Good Shepherd Animal Clinic

I initially got referred top this " dr " via carecrdit , essentially a vet credit card. I've had some rough experiences with vets, I have a semi disabled dog, and I've found most of them care little, and are only interested in money.. dr. skains ( not capitalized on purpose) was no exception. My Bosotn Terrier was a 7 year old healthy dog. She used to have bound;less energy and used to run with me. I began to notice she was drinking TONS of water, and behaving lethargic, so I made an appt. and took her in. skains initially diagnosed her with a bad thyroid, and prescribed expensive thyroid meds. After a few weeks, I noticed no change in my dog, she was getting worse. They kept insisting to wait longer and I keep pumping her the meds, again, no change. This went on for a few months, despite her obvious deterioration. A friend of my Mom's who has Bostons, suggested my dog may have " canine cushing's "disease. Evidently its common in Boston Terriers. I researched this, online, and found... Read more

I have been taking my pets to Dr Skains for almost 8 years and have not ever had any of the problems described by the first three reviewers....

My partner and I have actually driven from california with animals that were not diagnosed by the specialists in california. Dr Skains...

Good Shepherd Animal Clinic is one of the best vet clinics in Albuquerque, NM! We have been blessed my the entire staff with the tremendous...

This is my first visit to Good Shepherd, and will now make them my permanent vet. The vet and her staff are the best I have ever dealt with....

Wow Maile B, I guess your a little behind in the times. Not sure when you last paid a visit to the clinic, but the lobby in the building whe...

If you can get passed the people at the front desk the vet was very helpful and informative. Not sure if I will go back. Don't even like dea...

Staff at the front desk rude. Parking and waiting room very small.Vet seems to be professional. Prices for services and medicine very high c...

Vet was awesome but the staff at the front desk was a little on the rude side. We had to buy some medicine for our dog and the nurse at the...