Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital

when we went to emergency, we had great care from beginning to end, the staff was great, the following day we heard from Dr. Daye staff, we had winnie in the following morning, we just received a call to update us on how she is doing, could not of had better care, Dr. Day was loving towards Winnie , and we felt peace when we left, is it expensive yes, is she worth every dime? Yes she is, hats off to the doctors and staff, God Bless you all . The Brienza and the Swegheimer family

A very nice operation but expensive

Two weeks ago my dog began limping, the limping was followed by swelling that gradually got worse over the course of the day. Since it was the 4th of July my normal vet was closed, so I took my dog to Metropolitan. The vet had no idea what the swelling was coming from, so she asked to take x-rays. Two vet techs came up to take my dog away on a stretcher since she is a large mastiff and wasn't able to walk well. One of the vet techs asked if my dog was aggressive, I told her no she wasn't and even if they touched a painful area she would never dream of biting them. The vet tech replied "well just to be safe!" and pulled out a leash, wrapped it around my dogs muzzle, yanked tight, and then tried to pick her up by her face! I was outraged, at this point my fiance stepped in to lift my dog onto the gurney. After the x-rays had been taken the vet came back and said she was seeing bone cancer, she couldn't be positive, but she was pretty sure it was cancer. I asked her if the swelling would go down, she just looked at me. I understand saying " I can't tell you what will happen to your dog, but here's what happens in most cases", I just wanted a general picture and she couldn't even give me that. I took my dog to my vet and as soon as he looked at the x-rays he said "I'm not seeing cancer at all", his first thought was an infection. He gave us antibiotics and Rimadyl and took blood samples. The radiologist called my vet and agreed that she wasn't seeing any cancer either, the blood work also came back looking good. I would never recommend Metropolitan to anyone! The vets are morons and the vet techs need a lesson on how to properly handle a dog.

Metro is a God send! I live in the Cleveland area and I found Metro to be less expensive than other vets in my area- especially the ER visit. The Akron residents should feel especially lucky to have such a wonderful facility in their area with such wonderful doctors. They diagnosed my dog right away when no other doctors knew what was going on with him. The people leaving these negative reviews about cost need to remember that part of the responsiblity of being a pet owner is having to pay for unexpected health issues that arrise. If you can't afford it- you shouldn't have pets.

I had my English Mastiff, Molly in to see Dr. Axlund this week, also his co-worker, Dr. Yates. I can not say enough about how awesome these docs were with my dog. They really gave a feeling of care & concern for her needs. I was impressed by them, beyond words. They made me confident & secure in their care for her & their ability to assess her needs & issues. I never hoped to have my puppy seeing a neurologist, but if she had to see one, I would choose these guys! And the staff was awesome & caring too! The whole experience was exceptional!

Metro Vet is superb. Drs. Smith, Axlund and Yates are kind, caring, and helpful. So too are their receptionists. We've taken our dogs to Metro Vet for the past 15+ years and have had excellent experiences with their internists, surgeons, and orthopaedists. We feel fortunate having such a fine facility in the area.

Very nice people, Dr. Paget was very very kind and answered all my questions. However, they are extremely expensive and didn't seem to try to find the most cost affective and comfortable solution for my pet. Their first suggestion was amputation...on a 13 yr old dog. So even though they were very pleasant and I didn't feel like they didn't care, he was sympathic with our situation. I am going to get another opinion and hopefully one that is more affordable because I want the best for my dog but can't remorgage my home to pay for surgeries. BE PREPARED FOR STICKER SHOCK is all I have to say.

I came earlier this year in an extremely panicked state--my male parakeet had broken my female's leg!

Dr Quinones was wonderful--VERY caring. I and my girlfriend thought she was GREAT. She was able to settle me down, when my friend couldn't.

I had expected the worst, Dini's leg wound be amputated in the monring.

While I will never understand what happened in 3 hours, but Dr. Beckett call me at 9am to inform me that he would be able to save Dini's leg. And yes, they can cast a parakeet's leg! Dr Beckett knew my Vet in Brunswick, to transferring care to her would be no problem.

DRS. BECKETT AND QUINONES COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY NICER OR BETTER TO A "MOM"! I LOVE THEM BOTH....THANKS DOC'S!

Unfortunately, I do agree with the previous reviews about another situation there. The office staff SHOULD HAVE informed me about the care credit card. Instead, I had to put all of Dini's expenses on my general charge card. Had I know otherwise, I would have done it then and there.

My Vet in Brunswick told me of care credit and you wouldn't believe the trouble I had in changing over those charges over. My Vet here finally intervened at my frustration and request. This should not have had to happen...I should have been told about that credit card before I had taken Dini home.

IN THE END, DINI HAD A NICKNAME when I went to pick her up--"little Trooper". She's been that and more!

I don't know what I would have done if it wasn't for metro!! I ended up there at 8:00 at night with my dog when my vet was closed. Everyone there was so nice- they took such good care of us. They gave us options on treatment so we didn't have to spend a ton of money if we couldn't afford it. They offer payment options through care credit too! They saved my dog's life and I couldn't be more grateful to their doctor's, nurses and the girls at the front desk. We practically spent the night there and they talked me through the entire ordeal. I would recomend them to anyone who has pets!!