Animal Kingdom

Since 2002, when this was a small building, I have experienced outstanding, caring services for my own dogs, rescue dogs, cats, birds and even an injured or abandoned wild creature… they go above and beyond the standard of care. They educate you, work with you, and show they care. If you have any issues, concerns or questions, they will always try to work with you.(I see that someone in another review said they were not honest in their dealings, and I say there must have been a breakdown in communication, because with multiple pets, and foster dogs, they have always been honest and upfront. And with 11 different animals.) Love them!

As far as my exotic animals go, I wouldn’t take them anywhere else. I have had both good experiences and bad experiences but for the most part, I’ve been happy. The prices are a little higher than most other vets so I choose to take my dog and cat elsewhere since my other vet doesn’t charge exam fees if vaccinated or both are brought in together.
My exotic animals always go to this vet because I feel like they’re the most knowledgable. It usually ends up being pretty expensive but still worth it. They’ve seen four of my ferrets, two birds, a hedgehog, and a snake.
It’s pretty easy to get an appointment right away with them but not after it gets to be around midday. The staff is always very nice and friendly. They are very considerate when it comes to having special needs. When I had to put my oldest ferret down, they let me pay in the room and leave through the side door so nobody would see me.
I have had bad experiences before in much earlier past. I was with Dr. Maskey once and she seemed to be way out of it. I have since been with her again and it wasn’t so much the case the next time but the first appointment with her was strange. She just stared off into space and didn’t really say much. I kept thinking she was expecting me to say more so I kept adding a small comment here and there. Our second time with her, she still wasn’t my favorite but she was fully «with it.»
I did have a doctor there once as well who was only there a short period of time but she kept on just nodding and saying, «Uh huh!» over and over. Whenever we talked, she didn’t add anything else, just nodded and «uh huh“ed repeatedly. She didn’t add any valuable knowledge or information to the conversation at all.
Fortunately, in the last seven or eight visits, I’ve been happy. My ferrets had to have surgery and/​or be medicated the last few times and my cost has been under estimate or right at estimate every time. They were extremely helpful in getting me in for an emergency twice and didn’t charge me extra for it.
There was once with my bird where they said they didn’t want to do anything to him because he was already so panicked and stressed out. They also didn’t want to do the procedure I asked because they said they don’t like injecting birds with needles because they’re so tiny. They explained to me why they didn’t want to risk his life and instead had me try something else that worked better.
I’m very happy with Animal Kingdom so far and will continue to take my exotic pets there.

When I lived in the Ann Arbor area I used Animal Kingdom and Dr. Amy Howard. My Frenchbull dog has always had stomach issues and I never felt more comfortable than with ‘dogter’ Amy. I have since moved to South Carolina and am searching for the same quality seervice! The staff at Animal Kingdom is excellent also!

A few years ago I had a problem with them regarding Pet Meds policies. Because of that I changed to another vet and I have been happy that I did. However, since Animal Kingdom had treated my dog for the condition previously, I decided to return to them when the problem came up again recently — bad decision.
After a very pricey examination I was told that my dog needed surgery which would cost nearly $ 1000. I have a background in Medicine and I became suspicious of the reasons for the surgery that they gave me. I decided to get a second opinion from my current vet.
The second opinion was that it was not a serious problem at all and did not require treatment. The explanation I was given made prefect sense to me. I trust this opinion because this vet has been treating my dog and two cats since 2011. I could have saved a lot of money by just going to her in the first place. Needless to say I did not proceed with the treatment suggested by Animal Kingdom.
I am writing this review to share my experience with Animal Kingdom and nothing more.

My pet parakeet was super sick this morning, so I called the nearby «All Creatures’ vet. They said they were booked for the day and told me to try ‘Animal Kingdom’ (and I really appreciated that they were nice enough to refer me to a competitor. Thank you!) When I explained my girl’s symptoms, the lady gave me a flexible and immediate appointment (basically for whenever I could arrive). The vet, Dr. Maskey, was just wonderful. She has lots of birds herself and treated Kiki very gently. I know they have to do some uncomfortable things to the birds, but it was done in the least scary way possible, and Kiki seemed ok with it. They swabbed several things, looking for infection, and found it. She gave a great demo on how to administer the meds and more good advice.
I felt like they really cared about my little bird, and they even referred to her by name.
The total cost for the appointment, gram stain, and meds was very reasonable, especially given that it was technically an urgent appointment.
Now I’m just hoping the meds work and that my baby is strong enough to pull through.

