In need of a vet. in West Phoenix
 

I am in need of a good vet in the west Phoenix area that has experience with yorkies. I posted a thread before but the vets that were recommended are too far from my house. I also tried searching but nothing came up. So if you have someone in mind let me know.

Also, it seems just about every vet clinic is a 'hospital'; would they charge extra for basic things like vaccinations, annual exams, etc.? Just curious the
advantange/disadvantage of these vet offices. In California, at least where I came from, most vet offices didn't have 'hospital' in their name.

I don't know of a vet in that area. However, the term "hospital" is usually quite meaningless in terms of differences btwn practices.

AZ Vet on the West side
 

Hi! Don't take you pet(s) to Dr. James Day at Glendale Animal Hosptial in Glendale! He's so bad, I think he might be one of those posers with an online purchased degree :rolleyes: Also steer clear of ANY Banfield clinic:mad:
Another Glendale YTer told me about Dr. John Montana in Peoria. Big :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: on him and his staff! Took both of my babies there and I got exactly what I wanted; acceptance of me feeding raw, no pushing of unwanted vaccines or tests, a caring, knowledgable Vet and staff! My Yorkies were calm and happy when we left! As far as the term "hospital" here in AZ; could mean one doc or a few of them. The ASPCA has a good reputation here and they're cheap for spay/neuter (not suggesting you're looking for cheap by all means!:) ) and shots at least. I found that the vets here (lived here since 1999 and went through 10 or 12) are all about the same in $$$. One might charge less for the office visit fee, but makes up for it with meds prices, others make their bucks by upselling "important" tests, prescription food and a host of shampoos, sprays and other useless and over hyped up products that they sell out of their office. Hope this helps a bit! Good luck!