Seeking new veterinarian for my cats
Hi Everyone-
I am seeking a new vet. I'm in N Berkeley but anywhere in Berkeley/El Cerrito etc would work. I'd like a small place with not a lot of turnover and focus on individualized care.
Thanks in advance!
Jul 20, 2022
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Campus vet on MLK in Berkeley is great!
I highly recommend Codornices. We’ve been taking our cats there for 20+ years.
It's a little further, but we really like Cat Clinic (Dave Innes) in Mill Valley. They don't do appointments but it's almost more convenient that way, as you never know how long it'll take to get your cat until a carrier. We've never waited longer than 15-20 min to be seen. We'd actually drive our cat all the way there from Oakland, which was not the funnest experience for our poor kitty, but we knew we were in good hands and prices are very reasonable. They even have an after hours live answering service, which ended up being important to us, as our cat was later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and we needed to make some urgent decisions regarding her care. I will say sometimes Dr. Innes can seem a little gruff, or he has forgotten to give us callbacks once or twice (we've had to stay on top of certain things since he's so busy) but he was kind enough to give dermatological advice without charge when everything was closed during the beginning of Covid (our cat wasn't even his patient then), and is very honest and straightforward. We also had some of our cat's teeth pulled with him as well, and again his pricing is very affordable ($600-800) compared to other clinics in the city ($1000-1400).
The other clinic and vet we liked for internal medicine / oncology was Dr. Cecile Siedlecki at PETS Referral in Berkeley. We never went to their main clinic, but the receptionists on the phone were always super helpful so I have a good impression of them. Hope this helps!