Dr. Shaver is a wonderful vet and his staff is great too. He's up front and honest and will do everything he can to help your pets/livestock....very pleased!!

I took my 8 month old male dog (Cooper-- purebred pug) in on March 28, 2013 to be fixed. He had an undescended testicle that required a more complicated procedure, similar to a spay. The procedure was performed that day, and I called that afternoon to follow-up. I was told by staff that it was more difficult than anticipated and Dr. Shaver had to come in during Dr. Hinton's procedure to oversee, but Cooper was fine and I could pick him up the next day. I even spoke with Dr. Hinton who assured me Cooper was okay. On Friday, March 29, I picked Cooper up. As soon as he was brought out he didn't seem like himself. I was told by staff that it was due to the procedure and then I was given medication for his pain. I was also told that he had recently eaten, peed, and given a dose of his pain meds, and he could not receive a re-dose until that evening. We came home and Cooper was clearly miserable. He wouldn't eat or drink, he wouldn't move, he wouldn't let us touch him. After several hours we also noticed he wouldn't urinate. I gave him pain medication early, tried favorite foods and toys, etc but nothing. At this point Shaver's office has closed so we took Cooper to the emergency vet. The emergency vet felt his belly and immediately said something was wrong. All tests indicated that his kidneys had completely shut down. There was also blood in his abdomen. He was hooked up to an IV, and we drove to MSU's clinic as it was the closed 24 hr clinic with an ultrasound. At MSU they found that Cooper's bladder had burst several hours before. They were able to make him comfortable as more tests were done. The vets found that Cooper's urethra and prostate had been removed instead of his testicle. They were no good options to save him-- we had to put him down the morning of March 30, 2013. Their results were confirmed by a necropsy. Drs. Hinton and Shaver were negligent and killed my dog. Their staff lied to me and was not forthcoming with information. My dog suffered unnecessarily for days because they could never admit what they did. Even during their apology Dr. Shaver defended the mistake saying it was an easy one to make. The vets of Shaver Animal Hospital obviously either lack skills or judgement and should not be entrusted to care for your animal.

Dr. Shaver is a very experienced veterinarian. he has a wonderful personality and knows anything and everything there is to know about animals big and small. In my opinion he is the best animal doctor in tuscaloosa. I would never use anyone else. He is passionate about his job and the love of animals shows in how he treats them. I would not know what to do without Dr. Shaver.

It was great at first. However, some days I would go the staff would seem a little frazzled, other times they were great and took great care of my pet. The prices are very reasonable, but at times I felt that I needed a second opinion because my dog was misdiagnosed several times there and as a result he received an injury that required more treatment.

FIVE STARS!! Thank you Dr. Shaver and Staff!!!! My son was on a trip from New York to Texas, saw a pitiful dirty, matted, lost dog on the freeway in Knoxville, stopped and picked it up. Dr. Shaver and staff were so very kind to go out of their way on a Friday afternoon to check out the dog and bathe it. We have other dogs so it was very important to know her health before adding her to our family. Again, thank you for your kindness and expertise to total strangers - both human and canine!! May you receive many blessings!