HOUSTON TX VETS - My personal feelings
 

Since we have so many Texas members here - I thought I'd share my vet.

I highly reccomend Dr. Hawke at the Highway 6 Animal Hospital in Sugar Land TX. I've tried different vets now for 20 years in Houston and they are the best in my opinion - I make a 45 minute drive just to see them... rather than go to vets close to my home.

This facility is NOT your average clinic/hospital - it's a VET Practice in a house built for animals...the Doctors will spend time talking to you about anything. They also offer boarding and they have a whole upstairs dedicated to the comfort of the pets they board.

As far as treatment - they care... and actually sit down and explain things......They also will follow up with aftercare - I've found the people at this Vet Practice to be the most personal and experienced out of all the vets I've been to....and after 3 Cockers and 2 yorkies - I've been to the vet often in these past 10 years.

As far as the trust factor - they have mine.

Now...on the subject of Groomers in Houston? :(

I have none to share as I have YET to find a good groomer in Houston and believe me - I've tried ....I learned to do my own grooming rather than trust anyone with my girls...one day I may try again but I haven't had very good luck any so far - at least non I can refer to anyone.

Hope this information will help someone who may be looking for a good vet in the Houston area.

I am thrilled to actually have someone give great information on here,I wish I lived in Texas to try out those Vets you recommended,and I really thought this is what this forum was all about,not slamming others as I have seen lately,thank you, I wish others would also recommend thier Vets, I live in Logan Utah and I am thrilled with Bridgerland Hosp..Dr Paul Sanders is a jewel,I had nothing but positive care from him, and my yorkies great him with love...gee...its a mutual admeration society...thanks again

:) :) Thank you !!

You should share him in a new Thread...I bet there are other members who would love to know this - It IS great when we have a vet we trust - I think many people have bad experiences and this is a good place to share positive input on vets all across the country....

Villette,

My vet, Dr. Bill Eikenhorst has a practice here in Brenham (his main practice) but he also has one in Houston. As far as I know, most of his personal "practicing" is done in Brenham. The reason I mention him though is because of his groomer that comes there twice a week. She used to live in Houston and traveled here those days but I think she's moved to Brenham now. She may still be doing grooming at the Houston office though. I absolutely love her. She has had many Yorkies herself in the past and has done an absolutely perfect job with Tatum. If you want, I can find out for you......

Thank gals for giving your thumbs up on these folks. That will be of help to all those who live in the area and are looking for a vet or want to make a change :thumbup:

When I lived in Katy/Houston (just moved 6 months ago to Fort Worth), I would drive out to Sealy to Dr. Phil Gorman (spelling may wrong) at the Sealy Vet Clinic. He is wonderful, my family has been going to him since his opened he pratice when I was a kid living in Sealy. We have tried other vets in the Katy area, but we felt that cared more about money than the animals themselves.

Temple Texas...
 

I know this is kind of far from houston, but have you guys heard of Dr. Grosney ? Many people recommended him and I went there a few times and they were just really nice.

This is just good information - Texas is such a big state I love hearing about GOOD vets listed in this thread - It's going to be really helpful when someone new is looking in these areas.

Before moving here, we lived in Katy for 8 years and that was my experience, too, unfortunately!

Good point - My hubby used to use Dr. Blackert at Old Richmond Vet Clinic - he went from caring and loving animals to walking around with his laptop and barely speaking a word ....he was too busy adding in charges for the Visit and we stopped going to him for that reason.

My neighbors just took their dog in there and they felt the same way about him - and he used to be a great vet.

Another Houston YTer recommended Greenway Animal Hospital (on Richmond near Kirby). I get my new little girl yorkie on December 28th, and I am taking her there for her check up! Thanks for the extra info though. It seems like there are quite a few of us from Houston, and all the extra helpful recommendations are really appriciated! :)

I think it just horrible when a vet goes from caring about animals to caring more about the money. Now that I live in North Richland Hills (near Fort Worth), I was a little scared to go to a new vet. I have been taking Rocky to vet clinic in Hurst, and the vet there is the greatest. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I took Rocky in because he was vomiting. The vet want to do a X-ray, which of course I was going to do, but really did not have the spare money and X-rays cost a little bit. The vet waved the X-ray fee, because he understood it is very close to the holidays and everyone is short money this time of year, but he wanted to make sure Rocky did not eat anything he should have not. No many vets will do that. Don't ya'll agree?

