We brought our 10-month-old standard poodle from Western North Carolina to UGA VTH for evaluation of a diagnosed bilateral hip dysplasia. The process to secure an appointment is not particularly lengthy but we did have to make our date 3 months in advance. UGA VTH has an emergency department for urgent care cases. Our experience was very satisfying. Dr Timothy Vernier and his student assistant, Lexi, explained what we could expect from our day and after an initial evaluation we asked for a set of xrays so we could have a good starting point for regular annual evaluations to determine the progression of his condition. Our final meeting wrapped up a thorough and, we think, productive day. We found the fees reasonable and comparable to what we paid in the past for evaluations of this kind with other dogs. All in all, we recommend UGA VTH for your small animal's healthcare. P.S. While you're there read the book about the wonderful pets, large and small, furry and feathered, all loved and brought to UGA VTH for treatment. read more

Our 11 pound Italian Greyhound dislocated her kneecap and it could not be manipulated into place so she needed surgery. After researching multiple places we chose UGA Veterinary Hospital and are glad we did. Everyone was phenomenal from our initial contact with Stephanie who was most informative and helpful, to our vet student Riley, and Dr Venier who performed the surgery. We could not be more pleased with the quality of care, knowledge and concern for our dog that everyone demonstrated. This was not an inexpensive procedure but UGA costs were very reasonable compared to other facilities. read more

Not the nicest staff from the receptionist who is a crumudgeon to the medical assistants who have no bedside manner. Most of the ma's were kind and helpful but the last one we dealt with was a jerk and we quit going there after dealing with her hateful attitude. After months of chemo for our dog with highly aggressive lymphoma and atvleast $6000 in treatment there she had zero empathy or skill in bekng kind to me with our dog dying. I had waited all day for them to bring Samson out after letting them know I would be waiting and asked her if we could just get our bloodwork at our local vet and have the oral chemo shipped to us so we didn't have to go through this anymore with our dog waiting there all day. She got more agitated with every question and proceeded to tell me there were only 3 of them for 30 cancer patients. That is NOT MY PROBLEM if you are understaffed and treating more pets than you should be. My problem is my dying dog and you being an ugly jerk when asked simple questions. We previously were able to have our bloodwork done at our local vet and the chemo meds shipped for at home administration so for me to ask if this was an option shouldn't have been such a burden for her to handle. The resident vet on duty that day did nothing but take up for the rude vet tech and did nothing to try to comfort or reduce the friction I felt on that visit. If you want to be a number then go here. I recommend getting your vet to refer you to Woodlands Veterinary Referral instead of subjecting your pet to the stress of staying at a uga clinic for 6-8 hours each visit if time is on your side. read more

We received very poor care one night in the small animal emergency hospital. There is too much detail to go into but it did result in the demise of the animal. read more

I am very disappointed in the service provided to my dog. Even my local vet said they have really stopped providing the service you would expect from a university hospital, couldn't be more let down, it's seems to be all about the money and doing as little as possible for the money being paid. I don't want to explain the details, it would take a book-long explanation to tell it all. If you have any other options, use them. read more

We had a good experience communicating and setting up an appt, but our Golden never made it due to the wait. They were very understanding and compassionated when she passed. read more

I had heard nothing but good things about UGAs vet hospital. But instead got the poorest treatment I have ever received at any vet clinic anywhere. I drove 2.5 hours across state after being told on the phone that they'd be able to perform an emergency MRI on my dog that night. Got there and was told that this was not a possibility. Dr. McKenna Bowen is the worst vet I have ever encountered as someone who has worked extensively in animal rescue and wildlife rehab for over a decade in and outside of Georgia and has had multiple dogs, cats, reptiles, etc. She did not listen to anything I had to say despite me explaining my dog's condition multiple times. Horrific bedside manner and a condescending attitude. Was basically diagnosing my dog and talking about major surgeries just based upon visuals and touch despite not seeing any X-rays, bloodwork, etc. and me explaining multiple times that these conditions had been explored by a vet already. And then had the AUDACITY to think I'd be calling back Monday morning to set up an appointment for follow up care crazy. I will never be back to UGA for any kind of service. If I had known they would not have performed the MRI I would not have gone. Waste of $315 and time. They took an already stressful night and made it terrible. read more

