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Great Northern Veterinary Center

5.0 (1 review)
Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Pet physical or wellness exam

Pet vaccinations

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9 months ago

Dr. Sandy's absolutely wonderful. She's great with both of our dogs. And her staff is outstanding!

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Bigfork Animal Hospital - Our boy after a visit to Big Fork Animal Clinic.

Bigfork Animal Hospital

(15 reviews)

Bigfork animal clinic is exceptional. Our vet (China) is a carrying thorough doctor. We have been…read moretaking our English Springer for 9 years. We feel completely confident with her. The staff is superb. They explain every procedure and have been instrumental in our boys care. If you need a veterinary for your beloved pet this is the place. Highest recommendation possible.

I've taken my cats for the 6 years to this facility I ve written great reviews about the services…read morereceived as a vet that just gives shots and checks ups great anything further and they are the worst' 11 mos ago I take in my one cat in with sores they say adult acne the next months more reactions different symptoms foot issues pain third month in a row mouth issues all these symptoms are related to ensinulouis granuloma which they did not figure out till September. I pick up cat whose now got a lot of painful itchy sores and get suggestion blood work which I had done and came back fine. Reading up this autoimmune disease suggestion is getting skin samples lab work done they never mentioned! !! Further research tells me she should have immediately had her diet changed to royal canine prescription only strict diet instead they bring none of this up and bring up the fact that she's overweight and she might end up with diabetes, but she currently doesn't have and I just lessen her food amounts. Nothing about. change the diet. I think she's an extreme pain. She cries at night she's growling she's miserable she can't sleep. Can I get something for the pain or something to calm her down? They can't prescribe anything just let her suffer and she's suffering worse than she was a month ago so I called them spoke to Brooke very upset and well I should be and complain and asked what's going on. Why was I nottold any of this and they said we will give you your records you go somewhere else if your not happy how could I be happy my cats suffering and I had to find out what I should be doing for it on the Internet, which they did nothing about the first thing they say is to change your diet to a strictly autoimmune diet. They did not even bring that up just give her a little less food they said That's taking responsibility for your actions no explanation so whatsoever is why I was not told about this diet change that needed to be done to lessen her suffering let alone give or suffer for her suffering let alone not telling me about the dermatology logical lab work that needed to be done not even mentioned I wouldn't pick that cat up and listen to this tech for 45 minutes and I was not told any of this stuff and now I get the screw off and go get somebody else to deal with your almost dead suffering Cat you'll probably have to put down I am extremely unhappy with this facility and truly believe because of their lack of information the lack of. Diagnose which started symptoms 12 and three in12 and three months. That they are nothing of a hospital but more like a high cost clinic that probably should be licensed only to do shots and well check and thruout this whole situation no one called to see if Charlotte was getting better or worse or a course of action so I enquire about specialized diet and they don't have in stock yet I get advertising about food they offer in their facility and am told food change will take at least a week to start plus more than that due to finding a vet ( a knowledgeable one who will mention getting skin samples and lab work done) this was never mentioned!!!!? My cat will probably have to be put down at 8 years old due to the malpractice experienced at this facility. And it's been suffering greatly yet they have been asked repeatedly for something to help itch anxiety and help calm. No suggestions !!! Just a response of we don't do anything like that yet it states animal hospital on the bldg. yes I am extremely upset over the care received at this facility and Charlotte has been under their ".care" for 6 years regularly SO BEWARE know what their cababilities are and are not!!!!! Insist on talking to a vet when you pick your animal up not a tech who does not mention or inform you of the most basic care needed for healing your beloved family member. So my cat is on death door in pain suffering immensely they don't wanna see me because they don't wanna have to answer as to why they didn't have certain things done in the beginning with the first general thing that should've been done so they wanna throw my medical records at me tell me go find an our veterinarian, knowing that the cat should be on a special day or maybe they didn't know that cause they didn't tell me about it, but I have to find a new vet before I can get them the special cat food for it. It'll probably take me a week to get into an appointment somewhere another week to get the prescription. In the meantime, my cats probably gonna die. They really don't care about their patients and certainly don't question their lack of education or authority. Common sense you take a lab scraping and send it in to see what's going this disease is caused by autoimmune issue think since vet tells me to put my cat on a hypoallergenic food NO forget the sores and the oozing in the mouth sores and the foot pad sores and the pain has been in for off and on for 1011 months.

Calm Animal Care

Calm Animal Care

(9 reviews)

Karen, Amanda and crew at Calm animal care have top notch bedside manner and go the extra mile…read moreevery time. These folks are animal lovers and that shows in the care they take in their work. Great follow up and clear instruction on treatment. The only downside is the long drive to get there from Bigfork but it's well worth the trip. Highly recommended

I began working with Dr. Rachel at Calm Vet about 9 months ago, initially bringing in my…read more6-month-old dog. At that time, Dr. Rachel diagnosed him as underweight and suffering from degenerative myelopathy, hip dysplasia, and arthritis. This felt incredibly alarming--especially for such a young pup. I consulted the breeder immediately, who was stunned and advised me to get a second opinion. According to established veterinary consensus and research (e.g., OFA guidelines and DM testing protocol), conditions like hip dysplasia and degenerative myelopathy are not typically confirmed in dogs under 2 years of age due to skeletal development timelines. I was also strongly encouraged to give him a weight-gain injection--likely B12 or vitamin complex additives--which I declined. Instead, I began supplementing his meals with peanut butter, veggies, and hard-boiled eggs, and he quickly gained healthy weight without any medication or intervention. Next, I brought in my 6-year-old lab for a yeast infection and a limp in his hind leg. After paying over $600, I was told he needed surgery. I followed her instructions for rest, and one week later, he was walking and running just fine without surgery, rehab, or any invasive treatment. It was clearly a soft tissue injury that resolved on its own. In hindsight, this too felt like a clear misdiagnosis--one that could've led to unnecessary surgery if I had blindly followed the advice given. Another concerning moment came when I said the younger dog would miss our long walks due to his brother's rest period, and Dr. Rachel offered an anti-anxiety prescription for my puppy. That felt like an unnecessary escalation, especially for a healthy, social pup reacting normally to changes in routine. The final straw came recently when my lab got another small yeast patch. I requested the same antibiotic that had worked before, but Dr. Rachel denied the Chewy order, reportedly leaving me a voicemail I never received. I followed up repeatedly. Eventually, I was told to just pick up an over-the-counter antibiotic spray. I already had some from the last round, but it wasn't helping, so I sent a photo. The assistant then said he must come in--and sent a nearly $400 estimate just to get medication. This included an exam, skin sample, bloodwork, and meds--with no option to skip parts of the bill to get him the relief he needed. It has become clear to me that this clinic is more interested in profit than in pets. There is a consistent pattern of misdiagnosis, over-diagnosing, over-medicating, and recommending invasive or costly treatments that often prove unnecessary. It no longer feels like my pets are being treated with individualized care--it feels like a business model built on fear and upselling. I am going elsewhere. After multiple experiences of premature diagnoses, excessive costs, and a lack of collaborative dialogue, I no longer trust this clinic to put my animals' well-being first. I want a vet who listens, respects owners' insights, and practices medicine that's grounded, humane, and not profit-driven.

Great Northern Veterinary Center - vet - Updated November 2026

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