That was a very nice and generous thing for him to do. I like to think my vet would be that generous also if the need arose. We have been going to "Dr. Bill" (in Brenham) since we got our toy poodle back in '89 and he has always been the greatest! He was also the one I went to about a week after we had to put Dax (the poodle) down at the age of 15. We cried and he consoled and made me feel so much better about wanting to get another "baby". He also ran into my dad a few days later (small town!) and told him that I was such a good mommy to that little boy and he just wanted my parents to know that they had raised such a caring person. That meant a lot to me. Financially, he's wonderful too. We have a "running tab" at his office that we can pay as slow or quick as we can. At times when we have to take Tatum and Stormie (the Australian Shepherd) both in for shots and then when we got the new kitties and Stormie at the same time too that needed checkups, that bill really got up there. They have no problem with their loyal customers paying when they can. That is always helpful too.

Houston Area Vets
 

:aimeeyork Does anyone use the Abshier Meuth Clinic in Baytown, TX - about 25 miles east of Houston on I 10? Or the Archer Road Clinic also in Baytown??

Thanks,
Donna

I have never heard of them but i do use Cedar Bayou Animal Clinic in Baytown. I love the vet there. He is so nice. The prices are very reasonable too. He actually has time to listen to your questions and gives you good answers unlike some vets. I would highly recommend them!!!!

After Oscar passed away I switched vets 'cause I thought that his vet back then had a lot to do with my babies death, so I switched to Bay Glen Animal Hospital owned by Dr. Lisk in the Clear Lake City area and I like him a lot, he is not there all the time so is hard to get an appt with him, but all the other drs. are as nice and knowledgable as him.

Yes, you don't want to take your pet there, Abshier Meuth.I brought mine in for something simple and got a call a few hours later that he died and they just wanted talk money. Come to find out they overdosed him on all the medication they gave him. Another friend of mine brought his dog on for a teeth cleaning and got a call a few hours later their dog was dead. The few pet lovers in their are not the vets, so don't be mislead at how nice all the assistants are. They are like a hospital, they just want money. They will pump your dog up with as much medication as they think they can get away with.I haven't been to the Archer clinic.

I go to Kim Runge, DVM ... she is located on Nasa Road One in Seabrook. I have used her for many years now. Top notch vet!

For surgical cases, I use Gulf Coast Veterinary Clinic in Houston.

Houston Vet
 

I have been looking and looking in Houston for a vet that would listen and be willing to learn about my sweet Lola's liver problem's...well, I think I found one! Hooray! Her name is Dr. Wilkie at Richmond Avenue Animal Hospital near the Galleria. She has Yorkies of her own and loves the breed as much as we do! She does not believe in over vaccinating like most vets I have run into and she spent almost 1 hour with me today just talking about my 2 babies. If you need a great vet in Houston that loves and understands Yorkies, I think she is the one....her number is 832-203-7711.

Thanks for the recommendation. I live in Katy and I need a new vet. Is the clinic north of I-10 or south? Hwy 6 seems to go forever! Doesn't really matter to me at this point, I need a new vet!

They're located in Sugar Land where I used to live...

here's the website - Animal Hospital * Highway 6

I don't view it as a 'hospital' but a very nice vet practice with very caring vets and office personel

After I moved I went to a few vets in my area and was disgusted - they all seemed to have an awful smell so I turned away and walked right out. I did try one close to me for their annuals and holy cow - the dr. spent like 5 minutes with us - then handed me a bill for $380.00. My jaw dropped ....Hwy6 Animal Hospital is the best one I've dealt with - and there is an emergency hospital they work closely with not far from their location -

Just move to IAH can you still find the good groomer?

