Connecticut Veterinary Center – Vets in Kensington
Clinic Overview
Connecticut Veterinary Center is a veterinary clinic in Kensington, Connecticut at 88 High Rd that treats dogs and cats. The hospital is AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association) accredited and lists both routine care and emergency services, along with surgery and ICU monitoring. Regular hours run Monday 8:00am–8:30pm, Tuesday through Saturday 8:00am–6:00pm, and closed Sundays.
Services
- •Wellness exams and ongoing wellness care
- •Vaccinations
- •Emergency veterinary services (24/7 emergency noted at the West Hartford location; emergency care currently unavailable Tuesday and Saturday evenings)
- •Trauma and critical care with ICU monitoring
- •Surgical services, including traditional and advanced procedures
- •Spay and neuter
- •Dental care including anesthesia dental cleaning and extractions as needed
- •In-house laboratory diagnostics
- •In-house X-ray
- •In-house pharmacy
- •Hospitalization with 24-hour supervision
- •Boarding
- •Dog daycare
Pricing
No published pricing information is available; one recent review described pricing as above average and cited a $140 brief exam and $40 for medication and a “bump check.”
People
The clinic lists Gary Lindgren, DVM (Head, Department of Surgery) and Donald Cox, DVM, MPH (Associate and Emergency Staff Veterinarian).
Reviews
Connecticut Veterinary Center has a 4.4/5 Google rating from 79 reviews. Recent comments include positive experiences with the veterinarians and emergency care, including use of both the West Hartford and Berlin locations. A recent critical review described the visit as expensive and raised concerns about being charged for an exam the reviewer felt was unnecessary.
