Wasilla Vet does not care about your pet, only their pay!!! They were fully prepared to let my 5 year old Western Siberian Laika, Daisy dog, die unnecessarily! Daisy dog was pregnant and had a miscarriage. Friday her discharge was green/brown. I called Wasilla Vet, where she had been a patient, they couldn't get her in until Tuesday. I called every day to see if they had any cancellations so Daisy dog could be seen. No was all they said with absolutely no concern for Daisy dogs status. Never even asked any questions about how she is doing. Finally Tuesday came and upon an examination the Dr diagnosed Daisy dog with Pyometra. Said she needed surgery immediately or she won't survive. Dr said she only has days to live in the condition she is in. Actually told me "she'll be lucky to make it until Friday". I tried to schedule the surgery, but their calendar was full. Said they can 'squeeze' her on Friday morning. I reminded them that they just told me she will be dead by Friday. "There is nothing we can do until Friday" is what I was told. I begged them to bump another less emergent surgery and they informed me thay cannot do that. Told me if I want it done sooner I'll need to call an ER vet. I called, they charge $5000 for the same $1600 surgery. That's out of my budget and Wasilla Vet was well aware of that. They wished me the best, said they hope Daisy dog makes it until Friday and sent us on our way. I called numerous vets pleading for help! Finally Faith at Bering Sea Animal Clinic in Chugiak heard my cry, understood the severity of the situation and went above and beyond to get Daisy dog the life saving surgery she needed. She got her into the clinic at 6:30 Wednesday morning. As in the very next day. I will be switching my pets to Bering Sea Animal Clinic and I highly recommend you do the same! Don't let your pet be a victim of Wasilla Vets carless greed! read more

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Wasilla Vet Clinic was super sweet with my pup. They were very considerate of my concerns and were willing to tell me if a test wasn't absolutely necessary. They are amazing! We'll definitely be back. read more

Wasilla Veterinary Clinic - Veterinarians Near Me - Wasilla, Alaska

Took both my little chihuahuas here for a wellness exam and to sign them up for health plans. Dan Rosenauer was my DMV and was very thorough in explaining things and sent me home with all the pamphlets I needed on certain applicable topics for my pups! Very nice waiting area and kind receptionists to boot! read more

They have no clue on border crossings into Canada. The vets state you need a examination which is not true, all you needs is current rabies vaccine to get in and out of Canada from the U.S. as stated in the customs website and Canadas border site. You do need a health certificate to ride the marine Highway. We tried to have a style removed but this clinic would not do it unless we got his teeth cleaned as well and called it a package deal which cost over 1200 bucks. This clinic will try and get as much money out of you as possible and will not be at all helpful with anything unless you pay for an examination. This place sucks and price gouges. I'd suggest taking them to SPCA or ravenwood in eagle river. SPCA won't price gouge you and provides excellent care. read more

Wasilla Vet has always been so accommodating for our dogs. My dogs love Greg our vet they feel comfortable around him he is very caring and compassionate. The front desk ladies are very helpful & friendly You don't have to wait long to be seen hands down Wasilla Vet is above and beyond great! read more

Wasilla Veterinary Clinic - Veterinarians Near Me - Wasilla, Alaska

Very expensive. The people at the vets do not listen to the pet owner. They want to do everything the most expensive way. Everything to them is potential cancer and they want to do all the tests. Even to our 17 year old dog we wanted to just make comfortable. They just wanted the money. No regard for the animal read more

Feeling like 2 stars is generous today. Lucky to get a same day appt. on Friday for suspected UTI. 1. Since founding vets retired, vets seem to come and go thru a revolving door. Haven't had the same one twice in several years. 2. The urinalysis was sent out. Results did not arrive until Monday, but they will not be revealed until Tuesday when the attending vet is on duty. 3. The timing of the lab results was revealed upon completion of the exam. Too late to make other arrangements. 4. The vet "let me know" , gave a sales pitch, for 3 other tests I might be interested in for the future. I will be shopping for a new veterinary clinic. read more