The level of professionalism and expertise demonstrated by everyone at UGA Teaching Hospital is 10 stars overall (there's alway an outlier...) We want to thank all the ladies at the front desk, especially Devon. Dr. Wort, Student Doctor Nguyen, Dr. Kristen Anderson, and everyone else involved in Peggy's care. Last but not least- A very special shout-out to Dr. Meghan Watt a brilliant and thorough rotating intern. Despite being a brand-new intern, Dr. Watt was the only doc to piece together the puzzle and discover what was going on with my dog (it was not noticed by emergency/critical care, the first surgical consult, OR oncology). She was able to coordinate care for Peggy and left no stone unturned. Dr. Watt addressed every single one of my questions (a microsoft word document worth!!)- never made us feel rushed and never passed judgement regarding my hesitation for general anesthesia. Dr. Watt is an exceptional veterinarian (and pretty sure an exceptional human being too) with a very bright future ahead of her. Good luck in the match Dr. Watt, we are rooting for you to get your #1 choice for surgery training! read more

Review Uga Emergency Vet I had to bring my Chihuahua here at 5 o'clock in the morning because she was in severe respiratory distress. She does have a chronic illness but she's been doing really well on the medicine her vet gives her. She takes cough syrup and Sidenifil. I looked that up one time and turns out the cough syrup is hydrocodone and the Sidenifil is Viagra!!! She has pulmonary hypertension so that's why she takes a vasodilator. I just thought it was funny that it turned out to be Viagra. Anyway the Doctors here are great; they came out and took her from me right away and rushed her back to put her in oxygen. The doctor came out just a few minutes later and told me that she could what was going on a little scooter because she is very distressed. They had to sedate her and put her in oxygen cage. We waited a little while and then the Vet tried again and while she didn't get a full exam she got a better one this time. We elected to leave her there hospitalized for the time being because she still not really stable and she could use the support. And frankly when she can't breathe I get kind of panicky; I don't know what to do. I have to admit it is kind of expensive and I really couldn't afford for this to happen right now. But good care cost money. I'm doing the best I can. I'm grateful that for the caring doctors at the UGA emergency vet clinic were here to help me when I was so panicked. On the bright side, I did see a really pretty rainbow on my way out. Maybe that means everything's gonna be OK. read more

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Just because they win a national title twice in a row doesn't automatically mean they are the best school in everything. Literally a disappointment and literally no help when it came to surgery for my dog and how much money it had cost me. _________________________________________________________ PARKING | [The location has available parking all around so you should be able to find a few spots.] _________________________________________________________ EXTERIOR & INTERIOR | [The building is clear as day and you will be able to see the sign. The interior is pretty spread out and is big space.] _________________________________________________________ IS IT CLEAN? | [Yes, for the most part] _________________________________________________________ FOOD & DRINKS | N/a _________________________________________________________ SERVICE ‍‍| [The service is what I am really writing about, as it is the most important. My dog needed surgery done and we were recommended to come here for the surgery, so we went. Open coming we had to put on the reservation list for surgery as they had a lot of their schedule packed and so we put down the date. We went home and a few hours later, they asked if we can do it this week we were not mentally prepared and asked "why all of a sudden now?" after they told us it will probably be next month. They told us because of open availability and then proceeded with the pricing, so I knew instantly that they were money hungry. Was that the end of it? Nope. They insisted that I came in to get X-rays (had to pay for that), come in for an exam (More money), do the surgery (Even more money), etc. It seems like a regular process, but actually, it wasn't because you see, we already had the X-rays from our previous Vet Clinic and they insisted that they do it on their end to be accurate and make up a story of the reason. Furthermore, we had a doctor that was there helping us and she was the best, but all of sudden she was gone and then we got a new doctor who basically let us into this rabbit hole. Now, after the surgery, my dog was recovering and it has been about a couple of months now, and hope he could walk comfortably, but nope. He is still limping and he is not walking normally since the surgery. They didn't take their job seriously and I am pretty sure I have to take my dog somewhere else to get checked for his leg because they didn't do the surgery right I checked with my vet and they think they didn't do the procedure right. We spent way more money than we should have and the staff was disorganized and not as professional (What do you expect? They are college students). Will I ever come back? Nope and I recommend the same. ] _________________________________________________________ OVERALL | [Don't go here if you are wanting to get pulled into their money-hungry issues. Don't go just because it's UGA, go because you want the best for your animal and you can have honest people who won't scam you into half-done jobs.] read more

