Horton Animal Hospital Discovery – Vets in Columbia
Clinic Overview
Horton Animal Hospital Discovery is a veterinary clinic in Columbia, Missouri located at 3609 Endeavor Ave. The clinic treats dogs, cats, and exotic pets. Reviews describe a mix of experiences, including being worked in without an appointment and emergency-style triage with potentially long waits.
Services
- •Care for dogs, cats, and exotic pets
- •Same-day/work-in visits mentioned by reviewers when no appointment was available
- •Emergency-style triage approach where more critical patients are seen first (as described by reviewers)
- •Basic in-clinic treatment such as draining a painful mass/abscess and sending home medications (as described by reviewers)
- •In-house rapid testing mentioned by reviewers (SNAP test)
- •Discussion of advanced diagnostics in at least one review, including additional testing and MRI (noted as an estimate)
Pricing
The clinic does not publish pricing, and reviewers variously mention a roughly $165 initial fee, totals of $200+ during a long visit, and estimates over $1,000 for advanced diagnostics while others describe emergency fees as around average.
People
Dr. Winiarski is mentioned by name in a recent review.
Reviews
Horton Animal Hospital Discovery has a 4.4/5 rating on Google from 547 reviews. Positive comments include staff described as understanding and kind, being able to fit patients in without an appointment, and prompt hands-on treatment such as draining a mass and providing take-home medications. Critical reviews describe very long wait times, concerns about listening to a pet’s medical history, dissatisfaction with testing and sample handling, and allegations of misdiagnosis and pressure toward expensive diagnostics; payment policies are also raised as a concern in those accounts.

