For me this is one of the better hospitals if you do not wish to have excessive work done on your pet and you are looking for quality work at an affordable price. Sure if your pet needs a kidney transplant or a cardiac surgery then they will refer you to a specialist center such as penn with more adequate facilities for such surgeries. If you are looking for a place that you need to trust (and a nice staff with plenty of knowledge) then: This is it!!!. The prices are not the cheapest for this area but it is affordable.
They do excellent routine surgeries (spays, neuters wounds, lumps etc...). All dogs and cats have a pre-op blood work prior to surgery and they use inhalent anesthesia (safest) prior to any spay and neuter. They do not offer pet boarding other than for a few cats (and only limited space). By the way, although a generalist, the vet (very nice) has a residency (3 years after DVM). Visit their website at:
www.fairmountanimalhospital.com
If I look at the product (services) and not the container (30year old animal hospital) it's definitivelly a five stars. I was very pleased with my experience.
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