Citek Gerald DVM

It’s done bye Lady we will miss you… We enjoyed the 16 years you spent with us. This clinic is awesome the staff and Docter made it conferrable and where very friendly thank you guys

It is with great sadness that I write this review. 10 years ago it would have been 5 stars plus. Dr. Citek was amazing, he helped us through my Rottweilers cancer and when we had to make the most difficult decision as a pet owner. This is why when we got our new puppy it was a no brainer to take him to him. At first it was great, he really taught my children about being responsible pet owners, gave us books to read and gave great advise. The problem is not with Dr, Citek himself, we started to notice that the staff was somewhat rude to the doctor himself. We called two weeks ago to schedule our puppy’s neutering at Dr. Citeks recommendation to help improve our puppy’s future health. They told us it was walk in, same day. I took off work and took him in, the. They told me he had to have a blood test first (dog is barely 1.5 years old) $ 120 then come three days later and pay another $ 240 for surgery (this is just neutering) plus additional charge for Fridays when I asked to speak to Dr. Citek, I was told that «he says a lot of things, but it does not mean anything, he has an office manager over him that makes all the decisions». HOLS THE PHONE!!! Are you telling me there is a non DVM making decisions about my dogs treatment? Where is their DVM license, where is their degree from Cornell (that’s right that’s Dr. Citek) who no longer makes decisions at the clinic. LOVE this Vet, but NOT at this clinic where according to the staff he no longer makes decisions… I asked to see him and was refused…

Been going with my cats and grandmother’s lap dogs for many years. Dr. Gerri is a no-​nonsense, get to the facts type of person. Extremely confident, he knows health care for animals. Studied back east and with some of the most prominent leaders in the field. That said, his bedside manner is a bit «House-​esk.» For those who may have missed it, I am referring to the TV show ‘House’ where a drug dependent doctor is the most brilliant diagnostician in the country, and also the most cynical («Everybody Lies»). Dr Gerri doesn’t give a crap about anything other than getting your animal back to as healthy as possible. Great if that’s 100%, but he’s practical about the prognosis and will be truthful about it without sugar coating his words. If he believes your pet will end up with a limp, a lump or only has 6 months left on this earth, so be it. He knows what the practice can do and what it can’t. If that kind of reality makes you run away and hide, perhaps you would be better off at another vet who’s going to suck up to your delicate feelings at the expense of your animal friend. I suspect that’s where the negative reviews are coming from. If he can see in an instant what is most likely the cause and he knows the fix like the back of his hand, why should he spend 20 minutes with you and your opinions? Let’s treat and get on with it. (that’s what your sick dog would say if he could talk, btw) Your ignorant questions are not going to influence him, nor should they. He is the expert let him do his job. I do taxes. Your information from some Google news story is not going to change my approach to the application of tax law. Get 10 years of experience in the field then we can have meaningful discourse. But I digress. Other negative reviews are about the prices. Labs are expensive. Meds are expensive. His office visits are $ 20. Surgeries are a fortune. (try pet insurance for 15−30/month if need be, but don’t blame the doctor for the price of medicine in this country) In terms of wrong diagnosis, its like taking your car in, different mechanics will find different things wrong and even have slightly different approaches to the repair; some just keep changing parts until you’re happy, others have a more thorough diagnostic method which takes longer and requires more experience. I do not believe Dr Gerri is in the business to rip people off with unnecessary procedures or unethical diagnosis for profit. He has many pets and they are part of his family just like ours are. His entire world is animals. That said, he is not a volunteer, he has employees to pay and house payments to make. Get out of his way, cough it up, and on the way he may just extend the life of your best friend.

I highly recommend this Veterinarian.
Pleasant, professional, no-​nonsense and the source of myriad veterinary and animal and human facts!
Even when I arrived at the clinic after — after hours, he took enough time examining my pet (ear infection), explained the treatments that were required to clear it up, and after providing both the info and medication, he stopped to give more info about what ails dogs the most and why. (FYI Top three reasons: 1 — skin disorders 2 — diarrhea/​vomiting & 3 — ear infections).
I appreciated being given the information, not in a condescending manner either, but in a very friendly «I’m your really nice Uncle and your dog’s best friend» manner.
I thought it was sweet too that he shared some of his life experience — who knew Dr. Gerri as a person of mixed Irish-​Italian heritage and that he failed to enter Cornell the first time he tried? Or that he assisted his Professors in a study of the frequency of UTI’s in human subjects?
Yeah it was that sort of clinic visit. I left with a smile and my dog left with a bag of medications. Total cost of visit $ 116, the interaction with Dr. Gerri– priceless.

I visited Dr Citeks office a few times for my dogs rabies vaccinations and was always satisfied. However, when I brought my Labrador in with a large lump in her back I was told that the only way to find out what it was was to pay a mimimum $ 600.00 for a surgery that may or may not fix the problem whatever it is and the price could go up from there. I took her to another vet and was she was ultimately diagnosed as having an infected hair follicle and they removed it for $ 200.00 including follow up and medications.

Dr. Citek is Great! He’s so down to earth, and is really strait forward. He rather have us try out home remedies before purchasing medication. The prices are reasonable as well.

Good vets are hard to find, and I’m glad I found Dr. Citek. I love his no-​nonsense approach to everything. What I like best is the way he runs his office. He’s open late on weekdays and you just walk in and wait. When your pet is sick, you can’t wait 2 days for an appointment, take off time from work all the while she’s throwing up all over the place. Dr. Citek really understands the needs of pet owners.
The care is excellent and his costs are reasonable. The staff is friendly, and they remember me and my dog (does that mean we go there too often?), which makes me feel welcome.

I have taken cats, scrub jays, and dogs to Dr Citek for years. He is a no-​nonsense vet and doesn’t try to sell other services that are not necessary for pets. His service charges are very reasonable. I highly recommend him to all my friends and acquaintances.

I’ve visited Dr. Citek only once, but he impressed me with his normality. No upselling: That was nice. He treated my bunny Señor, which, after cursorily examining him, informed me should be named Señorita. He correctly diagnosed the bunny as having a virus and prescribed some antibiotics, but he let me know that he wasn’t a bunny expert. He consulted his well-​thumbed textbook a couple times, the kind that I’ve wanted to get my hands on for years. I took down the name of that book and within days, bought it from Amazon.
I like Dr. Citek.

Dr. Citek knows his stuff. He has several Newfoundland dogs, so he’s very familiar with giant breed dogs. His office is nothing fancy and he is the only vet on staff. Also, he doesn’t take appointments, you just walk in and wait. The good news is that his prices are incredibly reasonable, and he wont recommend things you don’t need. His office isn’t full of items he’s trying to sell to you, and he basically just cuts to the chase.
I’d absolutely recommend Dr. Citek to any dog owner. I don’t have a cat, so I have no clue how he is with the felines, but he is a definite dog lover.