Vet Clinic

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Can anyone recommend a GOOD vet in Chiang Mai please.

THANKS

[isanbirder]

Your best bet is the Small Animal Hospital run by the CMU Veterinary Dept. This is on Cholpratan Road between Suthep Road and Huaykeow Road. You may have to wait in a queue, but the vet service has always been good, in my experience... and if specialist opinions are required, you're in the right place.

[OriginalPoster]

Dr Nook Animal Hospital

164/68-69, Chang Klan Road, Chang Klan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50100

Tel: 053 818 905

http://www.farangfriendly.com/Company/Dr-Nook-Animal-Hospital-Chiang-Mai-20174.aspx

[Sansai Sam]

I second Doctor Nook.

[squidlip]

Maa Kap Maew, on the Super Highway in between Airport Plaza and the Ping River near the intersection with Chiang Mai Land, is my favourite. I had a bad experience at the Small Animal Hospital with students being unsupervised while giving treatment, but that was years ago and it may have improved since then.

[Nienke]

For years now I go to Ban Mh ka Meaw, with my own dogs and with my guest dogs and cats.

My plus points about this Animal Hospital are that their main Dr.s, Dr. Chakkrit, his wife Dr. Orn-Usa, and Dr. Piapong have:

* extensive (over 10 years) practical experience. They have saved several animals already, or were quick in a proper diagnosis and treatment, purely because of this experience.

* Dr. Chakkrit and Dr. Orn-Usa have studied in the States

* They explain to you what is wrong with your animal and the treatment they suggest or give.

* What I found highly pleasant, and I realize this is very against their culture, is that they do listen to you when you have looked up illnesses and treatments on the internet, in your books or via vets abroad, and they think with you.

But as they are human even they can make mistakes, but are quick in correcting those when found out (and when given the chance).

[uptheos]

Maa Kap Maew, on the Super Highway in between Airport Plaza and the Ping River near the intersection with Chiang Mai Land, is my favourite. I had a bad experience at the Small Animal Hospital with students being unsupervised while giving treatment, but that was years ago and it may have improved since then.

Yes, very good experience there a few times.

But it's not the Super Highway, it's Mahidol Road.

[murni]

I took one of my dogs to the vets that Nienke uses and they didn't listen to a word I said,misdiagnosed and my dog died, took a puppy there and had to get my vet in England to diagnose distemper!

The above happened a few years ago and I know some of their vets have changed so took my sick cat there a couple of months ago, their diagnosis, acute kidney failure. Another misdiagnosis!

[uptheos]

I took one of my dogs to the vets that Nienke uses and they didn't listen to a word I said,misdiagnosed and my dog died, took a puppy there and had to get my vet in England to diagnose distemper!

The above happened a few years ago and I know some of their vets have changed so took my sick cat there a couple of months ago, their diagnosis, acute kidney failure. Another misdiagnosis!

So sorry to hear that murni and I guess one can only speak as one finds.

My experience has been the opposite, though I insist on seeing Dr Orn or Dr Piyapong.

Edited July 12, 2011 by uptheos

[elektrified]

For years now I go to Ban Mh ka Meaw, with my own dogs and with my guest dogs and cats.

My plus points about this Animal Hospital are that their main Dr.s, Dr. Chakkrit, his wife Dr. Orn-Usa, and Dr. Piapong have:

* extensive (over 10 years) practical experience. They have saved several animals already, or were quick in a proper diagnosis and treatment, purely because of this experience.

* Dr. Chakkrit and Dr. Orn-Usa have studied in the States

* They explain to you what is wrong with your animal and the treatment they suggest or give.

* What I found highly pleasant, and I realize this is very against their culture, is that they do listen to you when you have looked up illnesses and treatments on the internet, in your books or via vets abroad, and they think with you.

But as they are human even they can make mistakes, but are quick in correcting those when found out (and when given the chance).

