Our cats past and present have been patients at this practice for a total of nearly 30 years. Our two cats Newt and Ripley lived 22 and 18 years respectively and even tested positive for feline leukemia when we found them as tiny kittens. The doctors, techs, and staff have never once let us down in both simple and complicated situations, emergencies and non. My next pair of tiny kittens who are now 7-years-old, and a third kitten who showed up this past winter are patients here now. We have loved every veterinarian we've seen at Herndon Animal Medical Center. One of my cats is actually in love with Dr. Giaimuccio. He demands that she hold him in her arms and hug him! I highly recommend this place. The prices are competitive for this area (yes, pricey, but we live in Northern Virginia). We miss Dr. Barry and hope she is having a wonderful retirement.

After Dr. Barry sold the practice, the place went to hell in a handbasket. I had been taking my dogs here for almost 20 years. I will take them no more. One of the "vets" actually told me that my protective Great Dane was aggressive and should be put down. Fortunately, one of the vet techs who had been there a while and who knew me gave me the names of some trainers. I took my dog there and was told that he is, indeed, protective and that the "vet" never should have told me to put him down. If I could have rated this with no stars, I would have gladly done so.

My family has been taking our cat and two dogs to Herndon Animal Medical Center for 15 years. The doctors and front desk staff are always friendly and timely. This office goes above and beyond to take care of your pets. Recently my old kitty suddenly died of a brain tumor. We had seen the vet earlier in the day and she diagnosed that our kitty likely had a brain tumor. She gave us her card and told us we could call her in the event of the dreaded midnight emergency...which of course occurred around 10pm later that night. She drove 30 minutes to our house to put our kitty to sleep. We cannot express how grateful we are for the compassion shown by this office. Losing an animal is always a mess without a late night trip to the emergency animal hospital....a tragic experience in itself. As for the earlier comment about this office "ripping them off". The food the doctor was prescribing was likely a PRESCRIPTION dog or cat food. This means you cannot purchase the food at other locations for cheaper. They are all expensive and about the same price anywhere. Also, when the doctor diagnosed our cat with a brain tumor she could have insisted on invasive blood tests and x-rays to verify, but instead she acknowledged our kitty was old and beyond treatment and held off. We discovered that her diagnoses was correct later that night when other symptoms surfaced. Overall she made a painful and expensive ordeal much less painful and expensive.

This place was more like a sales pitch than an animal clinic. It seems every question I had was seized upon by the doctors to make more money (i.e. purchase their brand of dog food rather than just tell me what to buy on our own terms). In addition, I waited 20 minutes after my scheduled time to see the first doctor and then half an hour while they goofed off behind the door. The front desk was very helpful and courteous but the main doctor was always trying to make money off us.

Great service and care for my English Bulldog.