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Banfield Pet Hospital did more harm than good

Our story with BanfIeld begins on August 25th 2010. My 11 week old black lab puppy and boyfriend were running thru the front yard when he ran between his legs and he stepped on his back leg. He let out the loudest cry I have ever heard out of a dog. So immediately my boyfriend and I took the dog to banfield fearing that his leg was broken. We had x rays done and received a call about 7 house later finally letting us know what was wrong with our dog. They told us he had a fracture of the tibia right on the growth plate. They said surgery was a good possibility. But never once showed us the x rays. They splinted it and told us come back in a week for new x rays and new splint (first visit cost us $580). They said he would be healed up in about two weeks after another set of x rays to make sure. Which would end up costing another $500 for each set of x rays and splinting. Then we took him home. Within two hours the newly placed splint was already falling off the puppy’s leg. The following day Leroy was uncomfortable, and was moaning and groaning because of the splint moving. We took him in that day to have the splint readjusted. They wanted to charge us more money for a soiled bandage because the bottom was ruined. (It was ruined because it was falling off his leg). After the splint was fixed Leroy was a happy puppy and adjusting to his injured leg. Finally the day came for Leroy’s first week exam. The nurses changed out his splint and wanted to do x rays but we declined because of the money they wanted to charge us. He was never the same after the splint change. Leroy was sleepy, moaning and groaning, not eating nor drinking. He just laid in his bed all day and night. We took him back to Banfield the next day saying something was wrong with him. They did a full exam and said he was fine and tried selling us $700 worth of blood work. We then asked to please see the first set of x rays, with the doctor replying with "our x ray machine is broke". We asked what that had to do with previous x rays and then she pulled up the x rays after us questioning her for a couple minutes. She then showed me and circled a rather large area stating that they were unsure where the fracture was but it was somewhere in the area where she circled. I asked her who said it was fractured and she stated the company they send out the x rays to said it was fractured. After some confusion on why they now changed their story on whether it was broke or fractured, now my girlfriend and I were questioning whether his leg was even fractured/broke in the first place. we asked the doctors for a copy of the x rays and she said we would have to buy them off them, and quickly asked why? We said we wanted to get a second opinion. The doctor then got all flustered and started back tracking on whether his leg was really hurt in the first place. So after a few hours of sitting at home we decided to go get our second opinion. We took Leroy to an animal hospital/orthopedic surgery office. They talked to us for about an hour wanting to know our story and how everything happened. Then removed the splint, to our horror on what we saw next I broke down in tears. To our surprise he had two soars on is leg that were dripping blood on the table. One of which was about a half inch think and almost to the bone. This would explain why he was in so much pain, and the banfield doctors failed to let us know about theses soars the day prior when the changed out his bandage. So after the new doctor cleaning up his wounds, they took him back for x rays. About 10 minutes laterthe doctor came back and told us that his leg was not fractured/broke nor were there any signs that there was ever anything to indicate there was one. This made us so upset that they would do this to poor Leroy and hose us for money in the process. We have recently tried to cancel our wellness plan and they let us know it would be a $600 charge to terminate the policy…

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Kansas City, US
Oct 12, 2010 3:04 pm EDT
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Karen,
We have made attempts to contact you about your situation but have been unsuccessful. Please feel free to call [protected] to discuss and resolve this issue with one of our Wellness Plan advocates. For your privacy, and because this is a medical case, we need to keep your information confidential and cannot discuss the specifics online. We hope the best for Leroy, and we look forward to speaking with you.

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Banfield The Pet Hospital

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9/7/10 I took my 28lb Shetland Sheepdog to Banfield for a wound on her right shoulder due to another dog's bite. When I picked her up I was told by Dr Blackman that sutures and a drain were put in and should bring her back in 3-5 days. When I returned on 9/10/10 I was told that her skin had necrosis and surgery was required to debride the dead tissue and...

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Banfield Pet Hospital inadequate neuter

I sent a formal email to the Banfield Animal Hospital via an address on their website on 8/25/2010. I have yet to receive a response or acknowledgement of my experience. Today's date is 9/13/2010. Here is part of what I sent.

Dear Sir or Madam:

My dog has the Optimum Wellness Plan for puppies with the Basic Early Care option at the Banfield in Phoenix, AZ at Spectrum Mall on West Bethany Home and 19th Avenue. I’ve been enrolled since May 2010 I pay about $25/month including the $139 initial upfront "membership fee". My puppy was neutered on 6/23/10 at about 5 months old. He did well and everything went smooth until about 1.5 months later when I noticed he had a hard piece of plastic string that looked like a suture sticking out of his incision spot. I made an appointment and went in for the doctor to look at it on 8/3/10. Dr. Courtney Steinhauer looked at it and said it was nothing to worry about because the suture is supposed to dissolve and he was fine, just a little scabbing which was normal. I went home and about 3 weeks later, took my puppy to the groomers. When I picked him up, my groomer said, "your puppy still has stitches on his incision area, you should see your vet." I looked at the area again and the scab is now gone and there was a very visible blue outline of a stitch. I made an appointment on 8/23/10 and was seen the same day. Dr. Steinhauer saw my puppy again and this time offered to "speed up" the process by snipping off the tip of the "dissolvable" suture. When he was brought back by the vet tech, the suture was not snipped off at the tip, but the previously present suture was completely taken out and there was a hole where it laid imbedded before. The vet tech continues to tell me that there was some puss that came out when the doctor removed the stitch so now the incision area was infected. I needed to buy antibiotic medication and topical medicated rinse to clean the area now. The antibiotic is Ceftodixime 100MG for $15.73 and the rinse is Chlorhexidine flush for $13.07. So now I'm out $30 and after 2 visits and insisting the suture be taken out... AND my dog has an infection now. When I brought this up, the vet tech proceeded to tell me that the infection could have been from anything... even from the ant bite he has a few centimeters to the right (which WASN'T infected).

I do not understand why it took 2 visit to remove the very obvious stitch that was still there. I can’t say that leaving the stitch in that much longer caused the infection…. but I can’t say it didn’t either. Shouldn’t that be the job of my vet? To ensure that my pet is well cared for?!

I am very unhappy with the care I am getting from Banfield as this is not the first time I’ve been blindsided by extra charges after coming to an office visit. I mean, why should I have to pay for medication and treatment because of someone else’s mistake?

