Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
Pendragon12 said:
I also really like Dr. Hey, who has come highly recommended by my pet sitters and others, and Dr. Grant (not an Aggie but I love her and so does my Lab) at Deerfield at Blanco and Bitters. Deerfield is a big practice, so if you prefer a certain vet, make sure to request them. Dr. Hey only works M-W I believe.
He was absolutely fabulous to both our dogs all through the years of their lives. Very reasonable, compassionate, and grounded.
I'll be completely honest, I got turned off by Dr. Hey during my new Lab pup's first vet visit. He's a little more old school in how he approaches dog behavior modification (not inappropriate at all, just different than me), which is fine overall, but just rubbed me the wrong way that first visit.
I saw Dr. Grant after for vaccines because she was available when I was, and she was awesome. That said, my pup had an orthopedic issue recently, and at 7 months I didn't want to take a cautious approach. Dr. Hey ended up stepping in after another vet (not named here) at Deerfield made a diagnosis that I don't think others would have, and he was awesome. His experience and knowledge really showed when dealing with the front leg lameness. We still see Dr. Grant because she strikes the right balance of understanding my over-protective pet parent concerns but not ordering anything unnecessary (and my dog is obsessed with her), but I wouldn't hesitate to take my pup back to Dr. Hey...he was, like you said, very reasonable and grounded and compassionate. He felt similarly to me that if the limping continued, he wasn't going to be satisfied to just wait it out.
Dr. Grant and Dr. Hey ended up both consulting on my dog throughout this time (again, Grant was available, Hey wasn't but they ended up working together). I really enjoy working with both vets. Dr. Hey has the better pedigree from what I can tell between the two, which I believe can matter. But Dr. Grant has been awesome with my wild Lab child so we'll keep seeing her for now.
