Animal Healing Arts is a small clinic that often cannot schedule same-day appointments, so you may need to have a backup veterinarian for emergencies. However, for routine and non-emergency visits, I cannot recommend Dr. Morris highly enough. She is obviously an animal lover, and she treats your pets with extreme gentleness and kindness. She is also very good with people; she has a good sense of humor, likes to share interesting stories and facts with you during your visit, and asks a lot of questions about your pet. She is also one of the most knowledgeable vets around, in my opinion. She cites studies when she answers your questions, and she never replies with an ""I don't know,"" unlike many vets that I have visited.\r
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Dr. Morris has always given me choices when it comes to treatment, and I have never found her to be pushy or stubborn. My older dog had pretty serious tartar on his teeth, and another vet had suggested that I get his teeth cleaned. Since he is a very large dog, this would have cost hundreds of dollars, and would have put him at risk since he is older. Dr. Morris suggested that I start brushing his teeth on my own rather than going through the expensive and risky procedure. Since then, his teeth have improved dramatically!\r
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The receptionists and techs at Animal Healing Arts are very friendly and helpful. Recently my cat was scheduled for surgery, and I simply could not get her into her carrier to get to the clinic. I frantically called the receptionist, who gave me some suggestions for calming the cat, and then very kindly rescheduled the surgery when I finally failed to lure my cat out of her hiding place. She was very understanding about my predicament.\r
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I recommend Animal Healing Arts without reservation.
Pros: Kind, reasonable fees, great staff, lots of options for treatment, very gentle with pets
Cons: Hard to get a same-day appointment, no treatment for small pets like guinea pigs
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