Babich P J DVM

Mar 2020

I am still haunted by the short time I spent working at this place. It has been a long time, so I'm hoping things have changed SIGNIFICANTLY. However, this was in 2004 and the circumstances that I worked in were terrible. One doctor was 98 years old and had no business still working there, and I was asked not to let anyone know he was still working as he was obviously suffering from some form of dementia but was still actively seeing clients. He was rude and cruel to me, actively calling me stupid in front of clients. Additionally, I swear I saw him pee in one of the sinks when he thought nobody was looking. Dr. Babich was his name. If you have any issues reading about bad treatment of animals you should stop reading here. There were several instances where the animals were not given adequate care. People would drop off their dying animals, and the staff's solution was to put them in cages until they passed alone and cold. Now, Dr. Ehrman (still there) was slightly better, but I will never forget one day I assisted with the euthanasia of a dog and as I was petting the dog's head and it was drifting off, the doctor as well as the other assistant were laughing openly at me for showing kindness. They would stab cats quickly in the lung with long needles to euthanize them and then haphazardly throw them in the oven to be cremated. Speaking of which, they offered cremation services for pet owners who wanted their pet's remains. But they didn't separate out the remains of any other pet that they cremated, so whatever you got from the oven could have been any animal. I'm sorry to sound so crass but this was an absolutely awful place to work. They had "runs" where people would drop their dogs off when they needed to leave for a long period of time and couldn't take them. Some of the dogs, kept in a small room with a narrow outdoor run, would be there for months and months. Please think twice before you take your pet here. I'm sorry it took me so long to leave a review.

Feb 2020

I started taking my Manx to see Dr Schwarts about 2 years ago. At first the little things bothered me (incorrect birthdate for him and his breed), not much to complain about in the beginning..but the worst was yet to come. Last week we took him in because he was limping. Schwarts gave him a small checkup and a steroid shot and said come back tomorrow for xrays and tests..which would be a Friday. We bring him in and are told we will be called when he's ready for pick up. Hours go by and nobody calls. My fiancee calls to see if he was ready. Schwarts charges us $400, didn't show the xrays and prescribes my cat a steroid pill a nd amoxicillin, just saying he has nerve damage. My cat got worse...even on the medicines, being confined to one room, massages...I started questioning if they even looked at my baby. The other night he had a hard time getting into his litter box,i modified it for the night and called another vet (Cross on Hill rd) and got him in. This doctor does an actual physical in front of us, and let's us have it. Schwarts should have told us that he would have a 10% chance being independent again even on the medicine, the damage was too bad. why couldnt you tell us that from the get go?!?On top of that AMOXICILLIN?? that's for infections and colds...i brought you a cat with a limp leg, not a sick one!!!.My boy didn't have a chance. We had to put him down yesterday.

Jul 2019

I have been going to the Veterinary Medical Hospital since the 80's for all my dogs, back when the older gentlemen owned the business. Which was ran wonderfully. He was humorous, gentle, very kind, concerned, and caring toward the pets. Since then, a new owner or the business has been passed down to a new generation. However, the hospital seems a bit rushed and not as compassionate as before. I took my dog there yesterday for a check-up, tooth exam, and a booster. When I entered the exam room, I was asked to put my dog on the scale and my dog being nervous, he squirmed and wouldn't stay still on the scale. The Doctor said "Oh he is 7.5 lbs." I tried to explain to the...read full review