Altamonte Veterinary Hospital

OMG!!! So disgustingly dirty! If they can't even clean you know it's certainly NOT sterile. Place is full of their own animals like birds and fish whose cages/tanks they don't clean! Gave them the benefit of the doubt that it was just the lobby, but got back into a room that was dirty too! Left without even seeing the dr!

Dr. Larkin saved my dogs life. I can't believe anyone would ever give Dr. Larkin a bad review. I had never been there before and honestly googled the closest place to my house that was open the earliest to take my dog that had been coughing and then quit eating.

Dr. Larkin took them time to tell me how he operates, giving people many different options and giving the owner a chance to start with minimal procedures needed and then add as needed. AKA, not rip you off but give your animal what they need.

My dog ended up having congestive heart failure and living at the vets for 10 nights. The staff and Dr Larkin were so good to us. We could visit whenever we liked and could always call for updates, which is good for a controlling mother like me.

I truly believe that if my dog had been anywhere else he would not be with me today. His condition worsened before it got better and while most vets would've thrown in the towel, Dr. Larkin tried one more treatment. He said it could take a few days for the medicine to kick in and when I had almost given up he told me to hang in there. He was right. The next day my dog finally started showing improvement.

I finally got to bring him home under very restricted care. Dr. Larkin gave me his cell phone to call if anything were to happen. I ended up having to call him Sunday because my dog was experiencing side affects from some of the meds and Dr. Larkin met me up at the vet on Sunday to make sure everything was ok.

This man cares so much for every animal he comes into touch with. You can tell just by walking in the office. There are birds, fish, turtles. The first day I was there the waiting room was filled with rescue animals there for surgery or shots. The waiting room wall is covered with Thank yous and plaques from people who's animals he's saved and rescue groups he helps.

Anyone who would ever have anything bad to say, in my opinion, misses the true picture in animal care. If you want a perfectly pristine waiting room and exam rooms, go somewhere where you pay 50% for half of the care.

Dr. Larkin and his staff give care that is priceless in my opinion. For me, they saved my dog who had a very small chance of living. Now he is laying next to me sleeping soundly after exerting his energy trying to break into the cat food. I am so thankful.

DON'T EVER BOARD YOUR DOG THERE.





First they charged $120 for shots, but when I called before picking her up, they hadn't done the shots, but said the guy on the phone said they still needed to by law (if it was for the law, then you violated the law by having her there for three days with no shots).



More importantly, my dog seemed like she'd aged three years, she's gained weight (I now suspect they just put all the food I left for her in a bowl and never checked on her all weekend). They talked about how there were runs for the dog, but my dog couldn't stop going to the bathroom (#1 & #2) as soon as we left the office before we got to the car. (and has since been going non-stop all night)



We went back to complain, and they said that the dogs got "short walks" this morning because they were working on the doors. So, did they have runs or were they being walked? They offered a $20 credit for the trouble, but that will never be used.

This doctors negligence and deceit killed my eight month old kitten. My kitten was euthanize at another vets office yesterday for leukemia. I asked the doctor to preform the leukemia and aids tests on my kittens before he vaccinated them and he said he would and never did. He also did not inoculate my kittens for the disease after he was told they do have access to the outdoors. I personally blame this veterinarian for the death of my 8 month old kitten for if he had done the things I asked him instead of lying to me about the tests he was performing and the vaccinations he was giving my kittens I would still have both of them at this point in time. I would have had the knowledge to treat his leukemia, but instead my little brother and I had to watch our kitten die as we stood by helpless.