Veterinary Medicine Specialists – Grapevine

If I could give them six stars, I would. Actually, I take that back. Seven stars. Dr. Gimmler and her staff (especially Leah) are amazing. They are so helpful and friendly and have been the only ones in the past several years who have been able to figure out what is wrong with my dog’s skin and give her some relief from her allergies. I absolutely recommend this veterinarian to anybody with a pet who needs specialized skin care. And the prices are totally reasonable too.

I cannot say enough great things about VMS and the entire staff. My mini-​schnauzer has been there two times as well as my previous dog. The entire staff from the person who greats you coming in the door to the fabulous tech staff that does everything under the sun to save my sweet dog and make me feel as though we are part of their family. I have worked directly with Dr. Pickens and Dr. Melmed on treatment plans for my pets and I would not trust my animals to anyone but this incredibly competent staff. They are very professional and caring. I have a vet specialist within 5 minutes of me, but I drive to Grapevine, because the caring staff at VMS are the best!

Dr. Pickens was great with our elderly longhair dachshund and helped get the information we needed regarding his kidney issues and what needed to be done for him to have him get his teeth cleaned safely. Wonderful care and everything explained so that we could understand it. Nicolas the dachshund says «thank you» and so do his owners!

FABULOUS
Dr. Pickens saved our Labs life
Stevo sugar is a killer

After a devastating diagnosis of a very rare type of heart disease for my kitty at my general vet, I decided to seek out the advice of a cardiologist. Dr. Culwell was absolutely amazing. Right from the beginning I could tell the she was very knowledgeable and thorough. After performing some tests, she called to say that she did not believe my kitty had what he had been diagnosed with. She explained everything to me in great detail, along with advice on how to proceed. Needless to say I am thrilled with the outcome, but regardless of what the outcome would have been, I am much more comfortable knowing that I got the advice of an expert who cares enough to take the time to explain things to me and answer all of my questions. I would definitely recommend her to any one who’s pets have been diagnosed with heart problems. It might be expensive to seek out a specialist, but they truly do have much more specific knowledge than a general vet.

My otherwise healthy 8 year old Golden Retriever had a seizure in November and ended up in a Veterinary ER. After a lot of diagnostic tests, they referred me to Dr. Erika Pickens at Veterinary Medicine Specialists. Dr. Pickens was absolutely amazing with my dog, and wonderful for me to deal with. The Dr. spent an enormous amount of time with my dog doing an exam, and then did an unbelievable job in COMMUNICATING to me my OPTIONS and likely OUTCOMES for my dog. As the dog had treatments, she was calling to give me updates, and discuss next steps. Before seeing Dr. Pickens I was ready to euthanize my dog, as she was simply not enjoying life, and I didn’t have any outlook for improvement. I am so blessed to have been referred here, as my dog is enjoying her days, and I am appreciative of the time I now have with her. My dog has a good quality of life now, and I owe it to Dr. P.