Willoughby Veterinary Hospital of Holt

The staff is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. You can immediately tell how much they all love animals as soon as you walk in. My boy gets very excited when meeting new people & regardless of how crazy he acts they never get annoyed. They love on him just like they would any other dog which I really appreciate! Also he LOVES going. As soon as we pull in he wants to go in and see his friends.

My cat would not be alive today if not for them. I cannot express my gratitude to Willoughby enough. They expertly performed a life saving surgery on my kitten and were able to work with my budget. I took my almost one-year old kitten into MSU vet after he spent the past day and night vomiting, and having muscle spasms that looked like he was having seizures. They charged me $800 for a single x-ray, which found an obstruction in his intestines, and told me it would be $4-6k for surgery. I couldn't afford that, and was terrified that I would have to put him down, an otherwise perfectly healthy kitten, for a simple mistake. I called Willoughby and explained my situation. I'd never been there before, but they still took him. They let me put down a deposit of everything I could pay and gave me a couple days to come up with the rest while he was staying overnight. In the end, I paid 1.3k for what was estimated at 4-6k at MSU. They took excellent care of us as well! They came in on their day off to check on him and sent me updates twice a day. Everyone I talked to (especially the receptionist!) was so kind and helpful, answered all questions I had, and assured me that everything would be fine. Today, 3 weeks after the worst day of my life, my kitten is in perfect health again, running and jumping and catching mice no problem again, and I have Willoughby to thank for it. You guys are life savers- literally!! (We have pet insurance now)

We love Dr. Houk and the team at Willoughby! We first became patients under the previous vet, since she was my family’s vet before we moved when I was a kid. When she retired, we trusted her to pick a wonderful new vet to take over, but even our expectations were blown out of the water. Dr. Houk is an amazing vet, and the team she has put together is wonderful. They saved the life of our older dog, getting us another two years with him. Now, with our rescue, our new puppy, and our two cats, they continue to offer realistic, helpful information and recommendations alongside kindness and care. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. We’d never go anywhere else!

We had a great experience as our first visit to the vet with our new rescue kitten Georgia! Georgia was originally rescued by a non-profit rescue group and we adopted her. While with the rescue group she went to willoughby vet hospital and they took amazing care of her. Now that she’s adopted we returned to them to continue to ensure she has a happy healthy life. Georgia was welcomed back with open arms, hugs and great care. We highly recommend this veterinary hospital :)

I have been going to Willoughby Veterinary Hospital since 2021. They have cared for 3 of my cats. They are all so friendly, caring and love your pets like they are their own. I had to put one of my cats to sleep a year ago because of her health was failing and they were amazing during that whole process. Our kitten was spayed by Dr. Houk and it went flawlessly. They recommended using a onesie after her surgery and it worked so much better than the cone. They are very knowledgeable and I would highly recommend them.