text: My wife and I brought our animals here for over years even after moving to Stallings we would still drive all that way Recently after our oldest rescue passed away we decided to find a new vet mostly because we had noticed that ever since becoming a VCA animal hospital the prices have skyrocketed and the service has dropped significantly nnWhen I say the prices are ridiculous they are literally double for most basic procedures that you can get done at any vet office If the prices are going to be that high I would expect the service to match what I am paying and that is certainly not the case We always felt pressured into very high priced procedures that when we turned down because of price were snubbed off and looked down upon by the Dr andor Tech That does not stand true for everyone working in the office but the great majority nnI can truly say I believe this office cares more about money than they do about any living being animal or human nnTo top it off and this is what pushed me to finally write this review is a few days ago I got an advertisement for dog teeth care in the mail from VCA On the front page in big bold letters is You cannot get dentures for Peanut Peanut being the name of my deceased dog who passed more than a month ago As I am sure most dog owners can relate they become a part of our family and after years a part of you With the passing still raw in the family with my wife and daughter seeing our dead dogs name being used in an advertisement without our permission was disgusting nnThe response from Stoney Creek Sorry that was sent from our corporate office in California must have been done before our records updated I do not want your excuse of corporate sending something when we started coming here there was no corporate in CaliforniannAll VCA cares about yes they are known to me now as just VCA the Stoney Creek we went to does not exist anymore is the moneynn Find a consistent vet one who knows your animals and is not trying to rip your wallet out of your pocket the entire visit