Dr Southgate is the best! I drive 2 hours round trip to go here because he has successfully diagnosed issues with my dogs for the past 15 years. If your dog doesn't have health issues, maybe any vet will do. If there's something going on that needs troubleshooting, he's the vet to diagnose and treat! read more

I just want to praise the girls who work at the front desk. They are very helpful and always answer my questions. Dr southgate. Is excellent I haven't met the new vets yet. read more

Been going to Borash Clinic & Boarding for 25 yrs. they are the best .never wait explain everything, never push procedures & respect your input. we have taken 3 Chesapeake Rescue dogs &'have had amazing care. especially our 3rd girl Ani blind diabetic absolutely best care . All the dogs loved going there. Thank you Dr Borash & Dr Southgate Vet Techs & frontline staff the best .& cost of care is extremely reasonable Susan Mahoney read more

I would give 0 stars if I could. This is the absolute worst vet clinic in the world, they charge insane prices, convince you your pet needs procedures and tests that they absolutely do not need, they don't disclose pricing & downplay pricing until you go to the desk and get hit with a $900 bill for simple bloodwork. My one dog that I take here, they treated for heartworm ($3000) and she still has it somehow after three treatments. I take my other dogs to Banfield in Woburn and Melrose animal clinic, and both those vets charge half the price of what Borash charges. Trust me when I say, never go to this clinic. There is a reason they can get you an appointment next day any time you call (which is the only advantage of going here) - but it's because they clearly don't have alot of clientele due to their astronomical prices. Do yourself a favor and don't get absolutely raked for cash by this place. read more

Borash Veterinary Clinic - A photo I posted to social media from the vet - Veterinarians Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

We absolutely loved Dr Porier at Borash Vet but she moved. We started seeing Dr Gervitz who completely mismanaged our cats diabetes for months. By the time we changed vets, it was too late and she died less than 2 weeks later. Our cat was diagnosed with diabetes and started insulin at the end of September. Every 2 weeks, Dr Gervitz had us check her blood sugar at home with a glucometer a few times in one day to see the effect of the insulin. Her blood sugar was always above 400 and at times above 500 which is extremely high. Based on the results, Dr Gervitz would increase her insulin by 1 unit every 2 weeks (which needs to be slowly increased to avoid sudden low blood sugar). Testing our cats blood sugar at home required us to prick her ear which was distressing for her and seemed painful. I talked to a family member who's a vet out of state. She suggested applying a freestyle libre, which is a glucometer that stays on the cat for 15 days and connects to your phone so you can see her blood sugar any time you want. Dr Gervitz put her under sedation to apply it but the monitor malfunctioned so we never could use it. Weight loss is a symptom of diabetes but it's not good weight loss. They lose muscle mass which happened with our cat, eventually making her spine protrude and look malnourished. Dr Gervitz told us to increase her dry food several times to counter the weight loss. I questioned if the insulin wouldn't work because she was getting more and more carbs with the dry food. She gave an explanation about the glucose moving in and out of the cells and how carbs are used. I trusted that this was true and the right decision. Three months into her being on insulin and her symptoms were only worsening: drinking so much water, peeing so much and rapid weight loss. Our family member also suggested testing for a UTI because having a UTI can make cats insulin resistant and they're more likely to get UTIs when they have diabetes. Her urine showed she had very high glucose and a UTI so she started antibiotics. It was at this time that I expressed my frustration to Dr Gervitz since she only checked a urine because I suggested it. She initially said "we want to keep costs down for you." I said that we had already paid thousands of dollars throughout this process and that clearly the cost was not the reason she didn't do it. Dr Gervitz did apologize at that point and said she should have checked her urine sooner. I also said that we weren't doing enough because she continued to lose weight and was wasting away. I said I was afraid we weren't going to get the diabetes under control before she had lost too much weight. She told us to increase her dry food yet again. It was at this time that I made an appointment with a new vet, which was 3 weeks away. In that time, Dr Gervitz checked another urine which showed the UTI hadn't completely cleared so she got more antibiotics. Two weeks later, she checked another urine which showed the UTI was gone but still had high glucose. A few days later we saw the new vet. They were great and came up with a good plan. They said the type of insulin wasn't working so we changed to a different type. They were very confused why we were told to increase the dry food so much since it had so many carbs. They switched her to diabetic food and all wet food. We didn't even know there was diabetic specialty food because Dr Gervitz never mentioned it. I told the new vet that we would try applying a freestyle libre again but I felt bad putting her under sedation again. They again were very confused saying they've never had to put a cat or dog under sedation to apply it in over 10 years. They were able to apply it to our cat when she was fully awake. Unfortunately 11 days later she stopped eating and suddenly couldn't jump onto the couch. We brought her in and found out she was in a diabetic crisis from having high blood sugar for so long. She was critically ill with almost no chance of getting better, so we made the difficult decision to put her down. I really regret not changing vets sooner and know that if we had, we would have gotten her diabetes under control much faster. She probably never would have gone into diabetic crisis and could have lived so much longer. I can't speak for any of the other doctors at Borash Vet but I would stay far away from Dr Gervitz. read more

