Hudson Road Animal Hospital

I will never come back to this clinic. I had been taking my pets here for over 5 years, and was recommended this place by a family that had been coming here for longer. I brought my two year old cat into the clinic for breathing issues, and left with her in heart failure- being told by Dr. Beck & the technicians that she “just needs to rest”. When she was PANTING and DROOLING before we had even left. I will never forget the moment when I was told by Dr. Beck that my cat “likely has heart or lung disease”, in a nonchalant and careless tone; as I struggled to fight back tears. She continued saying she would pull up the x-rays because “they’re pretty cool to look at”. When I asked what this meant for her life expectancy she simply said “all the medications nowadays will help prolong her life- but is she gonna live 20 years? Probably not.” I called the clinic from the parking lot, as I had let her out of the carrier and she proceeded to lay down & PEE HERSELF. Once again, told that she needed to “relax”. Two hours later, the emergency vet rushed her to an oxygenated crate and educated me on the fact that cats CANNOT OXYGENATE through their mouths like dogs. So when the clinic, or so called “hospital”, continuously told me she needed “rest”, they were blatantly choosing to send home a pet in complete distress. The Oakdale Emergency Vet verbatim told me “they should not have let you leave”. X-rays from Hudson road (taken during the appt) to the ones from the ER vet, showed clear evidence of her distress and heart failure. Those two hours that my cat was in distress, going against my gut that something was wrong, telling myself that I could trust that the vet knew better- ended up being the time it took for my sweet kitty to develop a stricture in her throat. Or “tissue death” as the ER vet said. This ultimately left her with no quality of life as she was unable to eat or drink after two weeks; which was when we said our goodbyes. 💔 I would not only never recommend this clinic to anyone, but especially Dr. Beck due to her utter lack of care, professionalism, and compassion for my pet and myself- in the moments we needed it most.

posted: 05/13/2023

They have an EXPERT groomer who was able to groom our angry cat to get his mats out. They shaved, washed, dried and nail-trimmed him in less than 45 min. It felt like a miracle. Thank you! They went above and beyond with scheduling too, reaching out to our regular vet to get records and help to schedule the needed vaccines before we arrived.

posted: 07/18/2023

My girlfriend and I very recently brought our dog Sophia to Hudson road animal hospital after she had been having some throat and stomach issues. After the first appointment Sophia seemed to return back to normal but then after a few days started having some nasty stomach issues related to our first visit. I wanted the same doctor to do the follow up appointment since we were very worried about our dog. Due to the recent snowstorm the original doctor couldn’t see Sophia, regardless the front desk staff were incredibly accommodating trying to keep our original appointment time and even though it didn’t work with his schedule Dr. John was able to see Sophia and he provided an incredibly in depth explanation of Sophia’s symptoms and gave a very easy to follow care plan. It put both of us at ease and I’m so incredibly happy at how everything has worked out!

posted: 02/22/2023

We had to put our sweet Lucy down last week. We have never had to do this before so it was a new and very difficult experience. Dr. John Clappier had been Lucy's veterinarian for many years. He successfully removed a growth on her back which never came back. He did the dental cleaning. He did a skin biopsy without general anesthesia. At the end we all needed Dr. John to help us say goodbye to Lucy. Lucy had started wagging her tail in the car when we would pull into the parking lot. She grew to like going to Hudson Road Animal Hospital. The staff are kind and I never had to experience a long wait time either. But most of all Lucy received great care and she liked going there. Thank you Dr. John and all the staff at Hudson Road Animal for the great care you gave to our Lucy and the sympathy extended to our family this past week.

posted: 06/09/2023

We love bringing both of our dogs here for their Healthcare and grooming. They do a fantastic job with them every time! The vet tech Isabelle always takes great care of our animals while they are there!

posted: 04/23/2023