Central Animal Hospital

I have been taking my furbabies to this business since it was on Ogeechee Ave and Dr. Bink owned it. While I miss the care of Dr. Bink, I feel confident in the current staff. I have 5 animals, 2 cats and 3 dogs so we seem to visit them a lot :)
The staff is very professional, compassionate and knowledgeable.

Great office staff and doctor. All were knowledgeable and helpful. Our puppy warmed up to the doctor and nurse faster than anyone before. Our dog didn’t want to leave.

This place is the best! The Doctors and the staff go out of their way to ensure both me and my dog Wendi are well taken care of! They are great with Wendi and the service exceeds any Vet I have ever taken any of my pets to. I am new to Savannah and am so glad I found Central Animal Hospital!

I took Casper into his first vet appointment in Savannah today. I was as nervous as he was, or maybe even more.
I loved the nurse, and I absolutely enjoyed the doctor, Daniel Iyer. They were gentle and very quick with their examinations. I’ve never felt more comfortable with vets around him before, and I definitely feel at ease bringing Casper back to see them.
The only problem I had was with the front office staff. I knew my mother had taken Casper in for a few shots before he moved here, but the receipt from the previous vet didn’t show updated records. So, instead of trying to contact the previous vet, or at least talking me through another solution, I was kind of disregarded like I didn’t know what I was talking about. I felt cornered into deciding to get him vaccinated for things I was sure he had been through already.
Sure enough, when I got home and called the previous physician myself, I found out he had all but two shots: the two I went in for.
I know as an owner, a lot of that was on me. I should have brought his rabies tag and rescheduled my appointment. I just would’ve liked a little more tenderness from the staff. I’m new at full-​time pet ownership and it made the environment stressful for me and pup, so I went ahead and followed through with their suggestions.
Next time, I’m going to follow my gut and refuse services I know Casper doesn’t need. If the front staff had the same caring attitude as the physicians, I would be head over heels with this place.
Bright side: Casper won’t be getting rabies any time soon!

We have been clients for three years now and always receive warm, excellent service. Our three cats have received both routine and life-​saving care here, the staff has always handled our business with professionalism and respect. Our pets receive compassionate and thorough care and, as pet-​owners, we have received ample attention to our questions and concerns. Our appointments are met in good time and communication with the staff has always been pleasant.

My wife and I have 3 dogs and a cat and have been going to Central for 2 years now. We primarily use Dr Hill for dogs and Dr. Hammons for our cat. They are both great, super attentive to our pets, obvious animal lovers and always willing to lay out the different options pros/​cons and risks. Their pricing is very reasonable and front office staff is decent too.

The front desk was not overly friendly but the vet and support staff were amazingly friendly. And the front desk was friendly towards another lady so maybe just me, ha ha. The free mail trim and eat cleaning is a true godsend and prayer request as I do fair with the nail bit and horrible with the ears. There should be an easy book on dog ownership. Anyhow, it helps that Chewie seems to love it here… even the blood work didn’t bother him so it’s a go!

We have been taking our little guy to Dr. Hill for several years now and we had always been satisfied with our yearly visits and felt our dog was getting good vet care. We had always been lucky in that Winstin had been healthy and only needed wellness exams. This past May, that changed and we had a health emergency. I was banging on the glass like a crazy woman because they weren’t even open yet. They rushed him back and were so kind and patient with me. They saved our baby. It took some time and he will always need medication but he is fine otherwise. The cost of the treatment was way less than we anticipated considering the amount and quality of care he received. One of the many sweet office people even held him during her lunch hour while he was there, and he smelled horrible at this point, but she still loved him. They also worked out a payment plan for us since this was an unexpected visit and we had been with them for several years. We moved recently and are farther away but we would go any distance to continue to see Dr. Hill and his excellent staff.

