation, for me personally, as well as the best dog I have or will ever have, was life altering. I think that warrants 1 star. The receptionist who assured me that they'd not stuff her in a tiny box has zero blame from me. The doctor, who took my dog from Tacoma, to another town, without my prior knowledge- clearly took NO such precautions. It has taken my a while to be able to write this without just overflowing vitriol, but I do want it to be known. This vet is the worst that I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. I wish I had left her tooth broken off in her mouth. She would have lived a happier, longer life. Also, I would have been able to keep my Covid stimulus, instead of giving it to this animal "doctor."

… This is highly suspicious. I would recommend avoiding this place. The front desk lady is wonderful and kind and does the best she can with the information she has. I called with a simple question regarding an upcoming appointment. I have a cat with constipation who was already given medication. The next steps for his treatment would be things like X-ray, enema, manual extraction. So I asked a very simple question - “Is your clinic physically capable of performing constipation related treatments in cats - such as, enema or extraction?” They don’t know. I pressed further. The response from the “doctor” was “You have to come in for your exam and go from there” Here’s the impression this leaves: - immediate distrust and disfavor of this business - blazing red flag; avoid and warn others Impression “… So this “doctor” wants me to have my pet wait and suffer, so he can get his $58 exam fee to tell me “oh, we don’t do enemas or extractions here. Let me refer you to somewhere more expensive that does, so I can get kickbacks from that” A vet and their staff should be able to speak as to what can or cannot be done in their clinic Such basic information clinic abilities should not be behind a $60 paywall. Awful. Thank goodness we didn’t go in

I've seen some negative comments on here about how this vet may be quick or people didn't think the vet took enough time with their animal. The only thing I can say about it is, think about this man as an expert mechanic. When he knows he knows, he's been a veterinarian doctor for a very long time and from my experience he has always been right even when it was quick. He saved my dogs life by quickly identifying that my dog had kennel cough. When I went to a different animal hospital. They said they needed to run a bunch of very expensive tests costing 2,500 dollars. It was an emergency so I tried to get a credit card through the vet to pay and because I was young I didn't have credit so I didn't qualify, the hospital asked if I had a cosigner but I did not because I had a poor family structure. I left crying saying so my dog will die unless I have this money upfront? Then I found affordable animal hospital. He knew what it was right away and he saved my dog and I could afford the bill. He is an amazing vet and knows his stuff like the back of his hand. This man is a good man and a great doctor I will never be more grateful for someone like I am him, my dog is the only good think that I've ever had in my life that never let me down. And he saved her which inevitably saved me as well.