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Jul 02, 2012 9:52 am EDT

This is just my opinion, based on what you've written...I think that the suture that was placed in you puppy was not dissovlable because it were, it would have already defiantly dissolved after a month and half. It was likely a non absorbable suture. I also think that you should not have been charged for antibiotics after they removed the sutures, when it appears to be the fault of the practice for placing the wrong type of suture to begin with. Non absorbable suture can cause a nidus for infection, which is why when they are placed on the outside of the skin (they are never to be placed inside the body) they have to be removed after the incision is healed. Mistakes happen, no one is prefect, but it's important to admit to those mishaps and at least there should have been no charge for you to get the sutures removed and the antibiotics that your pup needed as well as an office visit. You shouldn't, however, make this a reflection of banfield because every place is different, every vet and ever vet clinic--banfield or not.

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My dog has the Optimum Wellness Plan for puppies with the Basic Early Care option at the Banfield in Phoenix, AZ at Spectrum Mall on West Bethany Home and 19th Avenue. I’ve been enrolled since May 2010 I pay about $25/month including the $139 initial upfront "membership fee". My puppy was neutered on 6/23/10 at about 5 months old. He did well and everything...

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Banfield Pet Hospital horrible customer service

Every time I take my two dogs to the Banfield, we have horrible customer service. The "pet nurses" are rude beyond belief, no one ever calls to let me know when they are ready, and even when I call and am told what time they will be done, it takes at least an hour of me waiting in the store for them to come out. We have both dogs on their Wellness plans, which apparetnly is a contract that were not informed about, so we are stuck paying for that load of crap for 4 months on 1 dog and 7 months on the other. What a waste. I'd rather pay 400% the money and go to a REAL vet than to take my dogs to Banfield again. THey always try to convince you that things are wrong with your dogs that aren't, and always try to sell you redicutous medications for non-existant problems. HATE THEM!

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Kansas City, US
Jan 02, 2012 4:39 pm EST
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Shawbunny- Thank you for providing this feedback. We apologize that your visits to one of our hospitals did not meet your expectation. We strive to provide our clients and their pets with high quality medicine and exceptional client experiences on every visit. We would like the opportunity to speak with you directly so we can gather more information about your visits. The number to our Client Advocate Team is [protected]. If you are still not satisfied and wish to cancel your Wellness Plan please call our Wellness Plan Team at [protected] to discuss cancellation options. Thank you again for your feedback.

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Dec 29, 2011 4:28 pm EST

Yes I agree.
As a former employee as a CSC at the Mckinney, Texas # 0624, location off of 75N..I can tell you the main reason is lack of training----& lack of professional behavior of the staff as influenced by management.

At this particular location the more experienced CSC (6 whole months on the job) who was assigned to train me - would regularly discuss how her husband was younger than her, ( show me pictures from her cell phone in direct violation of Banfield regulations) whine, how she wished her mother-in -law would bring her one of the mother -in law's prescription Zolofts or how her husband gave her one of his prescription darvocets the previous evening...Once she even discussed how hung over she was in front of the office manager and all the Dr's so I guess that was typical for that store--Other stores may be managed in a more professional manner...
None the less I was in awe of their lack of concern for the pet and constant methods of overcharging and lying to meet store production goals...
At one point one of the pet nurses actually came up to me and said quote "Management sucks here- I don't know if you realize it but you are on your own"

After 2 months even in this struggling economy I gave my notice--the place was just an unsafe place to work no MSDS sheets for bottles unlabeled.
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WORKING THERE OR TAKING IN A PET TO THIS LOCATION- in Mckinney Texas # 0624

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Our story with Banfield begins on August 25th 2010. My 11 week old black lab puppy and I were running thru the front yard when he ran between my legs and I stepped on his back leg. He let out the loudest cry I have ever heard out of a dog. So immediately my girlfriend and I took the dog to banfield fearing that his leg was broken. We had x rays done and...

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Banfield Pet Hospital stay away

Been with Banfield for the past 4 years. Had a wonderful vet. Just found out they fired her. She has been the best vet we've ever had. I am so sad about this. We are friends on Facebook, she is such a classy lady and isn't spreading the word around. I've stopped the wellness plans for our 3 dogs & will go where she is once she finds work. There are other reasons, basically the same as listed here! Every person has their own reasons for disliking them but this is the icing on the cake for us. I'm locking in another year for one dog unless I pay $400 to get out of my contract that just renewed.. grrrr.. wish I'd remember this. Had the plan with Dixie for 6 years now.. oh well, live and learn

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Sep 11, 2010 1:19 pm EDT

I recently set up an appointment at Banfield in ATL for a 5pm appt for what appeared to be an ear infection for my 8 yr old chihuhua. After sitting in the waiting area until 6:30 (closing time 7), our regular vet was closed and this was our first visit. After taking him into the back the Vet came in and said there was not only an infection but also a tumor in his ear. He said his ear canal was closed and showed me the tumor on a diagram while quoting the price of surgery and selling the wellness plan for discount on the procedure. In my pet's best interest I set up an appt for the suregery after they had to restart the computers because the workers had closed for the day. All the while I hadn't seen my dog since we were brought in until after I paid. Along with the fact that my dog had a wellness exam with his regular vet of 6yrs a month prior I brought him there 2 days later for a 2nd opinion. Needless to say they brought in a video scope and went into the canal and said there was no tumor just build and inflamation from the infection, they showed me as oppossed to telling me with now idea where my dog is. The $50 follow up saved me from the $1500 quote for the surgery initially suggested. A week later his fine and well, if you are like me and our pet is part of your family, be cautious and seek a second opinion. I've been to Banfield one time and that was the last.

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Knjsims323
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Apr 16, 2011 6:04 pm EDT

My 5-month-old GSD was on the Banfield "plan." Took him in 3/23/11 for a limp (after he had escaped and was missing for 12 hours) and he was diagnosed as having "pano" without X-rays or bloodwork. We were told by Susan Valashinas that it was unrelated to being out, if anything the overexertion caused the inflammation. We were also told by Valashinas (owner/vet) to rest him on Rimadyl and Tramadol for 2 weeks and come back for x-rays if he was unimproved.

We were told that on the plan our discount would put us at $479-$559 for sedation and x-rays. This turned out to be MORE than what we spent (a total of $456) at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Emergency Room in Raleigh for EMERGENCY care with an exam, x-rays with sedation, blood, neuro consult, and a week's worth of meds for home. This was also more than ANY OTHER VETERINARIAN in a 20 mile radius, including our local emergency clinic.

