Middletown Animal Clinic Inc

I hate to have to write this, but I feel it must be said and may help another family. I've been going to Middletown Animal Clinic for years with various pets over the course of 20 years. Even after I moved to Morgantown, I would still take my pets there. However, I strongly encourage you to find another vet if you ever feel something is not right with your animal. We took my 3.5 yo dog to them 8/28 because she had been up all night running around in a delirium and biting at her private area. She seemed to have difficulty going to the bathroom as well. They got in her and without running a lab or urinalysis said she had a bad UTI. She was given 21 days of antibiotics, antifungal (which I was told by the vet tech was a steroid), and previcox for pain. We immediately started her on the meds. It didn't seem to help so we called the next day knowing it may take 24 hours. The vet called in Tramadol for pain (which we found out is not even an effective pain meds for dogs). She had a follow up in 2 weeks 09/02. During this time she started exhibiting very anxious and aggressive behaviors. She seemed scared to go outside and was just off. We took her to her checkup. Due to Covid restrictions (which I get) you cannot actually see the vet. My husband took her. He said the tech ran her outside and said someone will call you. It was raining that day, god forbid they get wet to talk to you about your family member. He sat there for nearly 20 mins and the vet called. When she (Dr. Fraley) called she just rattles off information as quick as possible and doesn't even listen or address her behaviors. He asked that she call me to talk. She said she would at 230pm. I had to call her at 330pm. I asked her about the meds and my dogs behavior to be told to put a thunder coat on her and we can talk about anxiety meds. When I tried to tell her it was only recent I was dismissed, as she wanted to talk/push surgery for the UTI (first one she had in 3.5 years....not my main concern) We finished her meds. She slowly stopped wanting to eat and became very lethargic. 09/11 and 09/12 it eas evident she was sick and had been off meds for 5 days. We took her to Cheat Lake Hospital. She is now hospitalized with liver ALT enzymes at over 1400 when normal is under 125. They are running multiple tests to determine what is wrong. I am a complete and total mess. She has never been away from us for 1 day. My point is I knew her behavior wasn't right and the answer wasn't a **** thundercoat or more meds. Had they ran labs the first time we took her almost a month ago we may not be in this situation. Please send good vibes to my sweet Mazzy and don't be afraid to speak up for your pet. You know them best.

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They do a great job. They are always friendly and gentle with my baby. They have an extremely clean area, and know my dog by name when we come in. Darby, my dog, sits on the bench with me in the waiting room. There is a separate area for cats. We never wait more than five minutes or so. Darby seems to enjoy the attention, and doesn't get very nervous.

We've been taking our pets to them for years. They're fantastic people.

I called two weeks in advance to get an estimate for my small dog. The full procedure was to cost 179 including all fees bloodwork and if updated shots were needed. The day of the procedure they were caring enough to take the time to answer any questions and contacted me through every step of the procedure. I decided against the bloodwork and my dog was up to date on shots so they estimated it to cost 107. My final payment was 103 which included a tooth extraction and cleaning that were not planned for that day. My dog healed up nicely and staff were caring to make sure we were comfortable with the procedure.

Everything went great and the staff was very friendly.

I called for estimates and scheduled an appointment; I was able to an appointment for the very next day. They also accept emergencies and walk-ins. Staff were considerate and didn't act like they were "too busy to answer my questions." I will be making this my regular clinic for my puppy.

Very well.