Athens Veterinary Service

"Noticed blood in my cats urine in the middle of the night and called every vet in the Wausau/Merrill and nearby areas but none of them had availability. I took my cat to the emergency vet in Kronenwetter and they couldn’t see my cat because she was aggressive towards the staff and then they entered emergency triage and my cat was not considered to have anything life threatening. With only 2 hours left of the clinic being open, Athens told me they couldn’t take anymore patients but then asked me to bring her in as soon as I could so they could try to help. Within 10 minutes of being at the clinic they found the issue and got my cat the meds she needed as well as scheduled for the bladder stone removal. I also informed the vet that my cat can be aggressive before they took her and she told me it wasn’t a problem and handled it extremely well. I am so thankful for Athens Vet!"

"I drive 45 minutes to them! My older lab was hopping on 3 legs. My vet consulted another one there to get a second opinion for treatment. My dog is so much better, but best if all, they are so respectful whenever I call or go there."

"To the ppl that love your animals, make sure you know who you are going to. Not money hungry vets that believe that surgery is the answer to everything!!! That’s what this vet place does!!!!!"

"Called to get my sick dog seen. My regular vet was short staffed and couldn’t get her in for weeks. I spoke to a vet about what was going on. She was extremely condescending. She belittled me for things I didn’t know. And then acted like she was put out because I wasn’t a regular customer. And they don’t normally see people that don’t go there regularly so she would have to charge me emergency rates even though I could have just made an appointment in the next few days. I was upset about my dog and had called numerous vets to have her seen in a couple days not weeks so I was also very stressed. I didn’t have to option of getting to Eau Claire or Wausau for emergency services either. She could have just said no or at least been nice. But I got off the phone more stressed and crying. It’s called being professional which this clinic is not!!!"

"My lab tore her CCL/acl last fall, and we were scared and frantic to get help. We were so grateful to find an orthopedic surgeon close to home and not have to drive to Madison or Appleton like we originally thought we would have to. We weren't originally patients of Athens vet, we live in Medford, but they were so calming and kind and took us in righy away. I had our vet transfer our records over and Athens jumped in immediately to get us appointments and get the surgery scheduled. One of the receptionists sat on the phone with me for quite a long time and calmed me down because I was so emotional. That's above and beyond the call of duty in my opinion, but it shows the compassion Athens vet has. My dog had her surgery and everything went great, Dr Paul even called over the weekend to check on her. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Flash forward to 1 year later and as we were warned, she tore the other side. I was so much less anxious and scared because of the above and beyond experience I had last with with Athens vet. Naturally, they performed right on brand and made us feel comfortable, confident and were very reassuring. I cannot sing my praises for this place enough! Thank you Athens vet!"