Foothills Veterinary Service

Upon recommendation, we chose Dr. Wiekhorst for a house call to put our beloved Toro to sleep at our home after beginning to suffer from organ failure. When first calling in to the receptionist, she was extremely compassionate and took her time getting my information, as I was in tears and had a hard time getting my contact info across clearly. After setting an appointment for the following day, I had the immediate doubt of, «is it really time, could he hang on one more day?». The office staff understood my dilemma and told me they would follow up in the morning to see how we were doing, and to check if we still wanted the appointment or would like to postpone it. Having that option and not feeling obligated to anyone else’s time table with my pet’s last days was a luxury I am so thankful for. When the call came the next morning, I knew it was time, and confirmed for that afternoon. Dr. Wiekhorst let me know he was on his way, which allowed me to make sure my kids and other animals were prepared. This great man came into my home knowing how hard this was, and was so professional and compassionate towards our tears. With sedation and not even a flinch from my sweet old boy, Dr. Weikhorst eased my beloved Toro off to cross the rainbow bridge. After giving me a hug and his condolences, Dr. Weikhorst left our home just as touched as we were, and everyone could tell he truly cared for Toro in his final moments. Whoever says this vet practice doesn’t treat their clients like family blows my mind. We will be switched all of our veterinary needs to Foothills Vet!

Old school, small town type Veterinarian that really cares about their patients. Don’t expect a fancy office or unnaturally cheerful staff to pamper you– but you can expect a Veterinarian that is fantastic with animals and has years of experience. Wayne Wiekhorst is a fantastic DVM and his calm demeanor puts any animal at ease. They also have a surgeon on staff, Dennis White. This vet office is local to me and I found it through recommendations of several neighbors. They have never tried to up-​sell me on things my dogs didn’t need and have been wonderful for the last two years. Foothills Veterinary Service can also do registration and dog tags for both Maricopa County and Yavapai County making it very easy to keep up to date.
FVS also has a groomer on site which has handled my arctic breed dogs without trouble.
Thanks FVS for being a great little local Vet office and caring about my dogs as much as I do!

I am done with this vet. The front staff are horrible, the never remember who we are, they don’t treat the dogs like family members but more like cattle. When my husband took out chow mix in for a allergy shot, She was excellent as always in the waiting room and otherwise. He the vet walked into the little room and Winnie barked ONCE at him. He jumped back like he never saw a dog bark before. He put a MUZZLE on my dog and didn’t try to spend ANYtime getting to know her. He also told us that we needed to give her a bath for her allergies. These allergies she gets every March and April for her entire life, It is from breathing in spores. She doesn’t need a bath. She actually gets one every other week, anyway. He has no idea what he is talking about. I called later and asked why he didn’t just spend time with Winnie and instead put her in a muzzle and he said she COULD bite and would do it again. No compassion, no respect, no vet knowledge. I the past we brought in our very old dog and they said he didn’t need treatment for his cough, we should ‘just enjoy the time he has lefty’. We demand medication which I got and works very well and he is fine now. Our dogs mean everything to us. Never again!