Our mission is to promote longer lasting friendships through exceptional care, service and education. Our professional staff are compassionate, knowledgeable, and utilizes the latest technological advances to provide exceptional medical care. Bethel Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care.
Our Bark Harbor & Mewport Pet Resort provides a stress-free and happy environment for the peace of mind you need while you are away from your pets. Bethel Veterinary Hospital is committed to providing the best, most current medical treatment and the most humane, compassionate care for all your companion animals.
Our Bark Harbor & Mewport Pet Resort provides a stress-free and happy environment for the peace of mind you need while you are away from your pets. Bethel Veterinary Hospital is committed to providing the best, most current medical treatment and the most humane, compassionate care for all your companion animals.
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Bethel Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care. At Bethel Veterinary Hospital, we strive to offer not only sound advice, but also optimal veterinary care, thus allowing you the enjoyment of your companion for many years to come.
We know how important our staff is to the practice and to our clients. Our team is what makes us tick and we are eternally grateful for them. We pride ourselves on a pleasant, educational and engaging workplace that focuses on teamwork and communication. Our viewpoint is that once your pet is entrusted into our hands, they will receive the same attentive and devoted care that we would provide to our own personal animals.
Convenient location, specialized care, and a well-trained, compassionate staff make us the top choice among pet owners. We treat every pet as if they were our very own family pet, and strive to make their stay with us as comfortable and fun-filled as possible. We hope that they will think of our pet boarding facility as a home away from home.
Planning a big trip and want to take your beloved family pet along? No problem! Our dedicated staff and USDA certified veterinarians will ensure you and your pet have a relaxing time away - without worrying about the laws and stipulations that vary from country to country. International travel with pets can be both exciting and stressful for you and your pet.
Reviews (15)
Bobby A.
Aug 30, 2021
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As an MD, I believe healthcare requires both compassion and knowledge. These vets demonstrates neither. My 9 year old dog has no health problems. Every visit seemed to include recommendations for MRI, biopsy, and assorted expensive and unnecessary add ons. When I requested a script for Heartgard which had run out since his last visit within 6 months, one might have thought I was requesting opiates based on the pushback. A request for an antihistamine for his itching until he was bleeding refused after explaining that capsules, granules, tablets and liquid all failed. I NEVER write negative
C. S. I.
Jun 23, 2019
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I used this practice for almost 30 years, following Dr McNamara from Georgetown Vet to this location, which he eventually bought from Dr Josephs. Dr M was the vet we used, until a pet recently got into crisis again, needing an urgent visit. We saw Dr Fitch in Feb-a huge mistake. Fast forward, repeated visits for 2 months ended not only in $1500 in bills, but an emergency transfer to the Newtown animal hospital as the pet was literally in his 11th hour. Despite my repeated questioning of the care plan, why we weren't moving to the interventionary surgery that had been discussed the last 2 times
Scott O.
Jun 21, 2019
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Trust your instincts especially if your pet is mirroring them. Don't walk away from this place RUN! They have two seemingly caring vets but one who at the very least is incompetent but if my instincts are right so much worst. My poor puppy suffered physically and I suffered from guilt for not listening to him during the visit along with financial pain from what followed after we left.
Ashley A.
Nov 10, 2017
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Julie N.
Jul 20, 2017
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Christine R.
Jun 12, 2016
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I wish I had seen these posts before coming here. I am new to ct and needed a veterinarian for my 4 animals. The vet did not engage with my dogs at all. There was no petting, talking to them, etc. She made my little dog bleed when clipping her nails and bleed badly when giving her shots and didn't even acknowledge it. She handed her back to me and I noticed blood all over my pants. My bill was almost 900 dollars for 2 physicals and some shots. Insane. I asked why I was charged $30 for an ear cleaning and $15 for a nail clipping and they said if it's a deep cleaning it costs more
Evi A.
Jun 06, 2016
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We have used Bethel Veterinary since 1973. I cannot say enough about the care and concern from Drs Josephs, Fitch and McNamara and I find it difficult to believe the negative reviews based on my family's experience. They've cared for our animals and each one was given excellent treatment. They helped us manage our diabetic Lhasa for 14 years when many vets would have had us give up. I disagree with the idea they push tests--they give you options and work with you to do the best for your pet. Also, consider that many of the pets are already very ill when brought in and may seem fine
Wendy B.
