I just moved to the area and this will be my vet for life. I brought my elderly cat Belle (a whole 21 years old!) here last week with a cold and it was LOVELY. Everyone was so kind and accommodating for my baby. I believe I was with Dr. LaRoche and she was so sweet, gentle with Belle, and she didn’t heavily sugarcoat reality (that’s personally a positive to me, I feel like it doesn’t give false hopes). She didn’t try to push any expensive tests or medications, just gave me what would help and let it be! I also want to shout out the absolutely incredible techs they have. I unfortunately don’t remember their names, but there was two in particular that I want to give a special thank you for and hopefully they remember helping. Belle desperately needed her nails trimmed and it’s become a difficult task for one person because of her age, she has arthritis and I can’t hold her in a good position to get at her toes. Before the techs came in to trim her nails I heard one of them say “she’s an older lady, so we have to be careful of that” and it just melted my heart. I’ve been so scared to take her to vets as she ages because they don’t take into consideration that she can’t handle as much movement and stress as younger cats, but hearing that and seeing how they treated her made me feel so happy and safe. The process definitely took a bit longer than it normally does, but not once did they try and rush or make Belle uncomfortable. They gave her a break when switching sides, they acknowledged what bothered her and worked around it, they clearly love what they do. So thank you to those techs for being so careful with my best friend. This is a long review, but everyone needs to know that THIS IS THE VET TO GO TO. Thank you to the staff that helped me that day and I look forward to seeing yall again with my other babies!

- Tara Graham Verified

Response from Animal Hospital of Statesville We're glad you've made this area your new home! We love our senior pets - some of them we've seen since they were just kittens or puppies! They deserve extra tender care, and we're happy to give that to them! Thank you for sharing your experience. Your review will make everyone at AHS happy! We have good morale to begin with, but when we get a great, detailed review like this? It rockets upwards! Welcome to AHS, Tara! (Oh - we love Dr. LaRoche, too - she's a character!)