Shakespeare Veterinary Hospital, PC

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Morgan Ofsharick

Definitely going to join this bandwagon for the sake of informing others. I cant say for sure how their care for large animals like cats and dogs is like, but what I will say is to not take your small or exotic animals to Dr. Milos who "specializes" in them. The first couple of times I went was for a tomato frog. I had taken him several times to my previous vet (before I moved) for a recurrent problem. Never had any issues with her. I felt Dr. Milos handled him a bit roughly and even dropped him once. He even had a method of "squeezing the constipated poop out of him", which in retrospect sounds ludicrous and dangerous. He gave me medicine for my frog, who died soon after giving him the medicine. At the time I believed it all to be an unfortunate coincidence but now Im not sure if the medicine aided in killing him faster. Not to mention again, the "squeezing" and rough handling which at the time, I had tried to ignore and give the doctor some benefit of a doubt. Which leads to my second, more tragic story. We had been noticing signs of a small ear problem in one of our mice so naturally we brought her in, figuring it could be mites or something. Otherwise she was perfectly healthy, which I cant stress enough due to what happened next. He killed her. While examining her. While he was attempting to look at her ear, we watched him squeeze her to death, her eyes bulging out of her skull. We witnessed that. Perfectly healthy pet was squeezed to death just for an ear exam. To this day, he continues to claim that "she must have been sick" and he was "exerting no more force than necessary to restrain her" and "she spontaneously died". The memory of her eyes bulging out of her head and her limp body falling out of his hand tell a different story. Hes simply trying to protect his own reputation and pride. The man is in his late 70s, and whether or not he used to be able to handle small animals properly I cannot say. What I can say is I witnessed him squeezing/handling a frog and a mouse poorly, to the point of death. I also have read another horror story of a woman taking her bird to him, and he handled it poorly and she left with a possible sprained wing, again due to him squeezing and exerting extreme pressure. Its my belief that his old age is causing him to lose proper control over his hands and motor skills, but out of pride wont admit that its time to retire, and instead is willing to risk the safety of animals. I left this same review on their Facebook page and he personally got on and vehemently denied any part in her death, even to the point of fabricating and changing details around of what took place in the exam room, in effort to make himself look like the good guy. Again, due to reputation. For example, a good surgeon would admit that its time to retire if he developed hand tremors, for fear of harming patients. I truly wish Dr. Milos would admit that to himself and step down. If you truly loved animals, you would admit it to yourself when your hands do more harm than good. I fear others bringing their small exotic pets to him. If youre still reading this, please dont. We will never forget that horrible morning of bringing a healthy pet to him and leaving with a dead one. We wouldnt wish that upon anyone. This is not the exotics vet that you want, even if the next one is miles away, I promise it will be worth the drive. Thanks for reading.

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DeeDee D

I have been going to this vet for more than 10 years- and every Doctor that Ive seen has been nice- though I havent been able to see the same Doctor everytime I go because they always seem to leave, which now seems a bit fishy to me. But anyhow, I brought my husky there who is now 13 years old.... there was something going on with her, and we found out from an abdominal ultrasound that she had a tumor (I had to go to the VCA animal hospital in Shelton to do it because they dont have the machine there). Dr. Milos told me what was going on, he said he would have to do exploratory surgery to see if he could even take it out, thats fine- but I wanted a second opinion.... and another vet told me that he didnt tell me everything that was there based on the ultrasound- that she in fact had 2 tumors! He told me no such thing, which I was pretty pissed about. Dr. Milos said "we can do this surgery, and if I cant take it out, then you should just leave her- not let her wake up and put her down." He said this with no compassion, he had no care in the world as he explained this to me- which is another problem for me as I love my dogs like they are my children, and I expect their veterinarian to tell me everything that is going on with my dog, not just what they think is important, and to have some compassion and love for the animals they treat. I understand that he is old and has been doing this for a long time, but thats no excuse to lie to your patients, or be so cold hearted when explaining to an owner what is going on with their pet. Three months later she is still with me, and still healthy- but NO thanks to Dr. Milo!!!! The people at VCA were incredibly caring, I can not thank them enough for managing my dogs life while we go through this heartbreaking time. I can not afford the surgery, so we are just doing what we can for her, with the help of there oncologist at VCA.....the doctors there are incredibly compassionate, something Dr. Milos completely lacks- which is not in the least bit of what I want in a vet.... I mean, is that too much to ask?? But VCA is a 24/7 emergency vet, so they are more expensive than a regular vet mind you. So if you want my opinion- find another vet because this place doesnt care about your animal at all, they just plain suck!!!! Im currently looking for another in my area, so I cant recommend one.

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A Private User

I visited Dr. Milos to see about my painted turtle, whose shedding has been irregular lately. The first 20 minutes of the meeting were him aggressively preaching at me to release my turtle in the wild; the last two or so had actual useful information, during which he quietly said that it seemed like I was taking great care of my turtle, and that there was nothing wrong with him. He may be great for dogs and cats, but if you even think that the pet you were gifted might have come from the wild, beware.

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Amanda Woade

Dr. Janicki is the vet my cat usually sees. Hes always looking out for the best for my cat, who is elderly and has serveral health issues. Though hes allergic to cats, hes always nice, friendly and understanding. I have seen Dr. Milos once or twice, and though he is okay, he does tend to go on and on about explaining things. The vet techs are also generally friendly and helpful, which is great for a cat who doesnt ever like going to the vet.

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A Private User

Recently I took small dog for follow up visit after surgery on her ears to check on healing and change of bandage which I felt was very expensive $25 for each bandage change. The female whose name I didnt get was sooooooo impatient with the dog I was shocked I truly believe if I were not in the room she may have done something to the dog Yes my belief too money is also the priority

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