We are in AK for a short time brought our dog and need a simple fecal test for diarrhea to determine the problem so I can correct it before we put her in a crate for 8 hrs plus and fly back to Arizona in 5 days but their policy and money are more important than helping my pet read more

It's unfortunate that the staff doesn't know what an emergency is. Or she thought I didn't know what I was talking about. My dog had bloat (which is a certain emergency, and death is eminent unless you have 2000 dollars for surgery) Although she asked if I would like to be put on as an "emergency" for tomorrow morning.... I feel sorry for the vet, the staff is making you look bad. Glad you have so much business tho, that it's not your concern either, for the health and welfare of an animal. Agreed there are other clinics, but it doesn't look good when you turn away an emergency‍ read more

In the style of my Yelp friend Brian : It was way too fast and Way too final. (Edited version as the earlier was way too long and dreary...and more about the dog than the clinic). Several weeks ago we had to have our beloved Border collie, Geordie, put to sleep. She would have been 16 in December. For the past year the spouse and I had argued over whether it was "time" despite the fact that she's been totally deaf for several years (that really didn't matter), going progressively blind and was progressively incontinent. She could not navigate stairs in the past year. Eventually, there came a time when we both agreed it was "time". Geordie took a tumble into a stairwell in our house and dropped about 3 feet. She was fine but shaken. We were shaken. If she had broken a bone she would have suffered until we could have gotten her to the vet (and this place has an emergency line ) and then we'd have been forced to put her to sleep. (Look, I can't spell euthanized so I am using an euphemism instead but I grew up on a farm and am well versed in death of animals and pets of all sorts and I do know "sleep" means dead in this case). So, I made the date. The day came...me, the spouse and kids went to the clinic. The clinic staff made sure we had the last appointment of the day although there seemed to be an ungodly number of stragglers who seemed to be hanging around...we saw Dr. Hilary Petit. She has Border collies too. She put Geordie's mom to "sleep" a couple of years ago. We got in the room and felt compelled to "explain why". She listened for a few minutes to our fumbling attempts to explain and then stopped us. She told us, "Listen, folks. This dog is beautiful. She is nearly 16 years old and I can tell you that MOST dogs do not make it this long. Her lasting this long and in such beautiful condition is a testament to your treatment and love of her. But she is failing and you are doing the right thing. You don't need to say another word to me about why this is necessary." We sighed with relief. We all held onto Geordie as she squirmed on the table. Normally docile, but increasingly agitated in her old age, she fought the shot. That made it hard. Finally she relaxed. I held her head in my hands and looked into her eyes, talking to her the whole time. We all cried so hard it made me think I had made the wrong decision to have the kids watch. We could not stop crying. I heard the laughter in the waiting room stop. I wanted thekids to know that owning pets is for life and life ends and you can't just go get a pet without thinking that you have to be there for them even in the end. Somehow we made our way to the car and loaded Geordie inside, rolled in a blanket. Dead dogs are awkward to carry. Their heads flop. We buried her at home in a grave my husband had dug out the day before. We cried all day. We made our own headstone for her. I think the total cost of the "shot" was about $40. The vet's words were priceless and we hang onto them to assure ourselves we did "the right thing". Cremation would have cost about $200-300 dollars. As an aside, when we lived in Barrow, Gatwick, our cat , got deathly sick, this clinic sent medication to us without having seen Gatwick, knowing there were no vets in Barrow. Not many places do that. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable here and they answer questions and help make common sense decisions about everyday things, not just life and death matters. Anyways...it was way too fast and way too final. But it's over. RIP Geordie 12/23/93 to 8/22/09 Thanks Dr. Petit and staff. read more

Wasilla Veterinary Clinic - Geordie 1993-2009 - Veterinarians Near Me - Wasilla, Alaska

BOTTOM LINE . . . my dog isn't afraid to come here. Thay tells me everything I need to know about this place.

