Littleton Animal Hospital

I’ve been taking my rabbits to LAH for many years now. In my opinion, the vets at this practice are the best exotic animal specialists in the Boston area. My rabbits have seen other vets who supposedly specialize in exotics, but the care has been uninspiring at best, and horrendous at worst. The level of knowledge (both learned and intuitive) among the vets at LAH – especially Dr. Doidge, whom we most frequently see – however, is impressive. Further, the facilities are clean and the people are fantastic. Seriously, if you have «exotic» animals of any kind – birds, reptiles, rabbits, etc. – or even dogs or cats (they care for them, too), I can’t imagine that you will find better than LAH.

A little while ago, my precious lovebird, Lilly, had unfortunately aquired lead poisoning. Her being sick was a terrible experience and something we want to never go through again. We had never been to any vet before, so we tried googling some and we went to a couple, and none really was able to help us as much as Littleton Animal Hospital did. After God, these friendly people were able to help save the life of our family member which we adored so much. They are extremely helpful and informative on everything, they give so much love to Lilly while treating her; we are so glad we chose Littleton Animal Hospital, now Lilly is completely recovering and we are extremely happy! We will be returning for annual checkups and visits. Thank you Littleton Animal Hospital, and God bless you all!

We have spent thousands of dollars here and the service is so astoundingly poor. I do not normally post but I am so disappointed in littleton animal and there lack of consideration to their customers.
I too am a professional and called that I would be 10 minutes late for our parrot beak and nail trim, should we reschedule? (First time ever that I was late)
No problem, the tech doesn’t have any other clients.
I waited about 15 minutes for her to show up, 10 minutes to do a three minute job, and another 10 minutes for the receptionist to charge my credit card.

The vets are very good and the hours are convenient. However be careful because the prices are higher than any of the surrounding clinics. We will pay anything to keep our pets healthy, but their standard services seem to be at a higher rate than other vets who can offer the same.

How do I love thee? I don’t know if I can count the ways! I have been taking all of my animals and some rescue animals to LAH for about 12 years now. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I ADORE the amazing Dr. Kilgore and her staff. They are the very best of the best. I have referred friends and they have been equally as pleased. I just adore the staff and most of the doctors there. No better vet can be found!

I love all the vets here. They are very knowledgeable about parrots, which is important because not all practices take birds, or if they do, they may not really know what they’re talking about. Not the case at LAH.
Unfortunately, the fees continue to go up and up and up. Don’t get me wrong, vets have every right to be paid for their expertise. But a few examples: I recently took my small bird in for a wing clip, it was $ 25. Fyi, a wing clip takes about 90 seconds. Next, my bird was sick and I took him in and paid for an exam, tests, meds, etc. A fair chunk of change. Three weeks later, I wanted to take him in for a follow-​up to confirm he was improved. A «follow-​up» was almost as much as the initial visit ($ 7 less, I believe). I thought that was outrageous, considering it was a follow-​up to an existing problem (on which, PS, I had spent a ton of money the first time).
Also, I have noticed an increasing trend toward the vets trying to «upsell» me vitamins and foods. On one hand, it shouldn’t bother me b/​c I can always say no, thank you. On the other hand… it bugs me considering what I’m already paying for the veterinary services. And friends have told me this is becoming common everywhere.
Overall I love LAH, but I will probably shop around a bit to see if there is somewhere else I like just as much with lower fees.

I’ve brought my rabbits to Littleton Animal Hospital for years. Everyone is always friendly, they’ve always been great about seeing my pets last minute for sick visits. They’re very knowledgeable and comfortable handling small animals.
I’ve been to several different vets who treat exotics and unfortunately witnessed some make fatal errors that cost one of my rabbits his life. Littleton Animal Hospital was actually able to put a catheter into this rabbit as he was literally dying and temporarily saved his life. If this rabbit had been treated by them originally I have no doubt he would have survived, but the oversights and general lack of familiarity with rabbits at the other vet were too much.
Since then I will never take my rabbits anywhere else. I make the hour long drive because I trust them completely with my rabbits.

I love Littleton Animal Hospital! I adopted a lovely rabbit, only to find out that he had chronic dental problems. I was referred by my vet in NH, and have never looked back. Owen must be seen each month to keep his teeth filed down, with a two-​week follow-​up each time, and I happily make the drive from Hudson, NH 2X a month to see Dr. Doidge and all the other excellent people who work there. My bunny is happy and healthy thanks to Littleton Animal Hospital, and he loves going there just as much as I do!

We have had only kindness and good service from the staff and vets at Littleton Animal Hospital. When our lovely 14-​year old cat had to be put to sleep they gave us the option to hold her after the injection, or not (we did) and everyone was completely empathetic about our loss. 4 stars ’cause the dang tick/​flea medicine is so expensive.

I really enjoyed my visit to Littleton Animal Hospital. The staff were very nice and I was able to get an appointment the same day I called! My dog has on going skin problems and the doctor approached them with consideration of my finances. I think they are a great hospital and would recommend them to anyone in the area!