Beaver Animal Clinic

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Kathleen McStay

I have been a client there for many years. Dr. Doug Knueven owns the clinic, and has been there for me and for my pets. He was one of the first holistic veterinarians in the area, and this is important in more ways than I have time to explain here...but I will say that he takes into consideration the entire well being of each pet. They are all treated as the individuals they are. On more than one occasion he has been responsible for saving the life of one of my pets. His caring way and healing energy are very special. And when time has made it necessary to say good-bye, he has been gentle and loving with my pets, and with me. I am grateful to have him to care for my pets. Dr Ingrid Rhinehart is a new addition to the clinic. She too, is an holistic vet and she is down to earth, straight forward and knowledgable. While I typically see Dr Knueven, I have seen her on several occasions and have only the highest praise for her. Recently my 13 year old golden mix had an issue arise with his eyes and Dr Knueven wasn t available. I was happy to see Dr Rhinehart. She promptly diagnosed the issue and worked with me on a treatment plan that not only addressed the eye problem, but she realized that my dog was dealing with high blood pressure that was exacerbating the problem. My dog did lose his eye, but it was due to a flare up of glaucoma plus uveitis . Dr Rhinehart is a skilled and gentle surgeon. No one wants this to happen with their pet, but if the worst does happen, and a serious condition is diagnosed, it is imperative to have good medical care. Thanks to her wonderful care, he is doing better each day. I can t say enough about her. She is intuitive, gentle and clearly loves what she does. She has seen more than one of my pets and has always been gentle, kind and good humored as well as skillful and a wonderful diagnostician. I am so glad to have her to turn to! Dr Peter Kosturek is a gentle man who cares deeply about the animals in his care. I have several pets and have always been not only satisfied but fervently grateful for the care they have been given at Beaver Animal Clinic and the wonderful doctors and caregivers there. I strongly recommend them.

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Keith Gideon

Me and my wife have been here 3 or 4 times with our cat and every time has been a poor experience. I NEVER write bad reviews but Ive given this place plenty of chances and each time is an utter failure. First of all the place is very expensive, and each trip has been over $100. Im not against the price if Im paying for a quality vet, but this place is not worth the money. Second, we try to tell the vet and nurses things we feel may be wrong with our cat that we are concerned about. They say they are listening, but then we are shut out of the room with our cat as they "do the checkup" and never follow up with our questions, concerns, or things they promise to talk to us about. For example, we talked about getting our cats teeth cleaned and they said theyd check her heart to see if it was strong enough then follow up with next steps. Well we never heard anything back about that they just gave her back to us and moved on to the next animal. Another example is our cat was sneezing a lot and had sinus issues so we tried explaining the situation. Before we were able to explain they pushed us away and told us to giver her an antibiotic. Unfortunately, they didnt let us finish because we were trying to tell them that we tried that antibiotic before and it made her quit eating. This place doesnt listen to you, all they want to do is funnel your animals through like cattle and collect an enormous fee for their poor services. Stay away from this place unless you like paying $100 for a 10 min appointment with no results.

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redneckboy123 country

I would not send a Ant to this place if it was sick. My experience with Dr Rhinehart was terrible. I took my puppy in for a scratch on his eye and was told if it seemed worse in 2 days call and bring him back in when I called I never spoke to a vet only a girl at the front desk who was playing doctor and told me he did not need to be seen. I then called again Monday and got another girl at the front desk who also played Doctor and told me that the Blueing in his eye was because he was a puppy and it would turn brown when he got older I had to explain his eyes where brown before the scratch and wanted to see the vet. I was never offered a emergency appointment only given one for the next night. Once there Rhinhart told me his eye was going to rupture and I needed to get him to a specialist fast. Once at the specialist she did a pressure test and said the pressure was normal and his eye would not rupture. So once again Rhinehart did a misdiagnoses. My question is how could she tell she never did a pressure teston him. Please think twice before going to this place my 12 wk old puppy may lose his eye do to there lack of knowledge and nonprofessional girls at the front desk. It is not legal to give out vet advise if you are not a vet.

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Lindsey Jean

If you are taking your animal to the Beaver Animal Clinic because they are associated with taking a holistic and alternative approach, make sure you ask to be seen by Dr. Doug Knueven; the other veterinarians are conventional. Im rating their clinic 4/5 because of this mix-up. I feel the website is misleading and I was disappointed when my dog was treated with antibiotics within the first 5 minutes of a veterinarian (other than Dr. Knueven) seeing her for a mild eye issue. The BAC had a friendly staff, the offices were clean and they were flexible with setting up an appointment. I would recommend it if you are okay with seeing a conventional vet.

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A Private User

Very nice, seem not to judge. My parents have an "outside cat" that I finally convinced them to take to the vet, and the vet was very understanding and simply did all he could to ensure the cat received his shots and informed my parents what would need to be done to make sure the kitty was completely healthy. He didnt seem to judge when my parents declined to pay for bloodwork immediately, and my parents werent charged an arm and a leg for a simple examination with vaccinations and antibiotics. Not as cheap as our former vet, but very reasonably priced, and are definitely where all of our future pets will be going.

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ttucrazycat

I havent actually been to Beaver Animal Clinic. I have however attended one of Dr. Doug Knuevens seminars that he did in Tennessee. If you are looking for a holistic vet that knows his stuff, I highly recommend him! Even though he is far away from where I live, he has still been very responsive to my inquiries on issues with my little dog. He has given excellent advice that has been invaluable to improving my little dogs health. I will continue to seek advice from when needed and i recommend him without reservation!

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