It is our goal at Sherwood South Animal Hospital to provide the very best veterinary care to your pets as our patients. Our doctors and hospital staff strive to continue their education to bring you the highest quality care available. We also want you and your pets to feel comfortable while in our office. We get it. Our philosophy is to care for all pets as if they were ours.To us, this means we are going to give them the same love, attention, and care as though we were their owner. We are a team of animal lovers here to give our patients the attention and care they deserve.
Services
In order to maintain our high standard of service, we require that payment be made at the time services are rendered. We provide estimates for all surgeries and hospitalizations. If you have not received an estimate, you are welcome to request one at any time for your expected charges. Sherwood South Animal Hospital Emergency & Critical Care is happy to accept Cash, Major Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), Scratchpay and CareCredit. We proudly offer payment plans through our preferred partner, Scratchpay!
Our little buddy started having some really bad pain and vomiting during the night. We took him to Sherwood after hours for an emergency visit where he saw Dr. Crawford and the night crew team. After doing some diagnostics, we were sent home with some meds. He continued to get worse so we were encouraged to bring him back.
Here at Sherwood South Animal Hospital, we are so pleased to be able to serve Baton Rouge, LA, and the surrounding communities. We truly believe in providing the highest quality veterinary care for your pets. We are excited to be able to offer all of the services we can. We have a wonderful and caring staff who will help you and your pets every step of the way.
Annually, or twice yearly if over the age of seven, your pet will receive a complete and thorough physical examination. All body systems are checked from head to paw. Every animal will receive an ear, eye, and skin exam, oral cavity check, and a thoracic exam, which involves listening to the heart and lungs.
Reviews (2)
Lizz F.
Oct 17, 2020
Last night we brought one of my very best friends (of 10+ years) here after she collapsed in our kitchen because our regular vet doesn't have emergency hours. We weren't sure if it was the end for her or not. They loaded her up on a gurney and took her back to assess her. Several minutes later the girl at the desk asked me to pay $300 upfront to "stabilize" my dog and as a nurse I wanted to know what that meant - what was wrong and what were they treating.
I paid even though the girl couldn't tell me specifically what was happening to my dog, only that it was urgent and that they would refund me if they didn't need it all. I asked if my dog was going to die because why would we pay to stabilize her if she was just going to die? It was frustrating. I was pretty distraught. They moved us to an exam room where we continued to wait.
When they ran out of money, a vet finally came in and explained that they'd needed the money to do more thorough assessments - an ultrasound, fluid aspiration from her lungs (blood), had obtained venous access, and had started treatment with IV fluids. The vet had excellent bedside manner for our situation; even behind a mask I knew he cared about our dog and about helping us make the right decisions for her.
He told us the damage was extensive and there are generally three causes: car accident, rat poison, or cancer. I knew she hadn't left the yard to be hit by a car. I knew we didn't have a rat problem. So that left cancer. The doctor still wanted to run a test to be sure it wasn't rat poison, because he said it's easily treatable. So we agreed to pay for the test and while it was being run my husband went home for my art supplies and our two other dogs so they could say goodbye.
The test came back negative, so it was likely cancer. We choose to put her down. The staff was very respectful of our goodbyes. We stayed with her for the euthanasia process, and when she was gone they gave us more time to collect some prints and take her collar. I called after leaving to request DNA samples, but the girl told me to try again in the morning.
So this morning I called with a probably odd request for DNA samples to do a breed analysis because I always wondered what breeds my dog was and this was my last chance to find out. They were more than accommodating. If they thought I was nuts, they kept it to themselves. So overall I wish they'd been more transparent about costs prior to the $300 stabilization fee.
I would have liked to have known what was going on and what the money was covering. As a nurse I understand the doctor can't always leave the patient, but I wish he'd given some explanation to be relayed to us a little better. An emergency exam fee here is a third what it has cost me at other animal hospitals in the past for emergency care. I initially felt like I was being extorted, but the vet explained things well and I left knowing that he had done everything he could to be sure she couldn't be easily saved. For me, that was enough.
I paid even though the girl couldn't tell me specifically what was happening to my dog, only that it was urgent and that they would refund me if they didn't need it all. I asked if my dog was going to die because why would we pay to stabilize her if she was just going to die? It was frustrating. I was pretty distraught. They moved us to an exam room where we continued to wait.
When they ran out of money, a vet finally came in and explained that they'd needed the money to do more thorough assessments - an ultrasound, fluid aspiration from her lungs (blood), had obtained venous access, and had started treatment with IV fluids. The vet had excellent bedside manner for our situation; even behind a mask I knew he cared about our dog and about helping us make the right decisions for her.
He told us the damage was extensive and there are generally three causes: car accident, rat poison, or cancer. I knew she hadn't left the yard to be hit by a car. I knew we didn't have a rat problem. So that left cancer. The doctor still wanted to run a test to be sure it wasn't rat poison, because he said it's easily treatable. So we agreed to pay for the test and while it was being run my husband went home for my art supplies and our two other dogs so they could say goodbye.
The test came back negative, so it was likely cancer. We choose to put her down. The staff was very respectful of our goodbyes. We stayed with her for the euthanasia process, and when she was gone they gave us more time to collect some prints and take her collar. I called after leaving to request DNA samples, but the girl told me to try again in the morning.
So this morning I called with a probably odd request for DNA samples to do a breed analysis because I always wondered what breeds my dog was and this was my last chance to find out. They were more than accommodating. If they thought I was nuts, they kept it to themselves. So overall I wish they'd been more transparent about costs prior to the $300 stabilization fee.
I would have liked to have known what was going on and what the money was covering. As a nurse I understand the doctor can't always leave the patient, but I wish he'd given some explanation to be relayed to us a little better. An emergency exam fee here is a third what it has cost me at other animal hospitals in the past for emergency care. I initially felt like I was being extorted, but the vet explained things well and I left knowing that he had done everything he could to be sure she couldn't be easily saved. For me, that was enough.
Callie S.
Feb 26, 2020
