AA Animal Clinic

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veterinary hospital, boarding, surgery, dentisry and grooming

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AA Animal Clinic was established in 1984. It is the oldest animal hospital in Debary; initially located in a store-front office on Saxon Blvd, then the current location on Enterprise Road was finished in 1986. In 1988 the cat boarding facility was opened.

Dr. Sheffield, owner, is the Primary Clinician, this ensures continuity of case management. It would be on rare occasion that you would see another veterinarian unfamiliar with your pet’s condition.

The clinic boasts a full service facility, complete with surveillance video for security purposes, parking is plentiful, with piped in music throughout the facility.

Address: 2899 Enterprise Rd, DeBary, FL 32713, USA

Phone: (386) 668-4453

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State: Florida

Zip Code: 32713

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I just moved to the area, and my 15 (almost 16) year old Jack Russell Terrier started feeling under the weather. She's old, so it's not unusual for her to be slow moving in the mornings, but she seemed weaker than normal and was having more and more accidents in the house. I chose this vet because he was close, and I noticed they did low cost shots, which made me feel like they cared about low income people that wanted to take their dog to the vet but didn't always have the money.

Well I took her in and told him what was going on. He gave me two options. A cheaper option of antibiotics and a cortisone shot, or blood work and x-rays. Because I was concerned for my dog and because it had been over two years since I had blood work done, I opted for the more expensive option. I guess that's all it took for him to see I loved my dog and was willing to pay to get her healthy.

Blood work came up good, x-rays showed hardly anything. He said there was a touch of something on her blood work, that made him think maybe she had a minor infection. Then he started to milk me for everything I was worth. He gave me two medications, along with the shot, and then two supplements. Lastly, he added a bag of dog food that would supposedly be good for her and help her cognitive problems. The total came to over $800. Money, I honestly don't have, but was willing to go in debt for the love of my dog.

The next day after I brought her home, she would not move. She was so weak and out of it, I honestly thought she was dying. My mom said that maybe it was the cortisone shot that did it, so I googled it, and sure enough it causes lack of energy and muscle weakness. I had taken my dog in for these problems, and he gave her something that literally made her worse. I tried calling the vet, just to find out what I should do, if it was the shot or not, but he wouldn't talk to me. He just wanted me to bring her in again. Of course he did, so he'd get more money.

I didn't take her, and the next day, she seemed to feel better and back to normal. The shot had worn off. Well then came the problems with the food he gave me. It was $60 for a bag, and a look at the ingredients tells me this dog food is WORSE than the grain free diet I've been giving her. There is no reason it should cost that much, and now after a few days of eating it, my dog is growing less and less interested.

Lastly, the antibiotic. Every time I give it to her, she gets extremely restless. She can't calm down. Won't sleep. Again, I took her in for these problems, explained to him about how she paces and such, and this vet seemed to give me something that made her worse. She's always been a bit absent minded, but she's never had trouble sleeping. It took her hours last night to finally just settle down and go to sleep. After googling the drug, these side effects are there, plus worse ones, like weakening her immune system. She's old, I'm sure it's already weak.

I'm going to take her off the antibiotic tonight and see if there is improvement, which I think there will be. But because of this vet and his money hungry tactics, I am $800 in debt. He milked me for all I was worth, and he knew I would pay because I loved my dog. I don't trust him at all after all the trouble I've been having. I can't even call him to ask a simple question. I will not be taking my dog back to his man. I don't think he has any concern for the animals he treats. I think he's just looking to make money off of people's love and concern for their furry family members.

 7 years ago (11-08-2017)

Dr. Sheffield does a great job. Best prices in town.

 7 years ago (16-09-2017)

They are wonderful people in this vet clinic. The doctor saved my baby girl tinkerbell's life. I am so very thankful to them. 

 8 years ago (24-05-2017)

Easy to get in and have your animal seen. Doctor goes out of his way to help you out.

 8 years ago (06-06-2017)

You couldn't ask for a better veterinarian. He has saved the life of not one but two of my dogs lives over the years. He goes above and beyond to take care of your furbabies. He works with you to make you be a better parent to your fur babies. The staff that works with Dr Sheffield are the kindest, sweetest, most caring you could ask for. I have two very large furbabies, and the ladies are an awesome team to keep my babies calm and loved when it's their turn to see the doctor. One of my furbabies had heartworms, which I hope you never have to go through because it is so hard on your fur baby and will require a lot of effort for from you as well. Dr. Sheffield is the team leader, but he make sure you understand and do what you need to do as the parent part of the team. He got my baby and me through it. And never once have I ever felt like I was attending a sales call when it comes to veterinarian care. There's never any kind of up-selling it's strictly about what's best for my babies.

 8 years ago (02-04-2017)

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