Kendall Drive Animal Hospital

Honestly if I could give them 0 stars I will. My dog was suffering from a stomach problem. When I took him for his first visit I already felt as though they were robbing me but I stayed because it was my first puppy and I would’ve rather been safe than sorry. Anyways, the stomach issue happened to be that my dog ate an earring or something they couldn’t identify. The vet immediately made me feel as though is were a life threatening incident. He said he would have to open him
Up and «fish for something.» Excuse my language but what the fuck? Open a dog up and fish for something because of an ingested earring? Well I was quick to abide and I left him there. My mom wanted to check up on him before he went into surgery, they had him in a small cage he was covered in pee and shaking… And guess what the bill was $ 2,000 lol my mom immediately said no and we took him to another vet. $ 20 check up and they told me he’ll poop it out which he did. Don’t take your pet there… If you really love them take them somewhere that they’ll actually look after your pet and not just your bill.

Please do not subject your pet to this office. When you ask the vet questions, he becomes very defensive and will raise his voice. The staff doesn’t take responsibility for any of their actions or statements. Stay as far away from this office as possible.

Horrible service!!! I will never go back there… I know we should never say never. This place sucks. employees are rude, I’m not sure why this godforsaken place is still open.

Very bad experience and I am for sure never going back, I recently rescued a kitten and I took him there for his first check up. My first impression when I arrived was that de place did not look clean at all, it was fealty and smelly. Minutes after when I go in the examination room it was even worst. The technician not even the doctor started evaluating the kitten and the way he performed the check up made me feel like he didn’t even had a degree he knew what he was doing of course but didn’t seem professional at all. Third I never saw the actual doctor only for like 10 minutes and he nearly speak to me or introduce him self he only look at the kitten and told me what was wrong and left 5 second after. Today a week after my kittens visit I have to take him back for check up (to a different vet of course) because he seems to have a cold and infected/​swollen eye he was perfectly fine before I took him to this vet.

Grouponers beware: they will nickle-​n dime ya in every way possible

They do an amazing job of taking care of your pets! A bit pricey but well worth the money. My dogs have lasted longer than I believed they would have at 13 years old. They always make time for a last minute appointment. Extremely happy with their dedication and expertise.

Very friendly staff and quick service. Great location, they called you before every appointment.

I will never return to this animal hospital. I went to this animal hospital because they accept my dog’s insurance (I normally go to Eureka Animal Clinic– Dr. Alonso there is GREAT!).
The girls at the front desk were very nice and attentive. I sat in the nice waiting room and waited to be seen. Once in the room, the vet tech came in, and then the vet, who never introduced himself (he’s hispanic with hair down to his shoulders).
I told the vet I was there because of a small ball/​growth on my shih-tzu’s back. He immediately started explaining how she needed immediate surgery to remove the ball because there was an «80% chance» it was malignant– he stressed that the word «cancer» is from «olden times» and no longer used in the field. He then said she would require x-​ray of her lungs to check for metastasis (if the growths had spread). I said that he was assuming that the growth was malignant, and asked if any other less invasive tests could be done– like a needle aspiration. He said yes, but that it would need to be removed anyway, and that if the x-​ray showed metastasis in the lungs then there was nothing else that could be done. He was very quick to talk and throw in big words, and I had struggled to get my questions in.
He also looked at her eye (where she previously had a damaged cornea but it was now healed– as I later found out from Dr. Alonso) and said she would either A. require surgery to remove the top layer of her eye where the «ulcer» was, or B. would require 3 sets of eyedrops, one of which would be made from her blood serum and I’d have to leave her at the vet for a couple of hours for blood to be drawn for.
I took the $ 755 estimate for the «malignant tumor» and the $ 120 estimate for the eyedrops and headed straight to Dr. Alonso for a second opinion. He took a look at it and said it was a small bruise/​swelling that should go away on its own, and that he wasn’t worried about it. He then said that the gray area on her eye was scar tissue and her eye was fine.
Aside from wanting to charge me for unnecessary procedures, Kendall Drive Animal Hospital has no consideration for all that my dog would have gone through had I listened to their opinions– an unnecessary eye surgery, unnecessary surgery to remove the «tumor» and an x-​ray. They were very inconsiderate and I do not recommend them at all.

