Emergency Pet Care - Annie Bowes DVM -

Sommer Kraft-Purvis

I am so very grateful for Dr. Annie Bowes and her skilled, friendly and knowledgeable vet techs. Dr. Bowes has treated five of my family’s animals and she has earned my trust, respect and appreciation. She clearly cares deeply about her work and is 100% dedicated to the health, wellness, dignity and compassionate care of the animals she treats.

Kimberly Hess

I SEVERELY URGE YOU TO GO ELSEWHERE our dog
Hadies was only 1.5 years old, she had never had anything medically wrong with her before.
Around 12:30 am 03-27-2020 Hadies got up out of bed (which wasn’t unusual for her to do) and just suddenly hit the floor and started seizing instantly. I had yelled at my husband to get up because she was having a seizure. He jumped up out of bed, turned the lights on and helped me stabilized her. A few minutes went by and she finally stopped. I didn’t let her eat or drink anything at the time, I just wanted her to stay calm around 2- 2:30 am she started having them again, we startle began to worry more and more about our dogs life. We made the decision to call around to emergency vets, I got into contact with a Spokane vet. I explained the situation and she refused to talk to me or to offer any service since we live in Idaho then she hung up the phone. My husband ended up taking Haties to the only other Emergency vet available, which is Emergency Pet Care in Post falls on Seltice way.
The vet , Dr. Annie Bowes, has seen Haties. She tested her blood sugar and it came back normal. She gave our dog Valium and prescribed her 2 doses of Valium at 5mg each. She said to try this first because she believed Haties was epileptic which was unsettling to me because 3 years ago we had adopted a dog that WAS epileptic. She denied blood work to us and said if this doesn’t stop them to come back in later during the day.my husband brought her home and she was fine for a minute, she took a sip of water then dropped and started having seizures again repeatedly. I called the vet back to see what I could do ( I felt absolutely helpless) I told them that she was over heating and salivating to the point where she was covered and everything else was too. The vet then told me that she had no advice to give but to let her do her own thing and not to let her hurt herself. We ended up giving her a dose of the Valium in hope it would calm her down as the directions had stated during the time frame. 5ml per dose every 20 minutes PRN. She stopped seizing for a minute then started breathing heavily and within 15 minutes of her struggling to breath our sweet girl passed away only an hour after being home. I had called the vet back to let her know that Haties had passed away and I asked her why she didn’t do more to help us. Dr. Annie Bowes stated that it was our fault she died because we “ refused other care including Blood work” and to “ not call again otherwise she will sue us for slander and harassment” while stating that she will not refund any of our money ( 200$ ) then hung up.
So not only did we lose our dog, bestfriend and our child ( because we can’t have kids of our own) we also got threatened to get sued by the only person who could help us. Right there shows that not only Dr. Annie Bowes showed no remorse for our family but showed no respect towards the animals and their family’s effected. Please keep in mind who you take your Fur Babies to and cherish them for everything they show you and have given you.

Dr. Annie Bowes I feel beyond sorry for you, I will be praying that you learn quality care so others don’t have to go through what we had gone through.

Medicus

If I could give a zero I would. I do not recommend this vet to anyone who values the life of their pet. Brought a 6 month GSD to vet after she had eaten a bit of string producing cyclic vomiting, extreme discomfort, and inability to produce bowel movement. The puppy would not stand, eat, or drink water for greater than 24hrs and had a concerning change in character. Initial response from vet did not warrant hospitalization but rather observation and return for secondary x-ray to rule out gastrointestinal obstruction. Within a few hours of being home our dog curled herself up, did not want to turn towards us, and began to shake while dragging her paws along the floor in obvious pain. We are not veterinarians however both of us work in health care. These findings are very concerning in an animal who is otherwise upbeat and playful. We opted for the hospitalization, which is a considerable amount of money, and a barium study. The results were otherwise unremarkable and she was given a clean bill of health. The staff stated they "witnessed" her eat food and water and that her character was of "alert and happy". They said she did not have a bowel movement because "she had nothing in her system". They also stated the barium study was complete. We brought her home. She was uninterested in food and water. She immediately began vomiting after smelling her food and went outside and produced a bowel movement of bright-red fowl-smelling diarrhea, known as melena, indicating a significant lower GI bleed. We called the vet back and these findings did not concern or warrant any change in care or re-evaluation. We essentially spent a considerable amount of money at a facility and with a provider who had already dismissed our concerns and who had no intention of investigating this patients illness. We took her to a different facility where our concerns were met and an actual diagnosis made and intervened upon. She is still recovering weeks later. I would not trust this provider. I suggest you do the same.

Mica Blu

Annie has always taken wonderful care of all my family furry and human. Truly an amazing person. She is very bonded to animals and has a massive heart. Always gives you lots of options. I have never seen someone care more about pets then Annie!

Hannah Bernhard

I have never been treated so horribly in my life! We had to bring our 2 year old dog in from Spirit Lake. I had been giving him CPR in the car and we would pay any amount to save him. However my husband and I had been splitting wood and we were in dirty work clothes. We were talked down to and treated like we were abusing our dog. Our dogs are like our children. He sadly did not make it. Within 3 minutes of telling us our baby died while my husband and I are sobbing uncontrollably they come in asking us about payments and wanting $! It was a horrible experience. NO COMPASSION at all! We felt judged and looked down on as “poor people” and all they care about was $! We would of paid any amount to save our baby. If I could give a ZERO rating, no stars I would.

Valerie Kresge

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆Dr. Annie Bowes and staff were extremely compassionate, reassuring, and professional with our Reilley when he suddenly experienced acute distress and pain and we hadn't a clue of the cause.

Having just moved to the area from out of state (less than two weeks prior) with our two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, we were quite concerned about the a potentially serious issue affecting our boy -- and the circumstance of needing to randomly choose a vet -- hoping to find one who was of excellent caliber - and also available on a very early Sunday morning.

Our "Babes" are like our second set of children and we are very happy to say that we (all!) could not have ended up in better hands, both for his care - as well as their patience and compassion for us.

Thank you, Dr. Bowes, Sarah, and staff! ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Matt Smith

Annie bowes is a Horror show! I had to go back after leaving a negative review. I was refused treatment because of my negative Google review. Petty and childish Annie bowes will punish a 10lb pomeranian to satisfy her carnal selfish grudge.

Michaela Milks

Not only has Dr. Bowes helped with our large animals, she has been wonderful with emergency situations that have popped up with our dogs. She and her staff have been wonderful with the two euthansias we had.