Paws & Claws Pet Vet Reviews

• Game would be better if you could open the other areas.

  
  By A1E119T7M3E26F on 2006-08-18
  Bought this for my 8 yr old Granddaughter;she treated all the animals, made money went through schooling and still could not open the restricted areas. You need to save the levels during play because it locks up and if not saved during the play it will go back to the previous level. Even with this my Granddaughter still played but unfortunaltely because she could not open the other areas she is no longer playing the game. I see that many folks have had the same problems; game needs to be fixed!
  
  

• Would be great if they came out with a fix.

  
  By A19UAC9XJ2C7AA on 2006-08-31
  I think it is a good game but as it is now you can not finish the game until they come up with a fix for the fields & meadows not opening up. I wrote to valusoft about it & this is the response I got:
  
  Dear Paws and Claws Pet Vet Customer,
  
  Thank you for your recent communication. We are looking into this issue
  and have contacted the developer. We hope to have a resolution soon.
  
  Thank you for your patience.
  
  Regards,
  Tech Support
  
  I see people have been having this problem since June, you would think they would have came out with a patch or something by now. I would recommend that everyone who has this game write to valusoft & keep writing, maybe if enough people bother them about this they will come up with a fix.
  
  

• Paws & Claws Pet Vet game

  
  By on 2006-08-04
  I thought it was really fun. Because unlike other vet games where you click "treat" and that animal is healthy again, you actually get to make sure your giving him the right shot, (or cream)and you get a choise of where to put the medicine (on the pets) like upper body, head and lower body. Also sometimes a pet is so sick it can't go back home right away so you get to keep it overnight. And you have to make sure it stays healthy. You can also own your own horse and go riding on the trails!! There is a lot of responsibility in this game . Because if you do something wrong, that owner won't come back for a while!
  I would highly recomened it! Mostly for kids 10 and up. :)
  
  

• Major bug in game -- don't buy it!

  
  By A2LXEH599ZR0R8 on 2006-08-09
  I would not recommend buying this game. There is a fatal error in that various parts of the game do not unlock so you can never beat it. The fields and meadows never open up, and you're stuck there for the rest of the game. Very very frustrating. I've written the company asking for a full refund. We'll see how that goes.
  
  

• The animals lovers dream game!

  
  By on 2006-12-13
  I got this game from the book fair at my school. I LOVE THIS GAME!! This is the best game I have ever played! I love to have the animals over night on the game. The animals are so cute! ANY animal lover MUST have this game! My parents even play it with me sometimes! It IS weird that the animals and people always look the same...I still like it though! The booklet doesn't come in handy very much. It doesn't tell you that you have to press shift to run and what treatments to give the animal when it's sick. It's still the best game ever!
  
  
• Very Fun But...
  By on 2006-07-07
  This game caught my eye at best buy and since I love animals, I had to have it!
  
  The installing part was very diffucult for me. My mom had also very trouble installing it and we have a 98. I deleted my other games because we thought we needed room on the hard drive ot something but we didn't and I wasted all the games I worked hard on.
  
  We tried the lap top and it seemed to workng fine at the start but it kept crashing every once in a while. :(
  
  The game is very fun itself.. from what I played anyways... but i'm not too crazy about the graphics. It is a challening game, I agree but we couldn't keep it cause it crashed too much and messed up our computers.
  
  If you want to risk buying this game for that price than go ahead, but my tip is to wait till it's cheaper so even if it didn't work, you would not have lost as much money as we did (19.99)
  
  Thanks for reading :)
  
  
• Excellent toy !!
  By AKFS0OY0V2EM9 on 2007-01-15
  This software is much better than I anticipated! It not only teaches actual vet treatments for illnesses, but also teaches business development/ reality -- like having to either take out a business loan or see X number of patients before you would have enough money for supplies or expansion of facilities. Also, the user cannot progress to more significant pets until they successfully treat the lower animals. They need to get it right so to speak. Also, if they keep a customer in the waiting room too long, the customer walks out which is lost revenue! Terrific game that has kept both my sons focused for hours!
  
  
• Too hard for Kids, What's the age anyhow?
  By AQVFKGXOS34PU on 2006-06-10
  I bought this game for my 6 1/2 year old daughter, and it is way too hard for her. The game expects players to know the meaning of words like antibiotics, imunization, and salve. The players are also suposed to be diagnosticians and know the propper treatments for animals with aflictions such as lice and ring worm. What child knows how to do that? My daughter just kept trying to give the pets vacines and buy a horse and she got no where. No where on the box is the appropriate age specified. I would not recomend this for any child under 13.
  
  
• Fun but full of BUGS
  By AZIO4YOCEE1N3 on 2006-06-28
  I bought this game for my 8 yr old daughter. The game is fun. It is hard because of the big words for kids. BUT the riding areas do not unlock and its a in-game BUG! I've contacted ValuSoft and there reply is "they are talking to developers about the issue". They have graciously offered me a full refund. That is good of them! Another bug is taking care of in patient horses. The horses are healthy and the owner still comes and sais they are not well and they leave. Time wasted and no $! I hope they fix the BUGS, it would be a great game otherwise!
  
