Spangler Animal Clinic

10/08/09

great old school vet

by stinkynuts at Citysearch

if you want a good vet, who will give a good and complete exam of your pet, go to this vet.

if you want someone who has had years of service to the community, go to this vet.

if you want someone who will not over charge you with useless tests, go to this vet.

the man is straight forward with no bullsh!t. I highly recommend him. not too expensive and will not over charge. again, old school with years and years of experience.

saying all of that if you are one of those folks that need their pet to pampered, coddled and babied, then this is not the vet for you. go somewhere else

04/14/09

thumbs down

by rc5 at Citysearch

The doctor has little to no interaction with clients. During the course of a 4-visit, $650 pet experience, I never spoke with or saw the doctor. Interactions were limited to front desk and nurse-- bad communication skills. Rude and uninformed vet tech flew into a Jerry Springer-style angry tantrum when I was upset by a significant error they made. The whole operation is something out of 1973. Poorly run. Over-priced. Aloof doctor. They push for patients to buy meds from them and are difficult when it comes to using on-line pharmacies. Despite having prescribed a medicine for my dog, the doctor refused to fill on-line prescription.

• Pros: initially friendly staff, until called out for errors
• Cons: bad communication, poorly run office, blocks web Rx

01/23/09

Best vet in Austin

by djangop at Citysearch

I moved away from Austin two years ago-and the worst part about leaving was saying goodbye to Dr. Spangler and his team at Spangler Animal Clinic. I love my animals more than words can express, and when I came very close to losing one of them a few years ago (due to kidney failure) I was completely devastated. It was Dr. Spangler who worked a miracle and brought my Mr. Django to a full recovery.

I consider myself one of the luckiest people to have met and trusted Dr.Spangler with all my pets. I know they are healthy and happy because they received such great care at every stage of their lives-thus far. My new vet gave them all a great bill of health including Django. Thank you Dr.Spangler and your team for doing such a great job!

• Pros: great location, parking, staff and communication
• Cons: none