After taking our puppy to another local vet, we were told that his case was severe and it was unbelievable that Valashinas diagnosed him without a workup. The second vet told us to rush to the Emergency Room at the Teaching Hospital over TWO hours away because it was that severe. Our beautiful baby was diagnosed with a L4-L5 compression fracture, which due to the 2-week delay, caused irreversible nerve damage and rear end paralysis. We now have to put him down, yet still continue to pay for our "plan" at Banfield. We are in the process of working with the Client Advocate Team at Banfield Headquarters to fix this. They are launching an immediate investigation into this veterinarian and we are also filing a complaint with the NCBVM (state board). Susan Valashinas also has multiple complaints against her that have been filed since she has been in practice.

Two different vets (the local vet that we took him to when he worsened and the vet at the hospital) diagnosed the fracture on palpation. It was confirmed via X-ray, yet Valashinas *missed* all of this during her physical. Due to her incompetence, we are losing a member of our family. DO NOT TAKE YOUR PETS HERE!

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melissa manocchia
johnston, US
May 05, 2013 9:18 pm EDT

screw banfield they are kids out of vet school with no confidence and hurt my babyboy when taking his temperature no other vet hurt him, never again, i wouldn't take a pidgeon there

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realtyray
Portland, US
Sep 11, 2010 1:26 pm EDT

I found Banfield vets in Portland Or to be the worst vets I ever visited. They are incompitent and very unprofessional. I would not ever reccomend them or use them ever. This was in [protected], so you can see they have been terrible forever. I think this was the original office since it is located 2 blocks from the Banfield freeway here in Portland Or. They really do suck!

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Banfield Pet Hospital beware

I have recently adopted a cat from the shelter and was given $30 coupon towards Banfield Pet Hospital & thought I give them a try.

I always do my research for most everything being on the net all the time & love info on things (eg. pet insurances, how to care for my cat, recipes, how to, advises etc.).

I did a review on Banfield and it took me to "Here", Yelp, some other review sites and see nothing but consumer complains... so I got "the idea" of how Banfield really is.

I at first changed my mind and decided to make an appointment with my local vet here (not banfield) but have to cancel due to a family emergency (out of town for 2 weeks). When I came back, I really wanted a physical for my kitty so called Banfield to see if I can "walk in" (I still have the $30coupon; if no "walk in", I won't use them) and they say they take walk in.

Hence I went.

When I was there, sure enough like all the complaints... they try to sell me this and that (my DD even crack a joke on the Kitty needing "Surrrgerrry" in a funny voice) plus the "Wellness plan" that will be the same monthly payment as any "pet insurance" and then stressing that "it is NOT an insurance". Mind you, anything not under "wellness" will be $ extra (but of course).

The vet tech was trying so had to sell me the "wellness" that they told me that day's visit would be $180 plus (since "wellness is $200 plus for the year; the vet tech played it so it is like a huge savings)! 8 — (Thinking I was * of course! What an insult plus turn me right off!)

So I ask her what the basic physical without all the rest of the crap cost, then he sheepishly said $44. I said OK, I'll do just that! They also charge me $3 for a disposal fee for just throwing an"ear swab"from my cat into the trash can (NOT into any"special"container for medical disposal for Christ sake!)! 8 (

I am pissed, yes.

Here forth, I sincerely believed that this Banfield Practice is nothing but a"Money making"scheme thought up by"evil companies"just trying to suck your hard earn money!

So even if you bring your pets in, the Banfield practice WILL try to SELL you everything (from"plans"to drugs & surgeries that your pet MAY NOT NEED, hence endangering their lives plus sucking your $) & anything to mark up their intake $.

I promised myself I would share my more than FAIR reviews on Banfield after my visit. Hey, I did give them A CHANCE to prove the reviews here wrong by spending my $ on them.

*To all consumers:

DO NOT get suck into buying from Banfield"wellness plans"!

Why?

#1) Then *YOU* be STUCK"with them"plus still have to dish out extra $ for so many"uncovered" expenses

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Dec 07, 2010 8:00 pm EST

Overall, the cost of what you're paying for the puppy wellness plan seems to add up to the correct amount of what you'd be normally paying for shots, tests, appointments, and getting your pet fixed. However, you'd be a fool to purchase the wellness plan at any point after. i.e. when your puppy is an adult
As far as the extra charges are concerned, I would refuse to pay for any hidden fees, and I would cancel my credit card at any point that they charged for hidden fees and undiscussed costs

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Banfield Pet Hospital poor care - no customer service

My daughter took her Chihuahua puppy to a local Banfield and of course as the proud grandparents of the puppy my husband and I went too. Banfield sells a good game, however when all is said and done, they know absolutely nothing, about true care for a pet, or the pet's family. The vet has never spoken to us when going there. They whisk our little Bella Rose away with a person with a title of "director of Pet Nursing" - and her qualifications are? My poor little Bella was seen 2 times there without incident and then this rude person muzzled her because she said Bella tried to bite her. Additionally, this ignorant employee "the director of pet nursing", said that Bella should not be bred because her temperment is deficient. Furthermore, she brought poor little Bella out with blood dripping down her back leg (this is not an exageration), where apparently they had to draw blood for one of Bella's tests. Ummm well maybe if they didn't take pets from their family to a strange area with all strangers and a very large dog next to her barking non-stop, she wouldn't have tried to snap at someone. They traumatized little Bella. I think I would have been scared and snapped too. Especially if I was being handled by someone who clearly has no patience for scared little puppies. Bella Rose's temperment is so sweet, there is nothing deficient or defective about her. I cannot say the same about the "director of pet nursing though." I believe she was entirely deficient and defective in her handling of small puppiies.
It's interesting to me that Bella goes to the groomers all the time and gets her nails ground and never has a problem being handled.
I registered a complaint with Banfield's complaint line [protected] on 7/29/2010 and was told by a very polite customer service person, that "senior management" would get back to me within a week. It's now a month later and I placed a follow up call a week ago and was again told the same thing. I will probably not live long enough to hear that phone call come back to me from the senior management team. I have asked for them to discontinue my wellness plan for Bella, and I guess I will have to fight about that as well, because they can't even address my present concern.
I feel Banfield is absolutely the worst place to take your four-legged family member. Please don't take your precious puppies to them. They don't really care about your pet or you.

