29th Avenue Animal Hospital - Michele Smith DVM
Denver, CO 80238  (303) 394-3937 (303) 302-1807 29thanimalhospital.com Our products and services include acupuncture, allergies, cats, dental care, dogs, hospital services and vaccinations.Full service hospital.We are open Monday Through Thursday 8 Am To 6 Pm Friday 8 Am To 5pm Saturday 8 Am To 1 Pm.  By Jocelyn Lindenmuth from Denver, CO Posted Oct 7, 2010 We have been going to see Dr. Smith at the 29th Avenue Animal Hospital for the past 4 years and only have a 2 ½ year old dog, Duke. Even before we even got Duke as a puppy, we would go to her for advice on what type of dog would be best for us as a family and that shows me, she not only cares for Duke, but our whole family. Also, she encouraged us to train Duke well so that he would listen to me as well as my children so that he would obey, not jump and especially not run away when being called for. Her office has always been wonderful and has been able to get Duke in and out ASAP. Even when he ate something that got stuck in his intestines and he needed to spend the whole day at the office getting an IV, the office encouraged me to come and see him as much as I wanted. She kept me well informed on what was going on while Duke was in her care and also checked up on him after he came home later that day. Dr. Smith not only performs routine tests and is able to see our dog as soon as possible if something were to occur and the whole office does it with such care and love. After every check-up, the office will call to make sure that Duke is doing well and genuinely cares if he is. I love Duke so very much and wouldn’t imagine not taking him anywhere besides Dr. Michele Smith’s office at 29th Avenue Animal Hospital for his check-ups and any other medical needs. Also, I would recommend anyone and everyone else to go check her out!  By kg from Denver, CO Posted Jun 24, 2010 I used Dr. Smith out of convienence...for a year. I stopped using her about a year ago and have been telling friends not to use this clinic. They are expensive and the care is not good. Dr. Smith is careless and does not appear to know what she is doing...or she just really likes to run tests on dogs and cats. My dog had cancer...which was diagnosed rather simply at Alameda East through an ultra sound. In the week before I made it to Alameda I spent hundreds of dollars at 29th. My advice would be to cut out the middle man...Dr. Smith...as she send most of the tough cases to Alameda East. I would have saved a lot of money had I listened to my gut an gont to Alameda East in the first place. The story above is horrific. I cannot imagine what the poor pup went through and her humans. It should not have happened...there is no recourse as pets are seen as property:-(. By C Clark from Denver, CO Posted Jun 19, 2010 I would like to share my story with the Denver community, because I feel it is important they hear this story. I recently suffered the loss of my dog Ruby of seven years due to the negligence of Michele Smith and her staff at the 29th Animal Hospital in Stapleton. My dog of 7.5 years, RUBY, died yesterday due to the negligence of the staff and vet Michele Smith at 29th Avenue Animal Hospital. You would never imagine a tragedy like taking your dog to the vet for symptoms of diarheea and vomiting and for your dog to be hit by a car and killed while she is the care of the vet. Ruby was dropped off around 8:30am on Thursday, June 17th at the 29th Ave Animal Hosptial and two hours later she was hit by a car on I-70 and killed. The kennel they put her in the back of the vet office had a broken latch, so she could get out of the door. With an IV in her arm and an Eliabethan collar on her head, she pushed the broken latch open and got out. A vet tech had propped the back door and unsupervised, Ruby got out and loose. The back door was only two feet from her kennel, which is a safety concern in and of itself. No one could catch her. Ruby made it to I-70 and got struck by a car. Yes, my dog went to the vet for a bacterial infection and got hit and killed by a car. It is important for the community of Stapleton to hear about this tragedy and ensure they know the risks and concerns with Michelle Smith and the 29th Animal Hospital. When I went to see the kennel she was after this tragedy happened, there was already another dog in the broken kennel after only a few hours from Ruby breaking loose. This bulldog was laying in some of his own blood, as his paw was bleeding from something, and he could push the door open easily. This vet office has broken kennels and the health, safety, and security of your pets are not their top priority. Michele Smith’s attitude was not as compassionate as one would have expected. Not only was my dog killed while at the vet, but I spent $642 three days earlier for tests and medicine that concluded nothing. There was never a diagnosis for Ruby several tests, yet she was being given drugs. I would like to recommend everyone to steer clear of this vet, she is negligent, as is her staff, and she does not have the compassion and accountability to prevent this from happening again. Share Your Review Please note: all reviews are screened for spam and take 24-48 hours to be approved.
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