This is the best place ever for cats with special needs. My cat was diagnosed with small cell lymphoma and has needed regular testing and medications since then. The doctors at the cat hospital go above and beyond to make sure my kitty is doing okay. They call to give me updates when he has to stay there overnight and call me to check on him. The office staff is so friendly and caring and always seem genuinely to see him. I feel so comfortable there. Read Less

I have been bringing my cats here for over a dozen years. I have created a wonderful relationship w the staff and Dr Hermansen.  They've helped me diagnose health issues and as my pets have aged, the vet takes the time to return my calls and answer all my questions.  Great bedside manner! Read Less

I love that this hospital is specialized in cats. Everyone was so friendly and the doctors are super knowledgeable and seem to genuinely care about each kitty. I was able to get my kittens first round of shots, a fecal test, and a blood sample to test for feline leukemia (he was a stray) for a very reasonable price. Read Less

One of my cats was squinting and had some swelling on her eye so I decided to bring her to the vet as soon as possible. I recently relocated from Washington, DC where I had been taking by two cats to a board-certified cat specialist in the area. My previous vet recommended Dr. Shankar at The Cat Hospital. I called The Cat Hospital and Lisa was very helpful in getting me into see the vet as soon as possible - even though I was a new patient. Dr. Shankar was friendly, personable, and explained to me what he was checking on my cats eye. Apparently she had a corneal scratch which healed in a couple days after applying some medicine. Definitely happy I found an amazing cat dr on this coast! Will be taking my two cats here from now on. Read Less

Amazing place. My cat has had GI issues for years and I have never had a more thorough assessment than the cat hospital. As an adult physician, I had a sense of some possible causes and never had a vet come close to the giving me such a well thought out assessment and plan. They are also very upfront about costs and realistic in what people are willing to spend. Read Less

Brought ChiChi here after reading the positive reviews and I'm so happy We did.  Dr Gonzales looked over our girl and was so thorough, checking from ears to tail.  Recommended flea control just to make sure she remains pest free, and a fur ball aid to control cough ups. Read Less

The best cat Vet in the world!!! Dr. Shanker and his staff are friendly, caring and helpful! This is based on 15 years of bringing my cats here. Services I've used: 1.Basic visits 2. Flea treatments/bath 3.Removal of tumor in my cat's stomach. 4.Hospital stays 5. Nail trims 6. Xrays And I'm sure there's more.... Great customer service and Doctors are experts on cat care, cancer care and all that is needed from diagnoses to treatement to care. They are thorough and caring. Read Less

I'm very grateful for everyone at The Cat Hospital I'm a frequent visitor with 3 bengal cats with quit a few health issues. Dr. Hermensen has been amazing in treating my cats. I've seen significant improvement. I wish I knew of them years ago would have saved me a lot of headaches with VCA. Read Less

Our fifteen year old cat had a tumor on her belly and had surgery here. The way she was before, she couldn't have continued, so I'm grateful to doctor Shankar for giving her next life in the succession of 9. She's fine now. Everything was done very fast and efficiently. I came with her in the evening and next day she was having surgery. All went uneventful and the surgery was successful. As soon as she was out of surgery, the doctor called us.The reason I took out a star is a week after surgery I took her for checkup and removal of stitches. When I brought her home we noticed she still had a couple close to the hind leg. I called and they said to bring her back. They removed the leftovers and kinda excused themselves that those were hard to see. I just wonder what would have happened if we don't check at home. Read Less

The best vets I've had. My cat had really bad breath and despite multiple, expensive teeth cleanings from other places, it didn't improve. I took her here and they immediately figured out it was cat scratch fever. After medication, her breath improved. They are fairly priced, friendly, and really love cats. Read Less

We've been taking our cats to the Cat Hospital for many years now and we love the doctors! We especially love Dr. Hermansen who is very knowledgeable and nurturing when it comes to our little felines. Thanks for al the wonderful visits! Read Less