Mar 03, 2016
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I disagree with every single bad review. I have been going to BVM for four years now with cats and a puppy and both doctors as well as support staff have been incredibly kind, caring, professional and seem to enjoy what they do. Quality care costs money and most of us don't have pet insurance. Somehow people want to have pets but complain about how much it costs to care for them when they are sick. I would rather pay for testing than ignore a problem and I find it hard to believe that this clinic would put a beloved animal through treatment that isn't necessary. I am also a surgical
B. C. A.
Feb 02, 2016
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First of all the other reviews of this vet and the prices are completely True..the prices are ridiculous , and Dr. McNamara is Test happy, and the tests are always 150 to over 200 dollars easy..what a joke..i had a very expensive test done on my dog 3 years ago as a precaution, and what they failed to tell me was that i should have checked this issue yearly, but they were too concerned with sending out emails and cards to get me back there for all other little money making checks that were not nearly as important..if they had followed up with that one big test , or even told me to consider having
Shannan H.
Jan 09, 2016
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Made R.
Sep 28, 2015
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We are new to Connecticut and we're Disappointed about this place! Not recommended! We boarded our dog here twice, the first time when we went to pick the dog up, the bill was more then twice as much. I questioned the manager and she said the dog needed to be treated so they had to treat him (charges were never approved by me or my wife). The second time was The same thing, they tried to charge me more and more and I refused to pay the charges this time because I never authorized it. We boarded our dog in places in NJ and PA when we live there without any problems. I asked to see where they
E. M.
Nov 21, 2014
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I unfortunately have to agree with the other reviewers here. I am not a big yelp contributor, but feel strongly enough about this that I want to warn off other pet owners.
Luckily, we have never had any issues with the health of our pets at BVH and we have been using them for a while. However, we have had repeated problems with high fees, upcharging and overcharging for pet care, as have the other reviewers. They are clearly making an effort to squeeze as much profit as possible out of their few remaining loyal customers. Well, guess what, they finally went too far with us, when a very brief
Luckily, we have never had any issues with the health of our pets at BVH and we have been using them for a while. However, we have had repeated problems with high fees, upcharging and overcharging for pet care, as have the other reviewers. They are clearly making an effort to squeeze as much profit as possible out of their few remaining loyal customers. Well, guess what, they finally went too far with us, when a very brief
Sue V.
Oct 16, 2014
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I have to say reading these other reviews I felt compelled to write in a note just to say that not all experiences with this vet are bad. I love Bethel Vet Hospital. They have been nothing but compassionate and caring with my two dogs. I think Dr. McNamara and the vet tech both cried right along with us when we had to put our older dog with cancer gently to sleep this past spring. The office staff are wonderful and accommodating and the kennel folks are great too. And I've never had any issues with billing. The only reason I am giving 5 stars instead of 4 is because I do feel it is a bit
Dremora D.
Mar 03, 2014
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We just moved to this area. Finding a decent Vet seems to be the only difficult process invloved in this major transition.
I want to preface this review with a comment about most people and their animal kids...aka "pets". Most people consider their pets family members, animal children. It's the people working in the medical service industry for animals and humans a like who need sensitivity training. it's a given that pet parents often come to the table in emotional distress. Worrying about their pet's illness, how it will effect their pet's life and longevity
I want to preface this review with a comment about most people and their animal kids...aka "pets". Most people consider their pets family members, animal children. It's the people working in the medical service industry for animals and humans a like who need sensitivity training. it's a given that pet parents often come to the table in emotional distress. Worrying about their pet's illness, how it will effect their pet's life and longevity
Geoff W.
Jun 29, 2013
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If you want a vet that can take your pet from healthy to dead in 24 hours, this is the place to go.
We took our perfectly healthy 4 year old dog in for routine shots and a check up, admittedly we arrived 5 minutes late, but the vet was "too busy" so he just got his shots and was sent on his way. Within ours he was in respiratory distress, then he quickly lost the use of his back legs. Off to the after hours emergency vet were he continued to deteriorate rapidly.
Less than 24 hours after his visit to Bethel Veterinary Hospital we had to have him euthanized. We called this "vet
We took our perfectly healthy 4 year old dog in for routine shots and a check up, admittedly we arrived 5 minutes late, but the vet was "too busy" so he just got his shots and was sent on his way. Within ours he was in respiratory distress, then he quickly lost the use of his back legs. Off to the after hours emergency vet were he continued to deteriorate rapidly.
Less than 24 hours after his visit to Bethel Veterinary Hospital we had to have him euthanized. We called this "vet
