My husband and I live in Los Angeles, but the last 4 months we have been doing some serious world traveling with our dog. This week finds us in South Jersey at my parents house celebrating the holidays. Our little poodle-mix got a nasty ear infection. She is prone to them so we weren't surprised that it happened, but we know it gets very painful for her, so we needed to get her on medicine right away. She is also going to be on a plane again next week, so the last thing we want is to worry about her sore ear on top of everything else. I called into Shore Veterinarian on the 26th, the day after Christmas. I was able to get a same-day appointment for 4 pm. The woman on the phone was very patient and spoke very clearly. She later called me because there was a cancellation and asked if I could come in sooner. Awesome! Shore Vets is located on the White Horse Pike, right across the street from the Ramada Hotel. There was only one other car in the lot when we arrived and plenty of spots. We headed in and did some short new-patient paper work. After a short wait, I was met by Ken, the Vet Tech. Let me cut to the chase with Ken. He is my favorite thing ever. Zero exaggeration. He brought my dog and I back to the room, took her temp, asked questions... We chatted about life and the west coast. My husband later arrived and they chatted about soccer and Brasil. Ken was the best. Not long after that, the vet came in. I forget her name unfortunately, but she was fabulous. She was patient and took her time with us. We felt like we were the only people in the world. She asked lots of questions and was incredibly thorough. We mentioned that we had a culture done of our dog's ear in the past, but admitted that we didn't really know the results. She took down the name of our dog's vet on the west coast and gave them a call. Within 10 minutes, she had our dog's full vet history from the west coast and was able to properly prescribe our dog the medicine that would be most efficient for her bacterial infection. I was overwhelmingly impressed with how professional yet friendly everyone was, from the front desk, to Ken, to the doc. I didn't have to think twice about making this a 5/5 review. I feel good knowing that if I'm ever visiting my family with my dogs in the future that I have Shore Vets in case something happens. read more

I've taken my little dog to 3 others vets in SNJ and none can compare to the care and compassion I get for my pet. Great friendly and knowledgeable staff. Thankyou read more

What can I say? After many years, another great visit today at Shore Vets Hammonton. The staff are excellent: courteous, friendly helpful , knowledgeable and good with the pets. I have Basenjis, a breed which can be a bit difficult to handle on occasion, but today was smooth and uneventful. Met a new Doctor(at least to the Hammonton office), Dr.D., and I liked her very much!! All the doctors are fabulous there and I would love to see her added as a regular....hey, you could have Dr. D Day, Dr. U day, Dr. M Day etc etc!! Just sayin'!! Keep up the good work guys! read more

We've been bringing our pets to Shore Vets in Hammonton for at least a few years and are satisfied with their services. Their office is clean and the staff competent. (I do miss their previous receptionist, Hillary; she was so nice, enthusiastic about being there, and always remembered our dogs.) Occasionally, the bill for services is high, but we don't expect it to be cheap. We haven't opted for pet insurance, not yet anyway! Something I appreciate very much is the fact that they always follow up with a phone call to check on the "patient". We don't even get that from our human doctors the majority of the time. read more

The other day I had a situation where our dog was attacked by another dog while I was at work. My wife who is home with our two daughters by her self had to take the dog to the nearest hospital so we can try and save his life. Unfortunatly the poor guy would have been better off if she took the long drive and went some where else. With me being the only income in the house hold we live pay check to pay check like most people these days. So when my wife called me in tears because they wanted $2400 to do a surgery (Which sounds like it could be reasonable) our hands were tied. We couldn't afford it. So they gave us the option of keeping the dog over night and just monitor him to see if he would start to heal. That was going to cost us $1400. $1400 to just watch the dog did not seem reasonable to me. When asked if we could do payment plans so we could save our dogs life they said no. With my wife on the phone crying because she is upset that our dog is going to die simply because we can't afford to save his life I had to make the decision to put him down. It cost us $400 to put our dog down which is crazy. This company only wants to take your money and is not interested in helping animals or thier owners at all. If you love your pet like we did do not make the same mistake. read more

Our dog Maggie was 12 years old and suffering from a number of ailments. We were referred to Shore Vets by a friend after we were looking for a 2nd opinion from our usual veterinarian. Dr. Uth and her assistant performed a full and thorough examination of Maggie and provided a detailed explanation of all the options following her diagnosis. We determined together that it was best to put Maggie to sleep. They were professional, caring, and courteous throughout the entire process. I am very appreciative of how supportive and consoling they were during this difficult and emotional experience. I highly recommend them. read more

I've been a client of Shore Vet Hammonton for over 10 years and up until now I thought they were fine. Prices are average but I would do whatever to keep my dogs healthy and happy so I didn't question the tests they said we had to do. So, if I could give it zero stars I would! 6 months ago my husband lost his job, around the same time my dog was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. We have been struggling financially and this month is our worst month yet. My dog is due for his medicine refills to keep the fluid out of his lungs and help the heart pump better. I called in a refill but they said I had to bring him in for a check up which I agree is important to make sure his kidneys are functioning correctly. I called and explained that we were really tight on funds this month and asked if I could make payments. The bill total usually averages maybe 200- 300 with testing. I would have had paid it off in a matter of weeks but I just didn't have it this week. They're response sorry we don't do payment plans, you can apply for care credit. I told the receptionist I applied but we did not qualify and I have no where to pull money from and if there was anything they could do to help. Her answer was a direct NO. My heart dropped, I said so I'm supposed to let him die, he's in pain. She said sorry we don't do payment plans. I said I guess I'll try to figure out where to get money from so I can get his meds. She was like "Ok." and that was that. As if we were talking about a credit card bill I owed. It's a living animal who has been under your care for over 10 years. This is animal cruelty in my opinion, an unwillingness to help or even try to find some type of accommodation, a reasonable happy medium. I would have accepted "let me see if the Vet can fill a script for a week until you can get him in or maybe what can you pay now? I received nothing no indication that they care about the animals under their care, but they sure do care about the money, that's evident! I called a few Vets expecting to hear the same response since I am not a client I wouldn't expect them to make accommodation for me. I called one Clinic and they apologized they could not help. I said do you know of somewhere that may be able to help and even she was more helpful than Shore. She provided me with a few places nearby and said she was sorry and hopes that I was able to find somewhere. Then my saving grace, Cumberland County Animal Hospital! I spoke to the front desk explained my situation, their response was phenomenal. He told me the cost for a standard office visit and how much the kidney testing would cost if necessary. They he said come in and talk to the Vet we can take you and work with you. I received an appointment immediately, everything from the front desk to the nurses, to the Vet was fantastic. I explained my situation they said don't worry we can help you. And they did! He conducted a standard office visit explained everything in detail. His examination was extremely thorough. The nurses were fantastic, friendly and extremely helpful. I did not need a payment plan because testing was not necessary, had this been Shore Vet I'm sure I would have had to do blood work, x-rays etc.. because that has been my experience every time I go there. More tests, more money. The Vet a Cumberland Animal Hospital is exactly what I would expect from someone who choose this career, someone who truly cares for his patients and the welfare of animals, not fore a love of money! My opinion, choose a Vet office, who cares about more about animals then money. And I yes I said office because everyone working from the front desk to nurses to the Vet should all value and believe in the welfare of animals. This is a career that requires empathy, not a retail business. read more