I brought my dog in who was very sick and not doing well. They ran a few tests and charged me about a thousand dollars to tell me my dog was old and was going into kidney failure. I am a medical professional, I asked if this could possibly be an infection and they said no the dog was just old and had about a month to live. I took the dog to my vet first thing monday morning and the first thing she said was the dog had a good chance of having a serious kidney infection and may respond to treatment. Isn't that what I asked! After 5 days of antibiotic treatment the dog is brand new and back to normal. I can't say enough about my vet, she is awesome and thorough. As for Animal Emergency clinic, they are boobery and nothing more. A monkey can start and IV and give fluids, I paid HUGE money for medical management of my dog. I do anesthesia for a living and if I performed this incompetently I would get my ass sued off for sure and I would deserve it. I guess vets have the luxury of never having to live under that ax, and they also have the luxury of making a whole lot more money than I do evidently by what they charged. Humans don't even get charged this much for simple IV therapy! Totally ridiculous, take your dog, cat, parrot whatever to the U of I, they are expensive but your pet will be alive when you leave. This place is a joke to the highest magnitude!