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October 2024 by Olivia Dunn
If you love your pet, do NOT take them here.
2 years ago on December 22nd, 2022 my sister and I took our bunny here because she was acting very strange. Her systems aligned with a common sickness bunnies can face and bounce back from called ‘GI Stasis’. We brought her in at 12am to try to get urgent care and get this common condition treated. What we thought was going to be a visit to get her treated turned out to be a NIGHTMARE. The vets told us that it “sounds like” she has cancer. The first thing they told us was that our 1 year old healthy bunny (besides what we took her in for) had cancer and had been sick- without even performing ANY tests on her. They took her to their back room to give her an IV and we didn’t see her again for HOURS. We were advised we euthanize her as soon as possible because that her condition was so critical.
My sister and I could tell that the vibe the vet was giving was very off and concerning. He showed no compassion and kept pushing for euthanasia. We came to the decision we were going to take her home and treat her condition as what we thought it was, GI Stasis.
The medical student was not happy with us at all and said we were going against medical advice and he would have to have his manager talk to us who ALSO tried convincing us to euthanize her. She was super condescending and talking down to us while saying if we love our pet we would euthanize her.. We declined and had to sign documents to take her home.
After signing the documents we waited over an hour to get our bunny and I even had to call the hospital because there was nobody in sight!!
Once we finally received her in our care, we took her home and nursed her back to health using syringes and treating her condition as a sickness most bunnies can experience. We really hoped Tufts would have treated her symptoms as what we said we believed it was and treated her much quicker than we could have.
2 years later and our bunny is perfectly healthy and happy!! We couldn’t be more glad that we listened to our gut that this place didn’t know what they were talking about and didn’t have our bunnies best interest at heart. Please please take your animal somewhere else!! Especially a bunny!
Also, after doing more research on the medical student who was assigned to our bunny, we found him on LinkedIn and in his bio it says he specializes in euthanasia.
Who specializes in that??? Did he just want to euthanize our bunny who was sick with a common illness for his own practice??? This is disgusting and so inhumane. Nobody who loves animals would always push for euthanasia.
Please take your pet elsewhere.
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August 2024 by carol shapiro
This is my second visit to Grafton for an injured bunny and an injured groundhog. The most difficult part was the journey, not the clinic. The people accepting the animals were very accommodating.
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July 2024 by Mary MacAdam
Small but nice
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July 2024 by Punitha Hanumantha
Thank you for saving cardinal!
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June 2024 by Stacy G
This Wildlife Hospital was very good and extremely professional. I left a message about a duckling that we found and they called me right back and determined that I should bring the duckling in to the hospital. We brought him in and they tried to save him but unfortunate he had neurological issues and was humanely euthanized. Overall, the intake was fast and they were great. Although we are sad with the outcome, at least the duck got a shot at life.
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May 2024 by missbonnie1953
They took in a baby fox that was hit by a car. He had a fx skull. They have gotten him better and he is now in rehab to be a fox.
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May 2024 by Eileen French
We had called so they knew the bird was on its way. I filled out the info card and left the carrier in the air-conditioning knowing it was in the best possible hands.
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April 2024 by Rafael Ribon
Waiting for 2hrs for a dog to be checked out is insane….not very professional as I thought
What a waist of time
Going somewhere else
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April 2024 by S-Michael Tantin
Great expirence. They took in a red tailed hawk that I saw get hit by a car on rt 2 in Firchburg on Easter Sunday.
*They will not give you back any clothing or containers the animal is dropped off in*
Unless you're really committed to waiting or going back for it. Which I was not. But A+. I opted out of the follow-up on health and release of the hawk, but I've dropped off an opossum and a chipmunk and received the follow-up. The chipmunk didn't make it (10 years ago) the opossums did (8 years ago)
Always a frie day staff.
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November 2023 by Tammy Philbrook
Best place ever
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November 2023 by Mike Dong
Date Visited: 11/11/23I recently had an experience with Tufts Wildlife Clinic that left me with mixed feelings. I found a red hawk with an injured wing and brought it to the clinic, hoping for a recovery and eventual release. The hawk, despite its injury, appeared very healthy and active, showing signs of vitality.However, my experience took an unexpected turn. The following day, I learned that the clinic had decided to euthanize the hawk. This decision was surprising and deeply upsetting, especially since I had not anticipated this outcome for what seemed like a manageable injury.I understand that wildlife rehabilitation centers face difficult decisions and that sometimes euthanasia is considered the most humane option, particularly if the animal's chances of survival or quality of life are compromised. However, I believe that better communication about potential outcomes and more involvement in the decision-making process would have been greatly appreciated.Based on my experience, and hearing similar stories from others in the post below, it seems there may be a pattern of opting for euthanasia at this clinic. While I respect the expertise of the professionals at Tufts Wildlife Clinic, I wish there had been more consideration for alternative treatments or rehabilitation efforts, or at least a more thorough explanation provided to me regarding the decision to euthanize.
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October 2023 by Vicky Fontana
Fantastic that's all I can say
Very happy with the lady opthamologist that's saw. my cat.
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October 2023 by Alley Staffier
Everytime we visit it's exceptional service, for better or for worse!
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October 2023 by Denise Landry
They go above and beyond. Super grateful they are close to our home
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October 2023 by Theone Wallace
They were open on a Sunday and took 3 very badly injured baby bunnies we'd found in our yard. Everyone was incredibly compassionate. We're incredibly lucky to have such a caring and talented group of veterinarians in our area who are dedicated to helping wild animals.
