Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
After nearly 40 years in practice, St. Marks Veterinary Hospital is closing its doors this month at 348 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
The last day for the business, founded in 1986, is Dec. 20. The hospital team will continue to take appointments until then.
Here's part of their closing via social media:
With heavy hearts, we want to let you know that our hospital will be closing its doors on Friday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. This wasn't an easy decision. Reduced consumer demand in the area for primary veterinary care services has hindered our ability to meet our operational goals.We deeply value the trust you've placed in us to care for your pets and sincerely apologize for any challenges this change may present to you and your family.While this chapter is closing, we’re still here for you and your furry family members! We encourage you to visit our partner hospital:
Reade Street Animal Hospital (2 miles away)Address: 146 Reade St.Phone: (212) 519-0245This location is part of our Thrive community and accepts Thrive Plus members. You will continue to receive the high-quality care you expect at St. Marks Veterinary Hospital, and your pet’s records will transfer seamlessly. If you want a copy of your pet's records sent directly to you, please email us at stmarks.info@thrivepet.com.We're so grateful to have been a part of your pet's journey and your family's life. Thank you for the love and support you’ve shown us — we'll miss you all dearly and hope to see you at Reade Street Animal Hospital.
6 comments:
I used to take my dog here for health visits and nail trims but got sick of waiting 30 minutes to be seen.
How sad. I have been going there for over 30 years.
This is really sad. I had taken my pets there for years.
In the past few years I was part of that reduced demand as they didn't have a capacity for emergency care and their prices started to match the overall ballooning price of animal care in the overall industry. They were bought by Thrive Pet Healthcare and if you do any googling on that company, you'll see that they're one of the predatory ones.
A real damn shame but I understand why it was sold to a pet healthcare conglomerate (if you have to sell, they're willing to buy you out for way more than any individual vets could offer) .... and I know that made me and a lot of people stop being able to go to them.
After the pandemic, so many people bought pets that needed vets - I really don't think there's actually a reduced overall demand. People want smaller non venture funded vets if they can find them.
I am extremely saddened by this. Their current staff is so wonderful and I feel so bad for them being let go on December 20th with a only a 10 day notice which is so heartless. I hope they receive generous severance packages which I'm sure they won't. I loved this place! Devastated.
Private equity-owned, private equity-destroyed. I know it's complicated, but try to stick to actual locally-owned vet practices if you can, ones where the vets aren't pressured to hit some minimum billing per hour and you can never be sure if they're really making the best recommendation for your pet.
I went there and found out my cat had cancer. I was treated horribly. She wasn’t even given oxygen, which surprised the Veterinary for emergency. “ Why spend thousands of dollars” was there response. It’s my prerogative not theirs. Not sorry they are gone. Karma!
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