Sheabel Veterinary Hospital in Lexington, KY

Everyone was very friendly and I was seen right away. Dr Jude communicated clearly what was going on with my dog and we mapped a plan going forward. Could not have had a better experience. Really recommend this amazing team.

This review is months overdue, but I can't recommend Sheabel Veterinary Hospital enough. I'll try to keep this concise, but I want to explain how much this practice has meant to me. In July 2022, my 19-year-old cat, Callie, had significant health issues. She was having an arthritis episode in her lower back, along with severe dehydration due to her kidney disease. She was unable to walk and was in a lot of pain. I took her to our old vet just up the road, and they were pretty apathetic and unkind about our situation. Thankfully, we quickly got a second opinion at Sheabel. From the minute I met Dr. Jude, I was impressed. She was confident we could get my girl walking with some new pain meds and continual fluids for a few days. She even let me borrow equipment to take home so that Callie didn't have to be hospitalized overnight and let me use it for as long as we needed. She gave me her cell number and let me text her with a million questions. Within a week or two, my Callie girl could walk and try to play again. Over the next 4ish months, we had regular check-ins. We did cold laser therapy often (which worked wonders-- if anyone is wondering!), and the team was so quick to get us in when she had any sudden health issues. Big shout out to Amber for always kindly answering my often frantic 7 AM calls when the office opened. Unfortunately, at the end of October 2022, Callie had the same issues I initially brought her in for. Dr. Jude quickly got to work with fluids, ensuring she ate, and allowed me to visit her when she was hospitalized during the day / let me take home equipment again at night. She let us try a Solensia dose (please look into this drug if you have a kitty with arthritis!) to see if it would take. Callie regained some strength, but ultimately her quality of life was deteriorating, and I made the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye. Even until the end, the Sheabel team was so accommodating and gracious. Dr. Jude and her tech were able to make time for a house call for us to say goodbye during a busy surgery day. I'm so glad we could do it quietly at home with some of the most caring people on the planet. In short, Sheabel really is the best. The entire team is so compassionate and knowledgeable. They care for and interact with your pet like their own. I'm indebted to them for giving me months of extra time with my best friend that I had for most of my life. If I'm ever ready to bring another kitty into my life, I will be back! For now, I'll just tell everyone about how great they are.

We experienced yet ANOTHER wonderful boarding experience with our two dogs. Dr Jude and her crew, especially Lexi, took fantastic care of our pooches Dalles and Judy, treating them as if they were theirs. Thank you!

I cannot say enough good things about this veterinary practice. I recently brought my dog Alice in to have a large mass removed from her foot . Dr.Brock is such a wonderful doctor she stayed on the phone with me until after 10 o’clock at night because Alices foot was extremely swollen after surgery. Then they let me bring her in the next day and monitored her swelling - they also updated her bandage. If you are going around getting quotes for surgery and this quote is slightly more expensive just know you’re getting the absolute best care for your pet it’s worth every penny. Alice will never see another vet as long as we live in Lexington.

Phenomenal clinic! Dr. Mattingly and the staff at Sheabel are nothing short of amazing! They used a combination of therapies to get my dog walking again, performed urgent surgery on my sweet girl, aid her healing, answered my calls and texts on weekends when she didn’t have to, and took care of my dog like she was their own. I can’t recommend them enough!