Charleston Veterinary Referral Center (CVRC)

S P. 

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5 years ago

Charged me $800+ and lost the blood sample they needed to get a definite diagnosis of what is wrong with my dog. It's already so stressful when your pet is sick. I didn't need any more stress. 

Robert W. 

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5 years ago

Our cat was sick and vomiting. We came here at 8 am and we we're the only ones in the parking lot We signed in and they took our cat and we waited and waited and waited and waited. After two hours we were told it would be another hour until our cat was seen by the doctor and we could not go back in to be with our pet. We were not happy and our wanting to take our pet els was met with snide eye rolling by the rude and uncaring staff. All they seemed to care about was that we knew it would be expensive and willing to pay. ... read more

Megan H. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

If you ever want to see your pet again, do not take it here. We brought our dog in the day before her surgery to have prep for a polyp removal and never saw her alive again. Our happy, sweet, friendly doggie had many years of life ahead of her, which she will never see because the staff at Charleston Veterinary Referral Center do not know the difference between an esophagus and a trachea. In what should have been a simple procedure for a competent, experienced hospital, it took THREE TRIES for a tube to finally be inserted i... read more

Matthew H. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

Just an update! For some reason it would not let me update my original review but... I had my Dixie girls surgery done professionally for $200 back in Alabama and come out happier than she was when she went in for surgery. The most expensive vet in Tuscaloosa would've been $800 for removal of the tumors(SHOULD NOT BE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO $9,000‼) So that just tells me you guys are charging WAY to much for your services. A business lasts by thinking of their customers first not lining your pockets with their money... Hopefully... read more

Mary S. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

For the sake of your animal, your fur baby, the love of your life! DO NOT GO HERE!!! We were told if we didn't pay the extra fees that if our dog went in to cardiac arrest they would not do CPR! They then charged almost $500 for a evaluation of our puppy and suggested if we weren't going to do a MRI and surgery $10000 we should put our dog down. We were there for 5 hrs waiting, and no comfort care or treatment was done. They said per the paperwork we were only there 2 hrs. He sat in that cold cage with no pain medications f... read more

Paula L. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

Will always regret using this facility, my beloved pet is dead due to sloppy post-operative care in a chaotic, small and loud ICU. Surgical team abandoned my pet and me after surgery and handed off to a stranger who on day one after surgery wanted pet euthanized. Do not risk your loved animal at this facility, go to a vet university in NC or Fla. Anywhere but here or you will be burying your pet. Communication is poor, slow to answer and calls are not returned. Money matters immensely to CVRC. 

Roxy L. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

I understand now why veterinary professionals have the highest suicide rate after reading some of these negative reviews.... Good lord people... these one star idiots on here accusing the staff of "not loving animals" "money hungry" "killing their pets" etc is the reason so many vet professionals are lost to suicide! Educate yourself on the high tuition cost they pay for their knowledge , the extremely low salaries they make , the work hazards they face & the extreme abuse that they have to put up with from entitled one st... read more

Kasey O. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

Extremely poorly run practice. Scheduled my first appointment and filled out the paper work they sent me, arrived and they said they didn't have my appointment scheduled....I should have known not to go back, but my dog needed surgery. So we went back for an actual appointment and scheduled a TPLO and had the surgery done. THEN I called less than 24 hours before my next follow up appointment to ask some questions and they told me that the surgeon who did the surgery was gone and they didn't didn't know when she was coming ba... read more

Bri L. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

Didnt call to tell me my dog had passed away in their care. refused to keep up with what was going on, I wasn't updated at all. We don't even get to bury our baby. HORRIBLE