Bridgewater Vet

Bridgewater Vet Inc is located at 8741 Saline Waterworks Rd, Saline, MI. This business specializes in Veterinarians and Veterinary Medicine.

This man is an abomination and should not be practicing. He killed my dog. I contacted the Michigan Licensing board to file a complaint about him and they did investigate him and sanctioned him. They should have taken away his license. He is cruel and arrogant as well. Money-hungry. Selling bogus vitamins that he manufactures, illegally, without any ingredients....gives these out with antibiotics for ailments he does not understand and does not refer you to someone who does because he wants your money. He is a sociopath.

He is too old & arrogant to be practicing. He ordered labs for my dog who was not feeling well & did not bother to read them. This went on for several weeks. He ordered labs for my cat which he never offered any treatment or discussion. My dog died because of his negligence. He responded to my kind email and stated that he was glad she was being taken care of some place else because "he couldn't deal with me or my animals" and signed off "good luck." He knew my dog was the ICU and it was his negligence that allowed my dog to bleed to death over a 3-week period. He charged me 100s of dollars for this horrific veterinary 'care'. The ICU cost over $5000. But losing the life of my beloved dog was the worst tragedy & was totally avoidable. I called him & he stated that I could have seen the labs as well as him and, therefore, it was my fault. He thought emailing them to me was adequate care. He, then, hung up on me. I asked for compensation through his wife and there was nothing done by him.

There are always those few people who deem themselves 'know-it-alls' and think they're smarter than the professional...whether that be a vet, medical doctor, or teacher etc. It's how you present yourself. If you are arrogant enough to presume you can tell the vet how to do his job, then you probably ARE hard to 'deal with'. If I took an animal (let's say, a dog) to a veterinary clinic, and felt the vet was THAT incompetent, I would have pulled my animal well before the first week was up and took her elsewhere and certainly wouldn't have stayed with that vet for another second, let alone 3 more weeks. And if any vet didn't offer lab results, treatment for, or discussion of, one of my animals, why would I even bring a second animal (let's say, a cat) to him??? I always find it a little suspect when someone describes themselves or their actions in a situation like this as "I was being nice" or "I was kind" or "my kind email" because nine times out of ten, they were anything but nice or kind, and wanted to shift any blame to the other party. I can bet witnesses to any interaction between Dr. Wellman and a client would have quite a different story to tell. With that said, I have been in animal rescue since 1970. I have dealt with all kinds of vets and I assure you, Dr. Wellman is one of the finest. He has dedicated his life to saving and helping animals and I have heard testimony that he has worked what has been described as 'miraculous' in saving some of his patients thought to be beyond hope by other vets. In my case, a few years back, I rescued a cat who had been shot and had been hiding in a collapsed building for days. When I finally caught him, it was clear, not only would he be unable to survive much longer in the condition he was in, but he would need one of his legs amputated. EVERY VET I called either wanted to charge an arm and leg, or didn't perform amputations, or suggested I just euthanize the cat. I called someone who was in cat rescue that I had recently met, and he suggested calling Dr. Wellman. I was told to bring the cat in immediately...no hesitation whatsoever. No discussion of "you need $XX for a deposit and the balance at pick-up". No suggestion to euthanize...as that was out of the question when it comes to Dr. Wellman, who will try anything to save an animal first. The cat was there for two days, and when I went to check on him, Dr. Wellmans' wife told me due to the extent of the injury, the surgery was more complicated than usual and lasted much longer than anticipated. She told me Dr. Wellman performed the procedure for hours straight in spite of having back pains from bending over for so long....apparently ignoring his pain because his concern for the little patient was far more important than his own discomfort. I have the cat in my rescue now, and he is healthy and just as lively as the 4-legged indoor cats here. Dr. Wellman NEVER charged one red cent for any overnight hospitalization, for intravenous rehydration, for the surgery, for a office call or for any medication or anesthesia. He didn't charge me for the antibiotics I took home nor for any follow-up visits. ZERO cost for ALL services. He's not in it for the money. He loves animals. He's in this profession because helping animals is his life's mission.

He is too old & arrogant to be practicing. He ordered labs for my dog who was not feeling well & did not bother to read them. This went on for several weeks. He ordered labs for my cat which he never offered any treatment or discussion. My dog died because of his negligence. He responded to my kind email and stated that he was glad she was being taken care of some place else because "he couldn't deal with me or my animals" and signed off "good luck." He knew my dog was the ICU and it was his negligence that allowed my dog to bleed to death over a 3-week period. He charged me 100s of dollars for this horrific veterinary 'care'. The ICU cost over $5000. But losing the life of my beloved dog was the worst tragedy & was totally avoidable. I called him & he stated that I could have seen the labs as well as him and, therefore, it was my fault. He thought emailing them to me was adequate care. He, then, hung up on me. I asked for compensation through his wife and there was nothing done by him.

Dr. Wellman is this areas best veterinarian by far! He shows compassion to his patients as well as their owners, and gives low cost, common sense treatments.

A couple of years ago my dobie was having skin issues. I took him to one local vet and was told he would need to be sent to MSU vet school for testing (expensive!). I went to Dr Wellman for a second opinion and found that he had a skin fungus, which was easily treated by some antibiotics and an antifungal shampoo. He saved me so much time and money, and I would never recommend anyone else!