Oklahoma Veterinary Specialists

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DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE!! I cannot express it enough. I will NEVER step foot in this location ever. They do NOT care about you or your pet. They take advantage of preying on desperation of pet owners and their need of service. We paid almost $2000 for our dog to be treated. Were were told that they will do an X-Ray, blood test, give him liquid nutrition since he hadn't eaten in over a week (we did take him to 3 other vets in our town no luck diagnosing him due to their limitations of equipment) and an IV for hydration. He stayed 2 nights and when we went to pick him up he was worse than when he went in! They never fed him the liquid nutrition and said if we wanted to do that it would be an additional $170! PLUS an additional 2 day stay at $140 per day (they charge per 12 hours) when we were told they were going to feed him. He NEVER was fed! Our dog was hunched over, barely breathing and nauseated. His bandage was on so tight around his leg where the IV was that his leg swelled up with fluid. They did call to inform us twice that we can have an endoscopy done for an additional $1700 to see if it was cancer. They have the ability to test for cancer screening through a blood test but somehow that wasn't offered to us. We got another recommendation for another vet which did a blood test and he found high levels of white blood cells and low protein levels and the test did confirm that it was lymphoma..CANCER!! Going to 5 different vets (3 recommended OVS) and spending over $3000 just to have to put my dog to sleep because of the lack of ability of Oklahoma Veterinary Specialists. Please do your homework before entering this place. If they talk you into unnecessary testing WALK OUT...you're the prey and they will pick you apart...vultures!

Dr. Nancy Henslee and overnight ICU tech Jules were fantastic, comforting and professional even at 4:30 am.

My fiancé and I brought in our 6 month old Catahoula Leopard Dog this morning because of sudden coughing fits that started around 3 am. They took Ghillie straight back to the ICU when we arrived while we filled out paperwork and were given an examination room by other overnight staff that were just as fantastic. Their new building is beautiful, immaculate and equipped with new technology. There are even flat screens in every examination room for fur parents waiting the return of their baby.

Not only did they examine our girl from head to tail, check her vitals, etc. they discussed options with us regarding treatment of kennel cough (yes our girl was/ is vaccinated..some strains are impossible to prevent). Dr. Henslee was very open and honest about recommended treatment and did not try to sell us procedures (like chest x-rays) that Ghillie didn’t need simply to take advantage of our fear and wallets. I would HIGHLY recommend this location, right next to Tulsa Hills.

That recommendation goes to anyone needing any type of care, routine or emergency, for any type of animal, cats to opossum. Thank you for taking such good care of our sweet girl.

EDIT:

I felt the need to place this edit after reading some of the negative comments. Our experience was nothing but pleasant and comforting. I did NOT feel as though the staff was only after our money and did not care about our dog.

But bottom line, this place is a business, just like any other. This may sound harsh but it’s the truth. Any business that specializes in an emotionally sensitive area will always come off harsh when discussing payment to someone going through a hard or traumatic time. I can relate, being a lawyer and working in the justice system.

My 3lb Chihuahua (Charlie) was having severe breathing problems and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure by another vet. They started him on heart meds. He started improving except he was very lethargic and off balance. They thought it was neurological. I took him to OVS because they were supposed to be the best. Dr. Nester didn’t seem caring at all. He wanted to do an echocardiogram even though the other vet did one the week before. We agreed because we just wanted to do what ever we could to help Charlie. They told me he did NOT have heart disease and for me to take him off the heart medications. Nester said the echo ruled out heart disease but he still didn’t know what was causing the breathing problems, balance, and lethargy issues.
They said the reason for him being off balance was a bulging disc in his neck. They prescribed Prednisolone and said he should start improving soon. After a few days his walking was improving a little. So things were looking up. Then all of a sudden his breathing problem came back a week after being off the heart meds. I took him back to OVS the same day. They wanted to run more tests. At this point he’s already had two sets of x-rays, CT Scan, 2 echocardiograms, and a spinal tap. What was left to do?? They wanted to do MORE x-rays with contrast, so we did it. Again, it was negative.
I was there for 6 hours that day. That evening Charlie went into cardiac arrest and died.
I spent $2900 on tests for Charlie with everything coming back negative but yet Charlie didn’t make it and they can’t tell me what was wrong. I took him off the heart meds like they told me to do and the breathing problem came back within a week. Now I’m left to wonder if I hadn’t stopped the heart meds would Charlie still be here. I feel like I let Charlie down by going to OVS. I took Charlie to OVS because I thought He was getting the best care. However, it was the absolute worst advice and care he could have ever received.

Eight days after Dr. Nestor told me, after CT scans and biopsies etc. that he concluded nothing major wrong with my dog, my dog died at home. Three days before I had taken him in to OVS with uncontrollable bleeding. Monday I had Xrays that showed fluid around heart and something in lungs, but OVS could not manage to get him until two days later, despite the alarming signs, so my dog suffered at home and died 15 minutes before the OVS appointment. In all this time, I never got a phone call to see how my dog was doing and have consulted with over vets who told us that it was an absolutely casual attitude, and my dog needed emergency attention. My OVS vet FAILED me, telling me their was nothing major wrong with my dog, taking thousands of my dollars without showing proper concern for my dog or me.