I wish I would have read the other Unilocal reviews about this animal clinic. Please, whatever you do don’t go to this place. They are out for your money and nothing else. These people don’t even know how to properly care for your animal. I went there because my cat had developed a skin irritation that looked by what i thought was ringworm by online pictures. The girls at the front desk are generally nice but their vet nurses are horrible. They asked me to wait inside the waiting room. I waited and then came in a vet nurse. He didn’t even introduced himself just asked me if I had a record of the vaccines I had given to my cat. Well, I told him that I had given it to the front desk staff and they had made copies. Mind you, he was holding the record. Then he asked me if the vaccines had descriptions, I am like don’t you know what each of the names of the vaccines mean. I told him my cat had received all his vaccines rabies and an anti parasitical injection when he was much younger (a couple of months ago). I also shared that he remains indoors most of the time, still he said the previous clinics did not do a «proper parasitical» check up because they did not conduct a fecal exam. So he recommended one to wary off any possible parasites might be the cause of the skin irritation. I fell into it and I agreed on a Fecal checkup.
My cat is very calm, he is a sweet heart. He might not be the most beautiful cat out there but he is super calm at the Vet office. Yet, he felt the need to use excessive force and brought in a harness. The cat wasn’t even scratching, never showed teeth, or meowed. Then overhead him say to one of the other nurses «relengato esta en ese cuarto» which basically means «street/​ugly cat is in that room.» Anyways, it’s my fucking cat and its not like I am not going to pay you to treat my cat. Then comes the «vet,» at first tells me the irritation might be from excessive licking or from fighting with my other cat. Then he changes his story and say the cat contracted an infection and that he was going prescribe a couple of meds. He leaves the room and here comes the nurse with the prescriptions meds and the costs. They wanted to charge me $ 69.00 for an antibiotic vaccine. I told him that I could orally administer the antibiotic so the price went to $ 30.00. From this instance forward, then he knew I wasn’t a bimbo that was just going to accept his «professional opinion.» Then he wanted to charge me $ 18.00 for an omega 3 shot so that the skin can regenerate faster. This is completely unnecessary because I feed my cat a VERY high quality cat food and multivitamins. So I declined. Then another $ 30 for a medicated shampoo? Mind you, the vet couldn’t tell exactly if this a due to an infection or excessive licking. In all they wanted to charge me $ 229 for all the medication. I had to cut off the pork from the bill and ended paying $ 139.00. I had to remind the nurse for the fecal results because he didn’t remember. They came back negative just like I had suspected. Another nurse came to administer an anti scratch injection and he brought another nurse to «scruff» the cat. The lady didn’t even know how to do it correctly and seemed a little wary about touching the cat. By the way, my cat is clean and does not smell. The last thing you want to show to a cat is that you are fearful. Animal psychology 101, where did she go to school?
Then I asked her why so much excessive force on this poor cat, which during the ENTIRE EXAMINATION WAS CALM!!! So, she backed off. The cat didn’t fucking made a sound when the injection was being administered. He was just bundled up, purring to himself. I GOT SO UPSET AT THIS FUCKING Place. I am sorry I am being so vulgar but these people don’t know about animals. I usually take him to a low cost clinic near Flagler and they had detected and correctly treated his urinary track infection. I was stupid and opted to go to this new crap because it was closer to my house.
My brother found my cat a couple of months ago as a skinny little kitten of 2 months in the rain. He is not the cutest thing but has a very calm demeanor and super friendly. Every vet would automatically detect this cat has a calm temperance. Anyways, they recommend I go next week to check on the cat, in case he needs «extra medication.» They will definitely not see my behind in there again! If you love your pet DON’t GO!!!

