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I first started going to 1st Pet Veterinary Center in 1997 when I adopted my first kitty, Bobby, from the Grenadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (GSPCA). Not only did Bobby need continued annual exams and shots, he also needed to maintain his International Health Certificate as required by the Veterinary General in order to travel back and forth to Grenada, which 1st Pet Veterinary Center helped me maintain.
As I continued to travel, I adopted an animal from each country I lived in. I currently have three rescue pets: my Belgian Malinois, Clopi, my Chihuahua, Princess Baily, and my kitty, Rocky. All of my pets go to 1st Pet Veterinary Center.
My pets started off with wellness exams, shots and microchips, and continue to visit each year for their annual exams and shots. As they have gotten older, each of them have had to visit the emergency room and surgery center. Clopi is 13 years old now and was recently diagnosed with gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is also known as "bloat," "stomach torsion," or "twisted stomach." 1st Pet Veterinary Center performed the emergency surgery, and Clopi recovered in their ICU. Princess Baily is 10 years old now and has been a frequent flyer in their emergency room. She frequently went in for treatment before being diagnosed with epilepsy and stabilized on medication. She also had an odd allergic reaction to food which caused her stomach to retain fluid and required emergency surgery which was performed by 1st Pet Veterinary Center. Princess Baily recovered in their ICU. My kitty Rocky is 13 years old now and recently had sudden bilateral rear leg paralysis, was brought into the emergency room, and was diagnosed with Feline Aortic Thromboembolism (FATE). Since FATE is usually caused by heart disease, 1st Pet Veterinary Center called in a cardiologist to do an emergency 2D Echo, which revealed that Rocky had congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Rocky recovered in their ICU.
SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Although these are far from pleasant experiences, I deeply appreciate 1st Pet Veterinary Center because they are always very quick to assess my animals, they are extremely accommodating about allowing me to visit my animals if they require an over night stay, and they take calls and answer questions at anytime without ever sounding annoyed or rushed. They also discuss all of the options, including an estimate with an itemized list, so I can decide ahead of time what treatment I'd like for my animals, without being surprised at the cost when I come to pick them up.
1st Pet Veterinary Center also has technicians who clip Princess Baily's nails once a month and they also sell Clopi's Hill's Prescription Diet Kidney Care dog food.
ABOUT 1st PET VETERINARY CENTER
1st Pet Veterinary Center is owned by Dr. Randy Spencer, DVM, since 1989, and now has three valley locations, North Valley, Mesa and Chandler. This Chandler location has been here since 2000, and currently has 13 clinicians and three specialists.
5/5 RECOMMEND
OF NOTE
*Each location has a 24-Hour Emergency Room.
*Care Credit is available.
*There is plenty of parking out front of both the clinic and emergency room entrances.
*For more information:
1stpetvet.com
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