I'll try my best to keep my experience as brief as possible but as equally informative and please understand I'm not a highly critical or negative person. I was recommended to this clinic while I was temporarily in beautiful Oregon for a year. I have an award winning male Boxer and have literally spent my entire life with this breed. My family had a Boxer when I was born. She and I lived to be fifteen together. I still miss her 47 years later. Unfortunately, due to such careless breeding with not just Boxers but with many breeds today, their lifespans are nearly half that on average. However, many breeders are working very hard to reverse this. All I had ever heard about this clinic is: "They are so nice" which means nothing to me. You don't go to any professional just because they're nice. You go to them because of their quality of care and professionalism. My only reason for going was to renew a basic prescription for Nexguard. That requires a full examination. I was in Oregon from Illinois where our regular vet is located. Linwood called our regular vet and I was informed that my buddy needed updated inoculations. The veterinary assistant guided us back to an exam room where she proceeded to listen to his heart. We then went into another exam room where all the full syringes were lined up and waiting. Dr. West came in for an examination which was anything but. All she did was listen to his heart while saying to me that Boxers are known for heart trouble which is very true, however, the veterinary assistant had already done so. That was the full extent of the so-called examination. She didn't check the eyes, ears, mouth/throat, teeth or for any other issues such as tumors which Boxers are also known for. The cost for the "examination" was outrageous as were the inoculations. She didn't ask me any questions about my buddy nor did she ask me if I had any. I only asked her one quick question as she was headed to the next "exam". I asked her if she could recommend a specific high quality diet and food. She looked at me with a surprised look, hesitated and said: "It's not a real concern anymore because all the available foods are very good". What??!! I don't think so!! The person who recommended me to the clinic has three cats. One developed an eye infection. It was examined at this clinic and given medication. The clinic didn't perform any prior lab work to find if the infection was bacterial or viral. So, guess why they needed to return for more unnecessary treatment. I must give credit to them though because I received a very kind and professional call from an extremely concerned gentleman at the clinic as to why I had only left one star and was very open to hear my opinion. That was before I had the time to write this.
This staff is amazing. I was at work and couldnt call for advice on my Shih Tzu. I emailed them the symptoms she was having and the questions I had. I wasnt expecting an answer for at least a day or two. But 30 mins later I got an email back answering my questions and offered to set up an appointment. I am so thankful I have found this place. Much friendlier than where I used to go. I would recommend this place to any pet owner.
My cat hates veterinary visits. The fine folk at Linwood Vet Clinic must get this often, as they were very accommodating. They let us wait in an empty exam room for the vet, which helped my cat's anxiety about the dogs on the waiting area. They dealt kindly with my cat, who was not on his better behavior. The got him the antibiotics and shots he needed, and we were quickly home.
Switching vets to keep it in the neighborhood. Quite impressed with my first visit! The Dr. Layed out the options and it was well presented and very transparent . I just found my new veterinarian !
Excellent place to board your pet. This place is very professional and great with animals. We could tell our dog was taken very good care of when we picked him up, he kind of acted like he wanted to stay longer.
Linwood Animal Clinic is a US Veterinary Care based in Milwaukie, Oregon. Linwood Animal Clinic is located at 6135 SE King Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222, USA.
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