  
• Disappointed
  By AZX92UHF0J80D on 2006-11-16
  There are a lot of errors within the game. 1. the instruction booklet is not clearly written. You have to figure it out as you go along. 2. the game has one main character doing all the functions it calls for. (I'm glad it's only a game. I hate to see a real person doing all that for a living) 3. the displayed date and time field goes haywire. And the list goes on and on. I got tired after the second day. It just wore me out.
  
  
• Ten Year Old Niece enthralled by this game
  By A3EJ6O5NXR8UR0 on 2006-11-28
  I read some of these reveiews and am surprised. My 10 year old niece has been playing this for months and just loves it. No problems with the game/levels/upgrades etc... Very educational aspects, as well as fun.
  
  Try it yourself to fairly evaluate.
  
  
  
  
• Great Game, but brief instruction
  By AYU7VESI39BSN on 2006-06-28
  My daughter, who just turned 10 & I love this game!! The only problem we've had is the riding areas (forest, beach, ect.) never unlock for us to ride in. By the way, you can make your vet run, if you push shift & your directional buttons at the same time, also you can speed up exams & bloodtests' if you push shift after you push the exam or bloodtest button. Another tip, if you are in town at 20:00, you will receive a message to go back home & get ready for the next day. If you then go home your day will be extended until 22:00. It gives you an extra 2 min. if you have a busy clinic, to get extras done. If anyone knows how to unlock the riding areas,please let us know. I have looked everywhere & I can't find the answer.
  
  
• Riding Areas
  By A3H63ZE7I7SGE6 on 2006-06-29
  They really dont open!! The feilds and meadows dont open the first time and you never get to do any other tasks. Maybe if they get it fixed, we can all get new games. And if you are healing a horse with a broken leg, you have to run it on the mats everyday until a pop-up tells you to stop. Everyday, after u run, a pop-up will come up and say "Godd Job, ____ is already walking better." After you do that, a couple of days later, another pop-up will come up and say "_____ Can walk normally again."
  
  
• Girls ages 8-12 adore it. Need fairly fast computer to run.
  By A22I55P15NSAOX on 2007-04-03
  My daughter (age 8) and her friends and cousins love this game. They do have to do some planning ahead to keep themselves solvent. The game requires them to take "tests" to be certified to treat certain animals, and woe to the child who thinks they can pass the test without reading the material. Mine learned the hard way.
  This does not run well on our older 900 MHhz computer (jerky motion, freezing up) in spite of the computer having all the required memory, speed etc as listed on the box. On our newer (year old) 2 GHhz it runs well.
  
  
  
• Pet Vet Player
  By A1B0KDQPDPNKMS on 2006-06-26
  Players who are interested in animals and future veterinary careers will enjoy this game! It is easier to earn money by treating pets for simple issues; ringworm, fleas, etc, and then deduce when pets have a more serious issue - mildew rashes and such. Playing as a vet, you have to decide when to purchase more supplies, and it is best to have them ready before issues crop up. Gameplay itself is pretty good - sounds are realistic (those of us who own guinea pigs will recognize that obnoxious squealing) and the graphics are pretty good. Once a few cases come by, players quickly learn which signs to look for to diagnose a pet's problem - scratching, missing patches of fur = fleas.
  It can be hard to play with the camera - and for a vet, you'd think she'd be able to RUN. She is soooo slow. But hey, if you like animals, dream of being a vet, and are familar with these types of games, this one is one of the best on the market.
  
  
• A Fun Game But there is bugs
  By on 2006-07-06
  It was fun but the fields and meadows never unlock like there suppose to. By the way to run hold down shift. Its in the manual. If you can't figure out what to give an animal look under diagnosis at the bottom of the file it will show you what to give it. Without the bugs its a fun game. (IF YOU KNOW HOW TO FIX THE FIELD AND MEADOW PROBLEM PLEASE POST IT!!!!)
  
  
• How to....
  By on 2007-01-06
  If someone asked about how to buy an ultra sound machine you have to buy
  the Practice Building Expansion for 1000.This is a Cool game! my sister got t for Christmas and then I wanted to start playing it!!You just have to catch on to the game as you go!!Really Good!!COOL!!This is a 5 star game!!!!!
  
  
• Not very fun at first..
  By on 2006-07-25
  It is really hard to keep money in this game without going down the drain. I just want to bond with dogs,cats and what not but it takes forever to unlock everything. I hope it gets a little more fun over time so i don't regret actually wanting the game in the first place..but i bet it will
  
  
• patch problems
  By on 2006-10-15
  Does anyone else notice that when you download the patch to fix the fields and meadows glitch, some other things in the game are messed up or change? For example, when I try to use a broom, it takes quite some time to position myself so that it will work, also, the horses look a little different. I don't like the new look of the horses too much either.
  