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jon claude
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Aug 29, 2010 9:28 pm EDT

first of all, the director of pet nursing is basically the manager of the branch of the pet hospital, so if you have a problem, you should take it up with them and not the senior management because you would get a faster response. If you did that, you probably would have received a sincere appology and it probably wouldn't have happened again. Second, your dog is a chihuahua, of course its gonna bite. pit bulls are better behaved than they are! and third, if they had to draw blood, the natural reaction of the dog is to bite. the groomers aren't sticking the dog with a needle so OF COURSE ITS NOT GONNA TRY AND BITE!

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Banfield Pet Hospital billing

Watch your wallet. Banfield never notifies you to renew your first annual contract, so you may think you are going month to month. Wrong! They renew it automatically and regard each renewal as a new 12-month commitment. Even if you signed the initial contract years ago, they won't let you go without paying through to your next annual renewal date and/or settling any "balance" that you have with them. The definition of balance is the difference between Banfield's wildly inflated list prices for vet services, and the discounted price that one actually pays if one is on one of their plans. Of course, the plan prices are the same as most other vets charge for anyone walking in off the street. I would advise anyone to just find a local vet to have a fee-for-service arrangement with, rather than signing up with this company. Account staf on the 800 number are threatening and belligerent. I agreed to pay the fictitious "balance" just to be done with them, even though they had never written me about such a "balance" before. According to the agent, their policy is not to notify anyone of outstanding balances until they send it to a collections agency. Seriously, he said that! After it was all done, he then refused to provide any confirmation that my account was now closed and would not even provide a name or reference number for our transaction. I will be checking my future credit card statements very closely to avoid getting further ripped off by this company.

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I took our 4yr old female dog to get a yearly check-up and rabies vaccination. She is very shy and timid (adopted pound puppy). She has had the vaccination before, no problem. She has no health issues & is in great health. The vet said her heart rate was too high and would come back to re-check it after 10 minutes. She calmed down and after the re-check...

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Banfield Pet Hospital bad product

I am a customer of Banfield. They prescribed First Shield Trio (flea, tick, mosquitoes). My poor little dog is suffering. I have had dogs for many, many years, taken good care of them, and ALWAYS took them for their shots and exams, teeth cleaning and in general, all their health needs were up to day, so I DO know something. I don't want to be "questioned" on how to apply a flea and tick medicine! This product is the worst I have ever seen! My pup has more fleas now than ever! I gave it a chance by performing the second application the next month, and wow, more fleas, I even found a tick on the poor dog. DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT! IT WON'T WORK, AND DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT! DON'T LET THEM CONVINCE YOU THAT IS JUST THE WAY FOLKS ARE APPLYING IT OR USING IT (BATHING FOR EXAMPLE). I AM GOING TO CALL BANFIELD, AND IF I HAVE ONE MORE MISTAKE MADE BY THESE PEOPLE, I AM QUITTING THEM ENTIRELY! ( I DO BELIVE I GOT AN EXPERIENCED VET ONCE, AND I DID NOT LIKE HIM!) AGAIN, DON'T BUY IT, AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK, THIS STUFF IS EXPENSIVE! WHERE DO THEY GET THE NERVE TO KEEP SELLING IT!

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Banfield Pet Hospital they killed my 6year old maltese

They killed my 6year old maltese doing a Dental Surgery, I trusted them they never even tried to get her better, they kept telling me she would get better, during this crucell time when something heroic should have been done, but they let a little thing like money stand in the way, They did did something to her during her denta. She has had her teeth cleaned before, and was fine. But they did something to her, and would not try to make it better. I only went there, because this was a low cost dental, and it cost me my beloved pet. I have been telling every one my story and to "Boycott" "Banfield" from Mich., Oregon, Calif. and Az. I hope they close down.

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Kansas City, US
Aug 03, 2010 9:45 am EDT
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Please consider giving us a call to discuss your situation: [protected]. We'd like to talk about what happened.
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Banfield Pet Hospital they killed my pet

Banfield Hospital at mckellip's and Power Road in Mesa Killed my 6year old maltese due to dental Surgery, She suffered so! they kept telling me she would get better for 2 week's when this was a cruceall time and something should have been done they were totall neglectfull, I will never get over this I am a broken persom because of this and part of my heart is burried with my little Bellabambina. She suffered for the whole month of June 20010. Nothing can be done now, because she died in my arm's. But I am telling every one to boycott Banfield hospital, they let a little thing like money stand in the way of getting her better, I used every avaiable credit I had to try to get her better. One Doctor even told me she wasn;t in pain, and she certainley was. Even when they hydrated her they did it in a hurried way, putting a sack of water under her skin. I think they ruputered someting with that trac tube and poison set in. Yhey werwe so neglectlefull. I hater them for what they did to my beloved pet, I know there are some missspelled word's but I don't care right now. I only care abnout my Dead Pet.

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ghettolakeland
Lindenwold, US
Dec 15, 2014 11:52 am EST

Banfield in Deptford, NJ killed my 6 year old Pomeranian. I am devasted!

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foodforthought
Seattle, US
Aug 02, 2010 10:40 pm EDT

that is horrible. I agree no one should ever thake their animals there. if you look them up they are just slaughtered with bad reviews similar in style. It is unfortunate that this happened to you. SHEPMOM you should be a little more considerate. She is not looking for a solution but rather warning the public. It is useless to try and cut her down for not doing otherwise. the past is the past.

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Aug 02, 2010 10:35 pm EDT

Why did you not take your pet somewhere else if you were not satisfied with the treatment you were getting there?

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Banfield Pet Hospital poor treatment and harrassment

