Richboro Veterinary Hospital

I agree with Lauren C. from Southampton, Pa who finds Dr. Linn very unsympathetic and really uncaring especially concerning animals he has been treating for a long time and with whom he should form a bond to take care of them to the best of his ability. I guess the oath he took when he became a vet is used at his discretion and according to his mood.
I recently lost a beloved member of our family after almost 17 years. Dr. Linn had treated him from a puppy but never for anything serious just routine shots. He became sick last June with a mass in his bladder which was thought to be cancer. From prescribing a «liquid» med to be given to him for the rest of his life when a more dog friendly chicken chew was readily available to maybe calling me back with really no good information or advice should I call him. I should have gone to someone else right away.
After 8 months my canine best friend took a turn for the worse. I called the office and told his receptionist that I needed to speak to Dr. Linn because he was much worse with bleeding and not eating therefore I couldn’t administer the meds. It was important
to only give this cancer drug with food (I had to find that out by myself. Linn never told me how to give the medicine nor that a chicken chew was available.) I was put into his «voice mail». I left a message thinking that the receptionist would tell Dr. Linn I needed to talk with him. My heart sank as the morning went on – I will jump to the outcome – he didn’t call me for 25 hours to the minute from when I called at 9:20am the day before.
Luckily, my daughter put me in touch with her vet. She treated my dog with the upmost respect and kindness. I still cannot believe that when I did finally talk with Linn he had no excuse for not calling me back sooner other than to say he had other clients to see that whole day. Can you believe that – I am so sorry that I held onto the belief he would be caring and compassionate especially when the animal’s life was coming to a close.
Please do not give this vet any more chances to express his true nature when the chips are down! Your pet’s health and possibly his life is in the balance

Dr. Lin is a truly amazing vet! we have been with him for over 10 years! He helped us get through a rough time when our beloved dog Blondie went though cancer treatments and later had to be put down. We also foster for wags rescue and when a puppy is ill he is there to help! thanks Dr. lin and staff!!!

I will no longer be bringing either of my dogs here. They are extremely over priced and also very quick to «guess» at diagnosis. I was told that my puppy most likely had parvo but that they wouldn’t be able to confirm for a few days. I worried myself sick and found out he had nothing but a little puppy bug. Another time I brought my puppy in for a pretty nasty sounding cough and they said he was fine after a 173.00 visit bill. Later that night I took him to animal ER and found out he had a pretty bad case of kennel cough. How do you miss something like that? I called the following day and asked them the same thing in which they responded it can happen. Absolutely zero apology or any type of refund. I have heard from multiple people to take your animals else where. I for sure am finding a new vet.

we have two dogs and two cats and they’ve always been very friendly and good with the animals, and even when I lived in the city we would drive out here for the Vet, as most of the places in the city treat the animals pretty poorly. I’ve always been happy with the service and care they give to our animals.

I’ve had better vets, but I’ve also had worse.
The service you get at Richboro Vet depends largely on Dr. Lin’s mood. I’ve brought several dogs there and sometimes the checkups are thorough, but other times I feel he skips steps… like saying my dog Maeby didn’t need a heart worm test because she had one last year?!
I recently brought in my dog Arnold, and took along with me a long list of his ailments. He was very dismissive of my list, and focused only on the fact that he was losing his vision. I asked about all of the other symptoms, but he said they were all as a result of his sudden «blindness» and seemed annoyed that I even questioned his expert opinion. Granted, I know my list was on the side of OCD, but I was very concerned. He referred me to an animal ophthalmologist at CARES, who subsequently ran a series of tests determining that it was either Immune Mediated Retinitis (IMR) or a brain stem tumor. The IMR was treatable with steroids, but the brain stem tumor was life threatening. After less than a week on steroids, Arnold’s health went from bad to horrible. Through process of elimination, we realized it was a brain stem tumor, and nothing could be done to save him. (If you’re interested, you can read all of the depressing details:
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Within a week of Arnold’s ophthalmologist visit, he became a danger to himself and we had to make the very painful decision to put him down. We did this on a Sunday, and therefore had to bring him back to CARES, not Dr. Lin.
I recently went back to Dr. Lin with my new puppy. During the examination, I mentioned to Dr. Lin that Arnold passed away. Nothing. Not even a halfhearted expression of sympathy. Just a blank stare. I don’t know what I was expecting, but «sorry» would have been a good start. I must state, the ultimate outcome for Arnold would have been the same regardless of who treated him, but if a vet can’t at least show compassion for his patients, then it really makes me question his commitment to animals.
Needless to say, I will be looking for a new vet in the Bucks County area, and would love suggestions!

Like with humans and doctors, you don’t really worry about the caliber of your vet until your dog gets really ill. Anyone can take my dog’s temperature and put her on a scale — surgery is when we really get to see what these boys and gals learned in vet school.
I took my dog into Richboro Vet because she had developed a giant — really friggin huge, man — skin tumor (that she kept biting, to boot). The friendly, down to earth vet explained my options. His conclusion? That I could learn to live with the ugly tumor (which my dog kept biting) or we could remove it for the value price of just US $ 350. On behalf of my pet, I opted for the surgery.
And didn’t this fellow do a swell job! My dog was woozy for only a few hours after the surgery, and within days she was back to her old self again.
My mom keeps hastling me about the ordeal; she thinks I should have «gotten a second opinion» before I sent my dog «under the knife.» Whatever. I trust these guys; they seem like they love animals. My dog is happy.