Sunset Lakes Animal Clinic

Awful. Worst vet I’ve ever encountered. Gave my dog antibiotics for $ 129 for an ear infection and then when I questioned the price said «what? you can’t afford it?». Such a rude, rude woman. Before that had my dog neutered there and was quoted one price and then charged way more. Horrible business practices.

I can’t say enough about how much we love Sunset Lakes Animal Clinic. Dr Mary is always happy to see my puggle. They always take great care of her. Their prices seem fair & do not have extra or unnecessary fees. We will be coming back for many years.

I recently moved here with two older dogs. One had not walked in almost a year. We had been trying to manage her care but she getting worse. Schooly was very hands-​on and could tell right away what the problem was. She told me, «I don’t want you spending your money here, I’m going to send you to someone who can help.» She made an appointment right there with a specialist in Fort Lauderdale who was just what we needed. The specialist told us there was nothing that could be done for our immobile dog, she would never walk again. The dog was developing other health issues due to being bed-​ridden. We ultimately decided to take her back to Schooley to have the dog euthanized.
That same day our other dog was not looking so well. We took him in to Schooley. He was severely anemic and needed a blood transfusion. They have a blood donor right there in the office. He is a big ‘ol German Shepherd named Hank. So we got some Hank-​blood and our dog was looking great again. Schooley made an appointment to have an ultrasound for our dog to see why our dog had gotten so sick. The ultrasound tech met with us there. Our dog had a massive tumor wrapped around his spleen and other organs. Even with surgery, he wouldn’t live more than a few months. He got sick two weeks later and was euthanized. Schooley was great, not only with us, but to my children as well. These kids had just lost both their dogs they had known there whole lives in just two weeks. Schooley was sweet and compassionate to them. She has like 6 kids of her own, so she has a lot of experience.
Now we have two new dogs, one is an older puppy. I’ve had to bring her in a few times already because she is one hot mess. The pup had developed a huge lump on the top of her head. Schooley felt the pup’s head and could tell she had chipped her skull. We didn’t need to waste money on xrays. Strict cage-​rest for puppy that we could do at home and meds. A few months later, same puppy ate a needle. Took an xray, saw the needle. Schooley advised bulking up her stool so pup could pass the needle without surgery. Took pup in a few days later for another xray, needle is gone. No surgery needed.
Schooley is a good, ‘ol country gal from Alabama with a bunch of kids and animals. She’s honest and a straight talker. She’s not going to try to confuse you with technical terms. She makes sure your family understands exactly whats going on with your furbabies.
Last but definitely not least, Sunset Lakes animal hospital team is super. Do they ever sleep? They are always there. Katrina, the lady whose name always escapes me and Victor are always great with my family.

The owner and staff are extremely knowledgable and friendly. I felt confident leaving my dog, Max, at Dr. Schooley’s Clinic for boarding. Would recommend!

do not ever leave your dog boarding at this place!
my dog was 14 years old and we left him boarding for two weeks at this horrible place, the biggest regret of my life!!! all they would do was call us saying that our dog was dying, they would dramatize everything, saying he had cancer, then she would say he had a tumor, then she would tell us a different diagnose everytime! when we would ask her what was happening exactly, she could never explain, the only thing she would say was that he was dying because he was already 14 years old! and desperate us saying that we had to give her 3 thousand dollars for a bunch of exams to do on him or else he would die!
she would never give a diagnose! my dog was 14 years old and he required a special attention and care, he would only be fed when the food was near him since he was blind but other than that he was healthy, we took him to several other doctors and every dramatize diagnose she would give, was completely different from what the other doctors would give!
this woman should be in jail!!! they take advantage of your emotional vulnerability with their absurd diagnoses to take money from you!
and the worst thing is that i did not even care about how much i could give to save my dogs life, i would give the world for him and they took my best friends life! it hurst every single day to not even know till this day to what he has passed away!
this woman deserves to have her vet license taken away!
i cry every night before i sleep because of my regret of leaving him at this place!
for the love of god, please dont take your pet at this place!

Dr. Schooley and staff are very knowledgeable, caring, and passionate about what they do. they assess each animal as an individual and give options to the pet owners on paths to recovery, etc. I appreciate the friendliness and professionalism they exhibit as well– clean and organized office!

Horrible experience! Went in with a case of my dog being constipated and not peeing for 2 days. Dr said he had a tumor pressing on his organs that could not be operated (no xrays nor ultrasound) she gave me an estimate for a euthanasia. I went to another Hospital for a second opinion they did xrays and a ultrasound turns out he had bladder stones and needed surgery immediately. Just picked him up and he’s doing better. I think you guys really need to be more responsible when it comes to a diagnostic like this. I mean how many pets have been euthanized based on just a physical exam? Only reason why I rate 1 star is because it won’t let me post otherwise.