ABC Veterinary Hospital - Pacific Beach

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Dominick Volpini

I brought my puppy to see the vet for a case of Diarrhea. After a 60 sec look at her by the vet, the office manager came in and dropped a bill for $500 dollars. I was then told to pick and choose which services I would want without an explanation to what was going on with my puppy. On the list was multiple antibiotics shots. How can a doctor prescribe multiple antibiotics without running any blood work or at least narrowing down a cause. After I choose my services from the list (Im not a vet, I have no idea what I should of choose) I was sent on my way. During my payment (I was already distraught with a sick puppy), I remembered that the doctor gave me no additional follow up advice. I then had to seek out the doctor in lobby and ask what the next steps for care are for my dog. After almost a $200 visit (they didnt honor the first time vet check coupon as I only had a photo of it and refused to print it off their computer), I left realizing I had no answers and resolved nothing. Not over exaggerating, but that was the quickest $200 I have ever been hustled from. I would not recommend the vet to anyone. I also witnessed a patient that had a cat in the lobby that was going to die in the next few hours (I heard the vet tell the client it was going to die), that was turned away because of a payment issue. It is not the doctors responsibility to help a client that is having a payment issue, but obviously their is a lack of care there. If there is a will theres away. Maybe the vet could of worked out a payment arraignment or lowered the cost (no discussion of either, as I heard the entire conversation). This vet is only out for your money and I would advise to seek a different vet for your animal.

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Mary Farrell

Okay, so, on Friday my 8-year-old Chihuahua came running down the stairs to greet me. As soon as he got to the bottom of the stairs, he started screaming in pain!!! I packed him up and headed off to the vet weve been using. Got to the office only to find that the vet had closed up shop and moved without any information!!! It was already after hours, so I kept him as quiet as possible for the night. On Saturday morning, I started trying to find a vet. Two places I called said they couldnt possibly see him before Monday. I explained that it was an emergency; they wouldnt budge. Called ABC, practically in tears. They were very kind and gave me an appointment. Took him in. The people were wonderful!!! ALL of them! They were very considerate of me, knowing I was upset because my "baby" was in pain. They were considerate of my baby, Keoki. The vet was even more understanding and caring!!! They examined Keoki and gave me some meds for him. Today, hes well on the way to recovery. The prices were far less than the vet I used to take my animals to (before the one that closed and moved). Im retired and on a limited income. ABC is now going to be my new veterinarian for all my animals: 4 dogs and 4 cats!!! They are the greatest!!!

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Tex Taylor

Awsome place ! Awsome people ! The short story goes like this. 3 weeks prior to our San Diego vacation our dog had emergency surgery back in Phoenix. Albert was all healed and doing great. It then came time to head to SD for our 9 day vacation. On the way to SD Albert became very sick and not eating. As soon as we got in to SD my fiance did extensive searches on vets in SD and ABC Vet was at the top of the list. We took Albert in and had x-rays done and we then discovered that our lil pain in the you know what had ate something again that he shouldnt have. Do we go home and have our vet do the surgery and miss our vacation or do we put the trust in ABC ? We decided to let Dr Pesola do the surgery. We are so glad that we made that decision. Everything went terrific ! ABC rocks ! Dr Pesola, Patty and staff are amazing ! They saved Alberts life AGAIN and not only saved our trip. We are so grateful that there is a place like ABC. I highly recommend them to anyone. Hands down they were wonderful. Enough said, Kristen and I want to thank you guys for everything ! Now its time to go home and our baby is doing great and our trip to SD was awsome ! Thank you ! Thank you ! Oh, Albert says woof woof !

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Dr. Heather A. Davis

We are still relatively new to San Diego. Over the weekend, our 16 yr old dog developed a hygroma (this is a very large, golf-ball sized lump) on his front elbow. It scared us. And it was a Sunday! But ABC Veterinary Hospital is open for both emergency walk-ins and appointments. Dr. MacDonald was excellent. In addition to helping to comfort us about our concerns she was thorough and urged us to take it one step at a time. Moreover, after we ruled out all the scary stuff, Dr. MacDonald encouraged us to think about our values and how that translates into caring for our old friend as he nears the end of life. It was wonderful to know that we will have such a caring practitioner to help guide us. Thank you ABC Vet.

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Heather Gilmore

This is the best place to go. They are caring and they love pets. Everyone complains if there pet dies while in someone else’s care. Bottom line is if you decline blood work and a physical work up before they go under anesthesia you are taking a chance. I would never put my animal under without a workup. It is just like when you go in for surgery. You just dont see the cost because you have insurance. These people try and cover all of the bases. Dont blame other people because you did not want to pay for the workup, you cut costs and it is not the vets, or staff that is at fault. This place is the best.

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Ashley Horak

I was in need of a vet ASAP and didnt want to bring my dog to one of the Emergency Clinics (it wasnt a medical emergency, I just wanted him looked at right away for my own piece of mind). Did a quick search of local vets open late and ABC popped up. Charla is so sweet and you can tell she is passionate about her job. I dont remember the vets name but she was so kind and took the time to explain the diagnosis, different options, and even things that were not going to work. Every time I go in, they remember my dog and they are just genuine and caring people. I highly recommend ABC!

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Treva Whalen

I am so thrilled to have found ABC Vets. They have great hours for those of us that have to work. Open late during the week and open on the weekend. The staff is so funny and so friendly. It is so obvious they all love what they do! Charla was so kind and sweet. She really cares about your pet. I left with great advice and products. They have an online store to get things too. It seems that the customer and pet are #1. We come first. Thats a nice feeling. I also dont feel like I paid equal to a mortgage payment to care for my cat. The prices were great too!

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