Do not take your pets to the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital on college station road in Athens. After our dog was hit by a car last Monday we took him to get emergency care at North Oconee Animal Hospital where the nurses tried their best to put his dislocated elbow back in place. After working through lunch and doing everything they could, they recommended the pet health center because they have orthopedic doctors better equipped to handle the procedure. After all is said and done, they got it put back in place and splinted and we were happy, we asked about all the risks and how to go about treatment and everything. Not 24 hours ( Wednesday noon)after the splint was put on we took him out to pee and he just dropped, the splint shattered. We were a little upset because the main matter that was discussed during the first visit was, he's 115 which is morbidly obese for him, so we were concerned about it breaking in the first place and made it known. We call north oconee to see if they could resplint it, but they said we'd have to go back to uga to get it done because they weren't the ones to put it on so uga would know more about it. We call uga and they say it's extremely hard to come out, they can't resplint it, the splint wasn't a big deal. So we were extra cautious, he didn't even really walk by himself my girlfriend and I just carried him everywhere. The only time he kind of hurt it was on the way to the check up yesterday to resplint and check to see if it was still in place, it wasn't even that bad he just turned and bumped his arm on the seat. We get to the pet health center, the arm is dislocated AGAIN after paying $1500 twice they said the only options were surgery to put it back in or let it heal and let him limp basically. These are the people that told us the initial Monday, if we don't get it put back in to place he won't have quality of life and we might wanna put him down. No one admitted fault and they still said the splint couldn't have prevented it and there's nothing they can do. Now we just have to do everything we can to adjust, we told everyone who brought up euthanasia, that that wasn't an option and still isn't. But all because they didn't wanna take an hour to resplint him, even though we offered to pay, our bodie is hopping around on 3 legs. read more

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Outstanding serive and attention given to our family pet - Sam. He's been going for several months with a chronic ear infection. The issues have greatly reduced with the plan of action by Dr. Chong and team. Very pleased and well worth the trip. read more

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Do not take your dog here. They will euthanize your pets instead of helping them. They require a crazy amount of downpayment. I'm talking thousands of dollars. If your pet has an emergency please take them elsewhere! Wish I would have read reviews before taking my girl here. read more

Dr. Rodriguez as well as the student vet (Ashton C) were SO intentional with making us (& Brady) feel important and seen. They both knew details about Brady prior to meeting with us indicating they knew his case before they even started our appointment. Their ability to articulate so clearly with us about their plan for the appointment, options, moving forward, what to expect, etc. allowed us to make the best informed decisions for our Brady. Dr Rodriguez and Ashton both used Brady's name, were very empathetic with the situation we were in and made us feel NO pressure to immediately decide on next steps. Dr. Rodriguez called us the same day with pathology reports and spent time with us on the phone discussing scenarios and helping us understand how to proceed - she said please call with ANY questions you have. We mentioned upon leaving that even though the result was not what we were hoping for, we could not have had a better experience. read more

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Our puppy was accepted for pulminary Stenosis Ballon operation. She died. Tried to do ballon inflation too many times. Killed her. A sad result we will live with forever. read more

I'm nearly positive one of the night veterinarians is on some sort of speed drug. I brought my dog in due to an emergency around midnight. The vet was very strange. She was constantly twitching and fidgeting to the point I was concerned she would fall out of her seat. Her pupils were huge. She spoke way too fast for me to understand anything. I had to go to a different vet the same night for proper diagnosis and treatment. A real shame to the UGA name. read more

