Countryside Animal Clinic

I can’t thank Dr. Lex enough… I have a bearded dragon and have been to every exotic vet in this valley, I have an abundance of knowledge of these reptiles and finding a vet has been a huge challenge. I had to hunt her down at her new clinic last week and walked in Friday evening before they closed and she still saw us, she’s the only vet who has helped us at all. My boy has had some issues since we got him as a baby, we’re still not in the clear but I thought I was going to loose my best friend for the last week and this morning I thought for sure it was the end. After talking to a few experts and a rescue center for reptiles a few days ago, I relayed some of the options to her yesterday about what their thoughts were and today she saved my boy. She cares more than any vet I’ve ever seen. I adore her. I won’t ever go to anyone else ever again for all my animals. I should note I am not an easy customer, I’m an herbalist and know health and how to heal naturally but animals and reptiles are different, but I do study up on them and have all the questions and lots of opinions. I appreciate that she values my thoughts and opinions. The size of her heart shows. I will always be so grateful I found her and I’m sure my Groot is too 💗 Update: unfortunately my Groot passed right after I posted this review. He passed Valentine’s Day. After doing some digging and reaching out to another exotic vet I figured out he had periodontal disease which is usually caused by too much sugar which I never gave him. We did not feed this boy fruit ever. But, something obviously caused it that I was doing. Only thing I’ve been able to come up with is that I gave him too many baths. He loved the water, he loved to play in it so I gave him a bath all the time. Water is dirty. The disease had spread to his soft tissue and became too much and in all honesty I’m not sure if Dr. lex was able to clean his teeth I would have been able to afford it or anyone in this valley would have been able to do this job because these animals are unknown to most vets around here. He was my favorite animal I’ve ever owned but also my most stressful animal. I don’t know if I’ll ever have enough guts to own another one. Dr Lex was amazing because how much she cared but there is so much to know and understand with these animals, I hope, because of all the beardie owners around here, she tries to learn more and go more into depth to truly understand them because thats what I’d do if I were a vet around here. And had I found a vet that really truly understood reptiles I’m sure we would have caught his teeth issues in the beginning but to have had gone to every vet in this town after it was already soo bad and not one of them caught it, really sucks. I couldn’t wrap my brain around it because I didn’t give him sugar and that’s how dragons usually get this. I’ve also never own an animal that has these issues so it was new for me. I am very grateful for the care and support that was given to him his last few days and will continue being a loyal customer to her. But if I do decide to get another dragon down the road, I will be making the drive to Missoula often. I was given 2 vets names there that I can’t remember the gf the top of my head but I talked to the owner of Zootown exotic and he gave me his vets names so that’s where our next dragon will go to see if I can manage to come up with the courage to get another 💗

posted: 05/09/2023

Best vet I have ever been too I had to put my 16yr old dog down Saturday and they were so kind to be there for me and my family gave us plenty of time and they helped make this hard time just a little easier. With there kindness an how much they truly care about our pets

posted: 03/09/2023

Absolute best vet I’ve ever been to. From out of state and after struggling to get my dog in for an emergency the doctor agreed to bring him in with no appointment even though they were booked full. Super compassionate and caring. My dog is getting better too!

posted: 07/18/2023

I finally found the Vet practice in the Flathead Valley reflects the best expertise coupled with obvious interest, warmth for their patients. I felt listened to and invited to be educated in the care and decision-making. It’s been too long since I last experienced this level of confidence for a Vet practice. This humble appearing practice interacted with my furry companion with a combination of intuition and professionalism. I recommend Dr. Jessie Lex without hesitation.

posted: 06/29/2023

I had my veterinary office fax over a prescription, went in an hour later picked up my dog’s meds. It was a good experience.

posted: 07/17/2023