My 13 year old Lab had to have high risk surgery over Thanksgiving 2009. She came through the surgery fine but due to the location of the surgery, she kept pulling her stitches. This resulted in a 30-day stay at Lakeside. I visited her daily in the kennel. Since it was Thanksgiving, boarding was filled to capacity. I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the kennels. There was never any odor and I would be there for hours. The washing machine was always going and there was always fresh bedding. Any staff member I asked could bring me up to date on the condition of my Lab's wound without having to defer to anyone else. They all visited with her daily. When I received the bill, Dr. Diasti personally went over it with me and asked me to take it home and review it again and come back within a few days to discuss it. I quickly reviewed it again and mentally compared it to another situation I experienced 20 years ago where I had a Golden Retriever with allergies that had to stay at a vet's for 4 days. Lakeside's bill was so reasonable compared to the situation 20 years ago that I insisted on paying immediately without further review of the bill. I truly feel that Dr. Diasti is in this profession for her love of animals and that makes all the difference in the world.
Pros: Clean and reasonably priced
Cons: Easy to miss the turn into the clinic
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