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3/5/25 |
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We've had several excellent experiences at DoveLewis. It is nowhere near the cheapest option in town, but their specialty care has no comparison.
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2/20/21 |
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I was told by Dove Lewis staff that their high prices were to cover the cost of care for clients unable to pay. What a ripoff. They posted a heartwarming story on Instagram about how they helped someone who was laid off, as part of a fundraising campaign support their nonprofit business, right? A less heartwarming story? How they took over $11,000 for treating a cat that had been lost and living on Portland streets for 2 months, and when the family ran out of money, Doug Lewis cut them off. It sickens me.
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9/17/18 |
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Admittedly, this was several years ago. our 2 dogs were hit by a car. Some of the more serious injuries were de-gloved leg, missing toes, broken wrist,legs head trauma, dislocated hip. We were deciding to euthanize but the treating vet was also a bird hunter and assured us that not only would both survive, they would hunt. (which is what they live for).Nearly $30K later, neither was ever the same and never far from pain. Once you initially spend several thousand, then more crops up, where do you stop? Yes, more than $29,000.00.I was happy to have my family but their quality of life was diminished greatly and they have never hunted or really run freely again. We have a newbie in the family and he recently got a seed(hunting) and no amount of flushing his eye would remove it. Of course, on the weekend when all vets are closed or booked and won't take new patients. we were referred to Tualatin Animal Hosp. Great care. vet exam,sedated, local, seed removal, Ecollar, medicine $200.
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8/20/18 |
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Dove Lewis is Non Profit status is a joke! This Vet Clinic first priority is money. I took in my very sick dog, was in the clinic 5 hours waiting while my dog suffered. Was told by the vet that two surgeries were needed on a unstable dog. We have fallen on bad times and was told by Dr that we did not qualify for assistance even when under the US income guidelines for poverty. Told our dog was not an emergency even though he would of died that night if he didn't get a simple procedure. Was told that an xray was 160.00 whereas my normal vet is 60.00 same digital machine. I thought the other Emergency vet in town for expensive this Non Profit is a teammate.
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7/18/17 |
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Care runs $500 to $1500 per day, it's all about the money there, not the dog or cat. They are a nonprofit but all that means is they will take in an injured animal you bring in that is not yours, they will stabilize it and then offload it to a community vet. You will be charged the maximum for your own pet. I spent over $8000 trying to save my beloved cat, Murphy. On his last night there, the resident went to a computer. I thought she was going to mention something therapeutically, but no, she just t wanted to make sure my credit card was still good to go. On the way home I go a call, my cat was coding. They wanted me to authorize euthanasia and I said you've done enough, just let him go on his own. They charge $1800 for that service. I confronted them in a follow up visit on the resident's behavior and all the vet said. "Frankly, we were surprised you'd spent that much on a cat you hadn't owned that long when you could have gotten a free black cat on any street corner."
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4/25/11 |
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Our dog was acting very strange then lethargic so we brought him to DL. When the vet finally brought us back to talk with us about our dog, he basically gave us 3 carefully scripted options:
1) Run a full battery of tests
2) Run 1-2 tests and go from there
3) Euthanize the dog if it comes to that
Wait a second... How did we go from talking about possible causes of a 7 year old, otherwise perfectly healthy, dog being lethargic to killing him???
Read all the other posts on yelp or citysearch about their scare tactics. All the 5 star ratings say the same thing too, "they are expensive but they helped my beloved pet". That's wonderful but save yourself the $2000-$3000 dollars and take your pet to Tualatin or someplace else and get better or at least the same level of care without the (well ochestrated) used car sales pitch using scare tactics to overcharge you. And btw, it's not just about the money, if you read all the other reviews of Tualatin ER, they never mention cost.
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3/16/08 |
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Dove Lewis is a once fine institution that has turned into a money grubbing rip off.
I had to get emergency treatment for my two dogs on a Saturday evfening and went there because they were the only vet open in a 20 mile radius (or so I thought until I heard about Northwest Vetrinary Specialists on 82d drive in Clackamas). They were more concerned about getting full payment up front than anything else. I understand the need to get paid, but they were complete a**holes.
Now, about the bill. I have no doubt that I was eggregiously overcharged. I will try to get some other vets to confirm or deny this.
I will NEVER use Dove Lewis again and will do my best to discourage others from doing so. In my opinion they are nothing but a rip off that financially preys on people at a time when they are willing to pay whatever is asked.
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9/25/07 |
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DID SURGEY ON MY DOG WHEN THEY KNEW THERE WAS NO HOPE SHE DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY. tHE ANIMAL CLINIC i USE TO TAKE MY PETS TO MESSED HER UP SO BADLY FOR A SIMPLE TOOTH CLEANING i HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY TO SAVE HER. D.L. HAS THE HIGHEST PRICES!!
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7/14/07 |
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Their priority is Money over animal care, if you don't have all the Money they will NOT help your animal and tell you to put them to sleep ! ! !
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7/14/07 |
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Well, yes, they are expensive; but they are also very good, in my experience. Been there more than once over the years, & always happy with the care my animals received, even if my checkbook wasn't! And you'd expect to pay more for after hours services of any other profession, so I feel that picking on that alone isn't completely justified. Sure, if your pet can wait til your vet is open, it'll be cheaper. But if you have that *emergency* in the middle of the night, these guys are there, wide awake & ready to take care of your animal. Don't know about you, but I sure couldn't work those hours! They have also been very good for me about helping decide on the phone if you'd better come in, or if it can likely wait. Although they're expensive, I am an overall fan. They do good work.
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3/5/07 |
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When my kitten had a garage door dropped on her by a neighbor kids, they wanted $700 for xrays. It cost me almost $200 just to have her poked and prodded and purchase some morphine for pain.
The dose that they gave me was so high that my cat, on their dosing instructions, couldn't do anything on her own for 2 days. I finally took her off the morphine so she could eat and drink on her own and go to the potty.
For the same $200, I was able to go to my regular vet and get a whole workup with xrays. Luckily, she had no internal injuries.
I do not recommend this vet to anyone. I do recommend the vet in Tualatin if you have an emergancy. Hope this helps someone.
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