My ManiCat stopped seeing Dr. Southgate sometime after after we both moved locations, however my ManiCat reached nearly twenty years of age and that was with Dr. Southgate's appreciation and care of him. The many years we had with Dr. Southgate will never be forgotten and I will forever appreciate him. The testimony of Borash Veterinary Clinic is witnessed by the testimony of my dear Mani and his long, heathy, lifespan. In spite of severe asthma, heart problems, and also near death from eating the small bit of Christmas tree netting left on the tree trunk (watch out for this unknown danger..) ManiCat lived well and not without Dr. Southgate's watchful eye. The galaxy does not have enough stars to rate the competency, care and professionalism of this clinic, nor any clinic affiliated with the good fortune known as Dr. Southgate. EDIT: I'll never forget when Dr. Southgate was in North Reading and had the guts, but really professionalism and competency, to tell a shocked me that my Mani was too fat. This was super important, especially considering my Mani's health conditions and I remember this most because Dr. Southgate is such a doting doctor, but also a veterinarian of veterinarians, and he exhibited first hand that he will always do what is best for your pet, and this is why my Mani lived to nineteen. **Thank you, Dr. Southgate, thank you Borash Veterinary Clinic. (Three pounds over ideal weight, without that honesty Mani probably would have passed years sooner..) .** read more

Borash Veterinary Clinic - Veterinarians Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

If I could give this veterinary office zero stars I would I brought in a rescue cat that I found off the street in the middle of the winter while snow was on the ground and it was raining, it was awful the cat was in terrible shape was limping and was malnourished etc. it took me nearly 2 weeks to finally get an appointment with Barash who I am already a patient with my other animals. they proceeded to scan her microchip and they found her owner they told me that they would only called them a couple of times, they proceeded to make me wait 30 minutes while they got a hold of the owner then proceeded to treat me like I was a thief and I didn't rescue this cat they made me feel awful they told me that they were going to call animal control to see for neglect but then proceeded after I called for a follow up to check up on the Cat and told me that they had already situated a pick up for the cat and the owner though the owner was neglecting their cat and not obeying outside regulations especially in a cold environment, they returned her to an unsafe environment and then proceeded to give us wrong information on how we could go about knowing what happened to her and if she was in a safe environment. Furthermore, when they treat my animals they are very skittish they need three or four people in the room with them their bedside manner is not what it should be for a vets office as well as they expect me to sedate my animals before every vet appointment because they think they're too rambunctious. I don't know what vet office has been this scared of energetic animals but I will never recommend this to anyone I know! read more

Very expensive and only one person can do estimates for surgeries. She went away and it's been a week I have been waiting for this estimate to remove a cyst from my dog which has been bothering him bad from this crazy heat this summer. They used to be right on top of things and do them almost immediately, not sure what happened but I'll be looking to go somewhere else. read more

