Carolina Veterinary Specialists

Carolina Veterinary Specialists is a veterinary clinic in Rock Hill, South Carolina, located at 760 Addison Ave. It treats dogs and cats. Google reviews show mixed experiences, with some clients citing caring interactions and others reporting concerns about communication, wait times, and cost.

Services

•Veterinary care for dogs and cats
•Walk-in visits are mentioned by a recent reviewer
•Seen by some reviewers for urgent, non-life-threatening issues

Pricing

No published pricing information is available, but recent reviews describe costs as above average.

People

Reviewers mention Donna (front staff), Dr. Phillips, and Dr. Strait.

Reviews

Google rating is 4.1/5 from 524 reviews. Recent written feedback includes concerns about long waits (reported as 2–3 hours), high bills (examples around $900–$1,000), and negative experiences with bedside manner and communication; other reviewers describe friendly staff, minimal wait on at least one visit, and care that felt manageable in cost for the situation.

Reviews for Carolina Veterinary Specialists

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 524 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Mabelle Spence

4 days ago

I cannot express my disappointment with the service I received last Friday July 10th at the clinic, my 5 and 1/2 month old puppy had symptoms of urinary tract infection and unfortunately her Vet and 3 others I called ( Palmetto vet, Catawba, etc...) were booked solid and could not offer and emergency visit, I was sent to Carolina Vet. Spec. and upon arrival the empty parking lot should have clued me in, but I went in anyway.... my baby girl needed to be seen. The front staff was friendly ( Donna) but the Vet tech and specially the Dr. were horrible, Dr. Phillips was an Jerk, I don't even think he likes animals... he was rude, unkind and mean as I heard my dog yelping and his response was she wasn't behaving.... she's 5 1/2 months, of course she will resist any forceful entry ( thermometer). He said much more that was insulting and degrading, but this review will be too long. I will not return or recommend this location to anyone.

Michael G

2 weeks ago

An average compotent service that is heavily overpriced

IAM Alexis

2 weeks ago

For a walk-in only place, there was no wait and great staff. I also was able to keep the bill in a manageable range for what it was my dog needed.

Emily Cox

2 weeks ago

I do not recommend coming here unless you have 3 hours and a $1000 budget. Maybe they move with more urgency in life/death situations, but I've been in twice for urgent/non-life threatening issues and each time I've had to wait a minimum of 2 hours just to be seen. That being said, I do appreciate the kindness and care that I received from Dr. Strait, however the lack of urgency at this particular clinic makes me feel unimportant and unhappy to spend over $900 each time.

K A

3 weeks ago

Unfortunately, this place is a nightmare and I would urge you to go elsewhere. Coming from the vet med field myself, I have too many concerns to list but I’ll state a few. I have gone twice with two different pets and both times saw the same “relief vet” who had the worst bedside manner and delivered bad news with a complete lack of empathy. She was filled with uncertainty even though she claimed she had 20 years in vet med and sounded completely robotic. The second time I brought in a different pet and I had the same experience with additional concerns. She was looking up information on the vet database that was old information from over 10 years ago and had no idea what was going on with my puppy. She told me his future was unknown and turns out after his checkup at my trusted vet, he has a small issue that is treatable. The vet tech was very nice but unfortunately he could only do and say so much and we left both times feeling angry, frustrated and like we wasted our time and money.