Ocean County Veterinary HospitalReviews of ocvh.com

On Thursday, September 17th, I took my 7 month old puppy to get spayed at Ocean County Vet. We've taken our bird there for about 10 years so of course I had to take my new puppy there. She received all of her shots there and I've never had any issues with them until last week. The spay procedure itself went well and the doctor was great. After I picked my dog up on Thursday, we came home and she slept for the rest of the night. On Friday I noticed a thick scratch on her stomach and thought it was from her nails because she kept crying, trying to itch it. Saturday morning I looked at it again and it was a large burn; like razor burn from when they shaved her before surgery. I called immediately and was told on the phone that this is common (I've never heard of this happening before) and it would be free to come in to have a doctor look at her, but if any medication needed to prescribed, I would have to pay. I know plenty of people with dogs and puppies and those who have had this surgery have never told me their dog got razor burn from being shaved. Also, if I did take her, I should not have been responsible for paying for anything. They also told me if I chose to not come in, to use a small amount of neosporin, which I ended up doing and it is healing now. I wish I could attach a picture in this review to show the burn she had. I was very satisfied with everything up until this. If this was so common, I should've been informed that before leaving that within a few days, she might develop razor burn from being shaved. I've been a loyal customer to this vet for years, along with my mom, and this incident might turn us to go to another vet.

I took my cat there to get declawed. The surgery and recovery went great, however my cat is now infested with fleas! He didn't have them before the surgery and he is strictly an in door cat so we are pretty sure he got them from his stay at the vet during the recovery period. I am actually writing this review in the car because my house is in the process of getting bombed. Overall, I'm happy with how the surgery went but not happy at all that my cat came home with fleas!! This is just more money out of my pocket!! The place would be great if they paid more attention to keeping it clean.

I am pleased with the care and prompt attention I received when I brought my rabbit in. I thought the rabbit had fur mites but it turned out he had fleas. I was expecting a $112.00 bill for the exam and the Revolution prescription. The doctor was really nice.. and I felt better that my rabbit got good care and she gave me advice how to care for her, and my bunny is still on the mend and doing much better. The only thing that disturbed me and put me in a financial bind was that the fee came to 160 odd dollars.. and when I asked why not the $112.00 she said well the doctor took a skin graph for mites. Well I'm sure her intentions may have been good.. but if the rabbit did have mites.. that would have been taken care of with the Revolution. So I I had to borrow another 50 dollars against the money I borrowed from a couple of people to make the $112.00. I don't regret going, but I was put off with that action.

I brought my new puppy in for a "first visit" and I left feeling like the whole visit was about what they could sell me. The Vet Tech and the Vet were both very nice when they weren't trying to convince me to buy some product. (They are the reason I gave this review a 3 instead of a 2, I'm assuming the oversell is their job and not their preference.) The charge for the visit was very high. I left feeling disappointed and dissatisfied. I get this is a business but this was over the top. I think their bottom line would be better served by keeping clients. Looking for a new vet who's more about my dog and less about their bottom line!

While I like the personnel at this facility I think it was grossly unfair to charge me for a well exam when all my dog needed was 2 shots. I could see if she had not been in for a year but she just had a complete exam and her other shots in September!! By charging another exam fee you doubled my bill!! I will have to make other arrangements in the future.

Since you asked, I'll tell you. I requested an appointment for a rabies shot for my greyhound. The Dr. came in, did a cursory exam including taking my dog's temperature, then gave her the rabies shot. The bill was $29 for the shot and $63 for the"wellness" exam. She didn't need the exam. I didn't ask for the exam. My dog was examined less than six months previously for a baseline. I paid $63 for something that was completely unnecessary. My dog will need two different vaccinations in about 5 months. If she has to have a "wellness" exam before she gets the shots, I'll find a new veterinary hospital. And I could have gotten the rabies shot free in downtown Lakewood.

They do a great job but I went in for a check up with two dogs, left with a $800 bill. I really think they should have pricing listed some where. I'm not saying we would not have had the tests done BUT I'm not sure what I would have done if I didn't have the money to pay once all was said & done.

The doctor that attended to Holly (our pet) was very pleasant & answered my questions. But Holly was put on 2 antibiotics' at the same time. I told her that I will only give her one. Don't like the idea that Holly was put on 2 flea medications in previous visit. I believe this caused her to have diarrhea that was so bad that she was only pooping blood.