I had a great experience here yesterday. After spending hundreds of dollars at another vet on various treatments (see review below), my pet’s flaky skin and hair loss condition came back YET AGAIN after a few months. He was being extremely fussy and I decided it was time for a trip to a *new* vet. Since animal kingdom is one of the few places that treats exotic pets, it was my first phone call.
We saw Dr. Marsch and she took a lot of time with us, examining every option of what could be wrong with him, explaining what was wrong, examining his fur with a microscope, and writing it all down for me so that I could look things up more in-​depth when I got home if I wanted to. She broke everything down in terms a regular person could understand. Because his condition is going to be ongoing throughout his life, she also helped me out by telling me the most affordable options for shampoos for him instead of just trying to sell me the most expensive veterinary products or not caring about my budget whatsoever, like every other vet I’ve ever gone to has done (see review below, again).
I love this place so much. She even clipped my pet’s toenails so I wouldn’t have to. The whole visit, which was much longer and more thorough than the last vet, cost well under $ 100 and it actually felt like she’d taken his condition seriously. I hope I won’t have to go back to the vet very often and that my pets stay healthy — but when I do need to go, even living in Detroit, this is the place I will make sure to bring my little guys.

First off, I do not have experience with their veterinary care, boarding or grooming services. However, I am reviewing Animal Kingdom because it is my favorite place to bring my dog to run off leash. We’ve taken our Boston Terrier/​Pug mix to a few different places and we’ve always had a good experience here. The dog run is well managed and just big enough for my dog to exhaust himself in. The other dogs have always been well behaved and their owners courteous. I love exploring the grounds to check out which animals are roaming around… Animal Kingdom is a great way to spend a weekend afternoon.

Our furry friends have been clients for years but this week I was completely taken back by an act of kindness by Animal Kingdom. Last week we had to put our dear beagle down after an illness correctly diagnosed by A.K. The vets have been absolutely wonderful to us during our girl’s illness and subsequent passing. This week we received in the mail a ceramic impression of our dear girl’s paw print made by this group of compassionate vets. We will be forever grateful for the good care our furry friends receive but also for the care WE receive as pet owners. Simply the best.

I decided to take my cat to Affordable Vet Services after four years of bringing her here because I believe they do *not* have my cat’s best interests at heart, but rather, their wallets instead. Please read my review in its entirety if you are about to entrust your animal to them.
I should say I at first selected Animal Kingdom because they specialize in exotics, and I at the time used to have two sweet girl rats as well, which they did treat well and compassionately. I brought my cat in for weight issues last year and they pushed Hill’s Diet (which they get paid off to do so… if you do your research… it’s really bad for your cat…). The amount of «prescribed» wet cat food they told me to feed my cat daily was… I kid you not…2 and a half 5 oz cans a day (Hill’s, of course… they cost like 1.99/can)…and keep in mind I brought her in for weight loss. I called TWICE to doublecheck that that was right, and it was obvious that the wait staff was just looking at the record where it was obviously annotated incorrectly, and did not bother to confirm with the vet.
When I brought her in again a few months ago for a routine checkup, I saw Amy Maskey (new) instead of my regular vet (Amy Howard). Maskey seemed… honestly…like she was taking cat tranquilizers or something. She seemed really slow, and out of it, and not responsive, and I noticed that she wrote down some of my cat’s basic information incorrectly on the intake sheet. She was confusing about my cat’s tooth health, reluctant to answer questions, and her bedside manner was horrible– she made the situation seem WAY worse than it was, and like I was being a horrible cat owner. When I took my cat for a second opinion at Affordable Vet, they actually *explained* the situation, showed me what was going on in my cat’s mouth, and broke down the bill for me. By comparison, Maskey, with little to no affect, just flatly told me my cat «would have trouble eating within the year» if I didn’t do the tooth cleaning, which was clearly not the reality once I got a second opinion.
I should also note that my cat reacted really negatively to Maskey as soon as she entered the room, and cowered from her, which she normally does not do. Maskey handled her like she was an object, did not pet her, or talk to her, or anything, which is so unusual given how friendly everyone has been up to this point with my cat.
When I insisted that Animal Kingdom doublecheck their records as to my cat’s diet before I bring her in for a potentially risky (and pricey) dental procedure (Maskey and several of the wait staff agreed that the amount of food she was prescribed seemed off)…in the end, they couldn’t even find the record of my cat having been prescribed that food, or the amount, and in the end, they insinuated that about half of the wait staff had been let go in the last year of so because they were so awful.
Bad recordkeeping is where bad vet care starts.
***Within the last year I have also had 2 close friends switch vets as well, having also had scary encounters with Animal Kingdom too. One friend was casually told over the phone that her cat «could die» from a preexisting condition and did not get accurate information until she got there. And a couple I actually recommended this place to have a nightmare of a time with their elder cat here. Maybe management has changed or something, but I would not trust my pets with them anymore, even if they have sloths and other animals hanging around the property. Too bad because on the outside they seem up-​and-​up and like they care about your animal.

