When I went to pick-up one of my male pups after neutering, he was in extreme pain and couldn't walk, and he was excessively withdrawn; he was fine when I took him there. I had to carry him to the car. I consulted with other vets about the matter, and they all said he shouldn't have been acting that way. Something happened in that clinic (if only dogs could talk).
A year or two after that, the same dog had a fractured leg. The vet set the leg wrong and he had to go back and have his leg rebroken and set again. After that, the same dog allegedly
developed mitral valve prolapse. Medication for the problem and for some relief from the dreadful pain was never prescribed or offered by the piece of s*#! vet. My dog was in excruciating pain for a long time until he died, and I learned after his passing that a host of medications were available, at least for a little comfort. Additionally, he had a complete personality and appearance reversal because of it. He went from being a beautiful, vibrant, energetic, incredibly smart, well-behaved, perfectly proportioned dog, (he looked like a Sheltie) to just the opposite.
I took his sister there for a dermatology problem. The vet (some crazy lady) gave her a shot with a very long needle that had medicine in it that hurt her bad. While being given the shot, my dog kept looking back at the vet then at me as if to say, "Why is she hurting me Dad?", then tried to get off the exam table to get away from the pain. My dog not one time raised her lip, snarled, or growled at the vet, NOTHING. That's how mild-mannered and well-behaved my baby was. She had pain for a couple of days after that too!
There are other incidents too numerous to mention here.
This scathing review is 100% accurate. The clinic is garbage and so are the Nichols, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! If you love your dog, don't take him/her there. You'll be putting your beloved friend in peril, and you may not get him/her back standing on all fours! There's better places!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why'd I continue to go there? I was always under the impression that veterinarians were to help the pet; they were the animals voice, which wasn't the case at all with Nichols! After I did some investigating, it was clear they could have cared less about my dogs, or anybody else's for that matter.
Disregard the other reviews. All the half-way positive reviews may have been staged. That is, friends of theirs may have written several positive reviews to make the place look better than it was, if you know what I mean!
Why'd I wait so long to write a review? I guess, I wanted to make sure the facts were as accurate as possible, and I must have seen some dogs that reminded me of mine and all the injustices done to them by that place, and it got things started. I made a decision at that point to write so no other pets or their owners would have to go through the trauma I went through with my dogs. I should have gone to the licensing board, but it's as useless as the owner Nichols and the other vets there. The only good part about all of this is: I heard the clinic may have been sold.
A ONE STAR RATING IS WAY TOO GOOD FOR THAT SHABBY, FILTHY PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more