VCA South Shore (Weymouth) Animal Hospital

10/27/09

Stay away from the VCA!

by BostonBum at Citysearch

A waste of time and money. My cat had nothing but a UTI and they tried to diagnose him with a blockage and quote me at $2,300. The bare minimum cost me $230 and they told me little and did little. I later took him to a local vet and she explained ten times more and couldn't believe they suggested surgery before altering his diet and doing a urinalysis. For LESS money she did a lot more including antibiotics, new food and a supplement for his bladder. I compare the invoices and the VCA charged DOUBLE what this vet did. I will never make the same mistake again.

• Pros: Emergency Service
• Cons: Overpriced and tried to con me

10/25/09

GET YOUR PET TO DECENT VET

by norway1212 at Citysearch

Go to any "vca" you like, notice how almost all the "good" reviews are written by the name "anonymous"

sounds fishy.

They take as much money from you as possible while you are concerned with one thing, you beloved animals well being.

If at all possible, try to find a different place that is open late;I know there are not that many. They tried to hit the poor older woman up for 1000.00 on the spot, she did not have the money. They had the frekin nerve to "negotiate" the price down with her. I REALLY felt like crying for this poor senior citizen. SHAME OF YOU people. Her poor cat was obviously all she had left in the world. I understand that vets are in business to make money, but not to make vulnerable people who can not afford it, upset in front of other people. If I had the money, I would have paid this poor woman's bill. Its not even a damn bill, it is an ESTIMATE of how much the bill "might" be, and they will NOT let your animal stay the night unless you pay 75% of that. This poor soul looked like she could not afford .75. I have been to many vets, and they always, always, work with a pet owner to help to solve a financial problem. NOT tear at someones heart. Once again, Shame on you v.c.a. You are a gigantic corporation, with places all over the country. I hope you sleep well at night, but I assume you do as long as your share holders get their lovely dividends each month, and you make a profit off of someones grief. you don't "deserve" ONE star, I wish they had 1/2 stars, even that would be too high a grad for you crooks.

• Pros: ARE YOU KIDDING ME??
• Cons: I DON'T HAVE THAT LONG

10/22/09

Stay Away if you can

by bergen12 at Citysearch

This place is a rip off. First of all, you initial a peace of paper which gives them the right to treat your pet and take full advantage of someones emotions at the time. Then you wait and wait and they run all kinds of unnecessary tests. THEN..a "tech" comes out with an estimate as if you were buying a car in the show room. If your pet has to stay, you have to cough up 75% of an (estimated) invoice. Watch out for that phrase, "estimated"

I picked up my cat at my vets and he was having problems breathing so they recommended that I bring him to this factory called the V.C.A. so that he could be put on oxygen for the night. I brought the report and all necessary information with me. They ran the same damn tests over again.

My cat was there for 15 hours, and they charged me 649.39 (as if they could not knock off the .39) They even had to nerve to invoice me for $5.00 to give my cat meds. Meds that I brought with me.

I wish there were another place in the area to take a pet in need of emergency care than this high volume,fast paced assembly line. The only people I know that take advantage of someones emotions as good as these people, are funeral directors selling you unnecessary items.

STAY AWAY, if you can.

• Pros: great place to be ripped off
• Cons: this place is a money making factory