I had used one of the newer vets in this practice because Dr Tapper wasn't available for my Siamese cat that wasn't eating. I mentioned that the animal had a foul odor coming from his mouth. The vet examined the teeth and gums and proclaimed them "ok" then went on to order $600 worth of tests. The cat was 14 yrs old. One of the animals kidney's was failing and he was put on daily water infusion therapy. This went on for 2 months with me coming back every third week to complain that the cat was not eating solid food and was suffering and that I wanted my beautiful cat put down. They wouldn't do it until, after 2 months and $1200 , they honored my request. After the animal was dead, I looked in his mouth and lifted his tongue. There was a huge tumor on the front part of the underside of the tongue--something that could have been found and removed 2 months earlier and without the suffering the animal went through and, needless to say, without the expense .

My cat Mickey, I had him since I was little. I realized after my dog passed away that Mickey was becoming more and more ill, losing weight and his gums were turning white. I knew these signs could be from Feline Leukemia. My sister looked up the signs for this and the signs matched what was happening to Mickey. We took him to Emerald Hills Animal Clinic and the doctor told us it was just an infection and to buy these antibiotics and they should help him. My sister and I personally think they just gave us a load of bull and the drugs were just to help him die quicker. We had them run a Feline Leukemia test and they said he didn't have it it was only an infection. There is no possible way that they ran the test on him because if they did they would of seen the results come back positive. Within a week of the test my cat died pretty much by bleeding to death. When I called the vet a few days later she said sorry and had no emotion in her voice. I would advise you all to not use this Animal Clinic for anything because they're not helpful in any way!

We have had numerous cats at Emerald Hills over the last 6 years, and have always received what we considered to be professional and empathetic service. I have found them to be ready to present and discuss options in a patient way. They appear to cats and dogs with equal interest and attention, where we felt another local vet was very dog oriented.

Emerald Hills Veterinary Clinic entered into a contractual agreement by providing services and accepting legal payment for such services. A nine year old house cat has been seen by this clinic all of her life for shots, bathing, and nail clipping. Recently, the cat was not walking correctly and seemed lethargic, so a visit to Dr. Tapper was made and he recently diagnoised early stage diabetes. He had administered a curve test and sold us insulin and syringes with instructions to administer three units after feeding at the same time each day. The cat was taken to Dr. Tapper for a follow up visit a week later, and after taking a blood sample and doing a glucose test, said the cat's glucose level was not quite up to the right level, and to try four units of insulin a day. He did not perform a curve test for determining the 4 unit dosage. For several days the instructions were followed. Friday, the cat became unable to walk or stir. The cat was taken to Dr. Weiner at Emerald Hills, who administered glucose and sent the cat back home with instructions to page him if needed. That same night, the cat went into a coma, vomited and was found laying prone with her head in the vomit unable to move. We left a message on Dr. Weiner's pager and asked that he call us. No return call was received. The cat was immediately taken to Hollywood Animal Hospital where she suffered another seizure and will remain there until Monday. The attending Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Hollywood Animal Hospital, is administering 21/2 units and performing a curve test until the cat is stabilized, all at substantial expense to us on top of the payments made to Emerald Hills Veterinary for diabetic treatments, glucose tests, etc.

We describe this experience as totally unsatisfactory and feel the veterinarian staff at Emerald Hills did not honor the terms of the agreement of services by allo

We love Dr. Tapper! We bring all our pets here, and have for years. He makes our pets feel comfortable, and secure. He always informs us about new treatment and medication options. Our animals are always taken care of, and are healthy and happy because of this vet. My kids even like going :-) A+++