Pinewoods Animal Hospital

$90 Spay Certificate through Friends of Animals.... I normally take my pets to Amherst Small Animal Hospital. When I took my dog to Amherst to be spayed, they gave me an estimate of $350 to $450. I refused to pay that kind of money and instead did some research online. Apparently, there a whole bunch of programs out there to help people on welfare who want to have their dog spayed for nothing but it's next to impossible to find a cheap spay program if you're not on welfare. I found this organization called Friend's of Animals and they sell a say cert for only $90! Pine Woods is one of two of the only vets that participate in the program. I took my pup for a free exam where she was looked at by a tech and her vaccine records were reviewed. At that time, they gave me an estimate of $0 for additional charges I might incur based on that exam. I went ahead and had her spayed a week later and as the estimate had stated, there were no additional charges. The total cost I paid was in fact $90. I really like the staff and I think I will be switching my dogs to this vet from now on. They are super friendly and they do not try to push additional services that are not necessary. Highly recommend!!!…

So much for cheap SPAY certificate. Staff friendly, only upside so far. I bought the friends of animals spay certificate on line for $90. I was expecting to pay some additional fee's... but certainly not $259 more!! Total cost, $359. No great savings by any means. I'm still trying to catch my breath at the cost.…

buyer beware. Having used this practice only once before I was still forming an opinion. With this experience i was out of town when my dog needed urgent care. A dear friend stood in for me and communication for the most part between myself

and vets involved was good. Except in one instance I was told by one vet that surgery was necessary and then told the same day by another vet that it wasn't recommended.

Additionally I am not convinced that all the vets here

have much experience with complicated cases.

I am satisifed overall with the medical care she received . I am however very concerned about the over inflated expense and the recommendation of procedures and medication that would have done nothing

but make my bill higher. When you walk into the office you can quickly see that there is alot of overhead.

I am glad that my dog improved while in their care. I

am disappointed I have found yet another practice that expects its vets to be concerned about generating revenue. Reminds me of lawyers and billable hours. $3.00 for a roll of tape. $4.00 to throw away a syringe......Please....... And the IV catheter was changed after 2 days because it was old. It was working fine..... $28.00 That is just a few examples of the unnecessary expense.....

This is no reflection on the vets at all. I would probably use them in the future.....at a different facilty.

There are vet practices in the area where expenses are much less and the care is as good or better.

So if you read this and you go into this facility...ask if what they are suggesting is really necessary. During this visit by doing so I saved $1200+ Surgery never happened and my dog is fine......I got a second opinion. We all want the best for our animals. but do we really have to go broke providing it?…

I love this place...caring doctors!!. I just started going to this place a few years ago and am very pleased with the care my two cats receive. From the friendly tecnicians, who act like my cats are the best in the world, to the vets (Dr. Adler) who are funny, kind, knowledgable , they are the best!…