I took my dog to banfield because he was not feeling well. I just wanted him to be checked for a stuffy nose. I had taken him to this same Banfield hospital before and he was seen by a woman vet, which I don't remember her name. My dog, about 6 years ago had a rabies shot that he had a bad response to and started to urinate out his red blood cells. He had become very week and needless to say I spent A LOT of money to make him better. The vet that we would see at that time was not a Banfield employee, she proceeded to tell me that this dsease was caused by the rabies shot and would most likely happen again. She stated that my dog would not have to have a rabies shot every year and I could do it every 3 years!... WHAT? why would I want him to have this shot AT ALL... EVER! Well needless to say I end up at Banfield and they say he is going to have to get a rabies shot... I say No he's not getting a rabies shot and tell them the story... at the front desk... so they put me in a room with my dog and an assistant comes in to ask a bunch of questions that really has nothing to do with why you're even there. So she says he is going to have to have a rabies shot and I say NO he's not having a rabies shot and explain the story to HER... so then the vet comes in and says I'm not going to push the rabies thing today... ok good... did what she needed to do for the reason I was there... so a few months later I have to bring my same dog back for something else... he is seen by a differnet vet which I had been familiar with from my other dog... so again front desk rabies shot... explain the story again... same girl... same dog... so she says it's the law blah blah... if I don't want my kids to be vaccinated and can make it so they are not... why is it I can be forced by a jerky vet to give my dog a vaccination that I don't want him to have... firmly you can see this... this vet says I have BAD news... right off the bat... doesn't introduce himself or anythng... even though I was familiar with him... he had no idea who I was... anyway proceeds to tell me that if I don't allow him to give my dog a rabies shot he cannot treat my dog... so I explain the story to him and he looks at me with this face of disgust... and says OH WELL if you don't get the vaccine I can't treat him... so I say ok then I will go elsewhere... I pick up MY dog and go to walk out and HE SAYS... if you wanlk out that door... I WILL CALL THE COPS ON YOU AND THEY WILL TAKE YOUR DOG AWAY AND EUTHINIZE HIM! WTF?! are you serious right now?... I could NOT believe what I was hearing... he then tells me that it will cost 150.00 for everything he needs to do... I tell him I only have 120.00 he looks at me again with disgust... now the last time I had gone it only cost me 60.00 so I expected about the same and really only took 100.00 for the appt but had to spend ALL of my money... he ended up knocking a few things off the list to make it 120.00 because he KNEW that's how much money I had... he didn't care if my kids were eating that week or not all he cared about was getting that money... you should have seen this guy and how pissed he got each time I stated my opinion... I told him he was a [censored] if you can figure it out and told him I would NOT be returning to that hospital with EITHER of my pets... I was soooooo pissed that I told him to hurry up and do what he had to do so that I could get out of there... I no longer wanted to be there... he bullied me, he harrassed me, and it was all for the mighty dollar... What's the matter were you not meeting your monthly quoter... did they threaten to FIRE you if you didn't bring in a certian amount of MULAH each month... when I stated to him that the other vet didn't make me get the rabies vaccine for him he proceeded to tell me she has since been fired and has charges being brought on her by the state of Mass... HUH? FUNNY the girl at the front desk said she was on MATERNITY LEAVE... what losers... which of you is lying?... you know what I don't even care... I will def be taking MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE! I don't care what ANY BANFIELD EMPLOYEE HAS TO SAY. and I will be complaining to corporate... over and over until something is done.

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Banfield Pet Hospital bad service

Took my sweet, friendly Boxer there for an ear infection. When I told the Vet what I thought, he stood about 3 feet away and had me hold up the dog's ears so he could have a look and diagnosed that one ear seemed to have some puss in it. How's that for a detailed look? Oh, and that was after I muzzled her at their request.. I could have posted a picture on the internet and gotten free advice for that matter.

Then I asked about spaying and was told that the dog was too big for their Vets and they'd refer me to another location. So, these Vets only graduated from the "small breed" Vet school? Yeah, a 54lb dog is quite a monster! So then they suckered me into ear medication, cleaner and eye drops for her red eyes which put the bill into the $220 range. (I know, my own da*m fault for being so gullible). They handed me the bag of goodies and told me the receipt was the folded piece of paper in the bag which when I got home discovered that to be instructions on ear cleaning... so back to the office to get a bill. Hmmm... at their prices, they have plenty to hide so I wonder how often that happens.

Needless to say, I'll find a real Vet next time.

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Aug 05, 2007 12:00 am EDT

I bought a kitten over the internet & had it shipped to me from Iowa. The kitten arrived sick the evening of July 29th, the next evening I took it to Petsmart to Banfield. They charged me $248.00 for a vet to tell me she could not read the xrays, didn't really know if anything was wrong or not. They gave me some MILD antibiotics with some papers that told me the kitten had a mild infection, nothing to worry about. The vet sent me off telling me take the cat someplace else if it got worse. They were closing & wanted to go home. I did take the kitten to another REAL vet 2 days later as the antibiotics did not seem to be working... in short a couple of days later the kitten DIED. DO NOT USE BANFIELD PET HOSPITALS!

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Valerie
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Aug 25, 2008 8:20 am EDT

We purchased a puppy on 12-21-07 and within 24 hours we noticed that she was having some problems with diorama. I went on line, performed a fair amount of research and discovered that this is fairly common problem with puppies. Potential common causes were stress due to leaving mom or littermates, changes in food or drinking water and eating random things off the ground, which this puppy was prone to do. We decided to monitor her, continue feeding her and giving her bottled water (which we drink ourselves).

After about 24 hours the problem had not resolved itself. I researched on line and discovered that several reliable web sites recommended that �½ teaspoon of Pepto-Bismol be given for ever 10 pounds and as she was only 2 pounds we gave her 2 to 3 drops out of a dropper every 6 hours for 24 hours. They said if she wasnâ��t better to take her to the vet.

We took her to Banfield Pet Hospital at White Oak in Garner NC, which is located in the Pet Smart at the White Oak Shopping Center in Garner on Christmas Eve.

I took the puppy in, requested an appointment and described to the receptionist her symptoms (diarrhea, not eating and difficulty drinking). The receptionist told me to hold my pet on my lap, not to let her down on the floor or touch the walls because the symptoms I describes were associated with Parvo which was highly contagious. She could hardly answer our questions or provide any level of service because she kept calling other customers on the phone to remind them of them of wellness appointments�like literally kept calling and talking to them right in the middle of talking to me. This didn�t make me think they were very concerned about my puppy or very customer oriented.

In any event I had to sell an expensive piece of personal property for practically nothing to raise the money to take her to the vet so when the nurse came back with a long list of testing to get me to sign up for I very politely explained to her that I had managed to scrape together $200.00 and wanted us to work together to prioritize testing and treatment options to try to help my pet as much as possible with my limited resources. I must admit that she was NOT very supportive of my plight, stated that �people come in here all the time wanting us to help them with their pets and have no money� and she was not helpful in terms of helping me prioritize testing and treatment on a limited budget.

We ended up testing the puppy for Parvo and for parasites. The office visit and testing ate up over half my $200.00 budget. The puppy was negative for the Parvo and positive for a large number of parasites. The nurse explained that for her to have that number of parasites she might have contracted worms in vitro from the mother. She was only 8 weeks old, weighed a little less than 2 pounds and had been de-wormed on 12-18-07.

