Crown City Veterinary Med Group

Reviews 7

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Rhae of Light

My experience with Crown City Vet Group & Dr. Tyson was an absolute nightmare. Im relieved to read all the other negative feedback because it is assuring me that I wasnt alone in being treated so horribly by this woman. I was completely taken off guard when she finally came in to the room to meet with us - after waiting for hours (even though she had no previous clients & the waiting room was empty). My immediate impression was that she was bothered by the fact that I was insisting on speaking with her in person. After all, we had driven from the San Fernando Valley area to seek help for a mysterious condition with one of my kittens & a paw wound on another young adult cat. Dr. Tyson was hostile, rude, condescending, & said things that were so far off-base I wondered if I was being Punked! It was a surreal experience for me & my friend who came along & witnessed the entire event. Dr. Tyson seems to know nothing about the animals she treats except viewing them as disease carrying lab cases. She refused to examine & treat my animals - insisting they all have extensive (& expensive) lab work performed, first! When I took my kitten out of the carrier, her eyes grew wide & she was out right disgusted... telling me "I now needed to wash my hands & had cross contaminated my shirt!" I have NEVER met such an awful veterinarian in my life! I honestly do not understand how this woman can keep the doors of her practice open... with such out right contempt for unsuspecting clients & animals. She seemed to be bragging about her "credentials", especially the part where she said she had euthanized twenty cats at the Pasadena Humane Society the previous day. She claimed they all had been exposed to the Carona Virus. MOST cats in Southern CA have been exposed to Carona. This crazy woman believes that all cats exposed should be killed. FIP only occurs when there is a genetic mutation in the virus but she seems to be living on another planet than the rest of us who know the facts. She seems to just want to KILL & even used the term, "culling". The things she said to us in less than an hour would make the hair stand up on the back of anyones neck. I find this woman to be fanatical, ego maniacal, & self absorbed. It is frightening to think about the power she may have as head vet at a shelter. She is definitely not what I would consider, "humane".

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Laurene Lopez

I recently met the owner of Crown City Veterinary at a Pet Food store. While I was interested in hearing what she had to say about food allergies as I briefly explained what I was dealing with about one of my dogs, I felt she was very condescending and ended her conversation with KISS Laurene, Keep it simple Stupid! I did not appreciate being called stupid and was appauled by her bedside manner. I later saw her at another Food Store and she commented, aweee I see, because she saw me with a bag of food that we had been talking about. As if I should have listened to her recommendation about feeding my dog pedigree. She lacked so much background to my pets medical history and was casting judgement on me. I really try to be the best dog owner, aware of as much information that can harm my pet. When I meet up with arrogant vets like this women, who criticizes your current vet and makes comments without even knowing me, I am totally turned off and WILL NOT recommend ANYONE TO HER!!!!

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Guillermo Asper y Valdes

Dr.Tyson is devoted to her profession ,from what I gather . It takes having a true passion for your work if you want to have success at being veterinarian, and still run your own business. She has even branched out to create a non-profit so she can care for more animals that would other wise die. Ive been reading some of the bad reviews and it seems like the people giving then are totally out of focus with reality. A vet clinic is not a day spa ! People giving bad reviews leave your big EGOs at the door if you REALLY care for your animals. That is the truth. I trust her with multiple dogs Horses and reptiles, she has always given me the true nature of the problem and never tried to trick me for more money. She does it for the animals. money is not a issue for her!

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marcia kostos

We have been going to Crown City Vet for 13 years. We started when we first got our English lab, Maggie, just 8 weeks old at the time. We have never regretted our choice and would not go to another vet. We have always found the staff to be very friendly and caring to our girl, and to us, her parents. Dr. Tyson has always been great, following up with calls to our home if Maggie was having a particularly difficult time. Maggie loves going there, particularly for her "spa day" once a month when she receives a medicated bath and a blow dry. Its hard for me to understand the very negative reviews, as this has never been our experience. I recently recommended Dr. Tyson to a friend and she was thrilled with the service and concern shown for her little Ethan.

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A Private User

I recently switched to Crown City and had only taken my dog in for a health certificate. Last week though, she started limping and was unable to put weight on her back leg. Even though, they were booked up, I was still able to drop my dog off for a check up. Dr. Tallyrand accurately diagnosed the problem (ruptured cruciate ligament) and was able to refer me to a local surgeon who did the reconstruction. Not only that but Dr. Tallyrand then called me a couple of days after the surgery to find out how it had gone and how my dog was doing. I never had that kind of attention from my previous vet. Ive found the staff to be friendly and responsive (they always return my calls and emails). I would definitely recommend them to friends

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A Private User

Being new to the area we tried CCVMG for our two cats. Part of the annual exam included a diagnosis of ear mites or possibly mange. After 3 weeks and over $2,000 of what I have now learned was dangerous treatment the cats actually got worse not better. As a result we found a new group at Highland Park Animal Hospital and now we have happy healthy pets for a tenth of the price. We were ripped off and they made our pets sick, terrible combination. The office staff is completely disorganized and on occasion I waited over 2 hours for our cats to get examined with an appointment. Also waited over an hour to "check out" after having my pet for 10 hours and telling me they were ready. The quality of care and experience was terrible.

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A Private User

I dont know about the vets, I didnt see one. I took my puppy there for the low-cost vaccination clinic they run, and that they told me about when I called to make an appointment for shots. I was first there, had to wait 35 minutes while other people who came in after me got their shots first, then the tech took three false tries before he finally got the needle in. I hope the pup doesnt hate vets after this bad experience. It was as though he had never given a dog a shot before. Then they charged 2x as much as they quoted me on the phone. Not recommended. The low cost clinic at Centinella was much better run and an actual vet who knew what he was doing gave the shot, not an inexperienced butcher tech.

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