All the staff were friendly and shared an obvious love of animals. Dr Poirier was charming and has an incredible bedside manner. As a healthcare professional, I've come to expect an empathetic approach to patient care, but never realized how important that is in approaching the non-human members of the family. Excellent experience. read more

Borash Veterinary Clinic - Ruby - Veterinarians Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

We recently switched to Borash and we are so glad we found them. We have a Chi Mix (who doesnt mind the vet visit) and a Pittie Mix (anxious and scared). We have brought them both in for a wellness visit and vaccines and were very happy with the care they provided to our very different dogs. Both Dr. Southgate and Dr. Poirier were thorough, kind and answered all of our questions. Making an appointment is easy through their online booking system and they are quick to answer emails. I would highly suggest checking Borash Vet Clinic out if you are looking for a new office or to make a switch. read more

Groomer said my dog had an ear infection so I called Borash that afternoon for a sick visit and got an appt for next morning. Dr Southgate confirmed he had a yeast infection and they cleaned and medicated his ears and we were in and out in about 30 mins. Dr Southgate is very gentle with my little guy and I recommend him highly. read more

We are new clients. Brought our dog here a couple times for routine vaccines and an overall physical. Very very nice staff. Very friendly and professional. Our dog is a little skiddish because he's a rescue and they made him feel comfortable. The follow up phone calls are very comforting. My only complaint is you have to wait outside. I understand the reason, for covid, but, we would like to be in with our dog to make him feel at ease. But, definitely 5 stars. read more

Borash veterinary clinic is the best ever! Everyone there is kind and caring they listen and they care for your pet is so each pet was their own read more

Nasty horrid place....They mistreat the pets left in their care, and most animals when you pick them up are stressed beyond belief, shaking so hard we had to pull over and try and calm her firby friend down...my friends dog was so bad that we brought her dog to my vet. And they helped calm him down... poor pup was on meds. For 2 weeks to bring him back to some kind of normal. read more

The staff is amazing, they are very friendly ,Dr Borash and Dr. Westgate are amazing. They really do care about your family member, I will go no where else. read more

Unbelievably unprofessional behavior by Dr. Borash! Told us that our puppy was "very sick" and needed special treatments for a 102 temperature. I found out later that this is only slightly elevated. He even offered to come to our house to retake her temperature the next day since I was going out of town and my daughter doesn't drive. I guess that seems caring but, it's extremely unnecessary and costly! My daughter suggested that we take it ourselves. His reponse: "Oh. That's a great idea!" What!?! Needless tosay, that's the last time we took our dog to him. read more

I have been taking my (4) dogs to Borash Veterinary Clinic for 10+ years. Dr. Southgate, Dr.Borash and their team are all extremely knowledgeable and invested in providing the best care and needs for your pets. They are professional, compassionate & personable. I highly recommend them to my friends, my family and anyone looking for 5* service for their pets. -R. Scott, Lynnfield read more

Highly recommend...We've been coming to Borash for a few years they have been wonderful to us Extremely friendly ,decently priced ,easily accessible,and overly accommodating I'm extremely pleased with the service I receive here time and time again and will continue to be a customer for years to come read more

Excellent vet service! Drs. Borash and Southgate are highly skilled as well as kind and compassionate. The staff are wonderful as well. We've been bringing our dogs and cats to them for years and we adopted one of our cats from them. Our dog, Millie, had cancer and needed surgery. She is now almost 16 and in good health due to their excellent care. I recommend them without hesitation. read more

I been going to be Dr Borash for years His is so careing and treats you like family infect everyone there is awesome. read more

I can't recommend this vet clinic enough. Staff was amazing today when I brought in my chinchilla. They took my monetary concerns into consideration and when we realized dental X-rays were needed Dr. Borash made sure to personally to them today to save me having to make a second visit as he knew I had driven from Lowell in order to see a vet that specializes in exotics. The pickup process was very easy and both Dr. Borash and his staff made sure to answer any and all questions I had. I definitely feel like my animal is in great hands at this practice. read more

