South Fork Animal Clinic

Wonderful place. Caring and kind to my dog who was quite nervous. Both the doctor and the nurse were very patient with my dog when she hid under the chairs. She didn’t enjoy getting vaccines and the last vet we went to simply dragged her out from under the chair far enough to give her the vaccine and poked the needle into her. Here, they soothed her and kept her completely distracted. It was wonderful!

posted: 06/26/2023

I had a dog that was extrmemly sick years ago and needed diagnosis to obtain certain medicine to save her life. High costs and couldn't pay so had to delay. While waiting I asked vet if okay to give my dog her scheduled worming medicine and he said "Yes." I did so with extreme result of my dog few days later having neurological problems too where she would just walk towards a wall and stop and didn't know where she was at. Years later it came to me finding out one should never give worming medicine to a sick dog, so that's why I'm finally writing a review all these years later. With her main problem and the new neurological problem there was no way to save her I was told by the vet. So, I had her put down. The receptionist said "She was ok when you brought her in a few days ago". The way she said it made me feel that she was blaming me for my dog's death and why I had to put her down. Vet said nothing more we could do now and I didn't want her to suffer anymore. I cried for days after and even years since. If you want to be told the wrong thing, blamed for a pets death when putting them down so my dog wont suffer anymore, and no help when extreme costs such as Not taking payments when they won't do nothing unless you can pay, then go here. Otherwise I urge you find someone else to help your pets or use one of the other vets, might help? Best wishes to you and your pet to find a vet who can help you.

posted: 08/17/2023

We've always loved this vet clinic and have taken our pets here for years. All of the doctors and staff have been amazing with our animals and we like all of them! I just wanted to give a special shout out to Doctor Mark though. Yesterday one of our goats went down, having violent seizures and we didn't know what was wrong or what to do. It was a Saturday so having an emergency vet come out was going to be costly and times are a little tough right now. Without coming to our property, Doctor Mark did some research as to what possible causes could be and then he met me down at the office to sell me some medication that could help her. He even drew me a picture showing me the best place on the neck to give the injection. Within 30 minutes of giving her the medication she was up on her feet. We are almost certain now that she has PEM and we caught it in time to treat it, although it was close. She is up and walking this morning but still stiff and shaky. She is blind in one eye but I read that most of the time vision can be restored with continued treatment. Thank you so much Doctor Mark! I know it's just a goat but we love all of our animals and I feel like you saved her life! 🧡

posted: 06/11/2023

We have been taking our pets to SFAC in Rigby for over 10 years. They are consistently kind and compassionate and go above and beyond for even the most trivial of issues. We recently adopted a chocolate lab from a shelter here in Southeast Idaho. When we got her, she had been on the streets for a while. She was very emaciated, had horrible teeth as well as kennel cough and several large wounds. We took her to another vet initially, only because we had some financial credit there we didn't want to waste, and were treated so horribly we left without caring about the credit. We took her to SFAC like we should have the first time, for a checkup and to be spayed. Right off the bat, Roy the Office Manager/Receptionist was so kind and welcoming. After I dropped off the dog, Roy called asking about the dogs immunizations. The shelter and previous vet had both given some shots. Roy spent an inordinate amount of time making phone calls to both the shelter and other vet trying to track down her records, but they stonewalled. He eventually asked me, in an almost apologetic way, if I could provide the records, which I was happy to do because of his approach. Over the years, our dogs have been every doctor and probably every nurse. Every one of them has been extremely kind and caring, and taken the time to get to know the dog before starting care. They really want to know the animals story so they can provide the best care possible. In one instance, our dog had some type of unusual nerve damage causing her to lose some control over her mind legs. The doctor gave several prescriptions to try, and then called me back a few days later to see how she was responding to them. We talked for probably 30 minutes about varying courses of action and I was left so impressed by the doctor's willingness to help. To top it off, I was more than willing to pay for an office visit (even though it was over the phone) and asked several times to do so, but he refused. I can't imagine taking my animals to any other vet clinic and will continue to use SFAC as long as they are around.

posted: 06/22/2023

They do not like cats at this clinic. If you love your cat, don't go here. Despite spending over $600 in the last few years on our aging kitty, at the last visit, they released her unable to walk after grooming and shots (Friday), and were unconcerned that she wasn't doing well by the next morning (Saturday), and wouldn't see her again until Monday but were too busy until 10am - at which time the vet in the background shouted, "where is that cat." He seemed annoyed at having to follow up with her even though she was still unable to walk. They said she was having a reaction to one of the shots and treated her. If we are willing to spend this much money on our kitty who has been a loyal and dear friend, and you are willing to take our money, you should at least be caring and polite. Isn't caring for pets the business you are in?

posted: 10/19/2022