Vet Care: Choose Carefully

Update on veterinary care: We have now been to several veterinary facilities and have the following reviews:

Banfield: Tried to go back since initial visit was so positive. The vet we saw and liked has been transferred to another Banfield facility. So much for them...

Northwest Pet Clinic: We have now been there twice. The facility is very clean and the staff friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating. They have office hours 7 days a week, open early, and close late. They also offer some on-site diagnostic tools (ultrasound, some labs, x-ray, etc.) and their fees are in line with the community, maybe a bit less. Meds were ordered on the first visit, but they took a while to come in. We assume that everything moved slow due to the holiday season. Dr. Erin O'donnell is, in our opinion, very competent. Her confident nature combined with great diagnostic skill and a kind bedside manner made us very comfortable in a difficult situation. It is extremely important to us that our "girlies" are not afraid of going to the vet and that they receive a proper diagnostic workup. Dr. O'donnell has met our criteria and we look forward to a long relationship with her and Northwest Pet Clinic. You may visit their website by clicking on their link.

Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center: (on Ft. Lowell near Stone) Fortunately, there is an expert oncologist in Tucson. Dr. Mary Klein! She's great. This ER and specialty clinic should be your first choice for vet specialty and after hours emergency care. They seem to have it together. I have previously recommended them. Link to their website.


We have had a very negative experience at the Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson (River and La Canada). The name is similar to the clinic named above, but that is where the similarities stop!

Happy New Year!