I love how much the staff loves kitties and how sweet the veterinarian was when I took my scaredy cat there. It's a bit pricy every time I take my cats there I always walk out with a bill $250 and above but definitely worth the money knowing you cats are well taken care of! Read Less

Went on a Thurs afternoon. Super understaffed, super disgruntled owners. All calls were being put on hold. After my cat was seen, they took 20 minutes to process my exit. What the hell? Really? Had half a mind to walk out. Also def come here if you *want* to be made to feel bad about not sterilizing your beloved animal friend. Read Less

Dr. Shankar saved my cat. I can't thank him enough. I adopted Keedy when he was a teenager and he's been with me for 16 years. I lived near the the Cat Hospital when he was young and had him neutered--I have since moved. He became ill a few months ago-- he had a growth and blockage in his intestine. I spoke with a surgeon at that time, and did not feel comfortable putting him through it. By Thanksgiving, my kitty had lost nearly half his body weight. I went back to The Cat Hospital for a second opinion. His condition was becoming grave. Dr. Shanker explained that we had two choices, one was operate--and soon. It was difficult but I felt much more comfortable with his surgery.Two days later Keedy went in. It was pretty involved and we weren't sure he would make it. I was a mess---not just initially, but throughout the whole process. Dr. Shanker and his staff were understanding even though I was probably the worst parent ever!They are the best! I am happy to say that Keedy is doing well. Eating, drinking and gaining weight. Read Less

They tried to scam me into paying $100 + for having my cat stay overnight when there was no reason to keep her overnight. They were not even going to examine her and said the reason from keeping her was so we did not need an appointment for the next day. Nowhere on their website does it say you need an appointment at all or any links or information for scheduling  am appointments. If they said that in their website I would have made one. In fact I checked the website to find out if I needed one. Do the website is not helpful either and makes their reason for keeping my cat so I don't have to make an appointment just plain stupid. So I took my cat and left  went to  Porte Veterinary Hospital on Winchester blvd, where they examined my cat for her scratch immediately, no appointment. This place cleaned my cats wound off and gave us the antibiotics she needed for only $145 and I got to take my precious cat home the same day. So the moral of the story is take your cat to Porte veterinary hospital instead of this place which will take advantage of people for a few dollars. It's really sad. Read Less

We've been using The Cat Hospital for our cats' veterinary needs for about six years now, and we're VERY grateful to have Dr. Shanker and his staff in the South Bay.  ALL of the staff members are just plain wonderful.  We can't overemphasize the advantage of having feline disease specialists care for your cat; the vets at The Cat Hospital have a great deal more experience with feline diseases than most generalist vets, and can often diagnose a problem without having to do the extra testing that a generalist vet might feel necessary to order.  Here's a surprise: you might think that a specialty clinic would be more costly than a general clinic.  That turned out NOT to be the case with our cats.  Our Tom had a chronic skin problem that several generalist vets couldn't get a handle on, and it was starting to rack up quite a bill. We took Tom to Dr. Shanker, who correctly diagnosed it on the spot, and to our delight, the bill was LESS than what we had been paying the generalists.  I'm just guessing, but it might be that The Cat Hospital has lower overhead because they don't need to keep special equipment and medications on hand for everything from anacondas to axolotls.If you're a cat owner, these are your folks. Read Less

Brought my cat here on two occasions, for the same thing within a month. Twice he got a bladder blockage. The first time I did their morning drop off and they took him in right away and treated him. He had to stay a couple nights and it was about $600. 5 weeks later he got the same thing but on a Sunday so I had to take him to the emergency and get him transferred here the next morning. Vet bills are always costly but this place isn't the worst. They're nice but their hours a little hard to work around and both times I came for pickup I was there for over an hour before I got closed out. The place is always very busy so I guess I understand but it is definitely frustrating. Staff is very friendly though. Read Less

I love The Cat Hospital. Everyone from the front desk, to the vet techs and groomers to the doctors are amazing! My two cats are not the easiest patients but everyone here is so good with them. And there are no dogs barking in the waiting room! I'm so glad I found this veterinary office. Five stars all the way! Read Less