The level of care given by the vet was fine. Let's throw that out first. And all of the staff was very friendly and pleasant. That said, what a cluster of disorganization. I have had one visit. After I called to make an appointment to give my puppy shots the next day, I received a call back literally ten minutes later - to remind me of my appointment. I showed up a little early to fill out first timer paperwork. I waited 30 minutes past the scheduled appointment for the vet to show. On our microchip paperwork there is only four pieces of information to transfer over from the chart. They managed to get the birthdate, weight, and breed incorrect. Then they failed to charge me for the microchip, so I had to pull my car over and read them my credit card number. Speaking of credit cards, apparently one fell out of my wallet in the parking lot and some nice person brought it in to the front desk a few hours later. They called to let me know, but I was unable to pick up the call in time, so I called right back. I was left on hold for six minutes while they inquired around but failed to ascertain why I had been contacted. In the meantime, voice mail picked up, and I got the notification about the credit card. I called the vet office to alert them that my daughter was on her way over to pick up the card. They actually started arguing with me about who called me about what, and suggested that I already told them that I was on my way over to pick up the card so why was I calling and sending my daughter? Lots of unnecessary drama due to disorganization. Made me uncomfortable about the front office and the care that was being taken with things that really matter - like lab reports and test results. Nice people, but this is a doctor's office, and I need more than nice. I need a quality of care that extends a little further than this clinic was able to offer. read more

They only care about money not the people in their Fur babies I was told to be there at 5 I set there for At least 20 minutes kept calling And getting put on hold When I finally talk to somebody they said I was early in my appointment wasn't until 5 then next time I talk to them because it was pretty close to 5:15 they said my appointment wasn't until 5:15 and somebody would call me right at 5:15 I sat there until 536 and Somebody finally called me back I ask them to waive the $25 fee for showing me something I already new how to do when I Gotten to the building the dog they were going to Damage straight the procedure on was barking and jumping at me When it was all said and my appointment wasn't 5 I have an email saying so and they "d me $67 then called me after the demonstration and told me it was Over $200 I will never go there again they were not very cool shady people It is very sad that people have turned nasty in only care about money and not the well being Of our Fur babies In the pandemic that we just went through we can't just fork out shit ton of money Most of us are hurting Do not go to tear one either there pretty much the same I recommend Palmer veterinary clinic Or go to Anchorage Hopefully this all make sense I talk texted it. . I don't even want to give them one star read more

Wasilla Veterinary Clinic - Veterinarians Near Me - Wasilla, Alaska

Doctor Julie I can't thank you enough for all that you have done for my animals. You made Kodi and Tessy's passing bearable and you saved my sweet Dani when you removed her tumor. All the wonderful people that work at the Wasilla Veterinary Clinic have been more professional, they really care. I would never take my fur babies anywhere else. read more

After reading the personal attack on Beth particularly I had to write a review. We are new to wasilla and have been in to see the vet three times since August. Beth has always been very kind. Maybe you are the one with the problem? As far as the our visits, we have been more than satisfied. They have called to check on our dog to see how she's doing and made adjustments to her meds over the phone. I will continue to take my animals here. read more

Thank you Dr. Townsend, for being so compassionate when it was time for Ellie Mae to leave us...that was such a hard moment, and I appreciate your kind demeanor. Thank you also for being so good to Lemon! Have gone to WVC for years since Dr. Morris was there, but honestly am happy with the new Dr's! read more

My cat needed emergency care. The vets and staff here are kind and knowledgeable . Everything was explained to me there were no surprise costs. They were extremely helpful and compassionate. Special thanks to Dr.s Rosenauer and Stafford. read more

