Valley Veterinary Service

We have had nothing but good experiences at Valley Vet. We find the staff and doctors very professional and courteous. Our two dogs and several cats have had excellent treatment, and they have been gentle and caring towards our animals as well as to us! We have been going to them since the 1980s and will continue to do so until we have no more pets!
5 8 years ago (18-08-2017)

Often uncaring bedside manner by veterinarians and lukewarm reception by staff make this a pet place to avoid if you love your cats. Cursory exams and bad vibes are the norm here, sad to say.
2 8 years ago (13-01-2018)

As a Registered Nurse and a person who formally worked in the customer service industry I have an acute since for what it means to provide good healthcare along with good customer service. You will not find this at Lee Valley Vet most likely due to the horrible customer service skills of their Office Manager, Susan Beckwith. These are the issues I have encountered Test done on my dog that I did not approve and were unnecessary when I had an area in her mouth lasered for a growth. One of the vets tried to retreat my dog for Lyme’s when her Quant C6 test came back at 32 after being 250. If the quantitative value is 50% less than the original value it means treatment was effective for Lyme’s. Again, if I wasn’t a Nurse I would not have known this and my dog would have been on antibiotics for another month!! I called for a prescription refill for my dog, was never given a call back that it was OK’d by the doctor and my prescription sat at the front desk for 3 days. Upon picking up said medication I asked for Heart Guard for a rescue dog I recently adopted. I had left her heart worm test at home, but told the woman at the front desk, Andrea, that I would drop it off next time I was in the neighborhood. She said it was fine. Well, Susan, the office manager overheard this and with a very cold and rude demeanor told the office assistant not to give me the medication. Now, I work in healthcare and there are rules that I certainly understand, but without even an explanation or a smile this woman turned to walk away like she could care less that I was a paying customer. I told her I had been going to this vet for years and she said she didn’t care and would be happy to forward my dogs’ records to another vet. Needless to say we are moving to Dr. Reiner at South Street Vet. I can certainly deal with a few mistakes here and there, but complete disregard for the fact that I am a paying customer by Susan Beckwith is so completely insulting and I expect my animals to be cared for by people with more decency. As a side note, I have spoken with a few people in the community who also feel this place is going down the tubes. I found South Street because one of the women I work with has had a very bad experience with them as well.
1 12 years ago (08-10-2013)