Paws & Claws Animal Hospital and Holistic Pet Center

Dr. Shawn & all his staff are so wonderful and caring! We have trusted Dr. Shawn's advice & treatments with our 2 dogs, our daughters 2 dogs. I like his more holistic approach rather than just pumping animals with medications and sending people on their way. If you are on the fence about going to Paws & Claws - Just GO!!! You won't be sorry! ****Paws & Claws is the only place I will ever take my fur babies. He has helped me in numerous ways with my pets. Don't hesitate to call!!!

posted: 10/07/2023

The girls in the front were so welcoming and sweet to the dogs. Excited to meet a vet that better aligns with my holistic goals for my fur babies. Really felt he took the time to listen to my concerns and build a plan moving forward.

posted: 08/26/2023

You guys are not only super kind, prompt in your email replies, but also knowledgeable and exceptionally understanding. You are not pushy on treatments and your holistic approach to pet health sets you apart. I love how you prioritize the well-being of the whole body. I appreciate having a like-minded vet hospital to go to that provides top-notch care. Thank you Paws & Claws Team! Five furry paws up!

posted: 01/21/2024

Our dog, Buck, was rescued in 2020 and unfortunately had a very negative visit to the vet early in life. We have spent years trying to find a clinic that he would even walk into without extreme anxiety. Paws & Claws is that clinic! We are SO grateful to have found them. Buck is much happier and healthier for being a patient here. Moreover, he is calm and comfortable in the clinic because they are all patient, sincerely kind and enthusiastic about their job. That was not our experience elsewhere. I cannot recommend Dr. Messonnier and his team highly enough. If I could give more than 5 stars I would!

posted: 10/23/2023

I took my lab, Nala, there about 3 weeks ago, she was 10 and had arthritis and she was limping. A few weeks before I just found out she had a huge tumor, that's the reason I took her there. I was hoping for a relief for her in her last days/weeks/month. When Dr. Shawn saw Nala, she was laying down on the floor, he barely looked at her, didn't get close to her, didn't ask her to stand up and evaluate her. He just said: she looks fine. Fine??? Really??? Her belly was huge, the tumor pushed her stomach close to her spine, I believe he saw it on the x-ray that I sent, even if he had not seen it, as a doctor, he would have seen an abnormality, to say the least, just by looking at her. The assistant came with a list of supplements and vitamins 14 to be exact, plus a laser treatment ( i just did 1 session that day) but I was not informed which one would be better either, if there were priority. I was so desperate to help my dog that I accepted all. I spent over $1300 that day, my dog died on the next week. This is not because she died, even before that happens I felt like it was all about money, not for her well being. I'd have spent so much more if I could, at least , make her feel better. I do not recommend this place, I felt this way right after getting home, but now after a couple weeks after her passing, I'm 100% sure that I was right. Plus, if you have the chance to go beyond the first room, you wouldn't be satisfied overall and there was a roach in the restroom.

posted: 11/08/2023