Happy Pets Veterinary Hospital, INC Reviews Summary

Category: Veterinarian

Address: 194 Main St, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880, USA

Phone: +19083245783

Rating: 4.6
based on 93 reviews.

Staff and Veterinarians

Pros:

  • "Dr. Sulner and her staff are so kind and compassionate, I couldn't imagine bringing my babies anywhere else."
  • "The vet tech was very friendly, thorough, and patient."
  • "Everyone is great here, but I am going to start off by saying Megan is amazing - super attentive and has no problem finding out the answers to all of our questions that we have."
  • "From the friendly front desk staff to the nurses/doctors to Alice the groomer(great job on Bailey!), we could not be happier."
  • "Dr. Sulner is awesome! She instantly made friends with our 1 year old rescue dog."
  • "The receptionist Barbara was wonderful and the doctor and her nurse provide excellent care for my baby they gave her a good sendoff she’s not suffering anymore thank you."
  • "Dr. Sulner, her assistants Jay, Deborah and Tyreed are wonderful."

Cons:

  • "They had me wait in the car for 45 mins passed my appointment time."
  • "VERY RUDE phone etiquette... Instead of politely explaining the cancellation policy, the staff member crudely tells me that they cannot see my pet going forward..."
  • "The nurse was rude like the other reviews said and the doctor still hasn't been out."
  • "Horrible service. Horrible pretentious doctor who doesn't really give a damn about your fur baby."
  • "The manager (Roger) was a bit argumentative he was completely not understanding and rude."
  • "This has been probably the most unprofessional vets I have had to deal with."
  • "Depends who you get.. Dr. Silit who’s there on weekends we found to be a bit rude and condescending."

Quality of Care

Pros:

  • "Fantastic place. The vet was super nice and very helpful with our Charlie."
  • "Great staff and doctors! They have helped my Willie cat."
  • "Dr. Sulner saved our dog's life."
  • "Dr.sulner and staff helped me through having to put my cat down, she was very knowledgeable, and compassionate."
  • "The most caring and generous vet you will ever find."
  • "Dr. Sulner and the entire staff at Happy Pets are truly professionals."
  • "Having a dog with seizures they take very good care of him and our other dogs as well."

Cons:

  • "I don't give reviews but everyone need to know about this place. This place is a rip off and I believe they were abusive with our dog."
  • "Expensive place. Ok for regular visits but not good when your fur baby has an emergency, even if you reach out the minute they open. Very dismissive on phone."
  • "I implore anyone who is using or thinking about using this veterinarian to please not bring your pets if u need more then shots and neutering/spaying."
  • "They didn’t want to examine him but still charged me for the visit and want to put my cat at risk by sedating every time I visit."
  • "Anything more then that and u risk losing your pet like I did."
  • "After a couple weeks they had found out my dog had colitis but it was too late because untreated that disease will attack the liver."
  • "After they were done they brought the our dog back to the car which we were waiting in and our dog was shaken in fear."

Pricing and Transparency

Pros:

  • "They are completely transparent about pricing/what services are absolutely necessary."
  • "I really appreciate the transparency if there’s a problem, they’ll let me know and give some options for care."
  • "Great prices compared to our previous vet office."
  • "The doctor was very accommodating to my financial needs she was more concerned with the health of my cat jack then getting payment for everything."
  • "With the X-rays bloodwork medication exams and other stuff I say they are very reasonable with their prices."
  • "The staff at every level makes sure that every decision is well-informed and they are completely transparent about pricing/what services are absolutely necessary."
  • "Prices were good."

Cons:

  • "But happy pets would not give me back my $75. They never told me the fee was nonrefundable."
  • "They over charged us to the tune of $680."
  • "A big con is the 3.99% 'Terminal Fee' applied to your bill if you use card."
  • "They give you 'freebies' and then at your next visit try to charge for the free stuff saying it was never noted on the computer."
  • "They wouldn't give me a spay price without seeing my dog. Then gives me a price of $800 to be spayed!!"
  • "All this place cares about is money and not your pet’s well-being."
  • "This place is a ripoff.. not like it used to be when it first opened up. They don't care about your pet just your dollar!"

Facilities and Services

Pros:

  • "First time visiting Happy Pets and couldn't have been more impressed! The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming!"
  • "I love the car side service! Everyone was friendly."
  • "Nice friendly staff, clean modern office."
  • "Of note, Dr. Sulner does make house calls and at a very reasonable fee."
  • "Great Parking."
  • "Facilities are very clean."
  • "Very helpful and informative to my cats upper respiratory."

Cons:

  • "Long wait times!"
  • "The COMPREHENSIVE evaluation consisted of a doctor coming in the room for less than 30 seconds and asking one question before leaving."
  • "It has now been over a week and I still never got a call back to reschedule so I have found a new vet."
  • "Took my dog there with an infected tooth... Waited 3 weeks and NO return call, had to keep calling."
  • "They essentially told me they couldn't deal with my dog and left us in waiting while he was sick for over 2+ weeks since the first appointment."
  • "I recently moved and had to change vets. They required a $75 new patient fee that I found to be strange."
  • "I tried to ask for an estimate of how much prices it would cost to see the dog and get a fecal sample done?"

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