Tribeca Soho Animal Hospital

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Anthony Freire

While the people are nice, my experience was not so nice. I brought my 19 year old blind and deaf chihuahua in because of a cough she occasionally gets because of a collapsed trachea shes had since she was born. My dog had been here before, so they had her records and knew of her existing problem. My dogs cough was bad and she needed relief... the same cough syrup this vet gave her the year before. When I called to just get a prescription, they pulled the old "we cant unless we see her" bit. Really? Its a cough. So i take her in... now the $50 cough medicine is going to cost me an additional $90 for the office visit. Doctor says "we need to take x-rays and blood work and all that jazz".. Im like "IT"S A COUGH... SAME COUGH SHEs had LAST YEAR and same cough shes had the previous 19 years.... we just need cough medicine!" Doctor says... it could be something else we dont know. Long story short (too late)... $800 later, she comes back and tells me "its a cough related to her trachea"... REALLY SHERLOCK? You needed a medical degree for that? I was so irate... $50 cough medicine cost me $850 dollars!!! What a rip off. I prefer a veterinarian who sees the whole picture and doesnt make you spend unnecessary money. SO.. you might say "what if it was something else... wouldnt you want to know?" NO! My dog is almost 20 years old.... shes too old!!! Even if we discovered it was something else, shes too old to help. At 20 years old we should be making our dogs as comfortable as possible... not sedating them and giving them X-rays and taking their blood... WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE DOCTOR GOING TO DO IF IT TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING ELSE? NOTHING!!! SO i email the doctor to let her know how furious I was being taken advantage of like that... and got no response... typical. GO TO CHELSEA VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL INSTEAD... THEY NOT ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR DOGS, THEY CARE ABOUT THE OWNERS TOO.

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Steven Rabinowitz

The true test of a vet is how she performs when the chips are down, when your dog is old and ailing and doesnt have long for this world. Tribeca Soho was incredible, particularly Dr. Timmi Lee. Always kind and compassionate, never hurried and brusque, Dr. Lee was sage in her advice about when to pursue expensive treatments and when to let nature take its sad, but wiser course. When my dog, Harly, was too weak to get on the examining table, Dr. Lee would plop down on the floor to examine him, stroking his fur and even sometimes giving him kisses. And after he died, she sent a beautiful handwritten card, which a day later was joined by another one from everyone on the staff. I brought Harly to Tribeca Soho when he was about a year old and, later, after I moved uptown, I tried another vet. Though she, too, was good, the level of care and genuine concern at Tribeca Soho was incomparable. So though it was a big schlep, I returned to Tribeca Soho where I stayed to the end and where I will return, when we get a new dog, no matter where in the City we live.

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I shall always be grateful for this Animal Hospital and its sister hospital in the West Village for taking care of my cats through the years. They care about animals and also have a good "bed side" manner with the pets humans . This is especially comforting when dealing with emergencies, life threatening illness, or end of life care, all of which we experienced with our cat, Albert. When we moved from Tribeca to the West Village we were happy to find the sister hospital, West Village Vet. Hospital. Because the two hospitals share online records, we had a seamless transition for our pets. Albert was able to live a very long and comfortable life despite a variety of illnesses along the way, because of the care he received from these two veterinary hospitals. At the end, when he was 20+ and ailing, West Village was very caring and gentle with us all, helping us with the decision to euthanize him. They now take care of our 13 year old and we are very happy that they are there for us.

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Michael Cooper

I have used Tribeca Soho Animal Hospital since the early 1970s. Four of my dogs have been treated primarily there over the years. My current dog, a 16+ year old poodle/terrier mix, has benefited in many ways at Tribeca. They discovered a heart murmur years ago, and hes been doing fine on medication since. Whatever problems my dogs have run into, I have known that I could count on the vets (and the staff) at Tribeca to work with professionalism, empathy and optimistic encouragement. I would recommend Tribeca to any pet owner. Every doctor Ive met there has been responsive and capable.

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A Private User

Drs Yoshida, Koprowski and Lee - and their staff - took amazing care of my pug over the past 3 1/2 years. They showed experience, compassion, love and technical expertise - every single time. And since he had a brain tumor, seizures and multiple other ailments, we were in their office, ALOT. I could not have asked for better care for him up until his last breath this past weekend. Great vets and great people. I recommend them to anyone who wants the best possible care and love for their pet.

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A Private User

This vet. would charge you for services that is not necessary. They will call you up on the phone and claim that various treatments should be performed and you will end up with a thousand dollar bill. Of course you love your pet & if you are told that your pet needs treatments you will go for it. Rule of thumb with this vet is the question "how much ?" before anything is done and do a comparison or second opinion before you commit. Otherwise you will be very sorry.

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Emanuel Pinto

I have used this practice for decades going back to when Dr. Burns was more active. It has served me well over the years. While vet care from highly skilled individuals is not inexpensive, particularly here in NYC, I have never felt gouged or that the manner of care was motivated by money. My now 18 year old dogs health was consistently well tended to in an unrushed setting that did not in any way discourage questions or ignore concerns.

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John Moses

I have been using this clinic for about 15 years, through the lives of several of my cats. Their vets are always informative & helpful &, with my latest cat, a 9-year-old orange tabby, they pulled him through a really bad sickness that he had unfortunately come with, when I adopted him at the age of 8. Furthermore, the other people who work there are uniformly friendly & helpful--& they remember you & your pets.

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A Private User

I was amazed at the service and kindness of everyone at this vet. Im from out of town and had an emergency. Everyone was so efficient, and caring. When my dog was saved, everyone in the place -- the receptionists, the orderlies, even the clients -- cheered! And this was on New Years Eve -- and they stayed open late for us. What more can I say?

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Thomas Milo

Over the years my wife and I have taken our 3 cats and 5 dogs to the vet. The doctors are always very nice and very helpful. I would recommend it to anyone with a pet.

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