Dr Wickle at Claws and Paws Vet Hospital in Pearland is SUPER. ALL the vets she has in that clinic are top notch as well, and the staff is very knowledgable, caring, friendly....The vet techs are fabulous, and everyone in that facility sits and talks and explaines and works with their clients....I love them all! My recommendation for a groomer salon is Pink Paws Pet Salon, also in Pearland. Sandy and Sylvia are both fabulous and you know they are great because not only does you baby come home looking gorgeous, when you take your baby in there, they ADORE Sandy and Sylvia and practically jump into their arms!

What is IAH?

IAH- Airport code for Houston International Airport :) - Many people refer to a city by their airport code...

I have been going to Pet Care Express since I got my Joli about 2 and a half years ago. They are a low cost clinic and I don't always see the same vet, but I have always really liked them. The office visit is only $9 and the few times I have needed to go in for a non check up reason if they didn't find anything wrong I didn't have any other charge [one time Joli jumped off the bed wrong when she was a puppy and was limping around, but there was nothing wrong and had pretty much gone away by the time we had gotten there]
I started going there because it was really close to me and cheap. But I continue to go because they are always really nice. I haven't always gotten A LOT of time with the vet, but if I continue to ask questions and seem like I need to talk more they are always very helpful. All of the staff their has always been really nice and helpful. Which I was afraid of this not being true because most places that have lower prices also have lower customer care and this is not the case.
Their prices for medicines are cheaper than anywhere else I can find including 1-800-pet-meds. And they have never tried to force me to buy anything I don't need or ask about.

It is a walk-in only clinic, so if you pick the wrong time to go then you might have to wait awhile. The only time I have had to wait any extreme amount of time there was an emergency and the vet was outside with the hurt dog. If your baby has any serious problems this might not be the place to go, but for routine check ups and basic things they are great [especially if you have a limited budget]

Last week I took my little Somi [3.6 pounds, 10 months old] because she was limping on and off. The vet came in and immediately knew what was wrong, she has LP. I had already read about it while looking up what "could" be causing her limping, but he answered all my questions very well and referred a couple of surgeons. He also gave us some pain meds in case she seemed like she was in a lot of pain before I was able to get in to see the specialist. [I have only given it to her twice because I don't want to give it to her too often.]


Also, I took Joli to SNAP Houston to get her spayed. Which is a low cost spay/neuter place. I was a little nervous about taking her there, but she really needed to be spayed and I did not currently have the money to take her anywhere else. Everything I read about them was very positive so I took a chance, but put off taking my smaller yorkie [Joli is a little over 8 pounds and Somi is about 3.5 pounds]. The place was very nice and everyone I saw was very professional and nice. Given I did not meet the actual surgeon which I wasn't a big fan of, but since all they do is spay/neuter and basic check ups I figured they were definitely well qualified. She came home from surgery in pain, but she recovered extremely quickly [I gave her a pain pill the day after, but she ended up having so much energy and tried to jump around so much that I didn't give her anymore to try to let the pain that she might have calm her down]. I was very impressed with them and will probably be taking Somi there as well. I would definitely recommend them. It also supports them to be able to Spay/Neuter homeless pets and very low income families with pets for free I believe which I like. Once I am no longer a student and have a real job I think they will be high on my list of places to give donations. [I am a grad student, so currently low income but will hopefully eventually be able to make real money *fingers crossed*]

And as another side note, I went to Greenway Animal Clinic once [I now live close to them and I was thinking about switching vets] and wasn't a fan. I didn't have an appointment and went in just to ask questions and decide how I felt about them. It was after Joli started being aggressive towards Somi and I was asking them if they knew of anything I could do. I also had Somi with me at the time and I had told them that Joli had attacked her and neither of the ladies I talked to asked how she was or if I wanted her looked at. They also dismissed me and gave me a brochure they had for some trainer and said that they can't help with behavior problems. The vet there might be very nice, but the ladies I talked to in the front were so rude that I decided I would not be going back.