I think Dr. A (Mor Aaa) is the best there. But his English is not as good as some of the other doctors. He taught at CMU. He also has a clinic in Sansai.

[ataloss]

<I had a bad experience at the Small Animal Hospital with students being unsupervised while giving treatment, but that was years ago and it may have improved since then.>

Similar thought. Nothing much has changed re supervision. Frankly I was appalled at the way these learners were coaching one another: as in blind leading the blind.

Ban Mh ka Meaw surgical/ treatment tables were topped with ceramic tiles where I suspect bacteria harbors in the joints: I suggested stainless steel would be more sanitary.Haven't returned; they may have upgraded.

[Beetlejuice]

Your best bet is the Small Animal Hospital run by the CMU Veterinary Dept. This is on Cholpratan Road between Suthep Road and Huaykeow Road. You may have to wait in a queue, but the vet service has always been good, in my experience... and if specialist opinions are required, you're in the right place.

I second that.

I wouldn`t take my pets anywhere else and as far as I`m concerned, it`s the only Veterinary practice in Chiang Mai.

This is a fully equiped animal hospital with qualified specilists.

They can provide the best required medications for your pets, many are imported and not availible anywhere else in Chiang Mai.

The Animal Hosital deals with all kinds of pets and also has an exotic pets section.

[noise]

I think Dr. A (Mor Aaa) is the best there. But his English is not as good as some of the other doctors. He taught at CMU. He also has a clinic in Sansai.

Where is his clinic in San Sai? I am slowly gaining the confidence of a feral cat and hope to sooner or later be able to calmly (figurative speaking vice trapping) wrap it up and take it to the vet to be neutered and given shots.

[elektrified]

I think Dr. A (Mor Aaa) is the best there. But his English is not as good as some of the other doctors. He taught at CMU. He also has a clinic in Sansai.

Where is his clinic in San Sai? I am slowly gaining the confidence of a feral cat and hope to sooner or later be able to calmly (figurative speaking vice trapping) wrap it up and take it to the vet to be neutered and given shots.

Going down the Mae Rim - Sansai Road in the direction of Doi Saket, turn left on to the road (small Tesco Lotus on the right side) that goes towards the old part of Sansai and the Sansai Post Office. Go to the 2nd set of shop houses on the left. His clinic is at the end. He gets there around 18:00 each evening and is there until 20:30 M-S. As I recall he is there 9:00-12:00 on Sunday.

He will vaccinate there but he only does surgery at Baan Mha ka Maew.

[shepsel]

I trust Dr. Santhitphong Duangphet at the Pet Care Clinic on Chang Puek Road close to the superhighway. He speeks fair English and also does house visits.

[Priceless]

Dr Nook Animal Hospital

164/68-69, Chang Klan Road, Chang Klan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50100

Tel: 053 818 905

http://www.farangfriendly.com/Company/Dr-Nook-Animal-Hospital-Chiang-Mai-20174.aspx

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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[uptheos]

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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I know you are a cat specialist and wouldn't trust your cats with just 'anyone'.

Apart from being a good vet with English speaking skills, what in your opinion makes Dr Nook a cut above the others?

(I'm asking respectfully)

[OriginalPoster]

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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I know you are a cat specialist and wouldn't trust your cats with just 'anyone'.

Apart from being a good vet with English speaking skills, what in your opinion makes Dr Nook a cut above the others?

(I'm asking respectfully)

I don't know if she (Dr. Nook) is better than others, I just know that she saved our dog when he contracted heart worms and appeared to be a goner. That she could explain the treatment details in English in terms understandable to a layman was just icing on the cake. I don't doubt that others are cheaper and have better advertisements though.

Edited July 15, 2011 by OriginalPoster

[Priceless]

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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I know you are a cat specialist and wouldn't trust your cats with just 'anyone'.

Apart from being a good vet with English speaking skills, what in your opinion makes Dr Nook a cut above the others?