This is the worst vet experience I’ve ever had.
The vet and I agreed upon a simple procedure to remove one of my French Bulldog’s toe nails. At the time she was 1 ½ old. She was super active and caught it while running. The vet refused to remove the nail by numbing and said she would not do the procedure unless Piglet was under anesthesia. I reluctantly agreed. Anesthesia makes me nervous and I’d rather not put my dog under unless absolutely necessary, but she was healthy and young so we did.
I signed off on the exact procedure after the vet examined Piglet for some time and we discussed exactly what she needed: toe nail removal and bandaged up with a couple pain meds for the following couple days.
The called me after Piglet was under saying, «Toe cancer is very common in dogs, I don’t feel comfortable removing her nail unless you agree to do cancer testing for an additional $ 150 – 200. She is under right now, you must make a decision immediately, I can only keep her under for so long.»
I was shocked. I told the vet we had already agreed that she needed the nail removed, it was an obvious trauma from cracking it while running and that was all that was wrong with her. The vet denied looking at Piglet and determining exactly what she needed done (as I was holding a paper confirming our discussion).
I had to argue with the vet for around 15 minutes with her badgering me about my one year old dog having toe cancer. The vet said she was just going to bring her back out of anesthesia and we’d have to watch Piglet for another week or so and then (pay the vet visit and putting her under anesthesia cost again) bring her back in to see if they could remove the toenail and it wouldn’t just heal on it’s own.
I had been diligently watching her toe already for one week and knew it wasn’t just going to resolve itself.
Finally they finished the procedure and I was able to come pick up Piglet. The vet then brought a bloody baggie out into the lobby and proceeded to squeeze the bloody bag and removed toenail under my face saying, I have seen toe cancer before and this is what we want to send off for labs. It’s for your dog’s health.
This vet is unethical and does not truly care about animal care. They make pressure sales while your pet is under anesthesia.
Six months later, her nail has grown back. Her foot looks totally normal and she’s healthy and has a new vet who does not pressure sell clients.
I WOULD NEVER SEND AN ANIMAL OR FRIEND HERE.

I took my dog Joey to Central because a hot spot became infected. They were very helpful and worked around my busy schedule to fit me in. Usually my Jack Russell doesn’t do well with shots, but he warmed up to Dr. Iyer quickly and he was happy the entire time. I was worried about the cost before going, but was relieved after they found the most cost-​effective way to treat my dog. I’m very satisfied with my experience and I will keep going back!

Too bad 0 stars is not an option. This is one of the worst businesses that I have had to deal with. They’re unethical. I really don’t need to elaborate as you can see examples of their terrible business practices in multiple reviews.

Dr. Hill is a wonderful Vet. My dog feels very comfortable around him. Recently he started having a serious medical issue where his health plummeted at an extreme rate. Dr. Hill and the staff at the Central Animal Hospital were there every step of the way to help as if he was their own dog. One of the Vet Techs told me that they had a dream the night before about my dog, I think this shows just how much care the staff puts into what they do and the animals that they serve. Dr. Hill is also very good at communicating and making clear to the pet owner what is going on with their pet.
I highly recommend.

jana’s review, below, is pretty much exactly my experiences at central. i’ve returned to the area and needed a dog vet and, after reading many savannah vet reviews (none great, by the way), i decided to give central a try.
first visit… made an appointment two days prior, showed up 10 minutes early as requested to fill out paperwork, and… waited 20 minutes to be called back. the front desk seemed amazingly unorganized and borderline-​unfriendly and harried. when pup and i finally got called back to an exam room we… yup, waited again. this time for another 10 minutes. mind you, this was at 9am; imagine what it would be if this was a 4pm visit with the office running this late. dr. hill was a friendly and generally informative vet. took all of the vitals including drawing blood for a follow-​up lab test and then, curiously, took my dog in the back to express her glands. she gets this done every 6 weeks and i’ve never had someone take her out to get it done. whatever, i thought. brought her back, went to have labwork analyzed and, again, waited another 10 minutes. this was getting ridiculous.
he came back, again apologized, and informed me that the lab equipment was «down.» uh, really? i get that problems arise but after nearly an hour i wasn’t feeling it. he offered to send the lab work out and call me two days later, which he did. all of this experience just left a bad taste.
second time i thought, make it easy, see if the first visit was just an aberration. nope, it wasn’t. got her glands done again and, again, they took her in the back. odd, i thought. well, both times her glands were done within a day she was scooting again (if you have a dog you know what i’m referring to), leaving me to believe either it wasn’t done properly, enough, or at all. second time this happened, to the tune of $ 26 (steep for 5 minutes of nothing) and she started scooting again i took her to another vet. mind you, two days after this was supposedly done. vet expressed a ton — not an amount that ever would have happened had it been done properly at central.
no more. it’s too bad that a vet that seems caring, gentle and pretty good has such a meh office running the show.

