06/06/08

the only place for my pup

by meginla

as a first time pet owner, every little thing that has gone on with my dog has set me on edge. i am also a poor student, so the concern for my baby and the concern for maxing my credit card kept me in a constant nervous state. at value vet, the docs are amazing, the staff is honest and genuine, and i can take care of my pup without being concerned about the cost. on my first visit, the doctor could have charged me a ton for expensive bloodwork and xrays, but instead offered a suggestion of what he thought was wrong with my pup, talked with me to make sure i was comfortable with his advice, and ended up helping my pup calm her sick stomach and saved me about three hundred dollars! my mom works in a vets office on the east coast, and has been amazed by value vets affordable and amazing service! i tried laurel pet hospital before value vet, and paid triple for horrible service and treatment. even my pup can tell the difference between docs!

04/12/08

In regards to bleeding nails, service rep and flea/tick pills

by LenaTheresa

I was there on the same day. I have no idea who that Rep was, but the Vet that day was great. Luckily the Rep left me alone, but he did act as if he ran the place.

Value Vet Westwood is actually more down-to-earth than that.

Dr. Leslie Davidson is there during the week, taking weekends off. From my 2+ years experience, Value Vet would never try to sell anything unnecessary. They go out of there way to do just the opposite - financially speaking.

I would recommend going to Value Vet when Dr. Davidson is there - it will be a completely different experience. A great one! The weekends are definitely less comforting, but the Vet techs are still there and are great at guiding the covering Vet regarding the history of your pet.

The covering Vets have always been great and this was just a weird day!

Just wanted to let you know,

Lena

04/10/08

Good for basics, like shots...make sure it's THE VET that you are talking to though

by treehouse59

We went to Value Vet on Westwood for our rabies vaccine. Everyone was nice, however the first person we encountered tried very hard to sell us expensive flea/tick pills. It was weird. And it was our first time there, so we weren't sure if this guy was the vet or not. This same guy weighed our dog and then we asked if he'd clip his nails. Which he did, but too low on some because we heard our puppy yelp and there was some bleeding. The guy then proceeded to check us out, including our flea/tick pills (we were going to go ahead and buy...what did we know at the time? we're new puppy owners). But the girl behind the counter said, "they need to see the vet before we ring them up." This whole time we thought this guy (who must have been a sales rep or something) was the vet!! The genuine vet came out, was wonderful with our dog and took time with us. Lastly she looked down and saw our flea/tick pills and said "you don't need these." So she in the end saved us about $80 on top of it. I would recommend Value vet for basics like shots, but nothing more. And just keep an eye on who's handling your pet. To us it was worth the savings even though the experience was a little weird ($20 at V.Vet vs $175 anywhere else). We just know now to stay vigilant.

• Pros: inexpensive
• Cons: small office, sales reps hang out in the office