Beechnut Animal Hospital

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Amie Bundy

My fur babies (two dogs, and a cat) have been patients at Beechnut for a little over 2-1/2 years. They have helped me through puppy care, routine care, specialized surgery referrals, old age arthritis and end of life between my two mastiffs. I started bringing my oldest mastiff in because I simply couldnt find a good vet in Houston, and travelling 1400 back to her old vet for annual vaccines just wasnt a lot of fun. (or practical, or cost effective, and a boat load of other reasons). The first time I brought her in, she was a little apprehensive. There must be a smell that veterinary facilities give off, because she hadnt willingly walked through the door at one in over 5 years. She did her typical sniff, sniff, and gave me the "mom, why are we here?" look. After we got in and settled in the exam room, Dr. McBride greeted us with loads of positive energy, a smile, and treats... (bribery isnt above any of us). From that day forward, she was actually happy when we got there and excited to see her people friends in the blue scrubs. They were able to provide an effective option for the management of her progressing arthritis, with minimal (read: no) side effects. It was cost effective, worked WONDERFULLY, and had none of the side effects that we had experienced with other medications. When I got a puppy they were great, even though the puppy (now 2 years old) judges everyone and prefers that you dont look at her, touch her, or speak to her, unless you are one of her people. She has let the Doctors and techs examine pimples on her chin, clip her toe nails (not an easy feat - I have scars to prove it), manipulate her legs, shoulders, elbows and paws for x-rays, gotten micro-chipped (she did give the dirt eye after that one) and had multiple vaccines, injections, blood work and an infection treated. At this point my fur babies have been seen by every one of their veterinary staff and they are all great! When something comes up and we need to be seen right away, the ladies at the front desk work their magic and are able to get us in that same day, or early the next day. I could write a short novel about my experiences with Beechnut Animal Hospital, constantly singing their praises. They are reasonably priced, provide amazing care and compassion, have positive attitudes, are beyond helpful and genuinely care about every animal that walks, crawls, flies, is carried or limps through their doors! Beechnut Animal Hospital is one of the best clinics I have been to.

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Rita Campbell

Dr Mann and his staff came my cat/s rescue last Friday morning. Told my cat needed his leg amputated by sugarland specialty hospital thursday afternoon after a dressing change. the ortho specialist could not do it until tuesday. all of the vet hospitals required the cat to be assessed for life threatening condition in order for the leg to be taken off prior to tuesday. Dr. Stuart Johnson who did my dog/s tplo two weeks prior refused to :get in the middle of this. Palms to Paws finally recommended beechnut animal hospital. Patricia answered the phone. told me to stop crying and took control of the situation. I was in front of Dr. Mann within one hour. The leg has a 75% chance of being saved. Caesar is doing excellent. pain to a minimum. Dr. Mann is extremely reasonable. i am doing 5 out of 7 dressing changes. sugarland specaity hospital refused to let me do any dressing change. All of the staff are attentive, concerned and engaging. this is a premier vet healthcare setting equipped to take care of urgent and emergent conditions. xray, operating room suites, a staff of 16. 4 vets. Dr. Mann also specializes in an alternative to tplo knee surgery for dogs. the tight rope procedure is not only more cost effective. the risk of infection is only 1 to 3% versus 6 to 8% for the tplo. you also have no other alternatives than redo the tplo with another tplo if one has complications or an infection. if an infection occurs with a tplo, it is a train wreck. all of the hardware needs to be removed. with the tight rope, it is only minimally invasive to removed. Dr. Mann has a very low infection rate. 1%. i intend to have him perform the tight rope in my dog/s other knee. Beechnut Animal Hospital is a unique discovery. As an advanced practitioner and hospital administrator, i rate this facility an A plus. I am truly blessed to have to been rescued by Dr. Mann and his staff. Caesar/s leg looks very very good. no fever. resting. i am very very pleased!!!!

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Bruce Goodner

We are switching to this clinic after seeing the difference in demeanor, sense of urgency, and overall customer service compared to our now-former veterinary clinic nearer to my home. My cat had been turned away from our regular vet without even a a cursory look or suggestion of where to go since they "didnt have any more appointments," (and only one person in the waiting area besides me). So I found Beechnut Animal Hospital on Google while in the that other vets parking lot. Upon arriving at Beechnut Animal Hospital, I apologized to the receptionists for not having an appointment, but I had a cat with an injured eye and needed to know how serious it was. The clinic was busy with patients being dropped off and picked up, but even with all of this commotion, the receptionist didnt hesitate in telling me they could take a look at the cat. Then she emphasized they could take a look AND treat the cat even though I didnt have an appointment. In minutes, I was in an exam room with the cat and LeeAnn (such a genuinely gentle person). The cat was treated by Dr. Carmen (awesome young vet!), given meds, and I made a follow-up appointment for the cat. The entire visit was no more than 30 minutes. Not once did I feel that the staff was rushing things--they were just that efficient. I was not only impressed with their willingness to help a new customer without an appointment, but also with their friendliness, preparedness (they had a full staff running rather than a weekend skeleton crew), and their rates for services were very reasonable. Nothing like my old vet. My only criticism is that the music is a bit loud for a waiting area and reception desk, but I can deal with that. :)

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Matthew Bainbridge

Very professional vets. Extremely friendly front of house staff. Very conscientious that not everyone can drop unlimited amounts of money on their pets. Bring your dog here if shes torn her ACL. We brought our dog here a year ago after our first vet gave us very bad advise about her torn ACL. We looked through the scholarly literature about repairing ACL and chose a procedure that Dr. Matt is a well known expert in doing. He took a lot of time with us, walked through all the literature again, and even determined that our dog could have a similar, but slightly less costly procedure. In the end everything worked out great and we couldnt be happier with the result. Subsequent visits and follow ups have always been handled professionally. Another thing i really appreciate is that the vets are very price conscientious and theres been a number of times hes found a less expensive alternative treatment/medication for my dog. And always lets me know how much itll cost for everything before he moves forward. I Strongly recommend this practice.

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