Customer Testimonials

Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce

2013 Professional Business of the Year Award

Nominated for the Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet essay contest:

I waited as long as possible. It was 7:00 a.m. and Gracie, my blind and deaf foster dog, had been coughing and choking all night after her first heartworm treatment. A sleepy voice said, "hey Billie, what's up?" I'm so sorry...," I started to apologize. "Don't be ridiculous, it's just that I was at the clinic really late. Now, what's wrong with Gracie?" Ahh, she guessed. She was almost clairvoyant with my dogs. "Call and tell Becky to get her in right away this morning. We'll make time."

Jennifer Aschenbrener always makes time for any sick or injured animal. One night she came to the clinic at midnight to euthanize an opossum run over by a client. Neither of them could bear the thought of it suffering at the side of the road. Her compassion is great for both the animals she treats and the humans who love them. She is generous with her time and energies, often working long hours to save a loved pet and reducing her fees if the client can't afford the costs. They will never know the true costs nor the depth of her generosity. She and her staff are so well-known for finding homes for homeless pets that scores of kittens, puppies, even baby rabbits show up at her clinic. She is on the Board of Trustees of the Humane Society of South Central Michigan and consults on animals in their care. As a Trustee, she is a tireless advocate for homeless animals.

I came into Jen's practice because she replaced my previous vet. I stayed because she is one of the most gentle, caring and compassionate individuals I have ever met. She comforts and cares for me and for my pets when we all need it most. She is so kind with all my pets that they run eagerly from the car to the door of the clinic and leap with joy when they see her. Even the two blind and deaf ones know her touch and smell and greet her with wags when she gets down on the floor to examine them. -Bille W.

A client's published submission to the Letter to the Editor in the July 24, 2008 edition of The Recorder: