Dewitt Animal Hospital

My son’s dog was previously diagnosed with congestive heart failure by this vet several months ago. As a result, they prescribed 3 different medications as a precaution treatment. Recently, my son ran out of pills for couple of days of 1 of the 3 meds. He called the hospital to get a refill and they only would give him 5 pills. After the dog took those pills she was doing well. I had her the day, my son took the dog back for bloodwork in order to get the remaining meds. The dog walked in with a leash and when they brought the dog back to his car, she was lethargic and couldn’t walk. Obviously something happened within the hospital. Then he requested the vet to come out and was told either bring her home or to the ER. As a result they had to put the dog down due to her new condition. If they didn’t insist on bloodwork , I believe the dog would have been able to go home. I believe the dogs heart was stressed at this visit and she collapsed. My son didn’t want the bloodwork it was forced. The dog had a cough prior to this visit and was always happy to see me with a playful manner, even on the day they put her down . You be the judge, coincidental?. I’m so saddened by these sequence of events.

AVOID!!! I brought my cat to Dewitt Animal Hospital for a general checkup and was informed that she was healthy. Two weeks later I had to bring her back for a general comprehensive examination as I noticed loose stools in the litter box for a number of days. Instead of addressing the root cause of the issue, my cat was given antibiotics. However, to my dismay the Vet. had completely misdiagnosed my cat - She had a massive cancerous tumor in her gut that Dewitt Animal hospital failed to catch twice, within a one month span. I was only able to discover this mishap once I got a second opinion from a different Vet. Not at Dewitt Animal Hospital Even if catching the cancer earlier would not have changed the end result, my kitty was suffering in silence for weeks because the vet failed to detect this tumor twice! I would avoid this place at all costs.

This has been our vet for the past several years but I’m looking for a new vet now. Our 10 year old boxer had to go in to discuss possible end of life as she was lethargic and hadn’t shown any interest in food or water all week. When she did drink anything she would throw up bile and all the water she drank. She had been quivering in pain from something going on. They did a physical exam and felt her stomach and reported feeling nothing in her gut. The vet recommended some blood work and when we asked what treatment might entail for any of the blood work findings and what the recovery might be for a dog this age, he said anything from these tests that we do would just buy you some time. Of note; this entire time after the vet had touched her he had a somber look on his face. Then we were shuffled into another room with a very young employee to discuss $623+ on blood work costs. She stated we could do a few of them if we choose to determine if it’s an infection or something simple but then she went on to say if we didn’t pay the $623+ they wouldn’t be able to recommend any treatment as they wanted a full blood panel. We then inquired about end of life options because something serious is clearly going on and the young employee said very coldly that we would have to call the crematorium place ourselves to “pick up the body” and pay them more money to handle that piece of things. I didn’t like the insensitivity and lack of bedside manor they had. I felt something was off and our dog looked like she wanted to get out of there. We ended up going to Urgent Veterinary Care in Auburn. They took her back for an exam and did a sonogram/ultrasound on her and found a softball sized cancer mass in her stomach causing a blockage. The vet said she did it only after she felt the mass performing the physical exam. So in other words; the Dewitt Animal Hospital knew there was a very large mass in her stomach, and instead of being honest and recommending end of life care they wanted to drain more money out of me first and torture my pet in the process by poking and sticking her with needles and filling her with fluids just to “buy her time.” They knew she was dying and suffering and said nothing. Don’t bring your pets there. Peaches has crossed the rainbow bridge peacefully and respectfully at the Auburn Urgent Care Vet. Please stay clear of Dewitt Animal Hospital.

Incompetent staff. I heard they once were good, not the case anymore. They don't care about your pet, they care about money. They do not care about prior allergic reactions your pet have had, they will push you to give them the same medication that made them sick. Not caring if it means an even worse reaction. Very dismissive in what you know or say about your pet. I care more for my pet than their greedy agenda. Save your pet! Do NOT bring them here. Run, get out and don't go back.

Brought my dog in to get some vaccines updated. The receptionists and the assistant were very polite and friendly. The doctor, however, was very rude and dismissive. He didn’t listen to anything I said and very frequently just talked over me. I spent over 300 dollars to watch him give 3 vaccines and tell me I was confused about my own dog. Would absolutely not recommend anyone of my friends or family to take their pets here.