Hunter Animal Hospital

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The worst experience I've ever had was when I went to say goodbye to my cat at Hunter Animal Hospital. There is one doctor there that I would never go near again, and that's Dr. Mike.

He has to be the most insensitive, uncaring and uncompassionate veterinarian that I've ever met in my entire life. The nurse, who didn't provide her name was also extremely rude when I had a few questions about how the procedure/process worked.

I asked about how euthanasia works since I'd never done this before. I asked if they put him to sleep first, and then give him the injection to stop his heart. The nurse said no, but they could sedate him which would help him fall asleep. When I asked her "okay, so that will make him fall asleep?" She replied with "NO, it won't make him fall asleep. We DON'T put him to sleep first." Followed by a really irritated look on her face.

Then, they asked me if I wanted the doctor to come in right away after putting the catheter in my kitty. I said yes.

He told me what the injection would do, and without hesitation, words or regard for my situation, gave the injection, and walked out. He didn't check to see if there was a heartbeat, didn't ask if I was ready before he did it, and then as he was walking out I was YELLING at him to come back (because my cat was having agonal breathing and myoclonus, which since this was my first time experiencing a situation like this, freaked me out and I had NO idea that would happen), and he just kept walking away.

He FINALLY turned around, dismissed my concern as if I should have known that would happen, handed my dead cat back to me, and walked out.

I was not prepared for what was going to happen, and no one really cared that this was a sensitive moment for me. I was beyond livid and extremely distraught from how my last moments went with my best friend.

I will share this as far and wide as I possibly can to ensure no one makes the same mistakes that I did by taking my pet to Hunter Animal Hospital.

Been going here for years for my cats for emergencies, regular check ups, and my senior cats asthma shots that i get every 3 months. They've always been professional, informative, and quick. Honestly, I've never seen any of the behavior described by the other reviewers.

I am amazed to read the other reviews here. We have taken our cat to Hunter Animal Hospital for years. She has always received excellent care. Even the techs handle her expertly. Last week we took Cat in with a strange growth. It was a rare mycobacterial infection that few vets would have even recognized. Fortunately, Dr. Adams had had a special interest in mycobacteria as a student and could identify it. My sister takes her dog to Hunter Animal regularly. She also has nothing but praise for vets and the care her dog receives. It's as if we and the other reviewers went to entirely different facilities. I have no vested interest in this animal clinic. We used to take Cat elsewhere, but one visit here persuaded us to switch. I know how loved and important companion animals are to us and regret that others have had such a negative experience.

The website lies. They say that they have an emergency vet. When they don't Thanks for murdering our 1 day old baby kittens. butholes.

I recently took my dog here and the experience was very disappointing. The price is reasonable, that's what originally drew me here, but I will never again sacrifice the experience my dog and I have for a few dollars...The cut was much shorter than what I asked for, one nail was cut so short that the quick was cut and he was left bleeding (have never had this happen at a previous groomer and if my groomer hadn't gone out of business I would still have been there) That was horrible to see, my baby bleeding, but perhaps the most upsetting thing to me was that when I went to pick him up the woman had her back turned to me with headphones on, so did not hear that I had entered and when my dog started to whine for me she yelled at him, "Shut up!" This was such a horribly disappointing experience and I was left feeling guilty all day long for taking my dog here. If you value your animal as a member of your family, I urge you to not use this business.