WellHaven Pet Health Colorado Blvd

They always take good care of my pets and explain everything in detail to me. I’m very appreciative of all the great care my pets have received from wellhaven.

I can’t recommend this practice to pet owners. When this office was operated under the name “All About Paws” on Evans Ave in Denver, the vet told us our 11 year old Shih Tzu had stage 3 mammary cancer and they “weren’t able to get clean margins” after surgically removing the tumor, and our dog “had 6 months left to live”. My husband and I were sobbing with our dog in the appointment room. Then, the vet went back to check on something and comes back 5 minutes later and says that she read the report wrong and she’s sorry, our dog will be fine and they removed all of the cancerous tumor/cells. About 1.5 years later, we took her in to see the vet due to a dizzy/fainting/falling over spell that our pet had a few times in a couple of days. They diagnosed it as vertigo. 3 months later, our dog suddenly went into respiratory distress and VEG vet ER found she had a large tumor on her lungs, fluid in her lungs, a heart murmur and possible heart failure. I don’t think these conditions developed over the course of only 3 months, as the tumor was very large. This practice should have done a more thorough examination for my pet and this could have been mitigated or at least we would have known something was wrong and watched for warning signs.

I’m very disappointed with my experience. I brought my cat in for a routine exam and pre-dental bloodwork, which was required to get her teeth cleaned. They took her to the back to draw blood and I could hear her crying and struggling the entire time, which was incredibly upsetting. After about 15 minutes, I was told they had tried four times and still couldn’t get a sample. In my opinion, after two unsuccessful attempts, they should have stopped rather than continuing while she was clearly distressed. Only then did they recommend using gabapentin and bringing her back. I’ve now wasted money on an exam that didn’t even accomplish what I needed. When my cat was returned to me, both of her back legs were completely soaked in alcohol and she reeked of it. I had to wipe her down once we got home and she is now limping around. It’s frustrating that sedation or calming options weren’t considered sooner as this could have spared her a lot of stress. I won’t be returning and would encourage others not to bring their pets to this vet.