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Low Cost Vet Mobile has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Low Cost Vet Mobile

      159-19 Horace Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

    • Low Cost Vet Mobile

      P.O. Box 656712 Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

    Business ProfileforLow Cost Vet Mobile

    Veterinarian
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.67/5stars

    Average of 6 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    13 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    Low Cost Vet Mobile has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Low Cost Vet Mobile

        159-19 Horace Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

      • Low Cost Vet Mobile

        P.O. Box 656712 Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

      Location of This Business
      159-19 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
      BBB File Opened:
      7/3/2012
      Years in Business:
      15
      Business Started:
      4/8/2009
      Alternate Business Name
      • Vet Mobile
      Business Management
      • Dr. Rodwell Rillen
      • Mr. Garo Alexanian
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Dr. Rodwell Rillen

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      Customer Complaints

      13 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      02/22/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Initially my dad went to the veterinary clinic to set up an appointment for a dental cleaning and extractions the appointment was supposed to be around $120 including the medicine and blood work with appointment 1/30/24. When our dog hunter was inside they come back out telling my dad instructions of the medicine, but at the the same time to sign. She said "pay attention what I'm saying about the medication." While pushing him to sign and he noticed the price was not what was said. The price came out to $242.05. My dad disputed with her, but said he did understand yet they were talking the same language (*******). He noticed he was being taken advantage of, but ended up paying. Then after they had the results of the blood work they told us to come in for more medication and to pay for the dental surgery package. This time I come back to vet van on February 14, 2024 with my dad to make sure that we both hear how much its all going to cost. I even recorded the conversation on my phone with voice memos app that says the location we were at. We were told it was going to cost $950 for the package plus medication and teeth extractions. They told us the low cost is $450 and high cost is $950 total also whatever extractions are not done will be refunded to us. I have it all recorded because I didn't want to have the same issue that happened to my dad intially happen again. February 17, 2024 comes for the dental surgery at 5pm my dad drops off hunter with my brother and mom. He was told to wait for him so he waited in the car and told them he will parked right next to the van in the silver **** escape. Around 8:30pm he was called to pick up hunter and he walked over to the van where he was sprung a bill of $581.95 for teeth extractions even though it was all included. My dad calls me telling me whats transpiring and I told them I was with him the day you guys told us everything that is included in the dental package. They yelled at my dad and threatened to call animal control to take our dog. Second page. The guy I spoke to the phone was a young ******* male that had an attitude that I told him I had the recording of what was said. He told me send the recording so I sent it to my dad so they can hear it. After I sent it he says when I hear it if its true all I'll be able to do is say sorry, but you'll still need to pay. He heard it and started laughing and said "shes right shes right." I know he didn't hear it because she even said the extractions are included. He kept calling the owner because my dad was going to call the police. The owner comes out saying he needs to pay and calls his employee that we spoke to that day to speak to my dad and hands him the phone. Then after talking to the lady the owner snatches the phone from my dad during the middle of the conversation saying I don't ever want to see you around here again and I'm going to call animal control to take your dog if you don't pay. So my dad called the police. The police come and say they can't help over a financial discpute. We never met the veterinarian or even spoke to him. We only ever spoke to the owner of the business and the people that collect the money. They work inside the van and you never see who's truly working on your pet and all after care talk is spoken with the people that collect the money. When I asked for the prescription so I could order they said we have our own pharmacy and only give medication that way. We were forced to buy throught them and when checking out the prices they are over charging double to triple on some medications. When we went to the house to pick up medication theres so many chewy boxes making me assume they order medication through them and resell it at a huge markup. To go back to the situation, the police said to fight it in small claims court and contact BBB. Around 10 we finally left. $581.95 was paid on 2/17/24 which is what we are disputing. $1096.95 was paid 2/14/24. $242.05 was paid on 1/30/24.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Erik D

      1 star

      01/08/2024

      My cat had cancer and it was pretty apparent from the blood work that he had a malignant tumour that was spreading really quick up his nose into his brain, but because these vets wanted to charge me extra they just lied to me and said its a fungal infection and kept me coming back to pay them more money, finally I was tired of their bs and went to an actual vet, yes I paid over 2K, but I got to actually speak with a human being that understood both my attachment to my pet and was kind to me and to my pet in his last days alive. I now understand that its better to pay a little extra to get amazing service instead of paying small money many many times and getting scammed! I dont think this is a veterinary clinic as a matter of fact this has to be the biggest scam in ***! Please do not go here! Save yourself the trauma!

      Low Cost Vet Mobile Response

      01/09/2024

      We do not know which this case is since the name nor email does not come up in our records. But bloodwork cannot show cancer, only a biopsy can, but some people get mad at the vet because it is a life ending issue and then fabricate medical knowledge to try to find fault. Generally speaking it is proper to treat nose bleeds for infections first as 90% are due to infections and if not successful them move on to doing a nasal swab or biopsy. This person, if even a customer of ours, does not give enough info for us to look at the records. Whether the next step of nasal swab or biopsy was done with us at another vet does not change the process nor the result.

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