Family Pet Hospital

Family Pet Hospital is a veterinary clinic in Ashland, Massachusetts, located at 300 Eliot St, Ashland, MA 01721. The practice treats dogs, cats, and a range of small mammals, and is part of Vetcor. Regular hours include weekday evening availability on Monday and Wednesday, with Saturday morning hours.

Services

•Preventive and wellness care
•Vaccinations
•Veterinary and physical exams
•Care for puppies and kittens
•Senior pet care
•Sick and injured pet care
•Pocket pet (exotic) care, including guinea pigs, mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, and ferrets
•Pet nutrition counseling and weight loss consultations
•Microchipping
•Allergy and dermatology care
•Nose-to-tail pet massages
•Emergency care for certain emergencies during regular hours for current patients; after-hours referral to Boston West Veterinary Emergency & Specialty (Natick) and BluePearl Pet Hospital (Framingham)

Pricing

No published pricing information is available for this clinic.

People

Recent reviews mention Dr Abraham.

Reviews

Family Pet Hospital has a 4.6/5 Google rating from 202 reviews. Recent comments frequently describe staff as friendly, caring, and helpful, with mentions of attentive answers to questions, quick appointment booking, and an app. One recent negative review raised concerns about the handling of rat care, including communication style, medication choice, and written prescription availability.

Reviews for Family Pet Hospital

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 202 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Diane Plotts

2 months ago

Everyone is super friendly and caring towards my dogs. Their service is great and they're accommodating to my schedule.

Sylvie Kossodo

2 months ago

Aimee Morgida

3 months ago

Have been extremely attentive to any question and been able to quickly book appointments Everyone is helpful and friendly and the two Doctors I have met have been spot on with diagnosis and assistance Also love the app!

Pam Delvecchio

4 months ago

Staff were so inviting and helpful

Jen Goldberg

4 months ago

Tl;Dr Dr Abraham claims to treat small mammals but she is incredibly misinformed about rats, arguably incorrect prescription medication, her bedside manner is atrocious and she is either unaware of Massachusetts regulations about written prescriptions or is willfully ignoring them. --------- I brought one of my rats to Dr Abraham because my usual exotics vet didn't have an appointment for a few days and I knew she needed antibiotics. I had given her a small piece of dark chocolate to help with her breathing and Dr Abraham told me that I should never do that because it's very toxic. When I tried to tell her there's many studies showing it isn't, she got quite upset and stayed raising her voice. She prescribed an antibiotic that is not suggested for use in juvenile rats so I said I would prefer something different. She asked me what and I offered up two options we've used successfully in the past. She explained they didn't carry either, and I told her that was fine, I'd be happy to take a written prescription. She refused, saying that they had been bought and they require all patients to use their online pharmacy, they didn't allow writing prescriptions. She went on to say delivery would take a week. I pushed again for a written prescription and she told me nowhere would fill it and she wouldn't provide one. Massachusetts State code prohibits any vet from refusing to write a paper or electronic prescription for a reasonable medication so a patient can fill it at the pharmacy of their choice. I called the practice back after I confirmed this and again requested a written prescription. The front desk told me they'd let her know and she'd call me back. Days later I haven't heard anything. I took my rat to our usual vet who told me that the prescribed medication was a poor choice and prescribed one of the ones I requested of Dr Abraham. I should have known better. I took another rat to Dr Abraham several years ago. She told me the rat probably had allergies and I should give her Benadryl if the week of medication she prescribed didn't work. The incorrect antibiotics didn't work to treat the incredibly common upper respiratory infection she had and my pet died a horrible death, suffocating from the untreated pneumonia that developed. This place may be fine for cats and dogs, but it's been awful for me and my rats.