Animal Emergency Clinic O’Fallon

Worst vet experience ever! If Dr Jeffery Vemmer was not there i would have given this a way better review but that was not the case tonight. I strongly suggest to ask for someone other than Dr Vemmer for you and your pet if you go here.
(My dog was bloated and lethargic so i gave this vet a call because it was after hours for non emergency vets. I was told to bring my dog in because it could have been a life or death situation. My dog was getting a little less lethargic throughout the day but still bloated so i wanted to make sure he was OK)
The girls at the front desk were very friendly but Dr Vemmer not so much. I paid $ 90 for an exam and before the veterinarian even checked my dog out the assistant said i needed to get him an xray for another $ 90. So i asked for the veterinarian to come in the room to check if he actually needed the xray because i thought that was what the exam was for. So the assistant sent in Dr Vemmer. When Vemmer came in the room (before he even said hi or greeted me) he handed me a mussel for my dog and said im not touching him till you put this on him with a very snobby, i hate my job attitude. My dog is a lab mix and i mentioned to him that my dog is not aggressive one bit. So i got the pointless mussel on that was also making it hard for my dog to breath and stressing him out just so Vemmer could check him out. After that my dog was a little scared and wouldnt stay still by Vemmer. Vemmer then shoved my dog against the wall to make him stay still and was cursing and dropping f bombs to my dog with me right there watching. Extremely rude and unprofessional. Been to many vets with many dogs and never experienced a veterinarian like Dr Vemmer. I will also never return here because of my experience with Mr Vemmer.
GO TO Midwest Veterinary Referral Center in Chesterfield. Much friendlier veterinarian and care more about your pet than your money!

Be careful going here. Somewhat of a scam for money. They will tell you they have to run several tests and keep your pet overnight with several IV fluids, several meds and several X-​rays. They send out the X-​rays since they are not radiologists there which takes hours and your bill runs up. I spent almost $ 1000 for an upset stomach. I heard them yell at my puppy to stop moving and I could hear him screaming just getting a blood test. They don’t treat the animals well and are rude. Be careful

We took our lethargic 8 year old Labrador girl there after a day of throwing up, not eating, no energy, laying in the yard, very clear signs something serious was wrong. They kept her overnight, told us the cost of a one day stay and a two day stay, called and told us the next day she was dehydrated and they suspected Addison’s disease (a rare condition), but would need another 200 dollar blood test. Our vet was open by then and told us to Check her OUT of there! They ran up the one day price by almost another 300, charging 775 for 1 day and an incorrect diagnosis! If they would’ve done a simple quick 10 minute, $ 25.00 heart ultrasound they would’ve found she was in heart failure due to CANCER. Thank GOD for Midwest Veterinary Referral Center in Chesterfield! Sadly, our sweet girl passed away. But we wasted time, due to their misdiagnosis, running too many WRONG tests and the WRONG treatment! She had fluid ON her heart that night that needed to be drained first before rehydrating her! I’ve never seen such a mess of mismanagement in my life! A simple quick test would’ve helped her at that moment. The dr even TOLD us she was having trouble hearing her heart. The next dr told us the exact same thing and the test at MVRC revealed it was the fluid on her heart causing the muffled heart sounds! How something so basic could be missed. Be wary! Is your pet worth the extra 20 minute drive to MVRC? You BET IT IS! And if your pet sadly crosses the rainbow bridge, be sure to call the wonderful, caring people at Baue Pets located off Shady Springs Dr in Cave Springs right behind Baue Funeral Home. They are VERY reasonably priced, offer great services and even provide you with clay paw prints of your departed pet family member! You’ll be happy you chose to call them!

We took a kitty with a bleeding foot in here. It was around 10PM. The staff is nice, but very slow. Our situation wasn’t a dire emergency, but I feel like we waited a lot longer than we should have. They wrapped up our kitty’s foot, and that alone cost 90 dollars. As soon as we got home, the wrapping came off. not because the kitty starting playing, but because his foot was just poorly wrapped. We called them to let them know — they told us to either keep a close eye on him (which we were doing beforehand), or they could rewrap it (a 20 minute drive back).

«OH NO!!! What happened to our precious puppy Fox? She has a huge gash on her side and she is bleeding… and it’s 8pm at night when all the clinics and vets are closed!!!»
That is exactly what I said when it happened this week. I looked online for help and found nothing but closed animal clinics, or clinics not willing to help since they were closing in an hour. I was terrified… until…I discovered «Animal Emergency Clinic» AEC O’Fallon. I sped that direction and was met with a very friendly and compassionate staff, caring and wonderful service and a bunch of animal lovers like me.
Fox had a 1.5″ gash one her right flank, it was pretty bad and I was not happy. They were able to take care of her on the spot, stitch her side, provide antibiotics and a prescription pain killer for a reasonable fee. Now, it’s an emergency room, so the cost is going to be higher, but it’s worth it when your puppy/​kitty/​tyrannosaurus is hurt badly.
They gave me and upper/​lower estimate and they were able to stay close to the lower estimate and save me some cash.
Thanks for what you do, you saved me and Fox’s day!!!