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Huron Veterinary Hospital

4.6 (195 reviews)
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Dental cleaning

Dental extraction

Mass or tumor removal

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Kelly D.

Brought Patrick in for a follow up visit with Dr. Leaf this AM for his ear. All is good, for the most part. She is a wonderful addition to Dr. Ulrich's practice, as is Dr. Mc.Gee. However, it breaks my heart to even rate Huron Veterinary anything less than 5 Stars. Why? Because I was told by Dr. Leaf that ALL FOLLOW UP CARE and any medications would be covered, which is okay by me. The Front Office and Vet Techs are claiming that's not the case, and I left there after Patrick's Appointment without scheduling another follow up, I was that upset. I think somebody somewhere is trying to double-dip me. I hope it's not the case, because if it is, then the City of Somerville and The State WILL BE GETTING INVOLVED.

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Sheri M.

I'm something of a crazy cat lady. You need to be when you have a high maintenance handicapped cat. In his seven years, my cat has seen over a dozen vets of varying quality from here to Alaska. How does Dr. Ulrich rank? Well, let's just say I am 99.9% certain that he is a cat god personified. I would follow that man anywhere, although my cat may feel differently about a longer trek. Dr. Ulrich is incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, compassionate, and just plain nuts about animals. Out of all my cat's former vets, only Dr. Ulrich recommended not vaccinating him in his healthy back legs in order to avoid possible injection site tumors. It was a relatively simple-sounding idea that had a lot of thought behind it. There may come a time when I'll have to make some important medical decisions on my cat's behalf, and I can't tell you how relieved I am that I'll have Dr. Ulrich to guide me. I completely trust his judgment. Given the popularity of the practice, they could charge just about anything they wanted and people would still pay. However, their prices are insanely reasonable. My cat has had two dental cleanings thus far which are typically spendy. Not at Huron! He had one in 2012 without extractions ($302) and another in 2014 with extractions ($394). And he once spent an entire day there for testing and monitoring as he was having trouble urinating ($155). I always end up spending less than I anticipated. They are also fantastic about getting your pet in quickly when an issue arises. Thankfully it's only happened a few times with my cat, but each time I called first thing in the morning and I was able to bring him in almost immediately. This is immensely important to me as one of my cat's former vets could not fit him in when he had a urine blockage, and I had to take him to an expensive emergency hospital instead. Thus concludes my review which has been over three years in the making. I would encourage anyone and everyone to switch vets immediately, but unfortunately, Huron rarely accepts new patients. But definitely keep on trying! Dr. Ulrich and the Huron team are in a category all their own, and I doubt another practice in Greater Boston could ever eclipse them.

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