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Camp Bowie Animal Clinic
Camp Bowie Animal Clinic
(27 Reviews)
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5709 Lovell Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76107
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(27 Reviews)
Service
4.5 star average for Service
Environment
3 star average for Environment
Expertise
3.5 star average for Expertise
Staff
3.5 star average for Staff
Recommended
3.5 star average for Recommended
Value
4 star average for Value
Would you recommend this provider to others?
Absolutely Not
Did you leave the office feeling satisfied with your visit?
No
Did this provider seem well-trained and experienced?
Not at all
Did you feel safe in this provider's care?
No
Was this veterinarian able to perform all basic as well as complicated procedures?
Not at all, they seemed completely incompetent and unable to perform even the most basic procedures
by Sid xxx.xxx.27.33
April 30, 2014
Were the waiting room chairs comfortable while waiting for your pet?
Yes
Would you recommend this provider to others?
Yes
Does this provider take that extra step to make you feel special?
Yes
Does the provider's staff treat you well?
Mostly
Did this provider answer all of your questions?
Mostly
by Sherry xxx.xxx.154.233
April 30, 2014
I know that there is a lot of press about this clinic and it's owners. Dr Tierce saved the live of my baby kitten about 17yrs ago. He has extremely strong views about the care of animals. I knew that he would save animals brought in to be euthanized and find them homes. This is how we received one of our cats. It had been a victim of hit and run and brought in to be euthanized. However, Dr Rourke repaired his hind leg and allowed us to adopt K... I can not imagine the clinic keeping an animal alive and in pain - that is so not like the Drs as I remember them.
by Pam D xxx.xxx.60.221
April 30, 2014
Dr. Tierce saved my dog. I had been told by other vets to have a $5000 operation and it might work. Dr. Tierce treated my baby for 3 weeks and he is PERFECT !!! When I took the dog to Dr. Tierce he couldn't even stand up. He now is doing spins and acts like his old self. I didn't have any money to cover the costs and offered a Lowes gift card to him while I gathered money. He wouldn't take the card but when I got my bill I was SHOCKED !!!!! He gave me such a discount that I couldn't believe. My bill should have been 3 times what he charged me. (At least). He treated my dog with tenderness and me as well. NOTHING in this world will ever make me believe Dr. Tierce was cruel to any animal. He just doesn't have it in him. I would not EVER think twice about taking my animals to him. He is my HERO. I am in animal rescue and I don't say things lightly. If Dr. Tierce ever needs anything from me, I will be there. He is a GREAT VET and an even better man.
by Fortheloveofdog xxx.xxx.185.121
April 30, 2014
This is the most horrible thing I have EVER heard. I have called PETA. There is a S(HI)T storm on the way doc..... I only wish we could put this vet in a cage and put him through the same cruelty the dog suffered!!!
by Rescuer xxx.xxx.93.180
April 30, 2014
BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL AND DEANNA BOYD
liz@star-telegram.com, dboyd@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — Authorities raided a popular veterinary clinic Tuesday morning after a woman said that a dog she took in to be euthanized was being kept alive and used for blood transfusions.
Fort Worth police and officers from the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners spent several hours at the Camp Bowie Animal Clinic at 5709 Lovell Ave., in west Fort Worth. Two dogs were seized by animal control officers, authorities said.
Lou Tierce, a long-time Fort Worth veterinarian, is accused of deceiving Jamie and Marian Harris of Aledo into believing that their 5-year-old Leonberger named Sid was euthanized last fall because of a degenerative spinal condition.
In fact, Sid was being “bled” for plasma and other experimental treatments, Marian Harris said.
“The biggest hurt in all of this is the deception and what it means with something that means so much to you,” she said. “Our pets are family members.”
The family filed a complaint with the state last week.
Jim Eggleston, a Weatherford attorney who is representing the Harris family, said allegations have surfaced that more dogs and cats — some with serious illnesses — were being kept alive for blood transfusions and other experimental treatments.
“You have a vet keeping dogs under false pretenses,” he said. “You have family pets that people thought were cremated or put down peacefully that may still be alive.”
A person who answered the phone at the clinic Tuesday morning said Tierce was too busy to talk. Other efforts to reach Tierce were unsuccessful.
Customers caught off-guard

Sgt. Raymond Bush, a police spokesman, said police received a criminal complaint last week that animals were being mistreated — and stolen from clients — at the clinic.
“If the city of Fort Worth is able to determine that the law was broken, then down the road, warrants could be issued for somebody’s arrest,” Bush said.
The raid began shortly before 10 a.m., when animal control officers and plain-clothes investigators parked at a vacant fried chicken restaurant next to the clinic. Two of the investigators went inside while the others talked to a female employee who was loading supplies into her car.