We have a 14 year old cat suddenly got really sick, she suddenly stopped eating and was vomiting on her bed and was having watery diarrhea for 3 days. We took her to vet and found to be really dehydrated and also lost a lot of weight. Dr. Borash and the staff were so attentive and helped our cat, gave her IV fluids and some medicine. We were really scared that she would not make it. Dr. Borash was really caring and reassured us and our cat got better after a week. That said, everyone was nice and very professional and we are thankful for everything they've done for our Thalia. read more

Dr Borash is one of my favorite people in the world , He has been taking care of my 5 year old daughter a.k.a Bichon / Shitzu for the last year and a half two years now. I Drive all the way from the s.end in Boston and some times from our Second home on the Cape to come and see him , he is just terrific he saw my baby on a Sunday night after her knee surgery I really thought he was going to tell me to either come in on Monday or to take her to Angel memorial this is when Dr. Myles borash became my hero and he even call me on a Sunday to check up on her I honestly cannot ask for any better care for my baby ..... All of the staff and Dr Southgate has been wonderful to us as well . read more

I recently had my first appointment with Borash Vet Clinic and was beyond pleased. Prior to the appointment, I spoke to Amanda, who was very helpful and pleasant. On the day of my appointment, Amanda and Danielle were very friendly, helpful and punctual. After my dog's appointment, Dr. Southgate called and informed me of all of his findings and went on to answer all of my questions. The next day Amanda called to check on my dog and gave me the results of my dog's blood tests. I am so happy to have found this vet clinic and would highly recommend them. read more

I have had many animals Over the past 25 years and treat them all like my own children. I can honestly say that this clinic also treats my animals as if they were their children. They are given individual love, attention and care from all the staff. They are kind and gentle and if you prefer to sit on the floor with your pet when they are in need of treatment then no questions asked. Everyone should be able to comfort their animal in their time of need even if it's just holding their paw or Patting their head. I have had a few close calls with my animals and can honestly say that Dr Borash and Dr. Southgate are the cream of the crop. They are both highly educated and have a unique relationship with all types of animals. Every animal should be so lucky to receive the special care this clinic provides read more

Love Lisa at the front desk. I called to ask questions about my dogs upcoming surgery. She answered all my questions and help to calm my fears. I will never go to anyone else! read more

My bull dog mix was spayed a few months ago (at a vet in NH) and for some reason the stitches never disolved and her incision looked like a hernia. I took her to Dr. B and he was awesome. My dog is a little afraid of people but she loves Dr. B. He got down and played with her. She was so happy. He had to redo her spay incision. He did a great job. You can't even tell she had surgery. Amanda and Danielle are the best!!! They are both very nice and professional. Thank you Dr. Borash Vet for taking great care of my baby girl!!! read more

VERY strange place. A couple examples - 1) We left our two dogs at the boarding facility (NOT the vet) only to be called by Dr. B while on vacation that they both had broken back teeth. A man i had never met went on for about 15 min about how important it was that we deal with it ASAP. Ok...but also, were my seemingly healthy dogs being given oral exams in the first place? I never dug in to that. We got the oral surgery. This was not cheap. On my second visit ever, i was hugged. When I picked up my dog from surgery, I saw Dr. B in the parking lot and he seemed genuinely confused why i was there, which was alarming. Didn't he just perform surgery on my dog moments before? He also took my child from me at one point without asking. I got multiple personal calls from him checking in on the dogs, and an insisted-upon house visit, because he would be driving by anyway. I chalked all this up to overly caring about the health and wellness of our dogs and being kind of an odd, but well-meaning guy. But then.. 2) I brought one dog in for a suspected UTI (which she has a lengthy history of), they asked to keep her to evaluate the cause of the reoccurring issue (which i already was told by a previous vet was due to tipped vulva). That felt weird, but i agreed. I got a call about 15 min later from Dr. B telling me that worst case scenario it COULD be cancer, and a host of other things - none of which was the UTI. I panicked and agreed to one of the recommended courses of action he laid out for me (one of which could cost $1000+ dollars). In the end, it was a run of the mill UTI. They *claimed* that the original UTI test came back with a false negative. I was handed a ~$700 bill for something I had already diagnosed when i arrived. I've never done this before - but i was so furious, i refused to pay the bill and demanded to talk to Dr. B on the phone (who had conveniently left for the day) and negotiated it down to.. $400. For a UTI. THEN, called me back a couple times that evening and left long confusing messages recommending different long-term treatment options. The one star is for the visit i had with the OTHER vet there, who I had a great experience with. read more