I found this place prior to rescuing my dog. It looked wonderful from the outside. It has a grooming facility (Creature Comforts) a boarding facility and an outdoor dog park.
When we finally rescued my precious pup we called and were able to get her right in. We were placed with a vet Dr. Amy. She is without a doubt amazing! She is so comforting and knowledgeable! I can truly sense that she loves her patients and wants the absolute best for them!
We have been going now for over 3 years and yes I do have to say it is pricey but for the top notch care we get from our vet it is with out a doubt worth it to me.
The facility is clean and the the assistants and receptionists are very welcoming, gentle and nice.
We will continue to go and once we adopt again we will be bringing our other pets here as well!

As the owners of three guinea pigs, my fiancé and I LOVE Animal Kingdom. It is so difficult to find a vet that not only treats small animals, but that really understands the intricacies of guinea pig anatomy (apparently it’s quite complicated) and issues!
We have one guinea pig who has had repeated issues and some sort of mystery illness over the past few years. At first we thought bladder infection, then possibly uterine cancer, but the fact of the matter is, without surgery, there’s no way to really pin in down. With the vet, we figured out that a combo of meds seem to keep her symptoms at bay, and with surgery being incredibly costly on guinea pigs, Dr. Marsh has completely supported and backed us up with our decision to control the symptoms instead of going ahead with a surgery that is dangerous to the guinea pig and may not even fix the problem. It was a tough decision to make, but Dr. Marsh was so supportive and understanding throughout. This guinea pig is still alive and well today, and though there’s still this underlying issue, I feel confident in the continued care that this hospital continues to provide.
My fiancé has taken the pigs into Dr. Kim as well and thinks she did a great job with our critters as well. In fact, I am taking in another guinea pig tomorrow with a «weepy» eye… I’m confident she’lll get matters figured out, get her the meds she needs, and keep her healthy and happy.

I had horrible experiences here.
I had a ferret that had been sick a lot over the course of several months, and I truly believe that their vets are not properly trained on how to deal with ferrets. Basically my ferret started loosing weight for no reason, and pooping smelly diarrhea and they couldn’t figure out why. Every time we brought him in, they basically told us that ferrets get sick like this, and asked, «so what do you want to do about it?» WTF!!! I thought YOU were the ones trained in veterinary medicine?! How about you give me the advice I’m paying for? After a couple months of trying various drugs, nothing was helping him get better. He was constantly dehydrated (even though we faithfully did everything this vet told us to, and supplemented with water out of a dropper to force liquid into him)
during the last week of his life he began having bloody diarrhea. The vet told us that this was a good thing because now she knew it was irritable bowel syndrome. She told us to start a couple different drugs, and to force feed him. My fiancé stayed up all night force feeding our ferret every 2 hours. The next day after I got home from work our ferret still had not perked up at all after being force fed every 2 hours since the night before. We took him to the Novi emergency clinic where they ran some tests and found out he was anemic. Just a couple hours after arriving at the clinic our ferret died. It was already too late to start any kind of emergency treatment or blood transfusion. By the time he was having bloody diarrhea he should have been in the hands of an emergency vet, but our vet told us he was going to be okay. I can never forgive them for the THOUSANDS of dollars we spent trying to make our ferret well again only to be brokenhearted and broke.
The Novi clinic had also run some tests and discovered that our ferret had giardia. The animal kingdom vets NEVER caught this, and it was the likely cause of why he wasn’t getting better. After doing reading on this after our ferret died the smelly diarrhea is classic sign of giardia, His death SHOULD have been preventable, but he died because they weren’t trained well enough in identifying giardia cysts, and because they don’t have overnight care. I will NEVER make the mistake of bringing another pet to these people.

I’ve been taking my dog Livia here for the last 4 years. Her spay was cheaper than any other local facility (in 2006), the staff have always been very nice, and when she had a weird growth pop up on her leg in a matter of weeks, the veterinarian was attentive to follow up and able to remove the mass with a tiny scar that is now barely noticible.

