Colorado Veterinary Specialists & Animal Er

So checked into this place around 7:30 with a 3 month old cat who’s been vomiting and had diarrhea all day. Came in with a stool sample so they could run a fecal. We were brought into a room within ten minutes of being here by a tech named dan who got the initial information from us and checked weight and temperature. We were then told by him that they were busy tonight and we might be waiting a little while (he did not take the sample to run the fecal which could have been done while we were waiting). TWO AND A HALF HOURS later with NO COMMUNICATION my mother finally went into the lobby and had to stare someone down and ask for an eta on when we would be seen. The doctor had no idea we were even here (super lovely) THANKS A BUNCH FOR THAT DAN. The doctor came into the room with us and decided a fecal needed to be ran… yet again I feel as though Dan maybe dropped the ball here as I said before, this could have been done during the two and a half hours we were waiting to be seen. After the decision to run a fecal was made another tech came in to try to tell us that the two teaspoons of poop we brought was not enough to run more than a direct at which point my mom offered to run it for them as she mentioned to them that she has been a vet tech for the last nine years. Then suddenly, there was enough to run the full four. I just love magic ;) So three hours into our journey, we are still waiting and will probably be here for a while. So just a heads up — anyone coming in should maybe bring a sleeping bag and some water and snacks, portable did player maybe, oh and of Dan checks you in maybe just turn around and go somewhere else. On the bright side the actual veterinarian is very nice and apologetic, just wish I had met her two and a half hours earlier!

I took my sick puppy to a vet er prior to coming here and I’m so glad I left that vet and came here. They were honest, straight forward and were not trying to take advantage of a worried furmom. The other place wanted to admit, send me home and then during the night they would test and treat. Obv this is why I left. I brought my pup in for lethargy, vomiting X1, and not eating or drinking. Here, my pup was treated quickly, efficiently and we were out of there in 2 hours with a happy, eating and drinking pup. They notified my vet that he was seen there and my vet followed up with us the next day. He’s doing great now. Thanks!

We took our dog in for what ended up being pneumonia and they were very attentive, caring, and really wanted the best for my dog. They were also helpful and conscious of the cost of things and tried to hard to give my dog the best care possible and stay within the range of my budget. They were so helpful in getting him better and then fit in a surgery he needed for laryngeal paralysis as well! They made it easy to understand post op directions and were friendly when I called with concerns. I have to say, they are a bit of a drive from my home but I would not trust my pups with anyone else in an emergency or for surgery!

my dog broke his leg, after a very long ride we showed up. not only did they NOT make him walk on his own, but they immediately got pain meds in him. The staff was not just understanding but caring too. they all were a part of my dogs care. I was able to speak directly to the surgeon so there was no «I can ask for you and get back to you as soon as possible.» They understood my dog Is family, and treated him as such! THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!

Hold on to your wallet if you go there. Contact your vet for support on diagnosis as they will want to do many invasive, costly, and dangerous procedures. We had a vomiting dog on a Saturday night and our vet does not support weekends. Even though the Animal ER vet on call was not a certified radiologist she «strongly» suspected seeing cancer in the ultrasound and needed to aggressively start treatment. This would have been a $ 3,500 surgery with a 10% chance of our dog not recovering from surgery. Our vet recommended medically stabilizing the dog and we had much push back from the vet on call. Luck for our dog, we said no to the stomach pump, feeding tube, and surgery as he has fully recovered. I am not sure he would of if he had such invasive procedures that could have led to infections and other complications.