Parkrose Veterinary Clinic

4608 NE 102nd Ave a, Portland, OR 97220, USA

Category:	Veterinarian
Address:	4608 NE 102nd Ave a, Portland, OR 97220, USA
Phone:	+1 503-252-9069
Rating:	4

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Reviews 5

A Private User

Doc Holmgren is more than simply a mobile veterinarian: he is definitely from The Old School. Having become fully disabled early in life, I naturally need a doc who can get to my house if needed. More importantly, because Ive never had a chance to build up a nest-egg of any kind, I need a doc who is able (and willing) to think outside the box (that profit box). True, its what keeps a clinic alive and in existence. However, when compared to the amount of time spent physically with my cats, this doctor has spent much more time on the phone with me helping me to realize that I "probably dont need a veteranarians services at this point: just hold off for a couple of days." (How many times have I heard him say that!) Almost everybody else has a receptionist buffering the calls, parroting out the phrases, "You need to bring the kitty in for examination" or worse, "We cannot conduct examinations over the phone." Finally, he had the insight to realize it would be best to protect me from the knowledge of my beloved Blue Steels immanent demise. In retrospect, he turned out to have been right on this one. Others would have taken it in stride, but I could easily have gone off the deep end and jeopardized my family finances for this particular cat. Only a doc who cares as much about the humans involved as he does about his animal patients could pull off the wonderful style of service weve experienced both in his office and at home.

A Private User

I took my 11 year old cat to Dr. Holmgren to find out why her appetite was reduced. He anesthetized her, took a blood test, and after persuading me, cleaned her teeth -- he said, since were going to put her under anyway, you may as well. When I went to pick her up, she wasnt entirely lucid and couldnt walk straight. Dr. Holmgren reassured me that this was just an effect of the anesthetic and it would wear off. The next day I called him and he gave me bad news about end stage chronic renal failure. Thats acceptable, but before I went to see him, my cat was otherwise normal if not eating much, and since then, she had not recovered and was getting worse. A day later I took her to an emergency vet, and got a diagnosis of acute renal failure. It would seem that if Dr. Holmgren were more careful with his procedure, my cat would have had a much gentler decay, maybe a few more months. At the very least, with 38 years of practice, he should have had judgement not to release her in an unstable condition. His service wasnt cheap either, let me say.

Kirt Shore

Thanks Dr. K for the great care you provide out Standard Poodle Cayman. You always have our dogs health interest in mind. Cayman means the most to my wife and myself, the way you handle him and care for him lets us know we have selected a truly a gifted Vet. Thanks again.

Jacob Fischer

Dr. Holmgren is great. A very professional and down to earth Vet. He takes such good care of our pets.

Larry Laird

Always great service.