Dr. Seimms is the sweetest and most caring vet in Bradenton!! You can tell she really loves animals and she takes the time to listen to any and all concerns! She is fairly new to this location, so any and all bad reviews should be null in void!
Writing reviews is not my favorite pastime, but taking tender care of my family of dogs are. I made my first appointment to "try" this new animal center in Lakewood Ranch, Fl for their grooming services after finding a coupon in a local paper. When I first called to make an appointment I was asked if my dogs vaccines were up to date and I replied yes they are. I am a believer in a holistic approach combined with current animal care practices to care for my dogs. Today after trying to locate this site, being 3 minutes late, I called to say all I could see was an animal hospital. The young sounding girl said abrubtly" that is where we are located" I smiled while in conversation and said ok I guess I am here and I will be right in. When I entered the building, a very nice and new lobby, a young girl didn't say hello but instead in a very rude tone said my dogs weren't up to date, without a smile and without even acknowledging thanks for my efforts in trying them. I denied that and I asked her to contact my veterinarian's office. In front of me she spoke to the receptionist at my vets office and curtly replied :"Just like I said" She told me my dogs were not up to date that they did not have their distemper nor bortadella vacs. I then replied I will not give them these vacinnations for I do not ever board them and would not even think of boarding since it is a very insensitive way of dog watching out of the confines of their own homes. She told me they will not be accepted. My dogs were already nervous as I had never seen them like this..all because of this young lady's poor attitude. As I was walking out of the door and after my almost 3 year old adopted and rescued terrier plopped a very upsetting release of feces, I walked back after offering to clean up and said this is the first time I have ever been treated so rudely and I at least should have been called to tell me they would not be taken for grooming, before I made this trip. I had my own pet sitting service, and as I concur with the integrity for the safety and health issues , these are overkill and are redundant. I will spread the word that this "Ranch Animal Hospital and Resort" is not the place for pets when their employees are not and cannot even put new clients at ease. Shame on them! There are other pure animal doctors who take the time to make sure they hire the right "pet people" and this place is not the right one! I say "STAY AWAY"