(I'm asking respectfully)

A difficult question to answer since there are many things. To name but one, she seems to frequently be willing to question her own first opinion and go the extra distance to make sure that she was right. An example:

In 2008 my (then) youngest cat died suddenly in the middle of the night. For a number of reasons I had Dr Nook perform an autopsy. Her finding was that the cat had died of "wet FIP" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_infectious_peritonitis). This may have had repercussions for my other cats. However, she was not contented with just her own opinion, so she sent several samples and other documentation to a pathology expert at Chulalongkorn University. He came back with results that showed the cat had in fact died from HCM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy). This is a genetically induced heart disease, and since this cat was not related to my other cats this meant that I could relax. However, since it is a genetic problem, it became of great concern to the breeder, who had reason to sterilize both my cat's parents. In other words, Dr Nook's carefulness saved me unnecessary worries and may have helped decrease further spread of the HCM disease among cats of this breed.

Being willing to question one's own opinions and judgement is not that common among Thais...

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[uptheos]

A difficult question to answer since there are many things. To name but one, she seems to frequently be willing to question her own first opinion and go the extra distance to make sure that she was right. An example:

In 2008 my (then) youngest cat died suddenly in the middle of the night. For a number of reasons I had Dr Nook perform an autopsy. Her finding was that the cat had died of "wet FIP" (http://en.wikipedia....ous_peritonitis). This may have had repercussions for my other cats. However, she was not contented with just her own opinion, so she sent several samples and other documentation to a pathology expert at Chulalongkorn University. He came back with results that showed the cat had in fact died from HCM (http://en.wikipedia...._cardiomyopathy). This is a genetically induced heart disease, and since this cat was not related to my other cats this meant that I could relax. However, since it is a genetic problem, it became of great concern to the breeder, who had reason to sterilize both my cat's parents. In other words, Dr Nook's carefulness saved me unnecessary worries and may have helped decrease further spread of the HCM disease among cats of this breed.

Being willing to question one's own opinions and judgement is not that common among Thais...

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Thanks very much.......any more trips to Finland planned?

[Priceless]

Thanks very much.......any more trips to Finland planned?

Not in the foreseeable future. My present five cats (including the Finnish one) are all in excellent health. I think five is a good number, if one wants to give them all the attention and care that is their birthright

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[Mapguy]

Dr Nook Animal Hospital

164/68-69, Chang Klan Road, Chang Klan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50100

Tel: 053 818 905

http://www.farangfriendly.com/Company/Dr-Nook-Animal-Hospital-Chiang-Mai-20174.aspx

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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I fourth Dr. Nook.

[uptheos]

Dr Nook Animal Hospital

164/68-69, Chang Klan Road, Chang Klan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50100

Tel: 053 818 905

http://www.farangfri...-Mai-20174.aspx

I third Dr Nook. A very good vet with excellent English skills. I have been taking my (five) cats there for four years now and have always been very satisfied.

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I fourth Dr. Nook.

Ok Ok I'm convinced.....Dr Nook it is.

[Mitker]

My experience.

After my dog was it by a car, I decided to go the expensive way of surgery to increase recovery chances (my former dog had the same karma in Europe so I though I knew what I would go through. My mistake..).

- First stop (unspeakable incompetence): a private vet clinic in Hangdong (pretending to make your animal happy) run by a former student from CMU - graduated "with first honors". She suggested the (expensive) surgery. Total mess: insert of inadequate parts on the fractured bones and poorly treated wound. Result: dog returned with infection and lose screws and parts inside the body! :blink:

- Second stop (good spirit but no final solution): the vet clinic run by the CMU along canal road: they diagnosed the dramatic post-surgery condition of the dog, gave me some recommendations and pills but refused to keep the animal until the infection would be controlled(!), even with an deep open wound...