I haven’t had any actual interaction with the doctors here, but my cat — after about 5 minutes laying on my porch this September — was covered in fleas, as was my entire apartment. People say Savannah has the worst fleas you can imagine but you never really understand until it happens… anyway, I stopped by to pick up a Capstar and some Assurity for my kitten to end his itchiness. The women at the front desk were super friendly and made sure I knew exactly what medication I was buying and how it worked (Assurity causes temporary hair loss at the application site and they made that very clear, so it was nice not to be surprised by a bald spot the next day!) and I thought the prices were reasonable considering there is an MSRP on those kinds of meds. Also, the office is absolutely gorgeous on the street level of the Starland loft building. If my cat ever needs vet attention, I know where I’ll go!

I got a voucher from Save a Life to spay my dog, and sadly my usual vet (Case) doesn’t take them! So I chose Central, and they did a great job!
The vets were very friendly, and the process was so easy. She even did a free nail trim and skin scrape since my pup was showing signs of skin irritation/​demodex mites. Very thoughtful. The front desk staff hasn’t always been super friendly the 3 times I’ve been there, but that’s a small complaint in comparison to the friendly vets and convenient location. I may be switching vets!

The prices here were great! I was always impressed with my final bill and the staff was so friendly, it is really the best vet in Savannah.

Very friendly, caring and supportive. They treated my dog very well.

Searched all over the internet and read various websites trying to find the best vet in town for my little fur babies. My search ended when I came across an article on Central Animal Hospital and a survey somewhere else listing this place as the editor’s choice for best veterinarian in Savannah. I knew it wasn’t the closest one to our house but if it was the best I didn’t have a problem making the drive for my pups.
My two Maltese puppies are litter mates and were 7 months old. I wanted to get them fixed because they are brother and sister and I didn’t want to risk them mating because no matter how much you try they still might figure out a way to hook up behind your back! I called on a Friday and asked about making an appointment for a spay and neuter and the nurse told me that because they had never been seen by the vets at their clinic they would need to have a pre-​surgical wellness exam to make sure they were healthy enough to undergo anesthesia and made my appointment for Monday. So that Saturday I went down to Petsmart where a group called Save-​A-​Life sells vouchers for spay and neuter surgeries at a much discounted rate (more if you use them but I already decided on my vet!).
Only $ 20 each for their wellness exams that Monday… which is one hell of a deal compared to prices in Hawaii. (I once had to pay a vet $ 40 to tell me they didn’t know if my dog was pregnant… I knew she was… and one month later we found out she was)
Our vet was Dr. Buck Drummond and he was friendly and upbeat from the moment he entered the exam room. The puppies were in great health and I scheduled both of their surgeries for Wednesday. I was SOOO nervous about it… I didn’t want my puppies to be scared or hurt… and the thought of someone cutting them open made my stomach turn… but I knew it was the right thing. Wednesday came and I was nervous but once again everyone was so nice and sweet that I knew my babies would be looked after. I couldn’t pick them up until after 230pm but they called as soon as the surgeries were over to let me know that they both were doing fine and recovering.
Its Sunday now and both of my puppies have been recovering beautifully. No redness, no swelling, no discharge… both were eating and going potty by the next day… and they even called a few days after the surgery to check in on them and make sure they were recovering well. Another thing I really liked about this clinic was when I bought my vouchers from the Save-​A-​Life people they said the voucher would ONLY cover the surgery and the anesthesia… that anything extra, including pain medication was out of pocket. That made sense… but when I checked in that morning the nurse mentioned during her explanation of everything that pain meds were included. I left thinking she probably just had a brain fart and expected to pay for the pain meds when I got back. To my surprise… pain meds ARE included at this clinic and they gave enough for two days for my little boy and 3 days for my little girl. I really believe that they could’ve charged me for the pain meds but didn’t.
I’m so glad that we found a Vet clinic that we can look forward to going to… because we know we’ll be met with warmth and genuine care.