Ocean County Veterinary HospitalReviews of ocvh.com

Excellent service.The doctor was nice.The reception is so helpful and friendly. They make you feel at home. I highly and heartily recommend OCVH!

I would like to make a recommendation to anyone needing a vet for their animal. We have lost 2 animals (a kitten and an 8 year old dog) within a month and a half. This vet takes your animal in asap and has shown so much compassion and generosity by helping us out with some financial costs of losing two pets recently. Thank you to Ocean County Veterinary Hospital on River Ave. in Lakewood for showing kindheartedness during these difficult times. Hopefully I won't have to see you soon, but all my business will go to you in the future. ♥️

Thanx To Ocean County Veterinary Hospital, They save my lovely boxer, Diana. Best doctors team! Supportive Staff!

The doctor was nice. My only issue with the office is that they not really looking out for our pets and they are money hungry

I don't typically post reviews, and clearly OCVH does not need me to vouch for them, but they are a truly incredible practice. Thanks to a referral from another lifelong customer of theirs, I brought my critically ill parrot to Dr. Briggs in 2015 following numerous visits to emergency hospitals with no resolution. Dr. Briggs not only saved his life, but took the time to educate me on how to provide him with the best ongoing care. I can't stress enough how poor the outcome was looking before his treatment. I only wish I had found him sooner. It is now 2018 and I have been back regularly for routine checkups and grooms with Briggs. I do not have a negative thing to say about a single experience I have had. My parrot has been sneezing recently so I spoke to Kathy (who is always wonderful), who assisted in providing me with a recommendation from Dr. Gottlieb to bring him in sooner rather than later if possible (bird owners know that seemingly minor symptoms can turn serious very quickly). She then made me an appointment for the same day with Dr. Crawford as Briggs was not working. Dr. Crawford was awesome. Caring, patient, knowledgeable, and educational. I already had complete trust in this practice, but getting to meet another doctor here made me love them even more. The technician and CSR staff supporting the superhero vets here are just good people. I don't know how to put it more simply. Everyone I have interacted with has been professional, friendly, warm and caring. Everyone. Even the staff members that walk by go out of their way to acknowledge me and say hello excitedly to my bird. It's obvious they are passionate about animals and see them in the same special way that all animal lovers do. I have the utmost respect for their dedication, sensitivity and empathy, especially considering the emotion and stress that comes with their line of work. I have to mention Melissa in particular. We both met each other on our first days at OCVH, just from opposite ends of the counter. She is an excellent example of what makes this practice so special. Niko is also fairly often the lucky tech that has to wipe bird poop up during our visits. Thanks, man. To wrap this novel up, I feel very fortunate to have this team and would recommend them with absolute confidence to anyone. I was abused as a child, and crossing paths with my parrot 14 years ago saved my life and got me through it. Of course the people at OCVH don't know that, but that is exactly the point. I don't have to explain to them how much I love my parrot or how important his well-being is to me; they understand that already and apply that level of care to all of their patients. I just hope the entire team knows how significant their efforts are for people like me. Thank you.

I have been taking my cats, birds and dogs to Ocean County vet for 19 years. They have always taken very good care of my animals and dr. Briggs and dr. Donowitz are the best. The reception is so helpful and friendly. They make you feel at home

I have been bringing my fur kids to OCVH for 7 years now and they have been nothing but the absolute best in every way possible. Whether it was treating my dogs and cats for present issues or the unfortunate time of making the decision to let them go be at peace, they showed me nothing but compassion and understanding. Treated me like a person, and most of all treated my babies to the best care I could ever imagine. They listen to you and not dictate to you what you should do. You have a say in your pet's care and treatment and this is why I will continue to use them for years to come.

I transferred my dog's records from two previous veterinarians. Without having accurate records from one of them, my dog was vaccinated with shots not due until two years from now and did not get the shots he was due. Then I was told it was my fault. Luckily my dog is okay, but I won't return.