I’m not sure why this godforsaken place is still open.
Read this very carefully! These people are crooks and have no knowledge of anything, none the less in veterinary medicine.
We were bringing my dog here for quite some time because the location was convenient. Dr. Quintero seemed like a knowledgeable professional who knew what he was doing, and Janet the office manager seemed to care about our pet.
Boy were we wrong! Our dog wasn’t urinating properly and we called them and asked them if we should bring her in, and they told us to wait it out, shortly after she was diagnosed with kidney stones.
Fast forward after surgery. They told us she would come home after 2 days, but her health was not improving, so they asked us to come in. They told us she was not eating and would die if we didn’t take her home.
We brought her home and she recuperated right away, unfortunately her body was left with bumps from all the injections they gave her, and from what I gather from my new vet this was due to dirty needles, however, this establishment insisted this was a sign of cancer, and suggested that we operate my poor dog, after everything she had been through.
The issue her was that no tests were performed to confirm this finding. I didn’t believe it, so I took my dog to another vet for a second opinion. The vet ran extensive tests and blood work, which ALL came back NEGATIVE!
I would never recommend this place to anyone, you’re better off trying to treat your dog yourself.

My wife and I have no words. We were going away for a week and left our puppy at Kendall Drive Animal Hospital. The dog was healthy, beautiful, shiny coat and full of energy. One day before our return they called us to say that the dog was vomiting and had bloody stool. They said they would do the necessary tests, I agreed. All the tests came back negative. When I came back to pick him up. He was pure bones, on a drip and had lost hair. He was like a different dog with no emotions, scared to interact. I decided to take him home because I felt they were not taking good care of him. Two days later our dog died. We believe he died of malnutrition. If you care about your pet, avoid this place!

They have a great support staff that greet you and your pet once you are inside. They make sure that your pet is up to date on vaccines, so that you don’t have to worry about Miami Dade Services coming after you :)
all in all… love coming here and will continue to do so.

I’m not an expert on animal clinics, but I must say I am quite satisfied with this one. Aside from a couple loopy employees, everyone means well and does a good job of reminding you about check ups. I will definitely continue to bring my French bulldog here, and I would recommend it to any one in the Kendall area.

I had a very bad experience at this vet. I bought a cocker spaniel at a pet shop and was instructed to go to this vet for follow up. They gave me clear bill of health and vaccines. Turns out pup was sick never diagnosed nor treated and died. Of course I get another pup and after the initial shots were given ran from this vet and continued care at another location!

I went to this clinic after purchasing my puppy from a pet shop. She was very sick and they took good care of her. At that point we chose to purchase the 1 year package including the spaying (extra $ 100). (almost $ 300.00 for 1 year program) After paying almost another $ 100.00 after each visit (because they nickel and dime you) I took my puppy to be spayed. Then then wanted another $ 200.00. They said my package only included the procedure but not anything else including the stitches and medication??? They are CRAZY! I will not return. What a horrible experience.

I love this clinic! I took my puppy there because when i received her that was the clinic i was supposed to go to for the first free check up. I loved it and decided to sign up for the year of service. The only thing i did not like at all were the prices! It was ridiculous how i had paid almost $ 400 for the year insurance which was supposed to include everything yet each time i took my dog they managed to charge me $ 200 and up every time. As soon as my year contract was over i immediately took my dog across the street to Ban field and started my monthly payments of $ 20 which includes unlimited visits.