Great facility. Called around midnight for my dog as he needed to be seen and they said to come right in. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. Very compassionate. It was very clean and the waiting room even had a vending machine. read more

If you have a sick pet who needs help, don't go here. We drove for over an hour, at night, during a thunderstorm because our kitten had a fever of 104. He had a diagnosis of infection from our vet and needed subcutaneous fluids. The doctor, however, insisted on running a batter of tests for FIV (he already tested negative) to an overnight hospital stay. When we asked how much that costs, she said "Anywhere from $2-3k... what kind of budget do you have?" Her conversation was focused on our budget and not on our sick kitten. She wasted two hours of time, when he should have been treated, in negotiating treatment. We paid $230 for no treatment and a lot of bargaining from the doctor. Go to SandySprings Emergency, or anywhere else but UGA Veternary hospital. read more

The University of Georgia is the closest veterinary school to us (the next closest being around Virginia). So when my dogs eye started swelling we didn't have many options for a dog eye doctor. When we went to UGA they were so nice at first then once they preformed a biopsy of her third eyelid and found out it was cancer everything changed. Suddenly my sweet baby needed so many procedures and test that luckily with the help of family I was able to pay for. Less than halfway into her chemo however I was forced to make a hard decision. After two months into fighting her cancer we had already paid UGA around $5,000. That's when I luckily found a vet an hour away that could do the same chemo for half the price. I am so mad that they know that they are the only specialists around and use that to charge ridiculous prices. If anything they should charge less since we are providing a teaching opportunity for their students. If it wasn't for swainsboro animal hospital I wouldn't have been able to afford to keep my sweet baby alive. Then during one overnight stay after a bad reaction to chemo she got a staph infection from their kennels. read more

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My precious pup has been under the care of the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital's Oncology since late July and we have been over the moon with the quality of care and the state of the art facilities. The Medical Center was newly built 2 years ago and the facilities and docs wowed me every day. Although my dog was in pain towards the end of her treatment from the radiation burns, she loved going there and they treated her like a rockstar. When I first scheduled an appointment, I only had to wait about a week to have my precious Boston be seen and then we were on their schedule immediately for treatments starting that following Monday. I have nothing but great things to say about UGA Veterinary! read more

I used to love this place when I first started coming years ago. Back then I would have given 5 stars and above. Unfortunately over the past few years (I come every 4-6 months) to the cardiology department and the logistics have severely gone downhill. The same exams that used to take 1-2 hours now take 3-4 hours and they see you late to begin with. The prices have increased three times since September (after I was told they increased annually) so that wasn't true, and they used to call you and ask you if you were okay with the pricing before they did the exams. Unfortunately they did not today so at checkout when I asked why it was so much more expensive financial services removed an error charge (I'm so glad I asked) and sent out the cardiologist to confirm the price was correct since it was listed differently than previous bills. Once the cardiologist came out and I asked why weren't they more transparent like they used to be, the cardiology doctor said, and not in this order but all of these were said, "the prices increase annually" (incorrect since I have three bills increasing since Sept), "I should have told you but I just thought you'd be okay with it." "Don't blame me. I just work here," and "You need to talk to financial services (the dept who literally sent her out to speak with me because they claimed she could clarify since they didn't know why it was listed differently)." So now I was in the middle of a blame game between the two departments, with a $700 bill, and incorrect information about price increases. Bottom line this place will give you the run the around, it will take HOURS and hours of your day, and it's going to cost a lot more than it used to but no one can give you a straight answer as to why and will just blame another dept. I finally just paid, cried because I'm so frustrated and hate coming here, asked for my dog and left. I wish so badly there was somewhere else who does holter monitors. read more

