Ada Veterinary Hospital

I have been searching for a new vet for quite some time, one whom I can trust to provide the best care for my animals (one dumpster kitten, one alley cat and two bernese mountain dogs) without taking me to the bank when it comes to the bill. I posted a plea to friends on facebook for a personal referral to their favorite vet. THREE of my friends referred me to Ada Vet… so I thought I would give them a try.
I called to get a quote over the phone for a procedure I would like on my kitten. They gave me a quote over the phone and I was SHOCKED with the price… It was HALF of what another vet had quoted me for the same procedure. I asked if the price included blood work, pain medication, an overnight stay, etc… which they confirmed it did. I also had to schedule a pre-​surgery visit to discuss and confirm that I wanted to go through with the surgery… which I was not charged for (included in the price of the surgery) and they kept Rupert an additional night (also included in the price). I was simply shocked at the level of care he received for the price they offered. Shocked in the best way possible.
I am truly pleased with the care Rupert received at Ada Veterinary Hospital and I will be taking all of my animals to Dr. Betts from here on out. Thank you for taking such good care of my little boy at a cost I can afford!

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this office for MPL knee surgery on a bulldog body type. Since I had a breed that is not typical to the area (heavily bull legged-​small legs with large body) the procedure done did not work and amplified the problem. The knee cap was slipping prior to surgery. She would limp only after resting and getting up. 7 weeks after surgery (8 weeks was supposed to be full recovery), she could not put much weight on her leg. Got up in a lot of pain. And skip every other step. At 7 weeks, I took her to a different specialist that had done MPL surgery on bull legged dogs. In his opinion, the procedure done would have been excellent for a more straight legged dog weighing 10 pounds or less. Mine weighs 21 pounds and bull legged. Additionally, he found multiple sutures in the healed skin.
We followed all post operation instructions from the first surgery. I took seven weeks off of work. She was never left alone. Never outside other than on a leash strictly to go to the bathroom. I slept on the floor with her so she would not try to jump or walk on the bed. There was no running or jumping. We took her after one week to the only follow up appointment they suggested. Her knee was popping at the follow up appointment showing us how to do her rehab exercises. We were told that was just her sutures, so did not think twice about it. However, 6 weeks later the knee was still popping. She would skip a step on that leg every other step in pain.
The specialist we took her to (for a SECOND surgery) performed a different MPL surgery. It has been 4 weeks (of 6 — 8 weeks recovery) and she is walking like a champ. No popping noises. No skipping. Almost no stiffness after waking up.
I think this office has a very capable staff. When the team diagnosed her and informed us of the procedure, they seemed to be knowledgeable. Unfortunately, her body type needed a different procedure than what was done. I left a message with the office explaining this and asked if they could message me back or at minimum touch base with the specialist to figure out what when wrong, but I did not hear back. Aside for having to spend a large amount of $ on 2 surgeries, I feel awful that my dog had to endure two surgeries at 8 weeks each recovery time.

It’s been almost a year since my original review and I’m keeping the same star rating but I have to say that all of the stars were earned by the office staff and vet techs. The two previous owners have since left the practice and since my last review we’ve been to see Dr. Broshar for check ups (he was good to work with and who we see regularly) and Dr. Strope (only because we needed a Saturday appt and he’s the only one who works Saturdays as far as I know). Nothing against him personally but I just really don’t care for Dr. Strope as a vet. The last time we were in was a few weeks ago, we took our female husky in for a check because she had a weird episode over Christmas and we wanted to make sure she was ok even though her behavior had returned to normal. Our husky is 3 years old now, happy, friendly, and extremely sweet (she loves to lick faces).
A tech came in first to take her temp (she wasn’t a fan, lol) and do the preliminary stuff. Our dog was fine with the tech and only whined a little when her temp was being taken. However, when Dr. Strope entered the exam room she was visibly on edge and so was he. I’m not sure if he’s had a bad experience with a husky before or if he’s afraid of medium sized (52lbs) dogs or what but it was obvious he was scared of her. When he tried to touch her face or belly to examine her she growled and flinched away even with my husband and I holding and comforting her, and she doesn’t growl at people ever.
After a few minutes he had to go get a vet tech to help out because our girl wouldn’t let him touch her. The second the vet tech came in the room she ran right up to her, tail wagging and when the tech bent down to pet her she got a face full of licks. This made it very clear that the problem for her was the Dr. and not anything to do with the office, being around strangers, or not feeling well. The only other time she has encountered this doctor was the first time we tried Ada Vet Hospital and we immediately switched to a different doctor in the practice after that experience. He administered a vaccine for her that day and was very aggressive with it and made her bleed a fair amount which showed up very well in her white coat, no other vaccine she’s gotten since has resulted in her visibly bleeding through her coat afterward.
The ladies up front are still amazing! Friendly, helpful, true animal lovers that really care about your pets and about helping you to take care of them. Because it was a quick visit and nothing seemed to be wrong with her they charged us the least amount they could which was so nice of them. We’ll continue to take our animals to Dr. Broshar but if we need an appointment in the future and Strope is the only option we’ll go elsewhere.

