Riverside Veterinary Hospital

Riverside Veterinary Hospital is a small-animal practice that reviewers describe using for urgent, out-of-hours help as well as routine visits. Recent reviews include multiple examples of fast response after hours (one owner credits the team with acting quickly and their dog “healthy and happy” afterwards) and straightforward minor procedures (a vet named Ciara finding and removing a tiny splinter from a dog’s foot). There are also two serious negative accounts: one alleges a poor examination and an attempted cancer “cure” when the owner believed the issue was anal gland inflammation, and another describes a distressing euthanasia experience where payment was required in advance, leaving the owner feeling the process lacked sensitivity.

Services

Services mentioned in the available reviews include

• •Out-of-hours urgent care (owners report calling after hours and the clinic “acted quick”).
• •Minor injury/wound care (removal of a tiny splinter from a dog’s foot).
• •Euthanasia (one review discusses the process and payment policy at the time).
• •Assessment of anal gland/rectal-area issues is implied in a complaint review (the owner believed the dog had anal gland inflammation and felt this was missed).

People

• •Ciara (vet): Mentioned for promptly identifying and removing a small splinter from a dog’s foot; described as friendly and thorough in that visit.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.6 stars from 135 reviews “”

• •Quick help after hours: more than one review describes calling outside normal hours and the clinic responding rapidly, with a good outcome reported.
• •Practical, hands-on treatment: a specific example is a vet removing a splinter from a dog’s foot during a visit.
• •Handling of end-of-life care is disputed: one owner reports being required to pay in advance during euthanasia and found the experience “appalling” and lacking sensitivity.
• •Concerns about examination/diagnosis: one reviewer alleges the vet did not properly examine their dog and pushed treatment for “non existing cancer,” which the owner strongly disputes.