Pretended they had a working dialysis machine - which they did not, took our money to keep prepping and assessing our dog for dialysis then kept saying he wasn't quite ready yet. We had to rush him to the University of Florida when the scam came to light, where they put him on dialysis within hours. It was too late though by then and no matter how much treatment he got he never recovered from every internal organ being bathed for days in metabolic toxins while his glomeruli were crushed with the pressure of the liquid. UGA wasted two days and $2000 we could have spent on real treatment - instead they pumped him so full of fluid it was running out of his nose - trying to force his kidneys to work even though a heart condition meant over-hydration was dangerous and despite this technique being far inferior to the dialysis we thought were were prepping for - and over-hydration is known to cause further kidney damage. Its risky. It is a desperate last-ditch attempt usually, if dialysis is not financially an option. So our dog was killed because they didn't want to admit the dialysis they advertised was a complete sham. The dialysis machine - one Gambro Prisma - hadn't been operational for months because it was so ancient they couldn't get a filter for it. Nice business plan. They got $2000 out of us in two days, but I'm good at reading bloodwork so I smelled a rat pretty fast when after all that time he still wasn't dialyzed. How long would it take your average pet parent? A week? Two? Next trip to the family vet? How long before the family vet rings UGA to see how the dialysis is going? Depending on the vet, it could be a while, and with any luck the scam can keep going at $1000 a day till the owners run out of money. Then Fido gets put to sleep and the owners think it is their fault for not being rich enough - after all, dialysis would have started any day now. That's how I think it was supposed to play out. I found out we were being conned after two days and removed my dog and got him real treatment - but I still feel awful. I should have known inside three hours! Instead I wasted 45 hours pouring through research trying to find my mistake and getting second, third and fourth opinions - which all told me the same thing - the dog was a candidate for immediate dialysis. I wasted time getting my dog out because I thought we'd missed something medical that only professors knew. I really had missed something though. Some people are crooks. That's what I missed. I was too trusting and I paid for it with my doggy. He was a pretty little golden Chow. Only four years old. I loved him. Hey UGA, instead of wasting time getting reviews removed, here's a thought - how about you fire the two ****s running the dialysis scam? Then make a financially inconvienient LARGE donation to every no-kill shelter in Georgia and beg the community's forgiveness. read more

I have taken my dogs here for cardiology services, oncology, and general surgery. It;s a great place. The people who work here love what they do. The treatments are great, and the prices are reasonable. When you take your pet here you not only get the best treatment for your pet, you also are training the next generation of veterinarians. Recommended! read more

Just remember this: Just because it is "UGA" doesn't mean it is quality...also remember, your pet is used for training-- I wonder if that is why they recommend so many procedures that don't seem to be necessary...My experience with them was one of insensitivity, rudeness, and incompetency (the doctor who did the exam missed some of the issues that my vet had already identified AND I had to repeat my pet's history to them several times because no one bothered to write down what I was saying). Overpriced -- if you are desperate to get treatment for your pet, they see you coming a mile away and will milk you for every penny they can get out of you. read more

We took my dog here after visiting two other vets for a swollen eye. Both other places didn't take us seriously and told us to get a CT scan ($2000 worth). We drove an hour and a half to Athens on Friday night and they were the most helpful. Everything from taking history, vitals, and treating her swollen eye was very professional. The doctors called and talked us through everything. Thank you UGA vet hospital for actually treating the problem!! read more

Our sweet, faithful, watchful, loyal "SULLY" who made our home and lives richer for 8 years, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on Dec. 19, 2014. We gave him the very best care through East Atlanta Animal Clinic and the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Sully fought hard against the cancer, but yesterday he let us know that he was tired of fighting. He died peacefully in the comfort of our arms with in-home euthanasia administered by Dr. Lauren Cassady of "Lap of Love". Sully was a GOOD boy! He will never be forgotten and always loved......Terry & Stephanie Carmon -- ATLANTA, GA read more

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The highly-knowledge staff at UGA took excellent care of our little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Molly, for the last several years of her life, providing her excellent cancer care that allowed her to live happily and healthy for several years past her diagnosis. The doctors and staff at UGA helped us understand her treatment options clearly and make informed decisions, explaining medical information to us in a clear way. The staff at UGA--from the front desk staff to the veterinary assistants to the many doctors who were part of her care team--made us feel like we had a whole Team Molly going of folks who were doing everything in their power to keep her healthy and happy and working with both her and us to keep her as pain-free for as long as possible. We are so grateful for their expert, highly compassionate care and for everything they did to give us so much time with our sweet girl. read more

