Tiara Rado Animal Hospital

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I'm very selective with my animals. This place knows what they are doing!

Took in sick cat. Staff very compassionate and professional. Had state of the art equipment that properly diagnosed problem. Just moved to area but I think I've found my new Vet!

Excellent, prompt, friendly

We have been going there for 12 years. We go for annual check ups and shots for our cat. The staff is always friendly. They are efficient and prompt. I don't know how real it is but they seem to like our cat as much as we do and that is impressive. It is not at all an unpleasant experience to go there.

In March, our little dachshund ruptured a disk in his back. He is 11 years old and this is the second time this has happened. (The first surgery was done while we lived out of state) Surgery is costly and requires a long recoup time. After weighing the pros and cons and the fact that he is such an active little guy, we made the decision to proceed with the surgery. We couldn't believe how fast he bounced back after the surgery the second time! He was on his feet and ready to go out for adventures within days. (It took weeks the first time.) We were so please with all of the doctors and staff at Tiara Rado.
Little did we know that we would be calling on them again within such a short time. On a beautiful day while taking a walk,our little guy was attacked by two large dogs. He was doing very so well after his surgery, that we could hardly tell he had been sick. When the dogs picked him up, they shook him like a rag doll. He immediately cried out in pain. I thought his neck was broken. I scooped him up and called my daughter to meet me at the vet. She had the foresight to call ahead and inform them that we were on our way. When we arrived they put us into a room and took our dog away to care for him.
The story ends very happily. He has recovered and is doing great! The doctors and all of the staff there are well trained and compassionate. They have treated us like family during both times of crisis. We will never be able to thank them for the care they gave our dog.

Nice people with high tech equipment. Unfortunately I believe they did not diagnose my dog correctly and ended up running thousands of dollars worth of unneeded tests and still never did find out what was wrong with him. I feel he was over medicated too, which drug out his illness for months. I was also disappointed that they kept charging a visit fee each and every time we came in for a check-up, even though it was all for the same problem. We spent thousands of dollars trying to get him well, and still ended up having to go see a specialist in Aspen to get him better. I will still use them when needed because they are the most high-tech facility in the area, but only as a last resort.

Our first encounter with the folks at Tiara Rado (Dr. Becker and her assistant Erin) was under very sad circumstances. We were new to town and it became obvious our very old dog could not go on. Not knowing the vet made it very hard but Dr. Becker and Erin were wonderful, caring, and very respectful of our dog and our emotions in the difficult situation. Afterward even though you're supposed to pay for all services at the time they told us not to worry about it then. I appreciated that.

Soon thereafter we needed to bring our cat in. Again, Dr. Becker and Erin were great. Erin acknowledged that it was good to see us again under different circumstances. She handled our cat very expertly and nimbly. The vaccinations were well. We were given the choice of what to get and also given sufficient info to make an informed decision based on our cats indoor/outdoor activities etc. They were able to look at the ear swab right then and determine the problem so that we could begin treatment. Then she even asked if we wanted to see the mites under the microscope too. I'm sure not all folks would want to do that but being a biologist I thought it was great.

Overall, they are very friendly, obviously love animals, and very professional. The cost was reasonable (the price listed was for both the cat and dog services they provided) and expected based on other quotes we had gotten. I gave them a and quot;Band quot; for punctuality only because we had to wait a bit in the examination room. It was not excessive by any means -more what you might expect at the end of the day given they don't know how other appointments might actually go.