If you love your pet, don’t waste your time and money taking them to KDAH. I’ve had such terrible experiences with those people. We’ve been taking our pets there for a very long time, we had two Irish Setters, who were mostly in good health. We took them there and we felt really comfortable with the Vet who owned the practice at that time; that was about 15yrs ago. Princess and Sunny are now gone, but our family grew again with two Schnauzers. Marley and Jasmine. Dr. Bacalla saw us through Jasmine’s distemper (btw KDAH checks out and gives first shots to some of the pups that are to be sold at the Cute Puppies Pet Shop. long story). The pet shop payed for all the treatments and Jas survived.
It hasn’t been easy Jasmine is not in good health. Their mark up on the pet meds is at least 200% of what they pay for them. We were charged $ 15 because we asked for a prescription, so in order to get it filled somewhere else. we had to pay for a script. They love to prescribe, and send you home with $$$ worth of medicine, and since you love your dog and want them to get better, we do what we can and dish out the $$$… until you realize that you are the one getting that fecal test done.
One afternoon I rushed to their office on Kendall Drive with my pup Jasmine (who had insurance with this office) with blood coming out of both ends. really scary. That woman who is supposed to be the office manager is heartless, rude and just nasty. I was turned away because the doctor had to go home. It was almost time for him to leave. My dog was bleeding, I was scared, I asked her please just for a moment, no compassion. that nope.nah ah. still makes me mad as hell…$ 800 in cash at an animal e.r. on Kendall Drive for an over night stay and $ 300 for medicines at KDAH the next day!!! Horrible, please do your research, don’t fall for the fake honeys and darlings. they are in it for the money. I am very happy I found a great vet’s office, Country Walk Veterinary Centre, husband and wife D.V.M… they have taken the time with our dogs and shown compassion, my jaw dropped when I saw the difference in the price for their service and medications. even the hospital stay for Jasmine and consult with Dr. Armstrong, the specialist, was less than half of that overnight stay. She was in the hosp for 3 days didn’t add up to that overnight stay with the bleeding incident and the medications bought at KDAH.
I don’t want to make this about the money. althought it’s highway robbery! They haven’t a clue. the new vet is horrible, wouldn’t even take Jas’s temperature that last day my daughter took her. I was on a cruise and Jas glands were very swollen. He looked at my daughter and told her there is nothing more we can do, without even touching the pup, take her to the specialist. We did. not the one they sent us to.
I know that this post is very long, but I am very disgusted with that place, most people won’t take the time to write a review. I hope this saves you some anxious moments and a bunch of money.

You won’t believe how cute this English Bulldog puppy is that we picked up in Key West 2 weeks ago! She’s super intelligent, cute and sits in her own pee. In the words of my friend Meli, «SQUEE»!!! Actually now that I think about it, my Bully is the complete opposite of Kendall Drive Animal Hospital; well except for the fact that KDAH probably does sit in it’s own pee.
Initially, a little over a year ago I took my other English Bulldog to KDAH to get checked out before I shipped him off to my Uncle in Texas. The vet seemed really knowledgeable and friendly and the price was right for a laid-​off jack wagon; all reasons why I brought my new Bully here. If I had a time machine I would go back and take her to Town & Country Animal Hospital but since I don’t I’ll just set myself on fire and then take her there.
KDAH resident Vet was out on vacation and that may have had a small part to play but the office staff are probably just as dense regardless of which Vet is in the house. I couldn’t get a straight price on how much it would cost me to get the 3^rd and 4^th puppy vaccines, de-​worming, yadda yadda until I was in the room and they were already taking poo from my puppies ass. I inquired again what their prices where and the intern who looked like a construction worker trading-​down careers started pulling prices out of his ass. «Oh, I was thinking about our new dog paw replacement surgery.» He said. Even then they were too busy trying to sell me on what they call insurance when, in reality, it was an expensive way to lock me in to only EVER going to KDAH. FYI KDAH, you can’t mark up your prices 200% and then sell me a package (not synonymous with INSURANCE btw) at 125% market price and lock me into a full year of service with you. I know it’s hard to believe but my brain is at least as functional as my dog’s.
People who will like KDAH:
— Fools who like to blow their money and get half of what they pay for.
— Pets who are dying because KDAH’s interim Vet might not be able to differentiate what species they’re dealing with.
People who won’t like KDAH:
— People who love their pets
— Those who like to get a good value for their dollar

I love this clinic. My poor dog Kobe (Yorkie) was suffering from leg calves perthes disease which is a very painful bone disease in the hind legs of small dogs. I had been to 3 other vets to get X-​ray done, see what the diagnose was, and get estimates on surgery and the prices were sky rocket so, i deiced to go to this vet since, I saw they had an orthopedic specialist and thank god i did because, yes the estimate of the surgery was a lot but, they accepted care credit which is a credit care that allows you to pay vet bills they also tried and did give me a few discounts which lowered the cost of the surgery bill and they were very caring especially the office manger she was so nice that she even made me cry. I have no words of how grateful i am for all they did for Kobe. They truly have made my dog Kobe happier. He now runs around and wants to interact more with the family.