10/22/09

No longer want Drake

by AusTex01

I started going to Dr. Drake when he had the converted house (before the new building pictured here) and the prices were always reasonable and my dogs were treated very well. Since the new building, however, the prices keep going up and up and up and they always wanted me to schedule more appointments to get medication for a pre-existing conditon. I complained about it so they stopped charging me but it just should not have happened to begin with.

He hired a new vet within the last year who doesn't listen, isn't personable with the pet or the owner. I HATED the way she roughly handled my little dog and the way she ignored me. I had to keep repeating myself about my concern over my dog then she would paraphrase something completely different and this went on about the exact same topic for at least five minutes. Then she told me nothing was wrong with my dog (turns out her shoulder was dislocated) and claimed she couldn't see my dog limp. THEN she chastized me for not having given my dog knee surgery when she was a puppy because she might get arthritus as an adult. That was inappropriate and not what I was there for. She was so fixated on chastizing me for not giving my dog surgery to possibly avoid arthritus in the future that the reason I went in (my dog was limping after being attacked by another dog) was ignored.

I am now searching for a new vet as that incident with the misdiagnosis of the dislocated shoulder pushed me over the edge.

• Pros: My dogs are always treated well & love to go
• Cons: The new vet is horrible and the keep raising their prices

09/15/09

added expenses

by hhm2

I have been taking my dog there for the past year for an ongoing life long condtion he has. I was told to come back every 6 months for a check up. Then, everytime I call for a perscription re-fill I am told the Doctor wont refill it until my dog comes in for a checkup. Every 6 months turned into every 2 months. There are always extra charges I almost always leave a "checkup" spending $150+. I am beginning to feel like they are trying to squeeze money out of me. Not a good feeling. I will be going back to my previous vet. Only started going to Drake because they could get me in faster than my previous vet. While the staff is very friendly, I can't allow myself to feel like I am being taken advantage of.

• Pros: Able to get appointments quickly
• Cons: Always costs way more than you expect

07/07/09

Awful

by ImaginaryLight22

This is one of the worst vets I have ever been to - the staff is friendly, but once they have your animal, they look for any excuse to schedule multiple visits, a slew of tests, and once they're convinced that they have the right opinion about an issue your animal is having, they won't listen to reason. I didn't have an animal almost die like Suzydido, but I have been fighting them for the better half of 6 months to prescribe a standard medication for one of my animals - and it's only after several rounds of visits (money) and tests (more money) that they are willing to concede that I was right in the first place. I wouldn't recommend this place to my family or friends.

• Pros: Friendly staff, Clean Facility
• Cons: Expensive, Bad Diagnosis