I *really* like this place. I have found that experienced vets are MUCH better– if they love what they do, a vet with 20 years experience is going to be far superior. Dr. Broshar has the experience; I heartily recommend him. This place is also a down to earth, «old school vet” — they are not trying to make it look like a fancy dental office so they can charge human medical fees. Prices are reasonable and they seem to genuinely love animals. That’s a 5 star vet in my book.

Super frustrated and looking for a new vet. We have taken our pug puppy to Ada Veterinary Hospital 3 times. Once when we got her and she had diarrhea and then to more times for her first 2 sets of shots. Every single time they have charged us an exam fee. Then the last time they said they should have offered us the shots package which would have included all the shots and the diarrhea visit but because it wasn’t offered at first they won’t honor it. So we lose $ 100… Whatever… We still figured we would take her for her last set of shots… Well just went in and they wanted to charge us ANOTHER exam fee and a walk up fee plus the shots!

I have now been in here twice. After having just moved to Boise a little over a year ago, the first time was with both of my beloved kitties for their annual check-​up and inoculations, which I thought were a teensy pricey … but, hey … nothing it too good for my kitties.
I was in again today, with only one of my kitties. She had some sort of a growth on her head /​in her scalp, which kept getting larger. So, I was concerned.
I had visions of our having to send off to Switzerland in order to draft and import a world-​renown feline brain surgeon, Dr. Florian Von Winzenreid, to conduct the delicate brain surgery at great expense.
As it turned out, she had a cyst, which Dr. Betts handled with alacrity and with a very reasonable charge.
Now, all I have to do is hope the many deep scratches that I incurred while getting the cat into her pet carrier heal-​up without coming down with the world’s first completely unknown viral infection. «I’m sorry, Sir, but we are going to have to amputate your torso.»

Friendly, efficient staff; professional; compassionate; and understanding.

I took my brand new Chocolate Lab, Master Chief Boba Fett Solid Snake to Ada Vet from the very beginning. I can’t say the services provided weren’t great, because they were. The front desk ladies and the nurses are also very nice and accommodating for me and my gangster of a puppy. I will say that if the main vet guy thinks you’re raising your puppy wrong, he will let you know. I wasn’t counting on the guilt trip about how I’m a bad dog owner because I tell my dog «No». I suppose it’s his job to tell me what to do, the same way your doctor will tell you you’re an over weight jabroni. I’ll just take it, and when my puppy needs a check up I’ll go back for more.

I have 5 cats and a dog and Ada vet treats them like family! They even send out birthday cards for each pet (e-​cards now with technology) which may seem weird to some but I really love my pets so I appreciate a super attentive and thoughtful vet office. When I took my female dog in to get fixed the staff called a few times to check on her at home and make sure she was recovering nicely. They also give me significant discounts for bringing all my animals there and keeping them up to date on health services. I feel like my animals are getting the service that I expect at my doctors office and I love that. Amazing staff!

Quick & easy to get in for an impromptu appointment. Modest lobby, nothing fancy, affordable prices. I’ve never been charged unnecessarily. Both technicians and doctor’s are very friendly & seem to know what they’re talking about. Would definitely recommend.

Caring staff, reasonable prices. Our vet (forgot his name) also volunteers at the humane society. He made my dog and I feel very comfortable. Since they’re so awesome, plan ahead for your appointment since they book up so quickly

I have been here twice for my kitty getting into fights and getting abscesses on his butt (bad kitty). Each of these visits cost me $ 200, which I’m not sure if this par for the course, but seemed expensive. This included the surgery, antibiotics and putting him to sleep. The receptionist are extremely friendly and welcoming, the docs were nice and professional. My kitty’s abscess was cut open and cleaned, but a drain was not put in the first time and the abscess re-​accumulated in about a week. I went back and asked if this was considered a complication of not putting a drain in. I was told no and paid another $ 200 and he healed fine after the abscess was cleaned again and a drain put in. I accept that maybe the abscess was unusual in that it re-​accumulated. I am happy with the care my kitty received and would consider coming back here. They did send us a postcard welcoming us to the practice which was very nice. Contrary to the previous commenter I saw two different vets, but I made hasty appointments and I feel like if I wanted to see the same vet it would have been no problem.

Steve and Nancy were great. They took care of my pet dog for years — very affordable, but very kind. They are smart and efficient. Highly recommend.

Go here, super folks who really care about animals and not your wallet! I was searching for a new vet, as I felt that my old vet was: a) never the same doc twice, b) way too expensive, and c) not keeping accurate records. I won’t soon forget getting a postcard welcoming my pet and I to their practice and the comment by the owner that the «entertainment is always free.» Great place and will be using their cats only hotel in the next month. Stand by for the review.
**yay! The cat hotel was great! I felt very comfortable leaving my big orange and big black beast here for a week. (They were pissed at me, but I’m ok with that!) The receptionist told us she’d wait for us to get back to Boise if we called ahead, so we could get our cats that night. SUPER folks!