Lakeside Veterinary Services

Dr. Martha and her team lead with compassion and genuine kindness. She cared for my first pup after I moved to the area and helped guide me through the most difficult times. When we lost our best friend, Lakeside Vet helped us honor him when we could barely form words. They understood. The staff has been so responsive and friendly with any situation I’ve had, including my dog eating: underwear, mice, bones, a turkey carcass, shellfish, etc. You get the gist. Dr. Martha is direct, so intelligent and also very real. This practice is truly humane. She isn’t trying to overwhelm with fees or unnecessary treatment. She understands that pets are family. I would not trust anyone else to look after my crew! Our new rescue pup is so lucky to have LSV looking after him.

My family spends about half the year in New York and our rabbit was being seen by a vet at this practice during the times we were in the area. We were not made aware that he’d moved. Our rabbit had a serious medical emergency a few weeks ago. She’d eaten some of her paper bedding and it was obstructing her breathing. She was slowly suffocating and it was a very dire situation. I called the clinic right when they opened to let them know what was happening and that I’d like to bring her in immediately for an emergency visit so they could attempt to remove the obstruction. I was informed that our vet was no longer there and that the current vet wouldn’t fit my rabbit in. They said the best they could do was put her on a waiting list. In the meantime we were distraught and scrambling to find another vet who would see a rabbit and who would fit her in as an emergency visit. Cornell doesn’t see rabbits anymore unfortunately. I called Lakeside back several times begging them to reconsider but they refused. I finally did find a vet near Ithaca but by that point my rabbit had lost so much oxygen and was in such distress that the vet needed to euthanize her. Our rabbit had been with us for 9 years and we are absolutely devastated. It will haunt me for some time wondering if this clinic had promptly attempted to help her if the outcome would have been different. There didn’t seem to be much in the way of care or compassion from this practice during this awful situation.

Lakeside is my family's favorite vet. From exotic cats, lizards, working breed dogs, etc... Martha and her group are second to none. She's the only vet that can handle our Bengals and 125lb Alaskan Malamute.

I love and appreciate the wonderful vet and her superior staff. They work as a strong team to keep our pets healthy and happy. I wouldn’t go anywhere else,and highly recommend.

The vet here is so caring, careful and great to my pets. I've taken two cats (one of which she saved) and am about to bring my dog there at some point as a switch because I know for a fact she will be much better to him and my wallet than his current office.