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My girl had a tumor called a meningioma. Usually benign, but hers was malignant. It was putting pressure on both her brain and her eye. I went in as an emergency and they were absolutely amazing. It was a long complicated surgery but they took great care of my girl. I truly believe she would have died if I let the local vet operate. Syd and I are forever in debt to the wonderful doctors at UGA. read more

Bella is now going to the behaviorist at UGA's Community Practice Clinic, which is a part of the vet school. The behaviorist is also a veterinarian so you get the best of both worlds. To see the behaviorist, Dr. Moesta, you need a vet referral. Generally there is a 2 week or so wait for appointments. Once you make the appointment you have to fill out a 24 page behavior history that is extremely detailed. This has to be sent to the vet before your appointment so that the behavior group can be prepared for your case. The main appointment itself will last anywhere from 2-4 hours. You go into a room where Dr. Moesta and at least 2 vet school students go over your behavior history. They take a short break, then come back in to discuss treatment options and behavioral training. Dr. Moesta is an expert in how different medications help with training and can prescribe them since she is a practicing vet. She may offer them for your pet or she may not depending on the severity of behavior etc.. After the appointment the behavior group will email you an in-depth report on what actions need to be taken with your dog in order for your dogs behavior to improve. This is your main responsibility.. to work with your dog using the techniques they give you. They expect weekly reports and will change the training up if something isn't working. I have had to email Dr. Moesta almost daily the past couple of weeks due to my dogs separation anxiety issues and they have been very helpful in getting Bella to a better place behaviorally. While we are still working out different medication combos to keep her calmed down so I can actually work with her I am glad I have Dr. Moesta and her team to work with. They make me feel like someone is there with me and that I am not in this alone. read more

Now don't laugh, but we had a VERY cool hamster. She was special. When I called the clinic on a Sunday afternoon, I was told there was a 1-3 hour wait time, but of course as an ER you can't be sure. Well, my hamster had an eye that was infected, to the point we thought it might need to be removed and had hoped for antibiotic care for infection. I was told my hamster was low priority because she was stable. I slept in my car waiting for three hours, came back inside and heard my hamster was stable and not a priority and the current wait time was six additional hours. I asked to get my injured hamster back and go home. They were gracious about this doing a quick doctor look and sent me home with essentially vaseline for the eye (no antibiotic in it). HOWEVER, the next day when I went to a local exotic vet place, they saw her tongue had turned black and was swelling in her mouth, both eyes were now affected and she was in sepsis and needed to be put down. COME ON, you didn't notice the BLACK tongue in triage or the quick look before I left? In any event, it is painful to know we let our hamster live an extra 24 hours in such an aweful condition (a rotten tongue) thinking she would be OK because we were told she was "stable." That was cruel. I get dogs and cats are more of a priority, but come on. We would have put her down immediately. Sad. read more

This place is incredible! I have had multiple dogs for my entire life and lived in four different states, so I have experienced vet hospitals all over the country. UGA Vet Hospital is as good as it gets. My black lab spent three months here, and both my dog and I were treated with kindness and respect throughout his healing journey. The 4th year vet student was amazing. She called me at least once a day to keep me apprised of everything that was going on with my dog and to inform me of how he was doing spirit-wise. Her rescue dogs even donated packed red blood cells to my dog. The vet techs decorated his "cone" and cared for him like I would while he was in the hospital. Everyone - from the doctors, to the receptionists, to the billing people - were just incredible. Thank you UGA! You saved my dog and were amazing in the process. I will never forget you! read more

