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Long Island Veterinary Specialists, PC has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforLong Island Veterinary Specialists, PC

    Veterinary Surgery
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 9 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 3/20/2014

    Years in Business: 26

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    163 South Service Road, Plainview, NY 11803-4105
    BBB File Opened:
    9/1/1998
    Years in Business:
    26
    Business Started:
    11/25/1997
    Business Incorporated:
    11/25/1997
    Accredited Since:
    3/20/2014
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (516) 501-1730
      Primary Fax

    Customer Complaints

    4 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    08/18/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    On July 26,2022 we took our dog ******* a healthy 15 pounds Cavachon, to Long Island Veterinarian Specialists (****) located at ******************************************************************** for physical therapy on his knee and hips. After two therapy sessions he came home energetic, but on July 26 his third PT session he became very sick; immediately after leaving **** he had diarrhea, and 30 minutes later vomited numerous times, his vomit smelled of chlorine. His condition worsened and he couldn't walk. We called **** at 12:58, concerned how serious it was because he obviously drank the chlorine water from the pool they use for physical therapy. We were told someone would help us, but after 16 minutes on the phone the receptionist said they would call right back. At 1:22 we called waited 10 minutes and told someone would call right back, but no one called. At 2:51 the front desk hung up on us. At 2:55 the receptionist ***** annoyed we kept calling said she left the messages and became irate when we asked for a supervisor and told ******** couldn't speak with us. ******'s condition worsened so we rushed him to his local vet and he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The next morning still vomiting our vet said he needs to be hospitalized for a life threatening condition. We took him back to **** where he was admitted to the hospital for 24 hours. We left 2 voice mails July 27th and 28th with **********, a **** supervisor, but we never heard from her or anyone from ****. ****** is under medical care and 2 weeks later still vomits. We want reimbursement for a total of the $5365 paid due to his illness incurred after PT with ****. We pre-paid $1139 for physical therapy, but will not bring him back to **** for therapy, we paid the vet bill of $1064 incurred after leaving ****, and $3162 for over night hospitalization at ****.
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    Customer Reviews

    9 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Rachel K

    1 star

    12/28/2023

    DO NOT GO TO THIS ANIMAL HOPSPITAL! THEY ARE THEIVES AND LIARS! I brought my cat to them to have tests done and confirm if he had suspected FIP. I barely spoke to anyone, was not given any additional instructions and was not sent home with any medications. I did not get the results until over a week later. If it was not for ************, my cat would have been dead! When I finally spoke to the doctor he said he was terribly sorry for the late response as the results were put in someone else's mailbox. He then said I should call back and try to get a partial refund because he was so sorry that everything took so long. I attempted to call back and emailed the office multiple times with no response. I took them to small claims court and the disgusting lawyer refused to settle even though the doctor knew he was wrong. I unfortunately did not win back any money. however, it is not about the money. It is about the complete neglect of me and my animal. If I could give this place zero stars, I would.

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