Oak Ridge Animal Hospital

First I want to say I’ve never had a problem with any staff that work for Dr. Barros. They are always kind and attentive to my two young cats and the only reason this place isn’t getting 1 star. However, I will not be returning due to Dr. Barros. I have always thought he was rather rude but I can get over that for good medical care. I draw the line and ignoring my concerns and acting like I’m overreacting. I took my sweet 2yr cat there initially to be seen about her paw that was visibly red and swollen from over licking. I was told it was nothing but contact dermatitis from a small piece of litter that was stuck to her. He cleaned it off and said nothing needed to be done. I voiced my concerns again and asked when would I need to get her reassessed and was told “well you’re a nurse, you should know”. So I trusted him and took her home only for it to get severely worse to the point both back paws were bleeding and she was pulling her hair out from stress. I took her to another vet where my concerns were taken seriously and she is now on three different medications for a serious infection. I could maybe see not wanting to jump to antibiotics however he offered me NOTHING, no steroid to help with the itching, no topical cream, no antiseptic wash to help keep it clean. My concerns were dismissed and I was made to feel stupid. I was even scoffed for having clay clumping litter (clearly he thought that was the issue). I don’t know why I have to defend myself at my vet appointment, but I let him know unfortunately it is the only thing my cat will use, it isn’t by choice we use that stuff. Overall, I’m thankful I did not take her back there for a second assessment and she’s receiving wonderful care elsewhere. As a nurse, I wouldn’t recommend this place to any cat owners.

Great Service Doc Always Takes Care of My 3 Babies.

Just my opinion: Great techs that are kind and empathetic. Doctors are good but constantly talk about vaccines and things I don't believe in, as good vet care, that are toxic: Distemper and vaccines. I know the medical industry pushes these things with fear or the worst that can happen and it's hard to get around it. Through the advice of the dr., I allowed to do the flea topical treatment, along with the bordetella and distemper together. I had shared my concerns for single doses and spread out, for my dogs treatments, as a precaution, because I learned through research, combo vaccines and also adding flea meds was risky. The doctor added it's fine and recommended to get it all done at once. I regret it now and now my dog seems to have an autoimmune issue and gut sensitivity. My dog is approx 18 months old and developed a rash on groin area immediately,after the vaccines , then a couple days later, was throwing up with traces of blood and bloody diarrhea that would not stop. My dog ended up in emergency for $1500. later, trying to determine reasons. When you combine drugs you can't 100% prove which one is bad. I wish we could trust vets, but I am not so easily trusting anymore. Now I have to watch his food and keep low fat diet. Of course, they never give any real reason this happened, but we all know, vaccines and flea meds are nothing more than pesticides and toxic and we think our vets are knowledgeable and caring to the danger of using them. If they are, why not have single dose drugs as an option? When I told them about his reaction , the doctor brushed it off and said since it was a couple days for reactions to take place, they won't take it seriously, it being due to the vaccines. He was a perfectly healthy 1.5 yr old dog with no stomach issues prior and never had rashes from the open farm food, as I read all labels for where food is made and what's in it. It seems it's hard to find a vet who will do titers tests instead of always pushing the next vaccine appointment. I for one love Dr. Judy Morgan and Dr. Karen Becker online vets. They teach you best ways to feed your pup and also how to help more naturally instead of toxic animal care and help you understand the dangers involved before you do drugs. I feel this is a good all around vet clinic but if you are like me, concerned with combo vaccines and want single doses spread out, I don't know where to recommend they do that.