Alternative Veterinary Hospital

I took my dog Boomer to this vet hospital for exploratory surgury for a lump in his stomache. After his surgury he was sent home and I was told that something was removed that resembled a ball that may have been a toy of his that was swallowed. Over the next 2 days Boomer seemed to become very lethargic and warm to touch as if he was runnig a high feever. He did not use the bathroom once witch I thought was very odd. My calls to this clinic were not returned. I took Boomer to a 24 Hour emergency vet care clinic late on the second day because I knew that he was very sick. They took him in for surgury right away.They told me that in his first surgury his urethra had been severed and his body was filling with urin. This ultimatly ended in Boomer being put down that very night. Dont trust this woman to do surgury on your beloved pets! more

I dropped my Baby Boy ""dog"" off for a surgery to remove or de-bulk a tumor in his mouth, which seemed fine. So I am sitting on the couch with my boy and I notice he is tucking his feet. I inspect them and see that all his nail have been ""cut"". When I say cut, I mean that they are now the length of a pencil eraser. Which of course means that they were and are still bleading. Now I can see that maybe a doctor will trim a nail, but to butcher all of them to this point is insane. MY boy now does not wish to walk or scratch at the door to go out side due to the obvious pain that he is in at this time. I am saddened that someone that I thought that I could trust would do this with out my consent or even advising me afterward. I am deeply concerned. I feel that it is a form of animal cruelty. Really people if I cut all of your nails and made them blead, even under anesthesia I am sure that when you awoke you would feel wounded. Oh and all this by a professional. I am DONE. Pros: Works with me on money issues. is that enough though Cons: Read my above issuesand youtell me! more

Dr. Ballard is the best she is very reasonable and does everything she can to help your pet. Plus I love how she suggests homeopathic and herbals. I don't know what I would do without her. Pros: Does everything she can to help your pet, Fantastic at surgeries more

I've gone to her several times already and I feel like I've been misled by D Magazine (Incredibly, she was listed on the ""list"" at one time). In all the years I've been a pet owner (over 30 years), I've never met a vet who did not return a client's phone call - especially when she was called 3 times and assured that she would call back that same day! I call that pretty insensitive and inconsiderate...not exactly looking out for my pet's welfare. Just to be clear, when I've had questions for my vets in the past, they didn't REQUIRE that I bring my pet in everytime I had a question. It's called building trust and a relationship with a patient and I'm not sure she understands what that means. Dr. Ballard has demonstrated that her concern is NOT for my pet's welfare rather, I'm getting the impression that the monetary aspect is much more appealing to her practice. Pros: I can't think of any right now Cons: I question her integrity more