The nurse came back with a long list of further testing, blood work, IV Therapy, Medications, Vitamin Supplements and Special Pet Food the cost of which was total beyond my reach. I once again explained that I had worked hart to come up with money I did bring and that I could not afford all the things they were recommending. I asked for help deciding how to prioritize. She was pretty stubborn and I eventually decided on the two medicines, a subcutaneous IV to get some extra fluids into her, the vitamins and the special puppy food.

I told the nurse that I used to work in an emergency room and that when people came in with similar problems the usual course of treatment was to give them something to treat whatever was causing the diarrhea (in this case the two kinds of medications), give them an IV to temporarily get some fluids into them (I opted for the subcutaneous IV) and then give them something like Donagel to combat the diarrhea itself (which was not given as an option). The nurse tried to convince me for a second time to leave my puppy there and pay several hundreds of dollars, which she knew I didn�t have for pet IVs to treat the diarrhea. I asked if there was anything like Donagel for puppies. At that point she refused to talk to me further, brought my puppy back to me and asked the vet to come in and talk to me.

The vet was very agitated, seemed upset and I very politely explained to her that I was not trying to be difficult but was just wondering if there was anything like Donagel for puppies. She stated, �you have to be very careful with the medication you are talking about because she is a small puppy�that medication is out of date and it is illegal to dispense out of date medication�we are not allowed to do that�. The vet again tried to talk me into leaving my puppy there and paying for over a thousand dollars of IVs and other testing. She told me she could not help me prioritize care because she might get sued if something went wrong. She further stated that if there was a bad outcome here they could not be held responsible because they had �offered� me additional testing and IV therapy, which I had refused (simple math equation: limited $ = limited medical care). It felt like there was little hope for my pet so they made up a long list of testing/treatment recommendations totaling over a thousand dollars (which few people I know could afford to pay in cold hard cash up front) specifically so that if anything happened they could blame it on the fact that the pet owner �declined� some of these services.

Let me just say that in people land if a doctor or hospital does not have the medication to save your life they are required by law to obtain it from another pharmacy or hospital. Banfield is a national chain with multiple locations in my local area and in retrospect they could have referred me to pick it up at another location. If I had gone to another location they would have charged me another office visit (I called another Banfield about 30 minutes from my home). Also in people land doctors and nurses are caring compassionate individuals who are actually interested in saving your life. This is apparently not so for the staff at Banfield who appeared to be more interested in monetary issues and avoiding being sued that whether or not my puppy lived. They seemed actually angry that I would not come off some credit cards and just charge up thousands of dollars in care for my pet. They did not even send me home with a pamphlet on purchasing pet insurance or their infamous wellness plan. In retrospect I realize this is because they did not expect my puppy to survive. Putting her down was an option I never got.

To be quite honest if I had that kind of money or charging capabilities I would have spent it to save my pets life because I loved my pet more than my money. I spent every single cent I had to my name that day at Banfield, they refused to let me pay them 3 days after when I got paid, I was treated very disrespectfully for merely asking for an anti-diarrhea medication and my puppy died a day and half later.

I believe in their over zealousness to avoid doing things that might get them sued they failed to provide the minimum quality of care necessary to keep my pet alive. I believe that they should have made the medication I requested to combat the diarrhea available for me to purchase even if they had to contact another Banfield rather than suggesting I pay money I didn't have to keep her IVs for days on end or purchase vitamin supplements and special food when I had already told them she was refusing food. All she did was puke that all up anyway. Something to combat the diarrhea would have at least given us a fighting chance. If we could have controlled the diarrhea she may have began eating again. Also their attitude was really out of line. I have worked with nurses and doctors all my life and never have seen or heard of anything like this. Why in the world the nurse just stopped talking to me I will never know. In human land we have the right and responsibility to ask questions about our medical care but apparently at Banfield this is grounds for the medical staff to get antagonistic and refuse to continue talking to you. Also when the nurse stopped talking to me and sent the vet in I could actually overhear the nurse angrily talking to another staff about me. Can't tell you how unprofessional that was! I was actually nice and respectful when talking to their staff and unfortunately can't say the same about them. Who has the responsibility to be professional and courteous the customer or the healthcare professional? They actually seemed insulted that I walked in the door with limited amount of resources. I told them point blank that I was not expecting miracles but just some help prioritizing care because of limited resources. The impression I got was that they were actually insulted that they were being asked to provide medical care for only $200.00. I guess the sky should always be the limit because once you set that standard everyone understands that once you have a sick pet the money in your wallets and bank accounts will grow wings.

The kicker is that my sick puppy was seen on Christmas Eve in a store located in a Pet Smart and the lines were long. When I was given the medications the vet gave me a little card and told me to �give it to them up front and they will get the food for you�. I went up front, waited in a long line, gave the cashier the card and she looked at me like I had two heads. She sent me back to Banfield and the receptionist there showed me where the medication was. I then drug my sick puppy back up front, stood in the same long line all over again and was finely able to check out the food she never ate.

Sorry for the ridiculously long post but this whole experience was ridiculously long, tedious and the really difficult part was watching my pet die a slow painful death on Christmas when she probably should have been put down. She was 8 weeks old, weighed less than 2 pounds, had an excessive number of two types of parasites and received de-worming medication again prior to the recommended time frame. What do you think her chances of survival were? Would you have at least given me the option of having her put down? She whined off and on all of Christmas day, we spent all day holding and cleaning her. It was pretty pitiful. The message I got from Banfield is that only wealthy people willing to spend hundreds or even thousands on their animals should be pet owners.

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wickedwitchof the west
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Apr 29, 2013 10:25 pm EDT

First of all you are dumb for buying a kitten over the internet and having it Shipped to you...Are you a ###ing ###? Of course it was sick you [censored] it came from a ###ing puppy mill then you have the nerve to blame banfield for your kitten diying...YOUR DUMB i hope you dont have children cause they are probably dumb too.

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Jun 02, 2008 5:40 am EDT

I called store #0273 on 05-31-08 to ask if I could bring my dog in (prince) a 7pd yorkiepoo to see if I could bring him in to get his yearly shots and explained to them that I was from Kansas Banfield here in Atlanta, visiting and needed these shots. They said come on in were not busy. I said go ahead and call and get records from Kansas so we could be prepared they agreed. well I got there they made me wait a half hour before they told me they did not even call Kansas to get Princes records and tried to call them in the room by this time a hour had lapsed and Kansas Banfield was closed so they could not obtain his records and could not give him his shots that day. So they recommended I go to store#0280 the next day Sunday 06-01-08 the next day and call first and have them retrieve his records before we showed up and that it would all be taken care of that day. As disappointed as I was after waiting an hour to hear this I agreed and left that evening. On 06-01-08 I called store#0280 and explained the situation they told me no problem to come on in that there was an hour wait but they would go ahead and call the Kansas store and retrieve prince’s records. I headed.