My golden had been having skin and ear issues, and was being treated by her primary vet. Unfortunately on the Fourth of July, she woke up puking & covered in hives. Having what I believed to be (and has now been confirmed) an allergic reaction to her medications. Since it was a holiday, I could not get her primary vet on the phone...so I had to bring her up to the emergency vet. We were there for over 5 hours, which could be understandable due to how packed they were. However, upon meeting with the vet, he said he did not believe my dog was having an allergic reaction. He stated it was likely her skin infection spreading. I quickly pointed out that the hives had come on overnight & were accompanied by vomiting. He insisted it was not the medication and recommended x-rays (making the claim her puking was probably due to her eating something even though I repeatedly told him she does not get into things) , blood tests, and a FNA of her lymph nodes. He quoted me for about $1,000, which I did not agree to. I knew it was a reaction to her medicine. I agreed to the blood test and FNA, and headed back to the waiting room. I sat for about 4 hours, mind you they keep the dogs in the back so we had been separated all day. Around 4:00pm (after arriving at 11am), they come out and tell my dog is up next. 45 minutes go by and the vet walks back out. Tells me her bloodwork looks fine, aside from mild dehydration, and he has decided not to do the FNA and will be discharging us. At this point he told me it WAS likely a reaction to her medication and she should stop taking all of it and consult with the primary vet in the morning. After 5.5 hours of waiting, $420 dollars spent, and a simple blood work panel done we were sent home without any treatment of her hives or dehydration. Her primary vet recommended a benedryl treatment for her reaction, and was surprised they had not offered a steroid shot or IV fluids to my dog. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I would not recommend bring your pet here. Seems to be a money pit, that tries to convince you of tests you don't need. Or they cannot treat/diagnose a very apparent allergic reaction. Spend your time and money elsewhere. read more

I cannot recommend enough the neurology team at UGA Teaching Hospital, particularly Dr. Armstrong and her nurse Rachel White, Haley, and everyone other person I spoke to there. If your dog is having uncontrollable seizures but not the allotted three within a 24 hour time period to make it an "emergency" to get you into an emergency consultation needed at some neurology hospitals, the last thing you want to do is wait weeks to get into someplace so I was willing to drive the hour and a half to UGA to bring that waiting time down to days - and I'm so glad I did. From the get go the doctors and nurses were kind, professional and really listening to me. I have worked in the veterinary industry myself so I know how slammed all veterinarians and veterinary hospitals have been during COVID, but the team at UGA never made me feel rushed or like they were giving anything but the best attention to my dog. They warned me in advance that the new medication we'd be trying when we came home would have some pretty strong side effects to start off, but when my dog had some side effects that were not part of what we were expecting we went to our primary care in Atlanta and they had no idea what to do. I called UGA again and told them the primary care was no help and they were so understanding and concerned, they had me come in for a same day recheck with the doctor even though they were already fully booked, which I was so incredibly grateful for. Unfortunately most recently by baby has been having some teeth problems and not wanting to eat or take her medications. We're trying to get that figured out somewhere a little closer to home, but I was worried that missing her medications would make her start having seizures again. I reached out to the UGA team for help even though it's been months since we last talked to them, and again I've worked in the industry so I know how past patients calling in can get put on the back burner as last priority after all the patients who are actively in the hospital. Rachel White, Dr. Armstrongs nurse, literally called me back within 3 hours and then continued to correspond with us and help us get everything sorted out medication wise. That is incredibly impressive. We honestly might be calling back to the emergency side of the hospital to see if UGA can't help us with her teeth problems if our primary care can't handle it, because even though the drive is far we've had such a great experience there. Reading some of the other reviews I see a lot of complaint about pricing but honestly prices are reasonable here, considering, well, this is healthcare in America. Honestly I don't know how anyone expects anything cheap when bringing their pets into a hospital, but UGA is definitely more reasonable than pretty much every other place around and quality of care was awesome in our experience. Melon sends a big thank you to Rachel and Dr. Armstrong! read more

While I am glad that so many people have good reviews my story isn't quite that good. Brought my dog in for a checkup for his Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Doctors said he was we going to well and had maybe another six months. Some fatal mistake was made and they called me in to tell me my dog died. They didn't offer an autopsy. There were no explanation except "we assume he died of sudden cardiac death". Seems like they are just writing off his death. Just want to put the pieces together. read more

