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Avenue Veterinary Clinic
About This Business:
Value Pet Clinic is a group of low-cost veterinary clinics operating in the Seattle area. Since we are a walk-in clinic no appointments are necessary,… read more »
3 reviews for Avenue Veterinary Clinic
3 reviews in English
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Review from J C.
Lakewood, WA
12/15/2011
I needed a bird specialist vet to have my newly acquired parrot checked out. Initially, I went to one in Tacoma and waited and waited and waited. While I realise there were many people there for similar reasons or other, it was ridiculously long. Finally, we asked the clerk if there were another vet who could see us. She recommended Dr. Brewster.
So off we went to see Dr. Mark Brewster. Not only was the receptionist (April) polite and knowledgeable, but helped us in completing all necessary paperwork well before the doctor was even finished with his other patient. I also like the way the office, though a bit small, separated the cats from the dog/bird side. At that time, they had a couple of office cats, but they didn't seem to bother the birds. Mine was in a carrying cage too. (I highly recommend doing that for all pets who may be afraid or have an aptitude to attack other animals or people.) I was seen fairly immediately and found out that all was well with the bird.
After that, I also took my dogs to him. The only reason why I did was because my regular vet had died from cancer. I really liked that doctor and had hoped he would've beaten the cancer. It was very sad. Eventually, my dogs had to be put to sleep--after several years (one to diabetes and the other because I couldn't bear to see her suffering in her old age and she was about to die). Each time, I received sympathy cards and condolences from April.
The only thing I didn't like about this place was that Dr. Brewster seems to think every dog, regardless of height, should follow the exact weight on his outdated breeds chart. He would say that my dogs were overweight (which they were not) and always wanted to trim their nails. I only had it done once by him, but generally did it myself. Trimming nails wasn't a hard task. My mother started taking her dogs to him too, but frankly, I think he's a bit prejudiced against Asians. Although my mother does overfeed her dogs and they are obese, he told her once that the best thing for them would probably be to put them down. That's not an attitude I ever expect any doctor to say, regardless of how s/he may feel about the breed. (And yes, he did tell me that he didn't particularly care for min pins.) This was more than a decade ago. -
Review from Bobo J.
Tacoma, WA
7/1/2009
Ave Vet is considerate of the needs of ferral and stray cats; Dr Brewster really knows Tacoma cat owners. And he is very sensitive to the financial constraints of his patients and will help you understand the costs of procedures to decide what you can afford. He is also very patient and will talk through any questions you have. I have honestly never had a vet who will spend more time helpfully answering all of my questions than Dr Brewster, and this is quite a feat!
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Review from Jen B.
12/11/2008
This vet is an idiot. I had a pit bull for a short period while I found her a permanent home, and I wanted to make sure she had her vaccinations so that she'd be easier to adopt out. When I went there, he proceeded to be rough with her so that, "I can see what her true personality is." Ok, if you're rough with any animal- sooner or later they'll be pissed. She just sat there & took his shoving. Then, instead of clipping her nails, he used a file like at a nail salon that is electric. The poor dog was shaking so bad when he came at her with it and I told him that I was no more comfortable with him using that than the dog was, and he said that I needed to see how she reacts to fear. A-HOLE. You want to see fear? I'll start throwing my cats at you straight out of my backpack! I am not necessarily a dog person, and she's the 1st dog that I had, and she was a sweetheart. I am more afraid of those tiny yapping things because they're the biters. Bad owners- not bad dogs. I think he was very prejudiced toward her and most likely (unless he does it behind closed doors) does it to others. I have cats at home and although this place is 5 blocks away, I wouldn't bother.
