Spencer Springs Animal Hospital

I’ve been going to Spencer Springs Hosp
For 15 yrs while Dr Jim Hicks was our vet. Our new vet Susie Costa is amazing. She helped our beloved 15 yr old Pug «Cross Over the Rainbow
Oct 19, 2015. We recently purchased a boy and girl pug. They are seeing Dr Costa Thurs. Spencer Springs was the only vet he ever went. Susie will be our be vet ! I love SSAH, the staff is understanding and caring, the place is spotless, with God’s Will ill be going there for 15 + yrs with my 2 babies
Sincerely, Kathy Lee Smith
PS Spencer Springs is the only Animal hospital
I’d recommend.

Dr. Costa is the most knowledgable vet I’ve ever encountered. She takes time to analyze the situation & offer educated solutions. She shows care for our animals & the staff is wonderful.

Spencer Springs Animal Hospital is outstanding, plain and simple. I live in Boulder City and even though there are two vet clinics within 5 miles of me and a host of others between my house and Spencer Springs’ location — it’s absolutely worth the drive out there to have Dr. Costa and her team as our vet. One of the reasons we don’t go locally is that care is cost prohibitive. I understand it’s a business and don’t hold anyone at fault for what they choose to charge for their services — but a vet who charges the reasonable prices that Dr. Costa does truly values the health and well-​being of the animals she treats by making great care affordable. And all animals deserve that. So if you are looking for excellent veterinary care at a reasonable cost by people who really do love animals — you definitely want to go here!

Spencer Springs is great! My cat Leroy came down with something serious right before the holidays, and on top of that, I had a family emergency that meant I had to leave town. Dr. Costa helped alleviate my worries by taking in Leroy and nursing him back to health. Biggest worry was him not eating for several days and vomiting up everything, including water, and she basically put all the cards on the table, not recommending expensive tests that were unlikely to point to anything definitive and would just hike up costs. Due to his state, if he wasn’t eating and keeping it down within the next day or 2, the most likely cause was cancer or foreign obstruction that wasn’t showing on the X-​rays. She said exploratory surgery was in the future if he didn’t start eating, but she wanted to leave that as a last resort if possible. In the end, no surgery was needed, and the combination of medicine she gave him got his appetite back and helped him keep it down while he got better.
Every time she said she’d call me to let me know how he was doing, she did (and this was Xmas eve, Xmas, and the day after).
Turned out to be a bit of an unexpected expense, but as most pet owners probably feel, it was worth it. Looking over the bill, I don’t see anything that was unnecessary (granted, I’m not a vet). And it was actually a bit under what I expected for 5 days of boarding, an IV, couple X-​rays to make sure food was going moving thru him all right, and several antibiotics and medications.
As for the cause, that’s still a mystery. But the most likely seemed to be a bad batch of food, or something he wasn’t supposed to eat, so she advised that I throw away anything that I was feeding him beforehand. And to keep an eye on what he could’ve possibly gotten into.
Can’t thank Dr. Costa and her staff enough for getting my buddy better and helping my situation. I could definitely tell she truly cared about the outcome and was working hard to get him better. She also made a note in her file to call me up in a few days to see how he was doing… never really seen that happen with a vet. Leroy’s currently snuggled up on lap, 100% back to normal. For anything that has to do with pets, Spencer Springs is going to be my #1 choice.

I have been going to Spencer Springs for over 15 years. I always request Dr. Costa not because the other vets are not as good but because she is the only vet my dogs have seen over the years at this location. I just took a little terrier in that I had rescued with very bad teeth. I had actually postponed getting a dental for her because I thought it was going to be a fortune. I had been living out of Nevada for a while so I had the assumption from other vets I had used that this was going to be costly. She had every tooth removed and it was under $ 400 at Spencer Springs. Her blood work was only $ 85. You don’t have to put off the dreaded dental at Spencer Springs. Dr. Costa will make it affordable. My little girl is miserable today but at least I know she’ll be feeling much better real soon!

I have been taking my pets to Dr. Costa for years. My kitty is with her right now. I am sad that he has to be there, but very thankful that he is in her hands. She really cares about the animals. She has been very caring and informative of what is going on and doesnt ever try to run up the bill with un necessary procedures. Her prices are very reasonable and she is very knowledgable and articulate. She is very attentive. I could see how well loved she is by her clients because I had no appointment and she had a stream of people requesting her for their visit to the vet, and she still squeezed me in amongst her appointments! For a place I do not want to be ever, she makes it so much easier to bear! She is awesome!

If you have to take your pet to the vet. doctor Costa or doctor Master are two of the best. Both will listen to you, take care of your pet like it is one of there own. Also there groomer Katie is great with little dogs.

Great service my dog Teddy had to go and get all his teeth removed but 2. I was so worried and scared and they were so nice and understanding. I was calling to check up on him and they were so nice giving me updates over the phone and assuring me that he is doing good. This will be my permanent vent going forward!

As always, a very positive experience. Dr. Costa and her support team are professional, skilled, and so pleasant. Our dog had a dental and surgery with no problems. Drop-​off and pick-​up was quick and easy. Very thorough post-​op consult. Thanks again for everything! LH

Dr. Costa is the best! She truly cares about her furry patients. I have been going to see her for about 8 years and I will not go to anyone else until the day I am forced to. She is extremely proactive in looking out for potential ail mementos. My furry best friend usually gets a perfect report card but today she detected a little heart murmur. We are coming back for a screening. We are hoping it isn’t major but she wants to be ahead of the game and get him on the proper heart medicine if it is needed.