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jon claude
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Aug 29, 2010 9:53 pm EDT

to make a long story short, you could have avoided all this and called your home banfield yourself to get the records faxed over.

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It’s our mission to provide our clients and their Pets with high quality medicine and exceptional client experiences on every visit, at every locatio. We apologize that your visit to one of our hospitals was unsatisfactory. To address your specific concern, and to help us improve our overall service, we would appreciate it if you would call us at [protected] to tell us what happened.

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Jul 27, 2010 4:53 pm EDT
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Which Banfield? They are ran independantly, the one in Franklin Tn which is the first one I ever used is Great. Great Vet and wonderful staff. So I figured they were all that way. Moved to Scottsdale Az went to Banfield. Not a good place. So you need to clarify where this hospital is and who the vet is. The one in Franklin Tn in Petsmart is the best vet. I have ever had and I have had animals my entire life. Now only if I could find one here in Scottsdale like Dr Coffeen! So far have only been to one Banfield here. What was suggested to me, was to go in watch the staff. Talk with th evet and interview them like you would hire anyone. So that is what I am going ot do. As all Banfields are not the same!

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Oct 15, 2008 1:15 pm EDT

I've taken my sick cat to Banfield and they were impolite and I felt that all they wanted was my money. They sold me these pills that weere too large for my cat to swallow when I tried returning them, they were like 'Oh, we can't possibly take them back." Can someone just close these hospital Carpetbaggers?

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Sep 13, 2008 6:02 pm EDT

I'm sorry, but I have had veterinary technician experience at Banfield as well as animal shelters and you cannot blame Banfield for the death of your pet. Did you ever consider going to the person that sold you the puppy to find out why it was so sick to begin with? As far as the parasites, depending on what they were (most likely hookworms and roundworms), did you personally see the pet get de-wormed the first time, or was this something the person that you got the dog from told you? I agree, Banfield pet care can get expensive, but it is NOT an emergency clinic. And if you had gone to an emergency clinic, they see dollar signs just as much, if not more from you than a corporation like Banfield does. Banfield's goal is to educate the public on PREVENTATIVE care. I can certainly understand where you are coming from, because I have also felt cheated by veterinarians in the past. I have a diabetic cat that I have spent close to $10, 000 dollars on ( which i know people must think is ridiculous), and after years of failed treatments all it took was a little self education and one specialist with a kind heart to make my baby well again. I apologize for the way you were mistreated at this Banfield. Just like any business, some places have their bad apples, but some places actually have people that care about the well being of your animals. A lot of the bad attitude might have had something to do with the fact that you waited 3 days ( which is a lot of time to a puppy) until Christmas Eve to get the dog treated. I realize that is no excuse. The receptionist was not wrong to tell you to keep your puppy off of the floor. Puppies should not be anywhere besides home until they are FULLY vaccinated. On top of that, Parvo is highly contagious and you could be endangering the lives of everyone else's puppies. The fluids were definitely necessary. When you are talking about medications, I can only guess that you are talking about antibiotics or de-worming medication. The special food was probably A/D, which is the only food that sick puppies will eat, and it's easy to feed by hand if necessary. As for vitamins, the dog has NO nutrients in it's body if it's infested with worms. None of this stuff sounds unnecessary to me. I'm SURE they could have found a solution for the vomiting, however, which disappoints me. I agree that more could have been done to save the life of your pet, but if you thought it was not going to cost a crud load of money (which your shelter/breeder/whoever should reimbursing you for) I am afraid you were wrong. ANY clinic is going to be that way, and if you weren't happy, you could have driven all night to find someone that would have shown you some compassion with the price. I guarantee it would have taken you that long.

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Aug 25, 2008 2:35 pm EDT

It sounds to me like Banfield killed your puppy. I recently bought a Mastiff puppy who became ill like what you described about a week after I brought him into my home. Puking, bloody stool, not eating. I took him to a local 24/7 emergency vet clinic. As a walk in and first time patient there I was in an exam room and speaking to a vet who actually seemed like he cared about my dog within 15 minutes. We tested for parvo..negative. He gave me a strong dewormer, a weeks worth of antibiotics and a weeks worth of nausia pills and said it was most likely parasites in the intestines, which the worming pill would kill. Two days later my puppy was back to rampaging through the house and eating more than a small elephant. My total vet bill, including medication was $56. I did not get charged the emergency fee due to the fact that the vet had an emergency surgery while we were waiting on the parvo test results so I sat in the exam room for over an hour. They apologized and waived the extra fees for my time.

I used to take all of my animals to Banfield. They over vaccinate, tell you your animals need vaccinations against things that are not a concern in your area, and care way more about money than your pet. Thier wellness plans are a horrible money sink and dont do much at all for you if anything other than routine shots come up. I allowed them to operate on one of my dogs to remove a lump on his tail...they did something wrong and ended up killing all the blood flow to his tail. It required amputation...which they tried to charge me for as well. I won that fight and did not pay for them to fix what they caused.

And to anyone reading this DO NOT purchase their wellness plans. They are horrible. I had two dogs on their plans...about 36$ a month. I changed my home phone number and then a few weeks later I got a new debit card. When the plans failed to bill on the old card, they just kept racking up the amounts for 6 months, never notifiying me by mail. I went to make an appointment one day and the receptionist informed me I owed them $500 which had been sent to collections, told me to come back when I had taken care of that and reinstated the plans...oh and that I would have to pay the initial fee again since they had lapsed. I called their billing people and settled my "debt". Two months later I started getting bills from an outside collection agency who says they have no records of me making any payment. I called the Banfield people, and they at first tried to tell me that I would have to prove to the collection agency that I had paid...after a heated discussion they agreed to contact them.

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I found a coupon online on PetSmart’s website for a free checkup and exam at a Banfield Pet Hospital so I thought I'd give them a try with one of my three cats, a less than two year old female who was almost due for her annual exam. My wife made the appointment and while doing so made mention of the coupon we wanted to use to the employee that she spoke...