This is one of the best vet clinics I have been too. I highly recommend them . I brought both my boys (Leo who is only 7m and Coco who is 11. There rates are reasonable, and they truly care about the animals, not their pockets. They won't do unneeded tests, just so they can get paid . They are all about the comfort and care of the animals. I'm so glad I found this place. read more

we are very happy with the clinic, the service Dr Rick Southgate. and his assistant.he treated are cat (Simba) very well. strongly recommend. read more

Went to him for a bandage change because the dr that had done the surgery was 2 hours away, I was told to keep it. Overhead for two weeks and not let him walk on it aka bend it ... At the apt. He took of the old bandage because he got pee on it told me he didn't need one and forcefully bent it to check on it. When I got home I called place that did the surgery they were not happy says now he needs an X-ray at the end of 2weeks to see if the dr snapped the band in place if he did he will have a law suit ... I also had to go toms different vet to have it wrapped for the rest of the 2 we is because we were only like 4 days in. It ends Monday praying he didn't damage the 2,000. I just spent. read more

This place is a scam. Every time I take my dog in for a normal check-up they find "something" wrong that they need to check further and each visit ends up costing me $1,000+, while they then say, "Oh, actually everything is fine". I've been told they need to "re-test" things multiple times to get a more accurate reading and am charged EACH TIME. That is ridiculous. I will definitely not be taking my dog back here. I will not continue to be ripped off while also making my dog suffer through pointless tests that just leave her confused and scared. This place is awful - please don't take your animal here. read more

I recently got my first Bernese puppy and due to my location of being in Peabody, I decided to take him to Borash Vet Clinic. I'm new to this whole owning a puppy thing and want to feel educated and informed when I take my berner to the vet. Unfortunately, I had a terrible experience! First off, the front desk staff is very unwelcoming and far from friendly. When I first visited this office, I did see Dr. Southgate (who was a good vet) hence why I went back for the second time. The second time I went, I was barely greeted, my dog was pulled into the room and I was left in the waiting room. I asked for his weight, never got it. He went for just a distemper shot, came out with a lyme vaccine that I never requested and a sit down with Dr. Borash about how my 3 month old puppy needed an xray for potential hip dysplasia followed by a sedation and surgery but yet NO proof was shown to explain to me WHY he felt this way. Yes, my pup might be a candidate for HD down the road, but to rush into xrays and surgery right away like that? Give me a break. They were so urgent on booking it that the front desk rep said "it would take a a few minutes to get the pricing on this procedure" so I politely asked for a call regarding pricing for this xray that was going to be held on that Wednesday morning (the vet visit was Monday night). I didn't get the call until Tuesday night suggesting I call back to go over pricing for something that was supposed to happen in less than 12 hours. Give.me.a.BREAK. This vet visit and the lack of bedside manner left me balling my eyes out so I urged a second opinion. I am now SO MUCH HAPPIER with a new vet and received the peace of mind I needed. I am so happy I have found a vet that has given me the peace of mind I needed, reminded me that the tiny pain my pup feels could be from the rough play he has had with other pups OR the fall he had from climbing over his puppy gate. She explained how yes down the road to be cautious, all BMDs should get an xray, but 3 months? Just a little too soon. Oh & not to mention my dog was treated for conjunctivitis because Borash vet clinic never picked up on it and told me it was just "allergies" In short, this place is out for your money. I highly suggest if you love your pet, go elsewhere. You will not find bedside manner here, you will just find high prices, no actual relationship with you and your pet but opportunists for any procedure where they can get money from you.Thanks, but no thanks. read more

