My family & I have been clients @ South Lamar for over a decade & have taken all our pets here. Dr. Taylor is as good as they come!!!!! He is unbelievably compassionate & truly loves animals. He is very knowledgeable & understands how expensive pet care can be. He always explains your options & advises you of all the necessary treatments as well as the not so necessary but precautionary treatments. He is very understanding if you don't want or can't afford to spend $ on the extra treatments. And that never seemed to be an issue with me b/c his prices were always the best in town. Dr. Taylor was always in this business for the love of the animals...NOT to get rich! Unfortunately, the time came when Dr. Taylor chose to retire & he brought in Dr. Van Trease. I don't know where this guy got his license because he is the most ignorant, insensitive, rude, uncaring, money hungry salesman I have ever come across in my life. I don't trust him for a second with my dogs & it only took about 5 mins for me to figure that out. For the last year, Dr. Taylor was semi-retired & working there part time. I would specifically request Dr. Taylor & if he wasn't available, I would wait however long it took, just to NOTsee Dr. Van Trease. Now, Dr. Taylor is completely retired & South Lamar Animal Hosp. is going down the toilet thanks to Dr. Van Trease. The prices have gone thru the roof compared to what they were, he got rid of all of Dr. Taylor's staff who were wonderful and brought in a bunch of people like him. It is so sad to see that Dr. Taylor spent his career building such a wonderful place, & in no time at all everything has been destroyed by the guy who calls himself a vet & pet lover. I am in the process of trying to find a new vet & if I'm lucky I will find one who is half as great as Dr. Taylor was. I hope Dr. Taylor enjoys his retirement, but he will be greatly missed. DO NOT TRUST DR. VAN TREASE, ALL HE WANTS IS YOUR MONEY. HE COULD CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR PETS!!!
Cons: Dr. Van Trease and his staff
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