Bideawee

I currently have two cats and a dog under the care of Bide-a-wee and have used a number of Manhattan vets over the past 30 years. I used to go to a highly regarded vet center much more convenient to my home and yes, they did tend to keep more closely to their appointment schedule and be more organized at the desk. However, their rates were roughly twice or more than Bide-a-wee's. This isn't so important if a younger, healthy pet needs a physical exam once in a while. But older pets, ill or not, routinely require bloodpanels, urinalysis, and specific testing to diagnose or rule out serious problems. At my ""for profit"" vet, these tests were prohibitively expensive and frankly, I often declined them because I just couldn't afford them. I wasn't giving my pets the best care because of $. Pros: Caring, capable vets, affordable testing and surgery Cons: Occasional long waits to be seen, disorganized billing more

I really wish that i could like this place, but after a few bad experiences i just cant recommend it to anyone. The staff that makes appoints are very unorganized, I was left waiting for almost 2 hours when a staff meeting ran late. When i asked why my appointment wasn't canceled, they said because my appointment started at 1:30 and their meeting was supposed to end at 2:00. O.k. so they were going to make me wait for 1/2 hr, which ended up being almost 2. My sister took her cat here, and after checking in at the front desk they forgot about her an skipped over her appointment. I was also not impressed with the vet i met with, she was in rush to get me out of there and i didnt experience any of the warmth other people see at Bideawee. They took the cat to the back room to do tests and the vet's assistant who brought her back out to me in the waiting room, dumped the cat carrier on the seat next to mine as if a kitten weren't inside! Like i said, i really do wish i could like this place but after several bad experiences, the low cost doesn't really justify the poor service. more

It's a shame that people take a bad medical situation for their animal and blame the organization. Just like in humans, it can take money and time to diagnose what is wrong with your animal. I have experienced nothing but the best from Bideawee. Pros: Great medical care, affordable prices, training and adoptions available as a plus more

(I sent Bideawee my review. Next day I see review above from 'Moridog' clearly as a reply to mine - my guess from an empoyee there as the tone is similiar to the office staff's - rather defensive with no real concern for my cat - and merely reiterates 'basic care only') Pros: Nice vet, but jumped to conclusion that xrays showed metastasis in lungs instead of what he had - pneumonia Cons: office staff is uncaring, couldn't meet with surgeon, charges were high enough to significantly delay me getting an urgently needed second opinion more

my roomie & i recently visited bideawee to get our cat spayed. the vets there were awesome and made sure veta received the best care. bideawee is non-profit so the service saved us a bunch of money on a super crucial procedure which helped two young professionals that can't afford to spend over $400 on our kitty. they put animals before money, i mean who can argue with that. Pros: price$$ & compassion more