I can never say enough good things about Dr. Borash aka Doc, Dr Southgate and all the staff. They are always caring and compassionate. If you are looking for top notch quality pet care and customer service for your pet than bring them here. read more

Only getting two stars (instead of one) because of the great care my Dr Southgate. However while I used to like Dr Borash I find him completely unprofessional. He's incredibly grabby and has poor boundaries with people and always made me very uncomfortable. Once while I was about to back out of my parking space he ran up to the car without me seeing him and yanked open the door to ask me something. Keeping in mind this is incredibly rude and dangerous anyways it really set off my PTSD. In addition he completely missed floating knee caps in both my cats who had been seeing him for years. (dr Southgate caught this in the first two minutes of having an appointment with him). Perhaps it isn't my place to bring it up but He also butchered a routine spay for my friends dog who looked like she had Frankenstein scars plus an infection. Needless to say we switched vets who caught numerous problems that he missed with our animals. Won't be returning and wouldn't recommend unless you ensure that only Dr Southgate sees your pets. read more

Brought my dog there a few years ago. She was old (16) and wasn't eating much and seemed confused. I thought it was her time to cross over the rainbow bridge. Dr. B told me her teeth were bad and that she needed to have many teeth removed and the reason she wasn't eating was because she was in pain. He did some test to check her liver and kidney functions and told me everything looked good. He pushed the surgery and I went along with it. It was very expensive and she really didn't eat much after the surgery either. She declined rapidly and I had her put to sleep 6 weeks later. (Different vet) She was skin and bones. 2nd vet said she was old and and had liver and kidney failure. He was positive that she had this before the unnecessary surgery!!! Sure I'm upset that Dr.B pushed the surgery and the $$$ it cost me, but what concerns me more is that he knowingly prolonged my dog's suffering just to make money off me. I haven't been back since. That experience still bothers me. It was horrible. read more

I have had several VERY positive experiences with Borash Veterinary Clinic. Several years ago when our female Yorkie was sick Dr Hutchins worked hard to diagnose what was wrong, treat accordingly and keep her comfortable. When she did pass the staff was extremely comforting - having us bring our male Yorkie along so that he could have closure as well. Now that our male Yorkie is aged and having some health issues there is no place I would rather go. Dr Southgate came in on his day off to review results of tests with us and come up with a treatment plan. The staff is always friendly and doctors accessible. I would be lost without them. Thank you to all doctors and staff for putting my pets first. read more

Appts are always on time unless there has been an emergency, the Doctors and staff are friendly, caring and experts in thier fields. Very clean office & exam rooms. The office will take you in anytime in case of emergency. I personally experienced a terrible emergency with my cat this past winter and Dr Southgate opened the office just for me on a Sunday. She had to be put down but he made every effort to avoid it, he was very compassionate. The rates are not outrageous, either. read more

Dr. Borash and team are the best - I would highly recommend them. I've been bringing my dog and cat there for years and we have always had a great experience, Millie and Molly love everyone (and we all know that animals are a good judge of character). Everyone is really caring and very clearly animal lovers. The clinic as a whole has a family vibe - the minute you walk in that's exactly what you feel like. I've called the clinic for (silly) new fur-mom questions and in panic mode - regardless they have always been extremely courteous, informative and professional. read more

Have been bringing my cats to Borash Vet since the mid eighties. Now that my latest kitty and I are senior citizens, it's more important we keep up with medical. The cat carrier is brought to and from the car by Staff. Coffee/water and reading material offered while I waited. My list of concerns thoroughly reviewed as is results of visit. Have brought many kitties to Borash Vet over the years and hope to for many years to come. My Boy's latest physical at 14 quite reassuring. Very professional and knowledgeable medical team. read more