Sachem Animal Hospital

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Rhea Virginia Angell

I have taken my cats and my 2 dogs to Sachem Animal Hospital since 1993. All the Drs., and the staff have been extremely professional, and were always very compassionate towards me and my furry-kids. Some of my visits have been for routine care. Others for emergencies when I came running down with my Boston Terrier who had just swallowed some foreign object, or my cat when she fell over on her side. I always felt that if I could just get there, everything would be taken care of; and it was. Recently, Molly, my 4 month old puppy ate a couple of tiny flower blossoms on the new plant I was bringing home to plant outside. As I arrived home, she started to vomit and retch over and over. I grabbed the label from the plant, and her and rushed to this Vet. When I arrived, it was during the noon to 3 pm time when patients are not seen. Dr. Corso was located and immediately took my puppy. He determined that the plant was poison and worked with the Vet on the other end of the ASPCA Poison Control Line in getting the protocol to administer to Molly. I was calmed down by the office staff, and Molly was hydrated, and ministered to in the complete facility that makes up this full-service hospital. This plant could cause heart problems in dogs if treatment wasnt started quickly. With his quick actions and calming presence, Molly recovered and is still trying to eat flowers today, as a healthy 5 month old puppy. Over the years, Dr. Lissman has guided me in the care of my two cats and my two dogs. The first ones of each had a long life, and I am on the second pet of each kind. He not only is a top-notch Veterinarian, keeping up with all the latest research, but he implements it in his practice. I have even brought in articles to discuss something I have read with him. Always ready with a smile from him and the other people who work here, I feel like I have entered my living room, rather than the Vets Office. I never hesitate to call or bring in my pets to the Vet. I know they and I will be treated with compassion, the best health services I can get for them, and that they have a true love for these little beings of love.

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Brett Walfish

After bringing my cat to this veterinary clinic, I would not recommend anybody to ever go to them. The owner, while he appears nice is quite dishonest and elusive when it comes to the billing practices of his firm. While it is true that he seems knowledgeable in his field, his business practices are dishonest and unacceptable. In order to obtain travel documentation for my cat for the 22nd of December I brought her in on October 29. Before ever doing any testing, or vaccinations, I inquired whether I would be able to obtain these papers without having to pay for another visit, because my girlfriend and I will be gone for 2.5 weeks and needed to be sure the documents would last through that period of time given the TSAs strict animal policies. I was assured by the vet, who is also the owner of the practice, that it would not be a problem, and that I could simply come in and, FREE OF CHARGE, receive the proper documentation to keep my cat secure and ready for travel. As a result of said assurances (which for anyone in the future, I would advise getting in writing), my girlfriend and I decided to go ahead with the checkup, vaccinations, and tests which ended up costing over $300. Fast forward to today, I followed up and brought my cat in to get the travel documentation necessary, and contrary to his promise in October, I was billed $50, a "generous" discount, as he billed it only as a follow-up. Had he been honest up front, I would have left and brought back my animal at the proper time to avoid a double payment. I will never be returning to this corrupt business, and I recommend that anybody reading this find another veterinary practice to take care of your animals, one that does not only know how to perform a checkup, but also one that values honesty.

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Ashleigh S

Background: My fiancée and I adopted a Sheppard Mix 3yrs old 35lbs named Emma, we started working more and more, and there for she was in the crate more and more. Little by little we left her home alone and out of the crate, and she was wonderful. Situation: I had come home from work, and realized that Emma had eaten a whole bottle of ibpruphen (100 pills, 200mg) she wasn’t like herself, she wasn’t walking straight, and she had lost her personality. She had gotten sick 3 times before I had come home, I immediately called Sachem Animal Hospital, and took her in, she saw Dr. Corso. He was amazing, very caring and loving, he had taken us through what could happen what might happen. He also took us through the different things he could do to help her. He told us he would like to run some tests to see where her kidney function was at, he would like to give her charcoal, an antacid for her stomach, and keep her over night to administer fluids. He then proceeded to tell me that no one is on staff at night. I told him I was uncomfortable with that, he said he would do everything he could, he then gave us all of the contact information for West Islip Animal Hospital, which is open 24 hours with a vet on staff at all times. Before they did anything they gave us an estimate of what it would cost. My total bill came out to $240. He gave her the charcoal, took blood, gave her an antacid, and ran her blood and gave us a profile. He also called each day for the next two to check and she how she was doing. I was very happy with Dr. Corso in this unfortunate situation, and I would recommend him to everyone I know.

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Jackie Hill

5 years ago I got my first dog. I was super nervous and called many Animal Hospitals in the area to see who had experience with Sharpeis because they are such an uncommon breed, and can have so many issues. After speaking to other hospitals and speaking to family members who highly recommended Sachem Animal Hospital I decided to bring my puppy there. I am so happy that I listened to my family. This place is great. They have the animal hospital, the pet hotel, and the grooming all in one building. I will only bring my dog to this groomer because the doctors are right there so if something goes wrong, there will be immediate help. The building itself can use a little updating, but i really do not care about that as long as they give the best care. Just follow the old rule "Dont judge a book by its cover." My Sharpei has seen Dr.Corso, Dr.Palmeri, and Dr.Lissman. They are all great. I suppose just like a human going to the doctors office you end up with your favorite and we ADORE Dr.Corso. I can be a bit over concerned when it comes to things, and he always calms me down. He answers all my questions. If he doesnt know the answer to the question he will research it and make whatever calls he has to in order to find out the answer. Dr.Corso is also great at returning calls and checking up on my pet after an illness (gives a great personal, caring feeling). I tell everyone about Sachem Animal Hospital and Dr.Corso because I really believe he is the best. I wouldnt dream about going anywhere else.

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