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I called before traveling to UGA Vet Hospital from Mcdonough, Ga. and asked the receptionist if an abdominal ultrasound could be done there. I told her that my dog's abdomen size had increased, he has a mass on his liver and an ultrasound was recommended. She said it could be done there. What she didn't say was the veterinarian has to determine if it's an emergency and the on-call person has to be called in to perform the ultrasound. If I had known that, I never would have driven to Athens on Saturday, 04/01/2021. I also communicated my dog's status to the gentleman that took my dog into the ER. He asked me if I wanted lab work done. I said please call before performing any work. Well, the vet called me after she examined him and said they didn't consider it an emergency, so the ultrasound would not be done that day. At that point, my bill was $227.56. This was for an examination by the veterinarian. If I had known beforehand the ultrasound would not be done that day, I would have declined the examination. read more

We came to the UGA vet school from a referral from our vet as UGA has access to all sub specialities in house (Atlanta wait time is kind of ridiculous). When we got here, I was shocked to find it located directly across the street from my old apartment in college. 10 years ago (actually even 8 years ago), this place was a field with some horses. This facility is state of the art and impeccably clean. We came via the Emergency department and found it super easy to find and great parking. Immediately on check in, they did something I appreciated. They first asked, is your dog in distress? I hate hate hate it when an emergency vet takes time to get my information and print identification tags when triage is the most important step. Roxy went back soon after for her exam. We were here for 6 hours and reportedly this is unusual due to sick vets that day. However, we did not mind as we thought they did a great job taking care of our baby and a great job detailing what was going on. I some how had this hope that prices would be less as its a teaching hospital--nope. $200 for the emergency exam and about on par for imaging and diagnostics. read more

I drove from Greenville, SC to the teaching hospital to clear up some minor concerns our regular vet had about our 6 month old dobermans recent EKG. I couldn't get in at a specialist closer to home for nearly two weeks where as UGA was able to promptly get me in the same week. I am not sorry at all that I drove over two hours to get there! Everyone I worked with was very welcoming and approachable. Specifically the cardiology team I worked with throughout the course of the day. I never felt rushed and felt they really took the time to explain to me what was going on with my Charlie. They treated her as their own. I will not hesitate to drive to UGA again if we have special veterinary needs. read more

After my beloved dog developed odd symptoms, my vet in Atlanta recommended the UGA Small Animal Teaching Hospital. I interacted with several doctors and students from various departments, and each was caring and compassionate. Though my dog's cancer was ultimately inoperable, I am very pleased with everyone at the UGA Small Animal Teaching Hospital. Even until my dog's death, Dr. Saba and the Oncology department were great. I know that I got sound advice from UGA, though I miss my furry friend terribly. read more

I am so thankful that we have such a fantastic veterinary institution in the state of Georgia. After my dog was diagnosed by GVS with a brain tumor, I took him to UGA for a second opinion. As it turned out, GVS does not have a good enough MRI machine to accurately diagnose pets with brain tumors. UGA immediately noted that the MRI would need to be re-done and although I was not happy about the added expense, the MRI cost a fraction of what it had at GVS. As it turned out, my dog had at least 3 brain tumors, so the proposed treatment plan offered by GVS would not have helped him as they would have missed at least 2. Then, as UGA is in the process of gaining stereotactic (focused) radiation technology but does not have it quite yet, they referred us to NC state and the two teams collaborated in defining my dog's treatment. I really appreciated the detailed analysis offered by the many team members at UGA and also their collaborative spirit and willingness to refer and work with NC state to create a treatment plan. Although my dog does have a rare presentation of brain tumors and we have yet to see if the treatment helps him in the long run, I am very thankful for the help and support offered by UGA!!! What a great place! read more

WILL OVERCHARGE YOU I took my pet in after hours on the weekend. I expected the after-hours charge. I came in, they ordered unnecessary tests, which I begrudgingly agreed to. They told me it would be 20 minutes to read his x-rays. I waited an hour. I signed my bill. They said they'd run my credit card in the morning. They then charged me $30 more than I had signed for the previous night. When I questioned the extra charges, they wouldn't budge. I called my credit card company who didn't hesitate to refund the difference. I would never bring my pet here again. It's bad business to overcharge. They should have called me and told me if they were going to charge me more. And they really should have know better than to order those tests. They weren't needed. I'll go elsewhere next time. read more