Bella SPCA Non-Profit Veterinary Hospital

"Dr King and staff are wonderful. I took my large Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix in for ear infections. I was greeted on the first visit and shown into a room. Dr. King was so kind and explained everything to me and made sure I understood. I was asked to bring Alex back twice to make sure that the infections were gone, at no extra cost. We have found our vet for the gentle giant."

"Best vet I’ve found! They are affordable and Did such an amazing job with Grayson, my cat with his neuter and shots. Everyone there is so nice and knowledgeable and I feel like they actually care about the animals."

"I first want to say that I am thankful that there is an organization that helps people and their pets when income is prohibitive. However, I had one of the worst vet experiences I have ever had in my entire life. I contacted Bella SPCA last week because I have a 7-year old GSD. He gets bad ear infections, and because of this, his ears are very sensitive from being scraped so much during treatment and has developed a lot of scar tissue. I let Bella SPCA know that he will struggle and may snap (he has never snapped at anyone since I have had him - this is just something that I was told when I adopted him). My dog currently has an ear infection and needs to get his ears cleaned out. This has had to be done under anesthesia in the past. I did tell the vet staff, as I always do, about his sensitive ears out of an abundance of caution. My dog is NOT a vicious dog. I had a 2:15 appointment. It took over an hour to get into an exam room and even longer for the doctor to come in. Dr. King finally came in, and did not greet, extend a hand, or in any way acknowledge my dog. He then asked if my dog was up to date on his Rabies, and I thought he had received a 3 year Rabies vaccination in 2021. But, I said, if he was due for another one that was fine with me, no problem. Dr. King refused to give him a rabies vaccination and said we would have to take him to a DIFFERENT vet to get the vaccination, and then I could bring him back to Bella SPCA for treatment, under certain conditions. Dr. King refused to examine our dog at all, and kept reiterating the rabies shot, even telling me that if my dog bit someone, they would have to immediately kill him and cut off his head to send into the lab to be tested for Rabies. This is absolutely absurd - our dog DOES NOT have rabies, and to even say that to a pet owner was just off the charts weird and inappropriate. He said - without an examination - that my dog's ears may be at the "end game" stage which sure did sound like he was suggesting that his ears may be bad enough to require euthanasia! What is Dr. King's obsession with killing my dog? Dr. King then insinuated that if I were to come back after taking my dog SOMEWHERE ELSE to get a rabies vaccination - that the only way he would treat him would be to muzzle him and perform an ear cleaning without anesthesia or sedation. This is just not going to work for me. I'm sorry, but my dog IS a special case and requires special handling - I made this CLEAR before I ever made an appointment and wasted my time at Bella SPCA. Dr. King then basically shamed me for not putting a muzzle on my dog. He said, "you can't even put a muzzle on YOUR OWN DOG?" - Look, I love my dog very very much. He is a super sweet, funny, smart loyal friend. HE IS A GOOD DOG. He is part of my family and I love him VERY much. He has had a rough go of it prior to being adopted by me and my family. I've always tried to not push his boundaries in order to gain his trust. I don't feel comfortable forcing a muzzle on a dog who clearly has an extreme aversion to it. Sorry! I really did not appreciate the way that I was treated, the things that were said to me, and the way my dog was NOT treated. If you are so afraid to even touch a large dog, then maybe you should really rethink being a veterinarian. I have NEVER EVER had any problem with another vet. This whole experience was a waste of time - I missed work to bring him to get help for his ears before it got worse. Dr. King did prescribe Buddy some antibiotics and ear drops, which I appreciate, but he really needs his ears cleaned out, which is why I contacted Bella SPCA in the first place, and unfortunately I was not able to get that procedure done for him. Needless to say, I will NEVER bring any pet of mine back here."