I recently took my cat, Gizmo, to see Dr. Sampson at Shea Animal Hospital. I had taken my pets to this place many times in the past but had changed vets because of a bad experience my cousin had told me about. The morning I called the other veterinarian they could not get me soon enough so I called Shea Animal Hospital. They told me that only Dr. Sampson was in and he was going to be in surgery most of the day but they offered for me to drop of Gizmo and Dr. Sampson would see him between surgeries. I agreed and brought Gizmo right in. The front desk women were very nice and before you know it I was in the exam room with Gizmo. Dr. Sampson took the time to squeeze us in before starting his surgeries.
The entire hospital including the exam rooms were very clean and the blanket on the cold steel table made Gizmo more comfortable. Dr. Sampson did a thorough exam. He was very compassionate while handling him and while talking to us. (I should have taken a picture when he was rubbing Gizmo's very fuzzy belly.) He did not find anything wrong with him so he suggested some meds for Gizmo's nausea and a blood test if we wanted to investigate further. My biggest fear when going to any vet is the cost of an endless list of tests that need to be done. This was not the case here and although blood tests are expensive we decided to have one done. Gizmo was treated and ready to go within 20 minutes.
After we took him home I received two phone calls to follow up, one from Dr. Sampson himself. He explained the blood results and discussed some other questions I had without rushing me off the phone. I feel that Gizmo and I both got excellent service and care from this hospital and will recommend them to anyone looking for a good honest, compassionate veterinarian.