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• F

  I will never again take my pets to this place. I find Fern extremely unprofessional and scary to look at. Her husband, the vet, told us our pet needed an expensive, life altering procedure. We told Fern we wanted to hold off and seek alternatives. She had the nerve to get nasty & had an attitude, told me I'm going to come back begging to her husband, as if her husband is the only vet in the world! I was very offended. She held our pets records hostage!
  Frankly I was not sure of the vets competence. He was very quick to suggest the most expensive procedure. The place doesn't look very clean and I was afraid if my pet had surgery there she could get an infection. Far from what I would consider a spa. We paid for tests we did not authorize as vet did not speak with us about them before hand. 
  Fern and her husband nickel and dime you to death, charge for every little thing. Almost $100 to get records for 3 page photocopy. When we boarded she talked as if the grooming would be free (included with boarding), said they shampoo before pickup. $75 charge on the bill and she was still wet when we came to get her. Also we provided the amount of food she would usually eat in the time we were gone. Half the food was still in the bag so she was underfed while she was boarded at Hewlett Animal Hospital.
  The vet and Fern are hard to reach. Most of the times if we called they were not available. There were many days when neither one was in the whole day or just came in for a couple of hours. The two employees I've seen seemed to be running the place and seemed overworked.
  We left several messages on the voicemail after hours and no one ever called us back. We left messages with Fern requesting to speak with the vet (her husband) for questions on the suggested procedure and never received a call back. I wonder if her husband even knows how she talks to their customers.
  One the web site, it claims Dr. Zipkin appeared on several Animal Planet and LI TV shows. I can't find any evidence of that. It also states they have been in business over 40 years. I find that very hard to believe.
  
  
  - Michelle M.
• A

  The surgery went very well.  Bailey is slowly recovering and is going through physical therapy.  He's acting more like the pre-ACL tear happy dog that we adopted from North Shore. 

  Dr. Alan Baum really cares about the animals AND families he works with and gives all the treatment options along with his advise.  I give him my HIGHEST rating and I'm sorry I did not know about him earlier.  If you have an animal that you love, you will not go wrong with him as the vet.  He also has his brother, Gary, and other members of the family as vets in the practice.
  
  

  
  
  - Ross R.
• A

  They do only cats and rabbits. They are a very well regarded veterinary service. I love them to pieces. They are very caring, very thorough,  their prices are fair. He does thorough checks. She is absolutely amazing about taking feral cats and working with the community, so she is a socially conscious veterinarian. She is a good lady. Her name is Jennifer Favor. We go there regularly. The cost varies. The price is fine.

  - Barbara B.
• A

  'I have used Crawford Animal Hospital for care of my cats and boarding for more than 10 years. My latest kitten was approximately 4 months old when I took her to Crawford to be spayed and FIV tested. Rabies vaccine was also administered. When I picked her up and asked for the cost, I expressed disappointment at the amount. As I made my payment for services rendered Dr. Joshua Baum directed the receptionist to apply a 10% discount, even though I never asked for one. This expression of good will was much appreciated.
  
  - Deborah G.
• A

  I made an appointment to have my cat spayed at the Howard Beach Animal Clinic approximately, 2 days in advance. However, they do accept walk-in treatment. After signing in with the receptionist, I waited about 45 minutes to see the doctor. I also asked that they check for FIV. The procedures were completed the same day. The fee charged, including the work done with the certificate, was about half of what I have been charged at other facilities. I have even boarded my pets on other occasions.
  My experience was very satisfactory. I would definitely recommend this animal hospital for pet care.
  Sincerely,
  D.S. Gaston
  
  
  - Deborah G.
• A

  They are great people. They have daily rates. Everybody has different needs and they design their rates based on if you have dogs or cats and other things. But, they are reasonable and they do great. They have a website. They do everything that a pet care service should do. They take in the mail and turn on lights and throw out the garbage. They keep the place neat so when I come home, its lovely. They clean the litter boxes. They are very personable and knowledgeable. They both have vet tech experience. Bottom line, I find them to be very reliable and the animals seem to really like them, so that is critical.
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