I only leave one star because years ago our journey with this clinic was wonderful. The pricing was affordable and the staff was friendly and compassionate. I now have two animals that I have to take to be put to sleep because of this clinic and one that had to be put down earlier this year. My bird had a mass on his toe dr lauer said it was a cyst and tried to aspirate it. No pain meds just toweled him. It didn't drain and became very infected. Back to the vet, he was toweled again and taken to have it aspirated again and again nothing came out and he was given antibiotics and pain medicine. The medicine she gave him on top of the trauma of being toweled and stabbed caused his health to decline so we took him back in where the antibiotic was changed and blood was drawn. I was price gauged over $600 in less then 2 months for no answers no real help no compassion a shoddy job infection and loss of life, the Dr didn't even spent the time to really look him over or explain anything to me so I could understand. I was very upset and confused needing answers and the staff took that as I should be "fired" from receiving care there for my animals. They felt offended by my questions so now my bird is dying and my dog who has cancer who has only seen Dr Lauer has had a massive stroke she can't see now at all and we've waited 3 days for them to call us back.
After paying them this much in such a short time we don't have the money to go to UW so my pets are suffering because of them.
IMO
Zero care for animals, pricing had increased well before inflation, their renovations and new hire staff are a big part in the price hikes let's be honest, they don't offer veterans discount or even multi pet discounts for years of service , the staff now are not only inexperienced in customer service but have discriminated against a person with mental limitations I am autistic and had just been given bad news and a bill that I was not expecting, they need training on how to deal with life because someone may actually be rude one day and they won't be able to handle it I was not rude I was in shock and alone without my husband to buffer my reaction, they don't have their own lab it's all outsourced so the pricing is insane and the results are not same day, and I have yet to get proof that this vet is even licensed to perform procedures on avian animals. I am finding this out now after having put my other bird to sleep earlier this year because she said he had cancer and now I don't even know if he had cancer or if it was a money move. I do know that I have his body frozen and it has been frozen since he was put to sleep and I may need to have a necropsy (autopsy) done on him and my current sick bird once he is put to sleep to determine the cause of the need to be put to sleep. So my pets that have only seen Dr Lauer are going to have to go to a new vet to be put to sleep in a clinic they don't know by people they don't know and why? I don't know! Ask them why a service dog to an army veteran with lung cancer deserves to be turned away after having a stroke. Ask them how they can legally stop the care of a bird that is currently being treated for a life threatening infection. My suspicion/ opinion/ free speech FEELS like they made a mistake or they don't have the proper license and they used the reaction of an autistic person to ban them and their animals from their facility. This review is not to slam her, maybe they are over booked, short staffed, overworked, underpaid I don't know but what I do know is these animals deserve better. Maybe people suck but these animals deserve more respect. I also only kept going to this clinic because of the stigma around being on the spectrum and this dr for years understood my anxiety she was kind and thoughtful. It's not just me I've read the reviews now and I truly hope this at least helps someone decide where to go in an emergency. If you need a nail or beak trim I've never had a problem with them there but more then grooming I would look elsewhere or save the money and go to UW you'll spend the same in the end regardless imo
UPDATE: it took a 3 hour drive and chance on a new vet who turned out to be absolutely wonderful! Within a few moments she realized the yellowing was actually fluid buildup! She drained his abdomen and used a microscope to look at the fluid and determine he had a terrible infection he was full of bacteria and parasites that we could have easily found out much sooner had Dr Lauer done the proper work up. Not only was my bird filling with fluid and literally drowning on the inside but he was on a cat dose of antibiotics and needed three times more then he had been previously prescribed. We still are not out of the woods yet but he's alive today because we went somewhere else! read more