1. Took my adopted stray cat and asked for Dr. Baum specifically. Hard to get appt to see him. Did not do much of a physical on a street stray cat, and he should have checked him more thoroughly. I repeatedly asked if he might have worms due to a bloated belly. He said no, cat is just fat. Turns out he had worms of all kinds after all. Dr. Baum has written many articles online on cat care, and I was very disappointed since Center-Sinai Animal Hospital is nearby and inexpensive.
2. Took my new rescue German Shepherd to see Dr. Amanda Williams. I have never met a more incompetent vet! She had a sulky and negative attitude from the start. She barely touched the dog, took him in the back for a ear exam. Came back and said the tech could not hold him down so she could not insert her ultra-long scope in his ear so could not check why his ear was hurting. Duh! The dog was very skittish - he had just been rescued, poor guy. I held my dog down on the ground, opened his ear, and said 'Take a look'. She refused to even look. Unbelievable!!! She missed a big lump on his tail (cyst, infection, tumor?) that I saw when bathing him next day. She did not advise about deworming, though he is skinny as a rake, had bad flea bites from neglect, and eats voraciously. I was so mad. I paid, but after I heard from the rescue head, and another dog owner, that this was a bad place with horror stories, I am getting my money back and finding another vet. Never going to use this place again!!! I will also be lodging a complaint against Amanda Williams to the Vet Licensing agencies and with Dr. Baum, the owner of Center-Sinai Animal Hospital. Do not go there. The rescue folks had some bad stories about neglect of animals.
Pros: Cheap rates at $39 per visit
Cons: Incompetent, bad attitude. Get what you pay for!
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