Complaint Review: Long Island Vet Specialists - Plainview New York

I am so sorry for the loss of you dog.  My dog died there June 2020.  I also was swindled by Catherine Loughlin and talked into doing an unneccessary test, that ultimately took my dogs life.

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 I am so sorry to read these terrible stories. I had a near identical experience with LIVS and Dominic Marino years ago when I lived in NY. They are negligent and reckless and sloppy. Marino is charming and polite - as are most scam artists. He is a total fraudster. He lies about his credentials and his background and his education. He claims to be a board certified neurologist - IT IS A LIE. Look it up with the NY Board. He is NOT actually board certified in neurology - but rather in crap like acupuncture. When I lived in NY my neighbors daughter worked briefly at LIVS - she quit and said Dominic Marino was a certified sociopath, a bully, and a fraudster - and charming like all sociopaths.

I did not believe her - until he swindled me and injured my dog. Marino routinely bills and charges for things that they should do but Never Actually Perform - such as basic safety protocols which one would assume they do - but they don't - and by not doing these things - even though he charges for them - he injures and kills many pets. He knows the pets will get injured and relishes in charging for things not done - and then charging more to repair the injuries he causes. He is essentially a local mobster - with ties to local corrupt small town Long Island cops. Anyone who ever worked there in the past 20 years tells similar stories. I recently read that a for profit chain of pet hospitals bought part of LIVS.

If they are doing business with a criminal like Marino then you should stay away from them. Anyone who has been at LIVS more than a few years winds up in on the scams - its the vet equivalent of The Firm with Tom Cruise. Most good or honorable vets see what goes on and quit within the first few years. Very few stay a long time and those who stay are in on the scams. Some pets do get helped there - especially if treated by one of the newer doctors who are not yet corrupted. My friends still in the area tell me the scams have gotten worse. I thank who started this report and hope it warns people to be careful.

 They swindled us. They killed our dog. They ripped us off out of a fortune - and made our dog suffer and die. Horrible people. Horrible Vets. Excellent swindlers. I filed my own report about them today. Awful awful awful vets and awful human beings.

 I recently saw these reports. I agree with all of them. LIVS is a FRAUD and a Mill. My friend worked there and said it is horrific what they do to peoples family pets at Long Island Vet Specialists (LIVS). The animals are abused and mistreated nd harmed and killed - to make money. They just want to sell you things and financially exploit you. Marino is the architect of the fraud - Loughin is his Dr. Mengele - and half the orthapedic and neuro doctors in the place are in on the scam as is the administrator.

Please - if you love your pet go anywhere else. They should be in jail. They are evil. They are criminals. They are also smooth talking salesmen like you have never experienced anywhere. They garner your trust and then they swindle you out of a fortune, and then your pet dies and is cremated before you realize the body should have been saved for evidence. Horrible place and horrible people. I know so many people who have been swindled here and do not understand how they get away with it for so many years.

 So sad to hear LIVS and Dr. Marino continue to commit crimes against pets in the area. Dr. Catherine Loughin has joined him as his new partner in crime replacing his ex wife Dr. Farber. They have 3 scenarios -

1. Harming Pets and profiting from it.

2. Swindling Owners.

3. Billing you for a specialist while an untrained and not supervised resident experiments on your loved family pet. If you love your pet DO NOT BRING YOUR PET HERE for ANY reason.

They will be harmed and you will be swindled. Years ago there were 1 or 2 decent specialists here who were independent contractors and the eye guy is decent but the rest of the place is A FRAUD MILL. So sad to hear they are still getting away with it. They injured my dogs kidneys in a procedure that I should not have been sold - and that was done incorrectly by an untrained resident which resulted in permanent kidney damage to my dog....and his death. HORRIBLE

 Gerald, My condolences go out to you. Long Island Vet Specialists and Catherine Loughin did the same thing to me and my sweet beautiful dog. LIVS's behavior is criminal. Loughin, Marino, and their colleagues at LIVS have brought so much misery to so many families in Long Island and have harmed and injured so many pet's lives. They make millions of dollars $$$ - literally millions in their pockets every year doing this. If it is any consolation, please do not feel guilty for being suckered by LIVS. They are master fraudsters and know how to extort loving pet owners who are desperately seeking care for their 4 legged family members. They are master salespeople - not good hearted vets. You are not the only one to get caught in their trap. You like so many were just looking to do the best for your dog, and LIVS doctors and partners are trained to exploit this. They are convincing con artists who happen to have vet degrees and they get lots of people not just you. I am so sorry for you loss. You are one of many. I hope you can find comfort in all the good memories of your dog and can eventually not think about what LIVS did to you and your dog and your family. It was interesting to read how they get away with this so often - it makes sense with all the facts and all the stories I have heard from others who fell prey to the scam artists at LIVS. I will say a prayer for your family and your dear dog.