Riverdale Animal Hospital

I came here for a second opinion.
My kitty was very Ill and on her way out.
I was given good advise at the other hospital but needed confirmation before i had her put down.
Making decisions like that can be very emotional and painful especially when your best friend of 13 years is dying.
The last thing you need is to come to this place so they can proceed to make you feel guilty for not spending thousands to put her through more trauma than she needs on her last days.
When i chose to not follow through with their plan since obviously i didn’t have the cash.
They move to the threatening approach. trying to make me feel like a rotten person for choosing to take her home.
Face it what kind of sick vets work here.
while your losing your best friend they want to con you.
I dont think this place has the qualifications to save any pet.
They might as well have the standards of a puppy mill.
Stay away from this place at all costs
You’ll regret it if you dont!

This vet just seriously ruined my dogs face. I asked how to get rid of his tear stains and instead of cutting the tiny bit around his eyes he literally shaved patches into his nose. Not one piece is the same length. He cut off his entire beard and snout and skinned his nose in PATCHES. I almost cried and had to have the girl run to stop him from doing it to my other dog. It will take months to grow back.
Also, I came in for 120 worth of shots left with 450.00 dollar bill and a dog with no hair on his snout. The worst is the girl said thank you for being understanding other people have freaked out when he’s shaved their dogs face instead of cutting down his eyes… which made me so upset that other people have gotten upset and he’s still doing it.
NEVER let this vet touch your dog with scissors. Also they Do tons of testing without telling you the cost and always tell you something is wrong with your dog. They also trimmed their nails without telling me and then charged me 25 per dog. If I wanted my dog groomed by a hack I would pay less and not have my dogs face ruined.
Beyond disappointed with the service here.

At RAH, it really depends on who you deal with. Frank D, I am a regular & the person you are referring to, Dr. Elizabeth, is a newer addition & rubbed me the wrong way when I met her, so I try to avoid her. Dr Salama is easier to deal with, but not a very good vet, both of those two are always after me to get my 16 year old cat with kidney failure’s teeth cleaned, & he is very pro $ 900 operation even on a misdiagnosis. The only one with any solid veterenary skills who genuinely tries to help the animals as opposed to increasing your bill is the owner, Dr. Chris Drabant. He is the best vet there. Goran is my favourite tech to deal with as well.

This is not an easy review to write as I used their services when my kitty ‘Pumpkin’ needed to be put to rest.
I was fortunate to come across this animal hospital as they will visit your home to take care of your pet needs. His last moments were spent in familiar surroundings and in my arms. The attending vet took care of transporting his remains for cremation and the staff were 100% respectful and caring, over the phone and in person.