St Marks Veterinary Hospital

Do you want your pet to be KILLED? STOP! Do not take your pet here!!!

I would put 0 stars but there is no option here. When considering going to this place be aware that incompetent doctors could KILL your pet! You are also going to be ripped off for unnecessary services.

I came to this place to get travel documents for my healthy happy pet. “Dr” Catherine Stevenson aggressively tried to sell me all kinds of pricy services. After convincing me to clean my pet’s ears he came home barely moving. He stopped eating, drinking, walking and became completely deaf. I spent over 10 nightmare days going to different emergency rooms around the city trying to save him which of course ended up very costly. St Marks did not care about all the harm they caused and did not feel responsible for their actions.

If you need to get great care for your pet go to The Village Vet , 2 blocks away and you will be in good hands.

This practice is comprised of a very competent group of Vets, the staff is extremely friendly and caring and they do operate 7 days a week and I have always been able to get in to see a vet on the same day if it is a pressing matter. However some of the Vets do in my opinion over react and suggest too many costly tests and procedures when diagnosing.

However, if you want the services of an experienced, competent practitioner and avoid the unnecessary procedures and charges they always seem to want to order, then be sure you specifically ask your appointment be made with Dr. Charisse Luk. She is kind, friendly, but professional, never put s you in a panic and always takes extra time for any questions you might have. Most importantly she looks for the simple issues first and not devastating 1 % possibilities. She is the type of doctor that takes one step at a time until it is figured out. That makes their charges fairer but yes they still charge something like 10-25% more than most other vets in the neighborhood for the same services. However none of the smaller local vets operate 7 days a week, 12 hours weekdays and 8 hours on weekends and have wonderful connections and referral services to other local practitioners should you have a 2 AM in the morning emergency.

But should Dr. Luk decide to practice elsewhere in Manhattan, I would follow her.