Lexington Veterinary Assoc

We had our puppy neutered here, and have all of his shots here. This is one of the best Vet’s I have ever been to. They open early, are flexible with appointments, and are just genuinely nice people there. We love this place!

A response to the reviews below. Contrary to what Lucy P. (below) says, Dr. Read is a gem. I have taken my cats to him for many years. He is unusually competent, knowledgeable, and compassionate. he is a master diagnostician and surgeon. He performed a delicate cancer surgery on my cat about a year ago. I got an excellent result. And what’s more, Dr. Read called me a few days later before he went away for a holiday weekend just to find out how my cat (who he called a sweetheart) was doing. Sadly, Dr. Read will be retiring soon.
And I go nowhere near Dr. Smith. She is difficult to communicate with, doesn’t listen well. Worse still, SHE FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE CANCER IN MY CAT AND MY FRIEND’S DOG. She’s adequate for routine matters but AVOID HER FOR ANYTHING COMPLEX.

My family has been bringing our family dogs to Lexington Vet for the past 25+ years. Dr. Reed was all of my dog’s primary vet and he is fantastic. I always thought he was very nice when I was a kid. Now that I am older and have my own dog, I continue to come here. Dr. Reed is still wonderful. Very knowledgable and practical. He doesn’t throw all these different treatments at you like some vets, which I love. Dr. Hartounian is my dog’s primary vet and he LOVES her. I think she is a great vet as well, she is very open to my holistic approaches to my dog’s lifestyle which makes giving him the best care possible a lot easier. However, with that being said, I have had some frustrations with his care in the 2 years I’ve had him. For about 7 – 8 months, maybe more, my dog had some skin issues and I couldn’t figure it out. I was told he had food allergies and to put him on a limited ingredient diet staying away from all «normal proteins» such as chicken, beef, lamb, etc. So I tried venison, kangaroo, rabbit with little progress in clearing his skin up. I know finding the right food is hard but what irritated me was the fact that every time his skin broke out, he was prescribed anti-​histamines. Which yes, this helps clear it up but it doesn’t fix the problem. Now, I’m a canine professional, I’m a groomer, certified in canine nutrition, etc and I know there is a difference between food ALLERGIES and food INTOLERANCES but that was never discussed with me, it was always just giving him new anti-​histamines. Anyways, I figured out the food issue on my own and now he is fine, I just wish it didn’t take me almost a year to figure it out by them helping me out a bit. Other than that all the vets at this practice are great!
The main reason I am giving them 3 stars is because I can’t STAND their front desk staff. If their reception staff as better, I’d give 4 stars but I simply can’t, I almost gave 2 stars but I am overall very happy with the initial care my dog receives. Anyways, the staff at the front, I always get this strange vibe when I call, almost like they are annoyed that I call. I will admit, I am that crazy overprotective dog lady and I know some people get thrown off by this because of my age and the amount of knowledge I have about dogs but either way, I shouldn’t be getting a feeling of tension when trying to make an appointment or ask a question. That is not as big of a deal as one day when I overheard a conversation between one of the staff members, Wendy, and what seemed to be a somewhat concerned owner. As I stated above, I have very in depth knowledge when it comes to canine nutrition and after hearing this conversation, I seriously considered collecting my dog’s medical file and going elsewhere, for good.
Apparently, this customer was feeding their dog Purina Beneful and was concerned on whether it’s a «good food» or not. Wendy assured him «it is a great food because it has preservatives so it doesn’t get moldy like that other crap». That «other crap» meaning more natural and holistic kibble. This ENRAGED me. It has preservatives so it doesn’t get moldy!!! Sure, let’s just feed our kids McDonald’s every day for the rest of their lives because y’know, it has preservatives so it doesn’t get moldy, unlike salad, salad is crap! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Beneful is linked to KILLING dogs. Any food by Purina, Pedigree, Eukanuba, Hills is CRAP! Vets recommend these foods because these big name companies fund a lot of their education, vets never learn proper nutrition in school and are taught that these brands are good quality foods. How do I know this? Two of my very close friends are vets and have admitted this to me when I have brought up why they recommend such low quality, hardly nutritional food. Don’t believe me? Look at this link
Anyways, I couldn’t BELIEVE, that someone was telling a concerned dog owner that Beneful is a great food. This little performance gets 0 stars by itself.
Word of advice, don’t always assume your vet knows proper nutrition, do your research!

Drs. Smith, Cox, and Read are all terrific. Happy dogs, happy owner!

I have been taking my 11 year old lab here for 11 years and I can say nothing but excellent things about my experiences. They have always provided excellent care for my dog, and have also been amazingly kind and supportive to me, especially in the early years when I was a new dog owner and fretted about everything. Nowadays they are guiding me through being a senior dog owner and I can honestly say I really do appreciate their compassion.
We have seen all the vets here but most routinely see Dr. Smith. Steve at the front desk has become a true friend to my dog who loves to see him!
The hours are truly business hours except for a short window of time on Saturdays from 9 – 12 but I feel like I have always been able to get the attention I need! I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone.

4.5 Stars! This is my second visit to Lexington Vet Assoc. Each time I saw Dr. Cox. He was very helpful and explained what was wrong with my cat and ways to prevent it from happening again. The Vet Techs were helpful as well. I am very happy with the service they provide.

Our cat was diagnosed with kidney disease a year ago. They told us it was terminal, give him Prescription diet kidney formula, he might last months to a year. At the time he was a 22 lb big, strong cat. I found out much too late that the condition is treatable with hydration and medication. My pal died, probably could have gone another year with proper treatment. I’ll never know for sure, but I do know for sure the diagnosis and treatment could not have been handled more wrongly.
We’ve also had a lot of problems with rude and snippy desk staff, however if the vets were competent, we could probably tolerate them.