Sadly my 10 yr old dog got sick & I couldn't get him into the vet that day. He had been battling something for months & I was trying to work with Dr. P with his odd behavior. Long story short is that I took him somewhere else & after a thorough exam we found the root of his problems & a game plan to fix em!! A week later I had my old dog back! I really thought that I was going to have to put my guy down before I switched vets! Sad part is that after all those years of going to Wasilla Veterinary clinic & suddenly stoping after having all these major issues going on with my dog, no one has ever called to see if he's ok! I just thought there was some more compassion then that, at least from the doctors. Oh, we'll he's now in good hands now & the best part is that the new clinic is 10x closer to home!! I think I'd give Dr. P another try if the need ever came up. read more

Our little Snowman kitty has been battling old age and old teeth. Snows has been in repeatedly during the past several months and has seen all the doctors and tech staff! Everyone is loving and kind and often jokes with us while we are there. We ALWAYS get follow up calls from the techs and doctors! I would rather wait then take my kids to the ER! With 5 fur babies there is never a down time in our house! read more

We have been taking our pups to these guys for over a year. We have not had any problems. Work with us on price and schedule. They seem to not want to bill to bill. Office people to the nurses and doctors. Would recommend read more

This clinic and staff have not always been my favorites - but they will do backflips to help my animals - because they love them. As they care and love ALL animals. Their staff does have personnel problems that need to be addressed - but it does not affect the overall care that is reflected by the majority of this clinic. read more

This clinic was entrusted with the care of our 4 dogs and several cats over a period of close to ten years. It may have been quality care at one time, I suppose they give shots well. Beyond that however as our dogs aged and we brought them in for exams every concern we voiced was ignored. this led to the MIS-DIAGNOSIS of a tumor as a simple "lipoma" (fatty tumor). So we took our beloved pet home and watched it grow over recent months to the size of a baseball. Finally we found another clinic and the FIRST thing we were told is "that does not LOOK like a lipoma AT ALL". They then proceeded to aspirate fluids... NO FAT CELLS! We will now have this suspicious tumor removed and hopefully if it is cancerous it has not yet spread... however all it would have taken is a little concern and/or effort on the part of Wasilla Vet Staff to do the same thing MONTHS ago and give our beautiful Australian Cattle Dog who not only wakes me up from nightmares but also would literally kill or die to protect us a decent chance of good quality of life and longer-term survival. Its not like we were unwilling to pay for the service in fact we paid over a hundred dollars per visit to be blown off one time after another. Treated like I am paranoid or something. How would YOU like to be a 38 lb creature carrying around a tumor the size of a baseball on your belly? These people once seemed caring but now seem cold, ineffective, and just plain a waste of time and money. I mean, I can give my dog shots at home if that's all I want for medical care! What a bunch of horrible vets we found there last year (well, two of them, to be exact... the young man may actually be worth seeing but one out of three is not good odds). If you care about your dogs' quality of life, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. In reference to the review about putting a 16 year old dog to sleep: too bad you didn't try a diffferent clinic. many dogs live past 16. However ours probably has fewer chances thanks to the hurried judgement of Wasilla Vet Clinic staff. Who knows what could have been done? Maybe nothing. But I don't trust them to make a good call on this and it sounds like they were awfully eager to just get it over with and not even let you finish explaining your reasoning. Whatever... glad someone was satisfied with their "service". read more

Being very elderly, I and my immediate family have had 60 dogs in my lifetime. some were fosters for lengthy seasons; believe me only a % were "put down". However we did endure quite a few euthanazations, and ALL were done w/sedative shot first. only since coming to AK have I heard of the one "shot". I would consider this matter very strongly before putting a beloved pet to rest! the thought of scrimping at this time, when the pet has given it's life and it's devotion to you! (if $'s are an "issue"-it only cost a few $ more for the same service and includes the 2nd shot!) there is a pet crematory in Palmer, that will also do only the "putting to rest" if that is what works for you. It is done Very lovingly, peacefully, and tenderly in a beautiful atmosphere. I experienced it recently--and was one of the best (important) Life choice's I have EVER made! the special session Immensely relieved My pain & heartache both then & even now! read more