By afternoon, animal control workers carried out two dogs, one in a carrier, from the clinic.
“At this point, these animals are evidence,” Bush said.
Starry Bourgea, 49, had stopped in the business Tuesday morning to check on the costs of shots for her Jack Russell terrier/Yorkie mix, Sally Mae, and said she found the presence of investigators unsettling.
“Did they hurt an animal?” she asked reporters at the clinic. “We’re not supposed to hurt animals. They’re like babies. We’re supposed to care for them. Make sure they’re safe and feed them and give them treats. My Sally Mae is so spoiled, I don’t want to bring her here anymore if this is all going on.”
Bruce Barker of Fort Worth stopped by to ask questions about his chocolate lab’s upcoming biopsy and said he was “shocked” to find police and reporters milling about outside.
“I thought somebody had been killed in there or something,” Barker said.
Barker, who had his soft-coated Wheaton Terrier put down at the clinic in December, said he’s used the vet for about a decade. He said he intends to seek proof before making any judgments.
“They’re innocent as far as I’m concerned until there’s proof,” Barker said. “That’s not going to keep me from bringing my dog here. … He’s absolutely the best vet I’ve ever seen.”
“I’d let him operate on me,” he added.
Symantha Spence rushed to the clinic in near tears after her husband called her and told her that he’d read about the investigation and raid on Facebook. Spence said the family’s golden retriever, Shiner Bock, had died at the vet clinic in March and now she wants to be sure that she was told the truth.
“We brought him in on a Sunday night and he was very ill. Monday morning, we got the phone call that he had passed away,” Spence said. “We never saw him again so I just wanted to make sure that he did pass away, for sure. We love this vet. They’re been nothing but good for us but we just want to make sure after hearing what we heard today.”
Allegations detailed in complaint

The Harrises brought Sid to the clinic in May 2013 because of a problem with the dog’s anal glands.
Tierce told the Harrises that he wanted to use a new “cold laser” procedure and that it might take longer for the dog to recover, according to the complaint filed April 22 with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Over time, Sid did not appear to be getting better, according to the complaint.
In September, Jamie Harris went to Tierce’s clinic to see Sid, and was shocked when the dog dragged himself into the lobby because he could lift his hind quarters. According to the complaint, Jamie Harris was told that Sid was suffering from a reaction to a medication cocktail.
The Harrises were also told that Sid had a congenital spinal defect and needed to be put down. The family said their goodbyes to Sid and agreed to let the clinic take care of the burial.
Six months later, on April 21, Harris said she was “shocked” when she got a call from a former veterinary technician at the clinic, telling her that Sid was still alive. The employee told Harris that she quit that day because she could no longer work in a clinic where the animals were mistreated.
The employee told Harris that Sid spent almost 24 hours a day in a cage, littered with his own feces and urine, and that he had been injured by another employee.
Jamie and Marian Harris described how they drove to the clinic and while two friends guarded the front and back doors as her husband distracted the receptionist, Harris went to the back, found Sid in a cage and rescued him.
Tierce came outside, according to the complaint, and explained that he had not euthanized Sid because some of his employees had threatened to quit if he did.
The Harrises left with Sid and took him to another veterinarian, who told them that it appeared Sid had been tapped for blood transfusions.
Sid is now back home in Aledo with the Harris family.
by forbanter xxx.xxx.244.129
April 30, 2014
Would you recommend this provider to others?
Absolutely Not
Were the waiting room chairs comfortable while waiting for your pet?
Not really
Did this provider have an entertaining selection of waiting room magazines?
No
Was this veterinarian friendly?
Absolutely Not!
Does this provider take that extra step to make you feel special?
Never
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.197.134
April 29, 2014
Would you refer this provider to a family or friend?
Yes, I'm going tell everyone about them. I absolutely love this place!
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.7.212
January 06, 2014
Does this provider remember you and your circumstances at every appointment?
Definitely! They always remember me and make me feel important!
Did this veterinarian have a large selection of medication available for your pet?
Absolutely, they are always in stock and even offer flea medication by the month
Did this provider leave you unattended for an extended period of time?
Not at all! They were always present and attentive
Did this provider seem irritated to be working with you?
Not at all, they were glad to help me with anything I needed
Did this provider prominently display their diplomas or business license?
Definitely! I saw it as soon as I walked in!
by Bonnie Soyster xxx.xxx.0.194
November 11, 2013
Did this provider show attention to detail?
Yes, I've never had to worry about them missing any important information
Was this provider argumentative or easily angered?
No, they were very calm and understanding
Did this veterinarian answer all of your questions?
Yes
Was this veterinarian friendly?
Extremely Friendly
Were the waiting room chairs comfortable at this animal hospital?
Average
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.184.2
October 22, 2013
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5709 Lovell Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107