Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

"They seemed to be more interested in making a research subject of my cat and making a name for themselves via a journal paper than what was in her best interests. I would take my cat to a school of veterinary medicine again for diagnosis and treatment but it definitely would NOT be Purdue. On the other hand, I have heard very good things about the Univ of Illinois SVM."

"I don’t write many reviews.. However, after taking a look at the low rating on the reviews, and then, consequently reading the reviews, I was so disappointed. Majority of the low reviews have to do with the high cost of someone’s veterinary care… And I have a few comments I would like to make: 1. If you have a pet, make sure you can afford to take care of it. It is not the veterinary hospital or any veterinarians problem that you took in a pet that you cannot afford. Animals, like humans have emergencies and those emergencies are very expensive. Ensure you are planning for that or get insurance. I was a college student and had a pet that I could not afford… That is my fault/problem not theirs. 2. To say that the veterinarians are in it for the money is a slap in the face to the entire profession. They have high debt to income ratio due to veterinary school yet their salaries are not as high as you would expect… They cannot care for every animal that walks through their doors for free. Otherwise they would make no money and that hospital would close. 3. Veterinary medicine utilizes the same materials, Instruments, etc as human medicine. And just like human medicine, costs have gone up… Therefore, veterinary medicine will go up as well. 4. This last point that I am making is incredibly sad to me and why I am so passionate about leaving this review… Veterinarians have one of the highest rates of suicide over any profession. And it’s not because they have to euthanize animals, that is actually one of the lowest Contributors to the suicide rate. It’s bc of the low income to stress ratio and the people that belittle and yell at them saying they are greedy horrible human beings that only care about money. They are not in it for the money, if they were they know human medicine is the way to go… but they love animals and helping your pets. So before you go off on a veterinarian or veterinary clinic/hospital because you cannot afford the cost of taking care of your pet.. think about everything I said above. I’m a Purdue Alumni who majored in animal sciences, I didn’t go the vet route due to the salary to debt/stress ratio. NOT because I didn’t want to help animals… I’ve been a client there for many years and out of the 5 ER visits I’ve been to, 4/5 have been perfect. Just like a human hospital, they have a lot of patients. Expect the same wait time here. But know you are getting the best care possible with every specialist you could need under one roof."

"I grew up in the area and am a Purdue grad, I’m extremely disappointed at the costs they are charging now, there were always a place we could bring the horses for good care at a reasonable cost. When I took my working dogs for their annual visits, Dr Thompson came across as a bully telling me the list of “national standards” regarding shots and testing because I prefer titers and said legally he couldn’t examine one of my dogs because he hadn’t had a rabies shot in the last 3 years, even tho his titers show he has sufficient antibodies. How about Purdue uses their influence to change Indiana laws to allow titers instead of supporting injecting dogs unnecessarily, especially when it can cause harm. I was also double charged for the visit. She had me scan my card twice, said it didn’t go through the first time. I just happened to take a look at my charges and see the double charge. I know mistakes happen but let’s take the money out of your account for a few weeks and see how you feel about it. They are charging the same or more than local veterinarians. They have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the community and give back, and they are absolutely missing this chance. So much for any interest in offering alumni donations."

"We were able to visit Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine for a school event. They teachers and staff were very friendly and gave a well guided tour and explanation of the campus. They also answered every question we threw at them."

"I had to take one of my rabbits due to her not eating for a couple of hours and feeling lethargic. Dr. Thompson was really accommodating for me and my rabbits. It was over an hour long drive there so he was considering that and let me know the costs of treatment for Coco to explain how he would try to make sure the costs stay as low as possible, which I appreciated. The girls at the front desk at the emergency area were hilarious as well. Thank you all for all that you do!"