Allegheny Veterinary Associates

Always have a great experience going to AVA. We have been going there for many years. After having dogs my whole life and experienced many vets this is by far my favorite. This office is perfect for our busy lifestyle, we easily get appointments, we never wait in the waiting room, and the tech or vet is always with us very quickly. Dr. Crowson has gone out of her way to diagnose our dogs and make sure they are healthy. The entire staff is extremely compassionate in difficult situations. I am very happy with AVA.

My dogs, they have cared for 3 over the last 10 years, all love/​loved Dr. Nicky and Ashley. They are very caring and knowledgable. When 2 of our dogs were sick and dying they helped us with how to make end of life decisions and were more compassionate with us and our grief than I ever expected. They have great hours and getting an appointment is very easy and timely. We have never had any negative experiences. We trust them 100%!

Insulting experience. The tech was decent and asked the preliminary questions and took my let to the back for a work up. The female vet, crowson, just stuck her head into the room to give me the quick report. She never came into the room like every other professional vet in my life has done to explain or to be personable. Who treats customers like that.
It was shocking to say the least.
My bill was quite high, in other words the cost of a facility with specialists and specialty equipment… they padded the bill with unnecessary treatments. Nothing but greed. If everybody got this treatment, they would be out of business. I have many cats and spend lots on my animals. They won’t be seeing my money any time soon. Their loss

Everyone at Allegheny Vet is lovely! Every time I come here I get a warm greeting, I never wait for too long, and I learn more about my dog. Every service is thorough and done well, from nail trimming to vaccines, every service is done with lots of love and care. Really happy with this vet.
–And its also located right on Perry Highway so it’s easy to get too!

My Great Dane had bloat. She’s been part of my family for 7 years. I didn’t know what to do. I got in contact with Dr. Chris & Nicole Crowson & they BOTH came to their clinic after hours. I was sure that I’d be euthanizing Bella, but Chris & Nicki took an x-​ray and then wanted to see if they could save her. Well in the end they saved Bella’s life. Their prices are great and they don’t take advantage of you when you’re in such a heart wrenching situation like MOST of the other Vets that I called. I cannot express my truly heartfelt appreciation for what they did. They truly care about the animals that they treat. I’m certain that had I taken Bella somewhere else she would have been euthanized and I would have had my heart broken. Allegheny Veterinary Associates has the best staff and Dr. s Chris & Nicki Crowson are second to none! They REALLY care about your pet. Please try them! I would not go to another veterinarian PERIOD!

This office is very warm and friendly. Dr. Crowson kept my dog alive a long time with medication and she lead a quality life. When the end had to be, she and the office showed extreme compassion and my dog died with dignity.
I just got a new puppy and I take my puppy and my one other dog to Dr. Nicki. I can’t say enough enough things about Dr. Nicki and her amazing staff.

When we started going here, we were happy with how friendly and helpful the vet techs and receptionists are. The hours the office is open are convenient, and prices are reasonable.
At our first visit, Dr. Nicole Crowson seemed nice and we returned to their office several times for our puppy. Then, the bad experiences started.
At once visit, Dr. Crowson started to clip our puppy’s nails without even asking us if we wanted her to clip them. She wasn’t paying any attention and was clipping so quickly that she cut almost every nail down to the quick before we made her stop. Our poor puppy was bleeding all over the table from at least 5 or more nails. I understand that it’s easy to cut down a bit too far… but if you are a vet and you notice that you are cutting too far down on every single nail, why wouldn’t you stop? She actually said, «Oh, she has very long quicks!» and kept right on cutting away. She was just so impatient that she didn’t want to spend more than 30 seconds doing it. We have never had such a horrible experience at any groomer, and Dr. Crowson will never be touching her nails again.
The next time we went (another puppy shot was due) Dr. Crowson said to us, «when you bring her in for me to spay, I’m cutting all of those nails down so far I won’t have to do it again any time soon!» Let me also state that our dog was terrified of going up on that table because she was so traumatized during the previous visit. This little comment was the final straw.
Um…excuse me? First of all, we never told her that she was spaying our dog and she never asked about the time frame under which we wanted her spayed at all. She never discussed any such options with us. Second of all, could she have said something more rude and ridiculous? Yes, please, chop all of our dog’s nails off too short so they bleed while she is already having surgery.
I feel this doctor is extremely careless and more concerned with being funny and putting on an act than she is with listening to her clients and being professional enough to talk to them about issues. We went to anther doctor at a different office to have our puppy spayed because I don’t trust her surgery abilities. We will also be seeing another doctor for all future needs, as we will not tolerate our dog being treated the way she was treated.

Best vetrinarian I have ever been to!
I have 2 yellow labs with 2 very different personalities. We parked our car and without fail the dogs both took a poo in the parking lot. They have bags outside to clean up after the dogs.
We walked into a beautiful clean waiting room. We were greated with a smile and they were even aware of who we were when we walked in. This was just based on appointment alone.
We filled out some paperwork, nothing overwhelming. We were taken back to a nice little room for the examination. The aid came in and weighed both dogs. The vet then came in and examined their teeth and gave the shots.
We have one dog that will be nice to anyone and is so loveable. The vet could tell right away that Maggie was a very relaxed. On the flip side she could also tell that Peja was not as relaxed. She was great with Peja and Peja even went into the next room with her. This is not something that Peja would ever do with anyone. Peja only lkes you if you have a tennis ball or a frisbee. Peja even let her look at her teeth, which was very scary for me. I thought Peja was going to bite her but she didn’t.
Maggie has a hangtag that needs removed from her stomach. I have talked to other vets that wanted to knock her out, keep her overnight, do bloodwork, and a CT scan. Ridiculous to say the least. This vet says the bloodwork is necessary because of her age and that she can give her a local anesthetic and it will be over. the do need to keep her for the day but that is it. The vet is also not charging an arm and a leg for the surgery.
The only thing I would say is that they don’t have alot of modern equipment in the office. I know that they make dog lifts to get dogs on the examination table etc, they do not have this type of equipment. This is the reason I gave them 4 stars.
We will use this vet for everything!