I took my puppy and 10 yr. old dog to see Dr. Costa for the first time today. I was completely blown away with how wonderful she was. Her staff is equally as nice and her office is very clean. I highly recommend her!

I have been taking my dogs to Dr. Costa for a few years now. I was so happy when I learned that she was buying Spencer Springs to open her own practice. Dr. Costa is not only a very caring and competent vet, she is very FAIR. She will never suggest anything that you don’t need and their prices are great.
My dogs have been to her many times for everything from check ups to having cancerous tumors removed and always receive great care. It can get busy at times so appointments are always best. They are also open 7 days a week which is great. Dr. Costa and her team are highly recommended.

First off let me say Dr. Barbier is the best. Smart, compassionate and caring… My only complaint is not so much with this clinic alone but animal hospitals in general. I had to put our beloved pet down after spending a hefty amount of money there in previous weeks. It was a dark day,.yet the assistant couldn’t wait to ask for my credit card. She said it’s to cover the cost of the serum used to put our pet down. Something I didn’t want to do yet contribute to it being done (hope animal lovers will understand). We’re not idiots. Lets face it, its costs them 5 or 10 dollars. $ 65 covers a hell of a lot more and builds in a hefty profit. Not the day to capitalize. If it were my clinic I would offer that service for free to longtime customers (probably walk in’s too). It just seems so very petty and money grubbing to charge someone for that when they are grieving and hurting so much.

Terrible service… staff and Dr. wouldn’t bring my pet here again. What a rip off maybe since all the other Dr’s are gone now prices must increase. Typical what’s the point of being long term customer.

This clinic runs so much better since Dr Costa is back! She is an amazing vet and is dedicated to our fur babies health. She takes her time with you and you never feel rushed. I refer everyone to her. I’m glad she’s back and running the show!

I want to add to my 5 star review Dr. Susie Costa and her stuff !
This place is clean !! Really really clean !!
Excellent knowledge and care, kindness and better then fair prices !
Thank you Dr. Susie Costa!!!

I have been coming to Spencer Springs Animal hospital with my various animals over the past 15 years. Tears have been shed by docs and me over some who have had to cross the Rainbow Bridge but I have never been to a vet hospital with more compassion. Glad that Dr Costa is back but will miss Dr. Hicks (he retired).
Dr. Costa and her staff are pleasant, knowledgeable and down to earth… No hoity toity attitudes. Sometimes you wait past your appointment because other animals need care first. Kinda like a physician office.
My current furbaby, Sadie, needed surgery, it was performed professionally and without incident. btw: I was taken back to see the ultrasound as it was done.
As long as I have furbabies, I will come to and recommend Spencer Springs.

My last review of this place was not good as the doctor what a complete disgrace to the profession. Its really hard to say if the place improved in two years. We had a 9:30 appointment for our dog, needless to say we were still sitting in the waiting room at 9:30, at 9:45 and finally we got in a room. The doctor cam in and talked with us, looked at our dog and asked to take her for Xray’s saying it would only take about 10 minutes.
30 minutes later still waiting on our dog to be brought back in, we hear a woman in the lobby screaming about a doctors table side manner’s and being gouged on price for service.
Finally our dog is brought back to us and the doctor finally followed and told us everything looked fine. We never saw any Xray’s of our dog which had been taken which was odd as I have never experienced this not being shown to us before. She said she wanted to put our dog on antibiotics and for us to come back in two weeks.
Over $ 270 later, I still wonder what service was provided as we only had some drugs for our dog. The personal caring touch just did not seem to be here and the time to show us the Xray’s and let us see what the doctor saw, I question this place.
It does not seem like a personal caring service has returned to this place and for that reason, I may not return either. There are other places in town that seem to be more personable and I know there are places that are cheaper.

«BEST VET IN VEGAS» Dr. Susie Costa — Fakler, D.V.M. — Spencer Springs Animal Hospital
Dr. Susie Costa has taken care of our dog (Fred a Rhodesian Ridgeback) for the past 7 years and we have always been treated with such great care, respect and love for our pet so I decided to Unilocal about it. I consider her to be the best vet in Las Vegas and she will always be our veterinarian as long as she is in Las Vegas. Dr. Costa is especially good with our very large 118 lbs service animal. She is not only exceptionally loving and attentive, but She said is always well-​organized, and offers the kind of personal care you can only get from a smaller operation. (I’ve seen the back area, too.) She is also very sensitive to weighing the benefits of a procedure versus the stress it would cause to the animal. This professional veterinarian is a gift to the community. PLUS, her prices are very reasonable. I would highly recommend her!

Botched surgery!
I have been taking my dogs along with my mother’s dogs to see Dr Bower since 2002 and I have loved this vet and even drove across town to go to them, but yesterday my puppy went in to be spayed and if I had wanted my dog to be torn up this bad I would’ve hired someone off the street!
My mom picked my puppy up from the vet and she was crying so much she actually had tears.
Then the shocker. The entire underside of her belly has burns from the clippers to the point some were almost bleeding and the burns went all the way down her stomach to her nunu. They had also cut one of her nails so short it was bleeding.
This use to be a wonderful vet but I won’t be going back and I won’t be recommending anyone to bring their pets there ever again!