Pet Care Ctr Veterinary Hosp

I can't say enough about this clinic. Our family has been seeing Dr. Pamparo for many years. He saved two of my cats lives last year with his devoted attention and expertise. He called me personally, on a daily basis, to discuss how they were progressing. We moved but still travel from Lynnwood to West Seattle to see him. No one else will care for our large family of dogs and cats. They also do not have appts., but walk-ins which is so convenient for our busy lives. And the office staff is so sweet. I have tried other vets, at least three I can think of off the top of my head in the Lynnwood area, and they all were horrible experiences.

Thanks you Cris, Tammy and the rest of the staff at the Pet Care Center for being so wonderful and compassionate to our animals. We have 12 pets, of which 8 see Cris Pamparo. The other 4 are tropical birds, so see another vet. He is so great with them, and I have NEVER had any issues with the pets getting sicker, or not getting well. He correctly diagnosed Addison's disease in one of our dogs, who has since passed. When Roscoe had to be put down, I could see that it was as hard on Dr. Pamparo as it was on us. That is true compassion and love for animals. We trust the staff at the Pet Care Center for the care of our animals completely. They are all of our children, and I am very careful about who I take them too.

My cat, that I had faithfully been taking here to get vaccinated for 10 years, died of cancer. It started in a spot on his back that I later learned was caused from the vaccines he was receiving. It is not the vet's fault that he got the cancer. However, I learned from other vets that for years, it has been standard practice to give vaccines to cats in the leg, so that in the event that it does cause cancer in them, the leg can be removed and their life saved. When it is given between the shoulder blades, it is much more difficult to treat the cancer. Ends up being a usually-unsuccessful-attempt to completely remove the tumor surgically and radiation treatment to the area that would cost thousands, and potentially damage nearby lungs/heart/nervous system, etc..

In addition, when the lump was first found, they removed it before biopsing it - another blunder that if had been done properly - could have given him a chance: a tumor - especially in that area - is always biopsied first because if it is cancerous, they must remove all the surrounding tissue, and then some, to be sure to completely remove all the cancer cells. This was not done. THe result was cancer cells migrated to his lungs and he died a horrible death with lung cancer.

If they didn't know these basic procedures, what else are they missing?

Our dog got out of the yard and was hit by a car so we took her to this vets office and were very dissappointed by thier cold demeanor and attitude. Usually you'd expect a vet to comprehend that animals are part of the family, yet they didn't seem to care. A little sympathy would have been nice.

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CONS: not very caring