- Third stop: the saver! Upon recommendation, I went to Chotana private hospital (Superhighway close to Lotus Kamtieng, Nord of the city). At that point I was already considering euthanasia seeing how much the animal was suffering and pitifully crawling for weeks yet, while the wound was widening. The owner is a basically pragmatic vet who has experience in Thailand and extensive trainings abroad. He immediately understood the case, explained me with X-rays how awful the first job had been done (also confirmed later by a vet friend working at Chula who got the XR) and accepted to take the dog into custody, warning me that we had to hope the infection hadn't reached the bones yet and that it would take some time. He immediately discarded the idea of a new surgery.

I went there often to visit the dog. The wound slowly healed and his nice team was patiently taking daily care of the animal. His rates are also very reasonable and he is an intelligent, nice person to discuss with. It's not a glamorous barbie place and you won't find teddy bears in the window but that's not what my dog was needing.

After a few weeks, I could take the dog back home and it slowly started to walk again, painfully at first. But now, a couple of months later, you hardly notice anything. I would never have believed it.

What a pity I didn't go there in the first place. Thanks Sir. :jap:

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Thank you very much for all the recommendations.

I took my cat to the animal hospital behind Carrefour. My cat was treated by Dr. Pornsak, who explained everything to me, and was very professional indeed. I have read other peoples post that they felt that the animal hospital may be staffed by inexperienced veterinary science students. I don't know whether that is the case or not. I can only speak with regards to the service I got from Dr. Pornsak who which was very good. I would definitely go back to him.

Lastly, my cat made a fast recovery

[Aria]

I know this thread has been inactive for a while, but you all seem to know what you're talking about so its worth a try. I work for a local NGO and we have a few dogs that live at my organization's office. They're not street dogs, but they were left behind for us to take care of by owners who moved to Bangkok when my organization moved in. They're really lovely dogs and make me miss my family's dogs back in the states so much.

Well, anyways, the youngest one has got a bad case of the fleas. He's been scratching and knawing at himself so much his fur has all fallen out on his hind legs. The question is, would it be worth it to take him to the vet? I'm willing to take him and cover the cost, but I understand the fleas are equally an environmental problem, so would it be worth it to treat just his fleas if we don't take the additional measures to rid the house and yard of fleas too (ie fumigation)?

I hate seeing the way dogs are treated here and I'd love to help this one if I can. Any suggestions or information would be much appreciated

[Priceless]

I know this thread has been inactive for a while, but you all seem to know what you're talking about so its worth a try. I work for a local NGO and we have a few dogs that live at my organization's office. They're not street dogs, but they were left behind for us to take care of by owners who moved to Bangkok when my organization moved in. They're really lovely dogs and make me miss my family's dogs back in the states so much.

Well, anyways, the youngest one has got a bad case of the fleas. He's been scratching and knawing at himself so much his fur has all fallen out on his hind legs. The question is, would it be worth it to take him to the vet? I'm willing to take him and cover the cost, but I understand the fleas are equally an environmental problem, so would it be worth it to treat just his fleas if we don't take the additional measures to rid the house and yard of fleas too (ie fumigation)?

I hate seeing the way dogs are treated here and I'd love to help this one if I can. Any suggestions or information would be much appreciated

I would take him to a vet asap. Not only can they rid your dog of the fleas, but they can also supply medication (e.g. Frontline) that will keep the fleas away in the future, regardless of the environmental infestation.

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[cardinalblue]

I will second the clinic and vet - baan mh ka meaw and Dr. Chakkrit. Very pleased with their service and care for our three golden retrievers. While we all have good and bad diagnosos and treatment stories, i did have a misdiagnosis from the CMU animal hospital (after hours)...

One of our retrievers could not stand, lethargic, shallow breathing and started bleeding from the nose. The problem was not the students but the supervisor as our dog was diagnosed with heat exhaustion. I didn't buy that at all and took her the next morning to our regular vet/clinic stated above...

She had a serious blood disease from ticks and stayed two nights at their hospital. Had she gone untreated, the vet told us she would have died. End of story...

CB