  
• help me please
  By on 2006-11-20
  I can't figure out where to get the ultrasound machine. It is so anoying! PLEASE show how.
  I see that people complain about not being able to unlock the riding areas. I'm worried. Will that happen to me? I love this game so much, and I don't want it to be a bad way to spend time.
  I don't like the costs of the horses. I will never get the horse of my dreams. Who wants a horse for 5000 DOLLARS! AAAH!
  I don't like the way that they don't give me enough info about what to do, like where on earth do I find an ultrasound machine? It won't tell me if to go to town, and what store? If you know how, PLEASE TELL ME. I'll be looking on this website every day for info or tips.
  
  
• fun game
  By A1BMI5RVJEU2EJ on 2007-01-02
  My 7-year-old daughter got this game for Christmas and loves it. She plays it nearly every day. It is educational and teaches money management.
  
  
• This is a fun game, but...
  By on 2007-05-26
  I got this game for my birthday. It's a lot of fun. Yes, everyone is right: the riding areas don't ever open up. And it is a little bit annoying. However you still have the rest of the game to play with; that's just one little issue.
  
  In the game, you have your very own veterinary office. You choose from three characters and you can change your outfits anytime you want. Your first customers are guinea pigs, rabbits, and budgies, but you can take lessons at the Academy about animals and get to work with more of them. Plus you can own your own horse, but they are VERY expensive. Money is not so hard to make, especially if you take out a loan and run an advertisement, then you get more customers.
  
  My only complaint is, despite my daily care of my inpatients, occasionally the owner will come up and say, "My pet doesn't seem to be getting any better. I'm gonna go find another veterinarian. Bye!" And goes away without paying you anything.
  
  Also, the Academy lessons are very expensive and I usually have to take out a loan to get a lesson.
  
  However despite a few glitches this game is a lot of fun! If you are an animal lover I suggest that you get this game (as long as you are OK with the fact that you won't be able to go into the riding areas).
  
  P.S. another fun game of a similar type is Paws & Claws Pet School. I have both of them and personally I don't think that Pet School is as fun as the Vet game. But they are both still great games!
  
  
• fun game
  By on 2006-05-21
  it is a really fun game and i say it is 5 stars
  
  
• Good Game, yet confusing
  By AQTKT5KELRUED on 2007-07-15
  My 10 year old sister got this game. She says that she likes it, but when it comes to taking care of pet inpatients it gets pretty confusing because you have to treat and play with many many pets every day while you still have to earn your money as a vet, and in the end you spend a lot of the money you earn in medication for inpatients and the other patients. Sometimes you end up "stuck" in the game because you have to spend so much money for food and meds and you don't get to accomplish certain tasks that require you to save up a lot of money.
  
  
• Pet Vet Review
  By A2CVDK1HICDERJ on 2007-08-11
  I was tricked into buying this game because of the descriptions it gave on the box, it sounded like a lot of fun, but really all I did was throw away twenty dollars. The gameplay is slow and the graphics are terrible. When you treat animals, it's not like you can decide what to do about it, the computer just tells you what to do, so there's not much of a challenge in this game. Even though the box says it has over twenty cases, they are repeated over and over and it got so old. I wanted to treat all kinds of animals, but the game starts you out with hamsters and birds, and you have to pay like seven hundred dollars to take a class so you can treat just one animal. Overall, this game was a major disappointment.
  
  
• Patch infor
  By AIZS7SM0PTT2B on 2007-08-18
  For those of you who can't access the feilds, here's the link to the patch that fixes that so you can ride your horse in the meadows:
  
  http://www.valusoftsupport.com/KBArticle.asp?kbid=5399
  
  
• Great game! Wow!
  By A2PIURTTPIC05H on 2006-07-30
  Aside from the little bug with the outskirts.. it's a great game. Not for children really.. but for kids 10 and up. If your kid is younger, you should play with them at first and help instruct them. Simple as that.
  
  
• PET VET ROCKS
  By on 2007-01-07
  Its a good game but the person cant run The riding areas never unlock
  and even though i doubt suzette steel will ever read this teach your daughter how to read and she will be able to read the treatments required.
  
  
• Can't unlock fields
  By on 2007-01-10
  Overall this game is really fun. When I bought this game I was soooooo excited for the horses. But when I start playing it turns out that i have to go through all these levels and stuff. So I treat all the rabbits, dogs,cats,ect.and finally the fields open up.The task button says that i can go there on foot but it dosen't work. I try it like every day. Its really annoying. I hope someone finds a way to make the fields open up.
  Also, I think that the horses are really boring. they are like brown and have brown tails.
  Everything except for the meadows is and horses is fun. THe vets could run a lot faster though.
  
  
• Pet Vet Patch
  By A2KPNN3SZX0D35 on 2007-07-10
  This is a fun game. But I found out that, to open the riding areas you need to download a patch from valusoft.com. It does remove all saved games.
  
  

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