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Banfield Pet Hospital excessive charges & office visits

My 14 yr old, female dog has become incontinent, leaking when she sleeps. It's a problem of old age... even in humans. I could see testing to rule outinfection but I instinctively knew that it was old age. After being required to pay for a second office visit and second urine test and 300 dollars later, Banfield came to the same conclusion, old age and lack of control. Prescibed med that has helped but to get refill I am required to pay for another office visit and exam... this is crazy, she's an old dog losing control, give me the meds that help before all of my carpet is ruined!

Banfield, Rancho Cucamonge but most general policy at all, just out to collect as much as possible... no reasonable service or caring for pet or human owners.

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Mar 14, 2014 9:00 pm EDT
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Take your pets to a local vet. This supports local business, and usually better care. It took me a while to find a local vet and one that was economical. I refuse to take my animals their, it is a rip off and all they care about is making money.

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Mar 14, 2014 8:08 pm EDT
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My dog had a required routine vaccination and I was told he would need a booster in three weeks. Returned for the booster and they wanted to do another exam. I said nothing had changed in his health in three weeks and all he needed was a booster. The nurse said it was their policy to administer an exam. I told her it was not required and I should not have to pay for an office visit. I told her to get a manager to discuss this. Manager said exam was required to "protect my pet" from getting an injection if he was sick. My pet is not sick. I told her their policy was unfair to consumers, and she could charge me $40 now and lose me as a customer forever or do what was reasonable and waive the exam. She would not allow the injection without the exam. So, after a total of SIX MINUTES of exam total, one each by the nurse and the vet, guess what... my dog was healthy and could receive his booster shot! This was after waiting 12 minutes in the consult room after I checked in on time. I have NEVER received prompt attention, I guess this is their strategy to keep you on site for at least half an hour, including waiting to check out and pay, so you don't realize how stupidly expensive their $40 office visit is. They got their last dollars from me. I am NEVER going back to them. Advice to all - take your pet to an injection clinic for routine vaccinations.

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Banfield Pet Hospital $250 minimum visit charge if you use care credit financing

As a new pet owner I took my dog to local Banfield in June for rabies shot. Since I already owned a Care Credit card (healthcare financing card) I decided to use that for my $92 cost instead of enrolling into their wellness plan. No problem.

Three weeks later I return to same clinic for booster shot and learned my pet had double ear infections. By the time the vet and nurse had given me my instructions and medications and cleaned out the ears, I had been there over close to 3 hrs. I am handed a bill for $192. I give my Care Credit card again and was told I could not use it since the day's charges were under $250. I said Care Credit does not have this policy; nurse told me it was a Banfield corporate decision. I told staff member I used it 3 weeks prior for $92 and they took it. She said it was an error on the office staff's part. I asked to speak to office mgr and while waiting I called Care Credit. Customer Service person said they should be taking it and was confused why they would not. I requested banfield mgr to talk to customer service at CareCredit, and she did explaining how it was a Banfield corporate policy that they had in place with previous card carrier, pet credit. It was clear the Care Credit did not agree with this policy.

After their phone conversation, I strongly stated that I would not pay $250 out of pocket when they do not have this "corporate" policy stated anywhere in the facility -- no sign no rider on care credit application forms, no previous clarification during first visit. I told mgr that I have been unemployed since Oct. 2009 and it amount would be 1/2 of my check. I offered to make payments to them. They do not have payment plan policy. She suggested if I purchased frontline special for $50 it would be enough to put me over the $250. I already had a 6 month supply. Then she suggested that I purchase the Basic Plus wellness plan for one year upfront since my dog would need a dental cleaning and it would cover all services - and put the yearly fee on the Care Credit card. I felt I was coerced into this option because of Banfield's hidden policy. I spent 3 1/2 hrs in a clinic that should have been a 1/2 visit. Waste of my time and $$$$. Both organizations will be getting a complaint letter from me. Care Credit needs to know how one of their providers is operating, as well as the Better Business Bureau. BE ADVISED AND WARNED ABOUT BANFIELD'S $250 MINIMUM CHARGE POLICY

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May 30, 2011 11:14 pm EDT
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I just had the same exact experience less than an hour ago at a Banfield. I went there with my cat less than 3 months ago and had a bill for $65, and I paid with care credit - no problem. I went back to Banfield today for the same problem with the same cat with another $65 bill but this time they tell me I cannot pay with Care Credit because of the $250 minimum. I tried to call Care Credit but they are closed and the other Banfield that I went to is closed for the day as well. I was never told this before they did the examination on my cat, despite the fact that I wrote on my "new patient" form that I was paying with Care Credit and that the individual knew that I was only going to go in there for a $65 visit. After a 45 minute argument between myself and the employee who claimed to be the manager and clearly was not, we agreed to leave the balance open on the account until "I could get enough money to pay it", but I'm going to do my research first and see what I can work out with this unprofessional bunch of people who work at Banfield. I strongly agree that if Banfield is going to force their customers into this policy that the least they can do is put a sign up or inform their customers before the visit. I WILL NEVER GO TO BANFIELD AGAIN NOR RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE!

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Mar 13, 2011 10:29 pm EDT

I agree with the $250.00 complaint. I took a tiny kitten (less then 3 pounds) to Banfield in East Hanover New Jersey to be tested for lukemia.The visit was $48.95 the test for lukemia was $56.15 the test came back positive. The vet. suggested that because I have three indoor cats I could keep the kitten and let her live outside, I felt this was not fair to the kitten or any other cats that might come in contact with her. The vet then suggested I put her to sleep, I agreed and was then charged an additional $149.00. My total bill was $254.10

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Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for any inconvenience your experience may have caused you. Banfield sets a minimum for our CareCredit users because of the fees we incur. We partnered with CareCredit for the express purpose of having clients pay for Pet care that they could not afford paying by other means. Because of our initial error with your first visit, we are having our Client Relations Team review your specific case and one of our associates will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

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I worked in THE most abusive, racist, and dishonest Banfield there is...well actually there is probably more. I had to leave finally about 3 months ago after the DVM's repeatedly using the racist "N" word (referring to our clients) while our office manager (who also happens to be the head DVM's sister in law) would constantly steal money from the drawer and...

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Banfield Pet Hospital reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on Sep 27, 2006. The latest review Office Visit was posted on Apr 2, 2024. The latest complaint Pet appointment at local Banfield Pet Hospital, a forgotten puppy for ten hours, never seen! was resolved on Oct 19, 2022. Banfield Pet Hospital has an average consumer rating of 2 stars from 527 reviews. Banfield Pet Hospital has resolved 174 complaints.
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