The Drake Center for Veterinary Care

Title: Extremely Negligent and Heartbreaking Experience Review: I am deeply saddened to share my devastating experience with Dr. Shotwell. I entrusted the care of my beloved cat Sassy to this veterinarian, but it ended in a tragedy that I will never be able to forget. Unneeded an assessment as my Cat did not seem normal, Dr. Shotwell at Drake Center in Encinitas,Ca. administered the wrong medication to my cat, which ultimately led to her untimely and unnecessary death. This act of negligence and incompetence is unforgivable and has left me in utter shock and disbelief. Not only did Dr. Shotwell fail to properly assess my cat's condition, but they also failed to take the necessary precautions to ensure the correct medication was administered. It is clear that they lacked the attention to detail and professionalism required in this field. The pain and grief I feel over the loss of my beloved companion are immeasurable. I trusted Dr. Shotwell to provide the best possible care for my cat, and instead, they caused her death. It is my hope that by sharing my experience, others will be warned about the incompetence and lack of care exhibited by this veterinarian. I strongly advise against entrusting the well-being of your beloved pets to Dr. Shotwell and Drake Center in Encinitas.They have proven themselves to be incapable of handling even the most basic procedures, resulting in devastating consequences.

Worst experience ever: Vet Dr. Shotwell killed my cat. She doesn't know what's she's doing. Please take your animals somewhere else . Let's start off with how they don't know how to take care of animals properly because if they really did my cat would have been alive and other animals that got severely harmed could have been in good health. Some of the other reviews I read are outrageous, I can't believe both of the arms of a poor dog were hurt. This is very embarrassing that you guys can't respond to all the bad reviews because you guys can't take accountability of what you Guys did😂. You don't love and nurture your animals like you guys say you do, maybe if you guys closed down your area or. actually take accountability of what you do to people's poor animals maybe you will be happier with yourself and live a better life 😂😂. You should be filled with guilt shot well. This better be pinned at the top so people don't even bother to take their pets here. You guys are not proffessional, you guys pretend to get more salary, your charges don't make any sense shot well. Fire yourself and maybe work somewhere elsewhere cause this job isn't the best fit for you.

We are a local business, and found the Drake Center while searching for a local veterinarian for our 5 y/o Blue Nose. I was searching specifically for non-sedative dental cleaning, but came across a very informative page from their website explaining why sedative cleaning is better. That info, and the glowing reviews on here made it obvious that we needed to check them out. We are so glad we did! They made us feel comfortable from the very start. The doctor listened while I explained a long-time anxiety issue we've been dealing with. Over time, it had gotten so bad that prevented us from getting out as often as we'd like. The doctor performed an exam, and discussed some options for helping us deal with Pepper's anxiety. We are on day 1 with a mild sedative, and the result is nothing short of a miracle! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We are excited for the future, and looking forward to getting them choppers cleaned in a few weeks.

My goodness, what can I say except THANK YOU for the most exceptional care and genuine LOVE and affection for my little dog, and love of our lives, Kiwi. The doctors and receptionists and vet techs so genuinely adore animals, and understands that they are our most honorary family members. Our regular vet and all other local Veterinary Hospitals had zero openings on the weekend, but thankfully, Drake Center quickly and with such a cheerful and positive response got us booked for the same day. Kiwi had a terrifying sounding, fitful cough which had us so worried, and I was so grateful they got us in! When we arrived all the receptionists were so kind, sweet and gentle with Kiwi, who is absolutely terrified to PTSD levels at the vet. Then when the amazing doctor, Dr. Shotwell came in, she was just incredible with Kiwi, and made all of us feel so much better, she soothed our fears, she massaged Kiwi in all the right places during her checkup, and was very very understanding, gentle, humorous, insightful, and even presented her concerns with areas of Kiwi's health with both positive solutions and empowered us with optimistic direction. I can go on and on, I am so pleased and grateful for them! I am actually going to switch and make them our primary vet care for our little ray of sunshine. I didn't know vet care could be at this caliber of excellence until now! Thank you Dr. Shotwell, and to all at the staff at the Drake Center!

Reviewing your info on line Very helpful indeed . Came to to pages to ask about hyper vocalization in kitties . Without being too one way or another we don’t give him all the attention all the time but give him adequate attention to try find out what’s happening . Useful to double check litters and interactions with us and his house mate kitty . Thank you for a very good resource . Certainly appreciated.