Dr Levine - Wychwood Park Animal Hospital - Toronto ON

[rat.charmer]

Wychwood Park Animal Hospital
www.wychwoodparkanimal.com

631 Saint Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6C 1A7
(416) 651-4801

I've been meaning to review this place for a while. This is where I took Bodhi and Davros. Dr Levine is very high energy, likes rats and talkative! He is not laid back, you can tell he is very much 'go-go-go' - a vast difference to Dr Munn's calm demeanor. I felt I could have a dialogue with him about potential treatments. He was very open to trying Davros on DEX for the PT but was at the same time very realistic about Davros' prognosis. Bodhi, who was wheezing, he put her on Baytril and Doxy right away. I've read so many people who have to fight and argue with their vets to get the proper drug combos - so it was a relief he knew what to give her immediately.

I can't find my receipt, but the cost for EVERYTHING (check up for two rats, drugs) came to about $150-170.

It's not too hard to get to their clinic as they are situation not far from the St. Claire W subway station.

CONS: Not all the vets there treat rats, so you do have to wait for when Dr Levine is in and has an opening. They are a fairly small clinic as well so at times you almost feel like the vet is tripping over the receptionist. There was a bit of a wait but it's good to know they don't just rush every patient through; I don't mind waiting a bit if that means somebody else's pet gets better care but just a head's up so you don't have plans right away after the appt! They also don't have all the drugs on hand and need to outsource to a nearby pharmacy so that meant I had to make a trip back to the clinic to pick up the meds.

 

[Steerpike]

I would like to second this recommendation. I've had him operate on two of my rats who had mammary tumours and both went very well. One of my rats had to have her stitches replaced as she pulled them out right away, and the other vet helped her that time and was also very friendly.
Dr. Levine seemed very interested in my rats and in learning more about them, etc, and I was impressed by the clinic overall.

 

[lilspaz68]

Do I dare ask how much you paid? I was calling there regarding euthanasia and was shocked at the response.

 

[Steerpike]

I haven't gone there for euthanasia before, but it cost about $300 per rat for the tumour removal, including the medicine they needed to take afterward. To be honest I'm not sure how that compares with other clinics, as they were my first tumour removals.

 

[lilspaz68]

That's not too bad at all.

When I called about a euth, I was told $95.00... :shock: Then to double check I asked what gas they used, and she said "oooh with gas? That's an additional $40" I said no thanks and hung up.

 

That's not too bad at all.

When I called about a euth, I was told $95.00... :shock: Then to double check I asked what gas they used, and she said "oooh with gas? That's an additional $40" I said no thanks and hung up.

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