I cannot even begin to tell you how much i love this place. They are compassionate, caring, accommodating and it’s easy to get an appointment.
My dog had to have an emergency surgery, and Dr. Marsh (on top of swooping in and saving his life) checked on him every few hours throughout the night and called me with updates. She also cut me a major deal on the surgery when the actual cost came to be way over her estimated cost.
I can be a bit of a worrywart, maybe verging on hysteric, when it comes to the health and well-​being of my pets and they have always dealt with me, my inevitable tears and my ten-​thousand questions with warmth and assurance.
My mother takes her parrots there, and gets outstanding care for them. The place looks amazing: there’s a dogpark, a store, a grooming place and a flippin’ sanctuary.
Go here.

I’m so thankful to have a local avian vet that clearly loves birds as much as I do. When my conure was sick, I called them and they were able to get me in within a half hour of my call. The vet and staff were so wonderful with my bird (and with me; I was a wreck), and they discovered she had a yeast infection. They were very informative and provided excellent instructions on how to give my bird her medicine. They also take great care of our dogs and bunny. Thank you so much, Animal Kingdom, for providing such quality care for animals of all sizes!

I didn’t take my pet here — however, they still managed to help me out in a pinch with my pooch. We have brought our dog home from neutering at the MHS. I felt a little bad getting an older dog neutered, but we had to promise the HS we would. Sparky Coupon was healing nicely for the most part, but he seemed to be a busy-​body of a licker, trying to get at his stitches. So, alas, the nurse at the humane society gave us a cone/​lampshade collar for Sparks to wear. He was not a fan at all, and starting freaking out a little about it.
We called, and they recommended finding a place that offered «soft collars.» The local pet store didn’t stock the size I needed, but the folks there were kind enough to give me phone #s for other vet clinics that I could call to ask if they could locate this mythical soft collar.
It took a few calls before I connected with Animal Kingdom. The woman on the phone was extremely kind, a good listener, and double-​checked to make sure that they did have the size I would need in stock.
When I got there, I was plenty impressed with the whole facility. They have a sanctuary area outside that seems to be home to a variety of intriguing birds — a peacock, some tropical birdies. Very cool. They also seem to have the resources to treat animals other than just dogs and cats, and they have an adjacent groomer as well.
I was presented with two different sizes of soft collars and I picked the one that seemed the best fit. One I brought it home, it did fit Sparky Coupon well, but alas, the little dude is just too flexible and so it was back to the hard-​shell cone. That wasn’t AK’s fault, though. I am confident it may have worked with a less flexible pet.
I was impressed enough, however, that even though it’s located almost out in Saline, I think that this may become Sparky’s new local vet as soon as we transition from the Humane Society’s care. Hope Sparky can get that cone off his poor lil’ head soon!

No complaints here. My g/​f and I took in a couple guinea pigs to have their nails trimmed (owners will understand why.) $ 12 per pig, and unlike other vets, they don’t require a $ 40 – 50 check-​up yearly to perform this act. Will return frequently.

I’ve taken my flying squirrels and rats here and they’ve all been treated by an amazing veterinarian. She was very patient with my flying squirrel Milo even though he can be really fussy and unlikable at times — he had an injured back and since he’s so small they could not really do an x-​ray, however, she gave me a care regimine that got him better in no time. I was so impressed.
She also gave me great advice on where to get healthy pet rats and sent a sympathy card when my rat, Monchichi, passed away. She talked with me on the phone when I was upset and was so kind, I’ll never forget it.

This is the coolest vet ever! It’s a awesome compound of animal love — seriously. They were the only vet in town that will treat birds. Their entire set-​up is so great. They have geese, rabbits, chickens, goats, horses and lizards who live on the property — all with wonderful enclosures. You can also board animals and buy pet supplies at the other two businesses on the property. They see all animals from large to small and exotic. The vet I saw was fabulous with my lovebird. I HIGHLY recommend this place — bring the kids!

I had to take my cat in for her bi-​yearly check-​up (i.e., to be told that she’s obese and for the vet to trim her razor-​sharp claws). This place was actually recommended by a friend, and I found it to be nice, though sort of pricey.
Flash forward to a week and a half later: my cat, who has been sick once in her life (when we brought her home from the shelter), came down with the kitty flu. What the hell, Animal Kingdom! So we took her back, paid another $ 100 for them to cure her, and haven’t been back since. I smell money-​making scheme…