Auburn Veterinary Hospital

We have been using Auburn Veterinary Hospital for several years now for our cat. We have always loved this vet clinic and have been cared for by both Dr. Barnes and Dr. Smith. Recently our cat had some more serious issues and the amazing care we received prompted me to write this review. Dr. Smith took such great care of our cat and went above and beyond with her referral process and getting us to the right people to help our cat. Please don't hesitate to make this your main vet here in Auburn.

I walked in this morning with no appointment because my cat was acting aggressive and out of character last night. The staff was so amazing and nice, they took me back to a room right away. They did a thorough examination and asked tons of questions to get the full context of her new behaviors. They made sure my cat was comfortable the entire time, even while drawing blood. They gave me some great advice about how to make my cat more comfortable at home. Overall could not have asked for a better experience, especially in such a stressful situation.

Staff is absolutely AMAZING!!! Always take special care of my pets. Highly recommend!

Grateful to find a cat friendly vet. I took my two 1 year old Persian cats today and had an excellent experience. I'm very pleased with Dr. Nicole Barnes and will definitely return with my other 2 Persian cats in the fall.

SMITH: Misdiagnosed Mistreated Negligently performed surgeries on suffering 10 yr maltese after mos of symptoms pointing straight to heart disease. Wrote off as allergies, kept missing the mark! Prescribing: Apoquel, Neurontin, Zyrtec, steroids over and over, for more than ten. months. Under these circumstances did TWO ELECTIVE surgeries intubation, general anesthesia - a VERY high risk for heart patient.just teeth clng and mole removal-WITH No pre-op testing or scan—NOTHING. I Begged for help as his health declined unexplainably. He cudnt sleep, walked the floor at nite, jumping up and jerking from all the harsh steroids and apoquel (seizures) when he just tried to sit or lie breathing , coughing worsened. Asked her cud trachea be collapsing? Guessing, she says yes u cud be right. Finally an xray. Smith sees not trachea- but grossly enlarged heart. Something that DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNITE! She Gives benazepril for blood pressr. Too late. Shudve done this ten mos ago when symptoms were first reported. Henri collapses suddenly on Father's Day. Forget Smith. Went to Tuskegee- all right tests done and severity of conditions FINALLY REVEALED. By now with NO TREATMENT FOR A YEAR HEART HAD PROGRESSED TO SO ENLARGED, valve tore, fluid build up So bad, lungs under too much pressure to breathe. Performed fluid drainages to no avail. Held Henri in my arms while put to sleep. Having PTSD watching my emotional support pet suffer and die had life altering consequences: sleep deprivation, panic/anx attacks, severe depression and loss of hundreds AND thousand dollars for reckless pet medical care and loss of life and quality of life in what she have him for a last year of life. I Requested refund for 10 months of misprescribed services, surgeries misappropriated thousands of dollars SHE PROFITED WHILE KILLING MY HENRI-but. Smith says Sorry, NO refund. All his NEEDLESS SUFFERING AT HER HAND- A first yr vet student wud know the risks Henri was put through.Just want this known bc all these ‘good time’ reviews and ‘sweet’ descrip on her website do Not depict whole truth about her inept ability to properly diagnose! “Nice” doesnt cut it! Need intelligence and common sense!! Office mgr never friendly or caring 4 years of hostile attitude front desk.