VCA Emergency Animal Hospital & Referral Center

The techs were nice and attentive. They tried to make the doggo comfortable. We were given estimate of the charges that grew from several hundred initially to almost three thousand dollars and we had to insist to have prescription written by the vet for pain. We ended up going to a different veterinary and had all the testing and prescriptions for a fraction of the cost.

Thank you to Dr. Barber and Dr. Thompson for caring for our dog, Davie, who had surgery for a tumor removal and biopsy on his paw. They were compassionate and great with our dog. His recovery went really well and we got a thorough explanation of the steps to take at home between his medications and bandage/sutures etc. My only wish is that we would have received a heads up before the day of surgery that he would have to be kept overnight. I was not told this until I started asking questions when dropping him off (this is my first dog and first surgery so I did not know what to expect). Other than that everything was great! Thank you!

This was my first time interacting with VCA since I had to bring my cat for overnight monitoring and fluids. I was really nervous, especially seeing some of the older reviews, but all of the staff was very kind, prompt, and patient. They walked me through what they'd be doing, let me know I could call to check-in throughout the night, and answered all my additional questions. I left him overnight, everything went well and he was checked out in the morning. A staff member helped me bring in his carrier the night before, and promptly got him ready when I arrived to take him back to the vet. They were all very nice and my cat was prescribed a "very good boy" and that they "hope he feels better soon." Which thankfully I can say he is doing a lot better now :) My one con is that even though it

I can't thank vca emergency enough. Our senior dog Isaac was declining so we scheduled euthanasia at his normal vca vet in El Cajon but they were booked out a few weeks. I thought he would hold out for that appointment but he started to decline faster than I hoped. My husband called when I was on the way to let them know. I was able to get him out of our car but he collapsed in the parking lot. A tech came running out and let me know she was going to get a gurney. They came back out and took him back while I finished paperwork. On the worst day of my life they were so understanding and gentle with not only me but Issac as well. The compassion they showed the entire time we were there was amazing and made the process a little more easy. So thank you to everyone that helped and supported me

This place SAVED my dog when she had an incredible fever, and her hind legs suddenly stopped working at around 4AM on a Sunday morning! NO other place around was open, so I rushed her to VCA's newer Mission Valley location. The staff was super friendly, and the Doc was amazing. My pup received SUCH great care, and I'm SO happy to report that she's up and running, and back to her normal crazy self! THANK YOU, VCA!