It was my 1st time there and I brought both of my cats for a check up and booster shots, they were thorough, fast and treated my cats great, plus they trimmed their claws for me at no charge. I strongly recommend this place to anyone that has cats. Read Less

The staffs and doctor are nice and really helpful.however ,the wait time is way too long. I made an appointment, but I still waited for 40 min to be checked in, and another 20 min to wait for the doctor. Also, I have no idea why they took another 20 min to bring my kitty out afterwards. This clinic kept me waiting forever! Read Less

Dr Shanker, Grew up with the Cat Hospital Dr. Shanker has been our vet since I was a kid. Have moved and lived in almost all States and to this day 38 years later he still is there no mater what. Any questions from States apart, I have about the care or we'll being of our Boyz Indy n Nyco he will call me and talk to me and listen give advise. He has been with Indy who Thanks to him lived to be 26 years old. Now my Cornish Rex's brothers of same liter are 5 years old needed help left him message and he called me back on same day. Always above and beyond because he cares. Thank you for always being there. Read Less

Love the cat hospital. You can tell all the staff and doctors love kitties, they treat them so well. My kitties hate it there, they cry, act out, scratch and bite and the staff is so great with them- patient and compassionate, Read Less

We've been coming to the cat hospital for years.  Dr. Shanker treats our girls like family.  We love the caring service that we receive when we're there. Dr. Shanker and the girls we usually deal with are 5 stars!This morning however we met a staff member named Lisa that left an incredibly bad taste in our mouths.  She is rude, sarcastic, and uses a tone of voice that is incredibly condescending.  Lisa gives 1 star service.  Highly disappointing for such a fantastic establishment. Read Less

Thank you so much to the staff here & Dr. Shanker!! I called on Saturday at 11:15am (they close at 1pm) I told the receptionist of my situation. My cat was squinting & her left eye was watering really bad also she was sneezing a lot. I was scared she could be developing a infection. The receptionist could tell I was concerned, she let me know they were booked but if I wanted to come in & wait the doctor could check kitty's eye when he got some free time. I arrived later than I'd hoped because getting her in the carrier is a challenge lol. They called me in a little after 1pm & Dr. Shanker was so kind. He sat down, answered all my questions. Didn't rush me at all just because they were closed, was helpful & kind. I thought the price was fair $60 for the exam & fair price for medication. I made a few calls & some places wanted up to $250 just to be checked on a Saturday!! Thanks again Cat Hospital, we will be back :) Read Less

I had to bring my senior cat in today for an emergency. She couldn't breath well & has been puking a lot. They were very kind & gentle to her & to me. I was expecting the visit to cost a fortune & was pleasantly surprised that it. was only about $250. I will continue bringing my kitties to them & recommend them to my friends. Read Less

Staff is dismissive and slightly rude. Last time I showed up to pick up my cat after boarding, they said he wasn't in the computer. Then he had no paper file. I was told to go sit down and wait while they tried to find records and the cat itself, openly admitting they lost everything. They did find everything (and my cat) but it wasted time, worried me and my wife, and was not great on top of the attitude I had during drop-off. Left with a bad taste in my mouth and decided not to return. Read Less

Had one good experience taking our cat there before (thus the 3 stars).   Stopped in today to make an appointment for a health checkup of our 2 cats, because I have a couple weeks off work and need to bring their shots current and so forth, and they turned away the business --they said it has to be an emergency to get an appointment in under a month. Good for them that the cat care business is booming -- but you might want to look elsewhere for care unless you can prove your cat is in an immediate emergency. Read Less

The docs and the stag at The Cat Hospital have always been very kind and professional. I had to put my kitty Rosie down a few month ago, and the compassion of the technician was unsurpassed. I highly recommend these folks for your pet's vet needs. Read Less

I have been bringing my cats here since 1985. Dr. Shanker is the best. I continue to be amazed at how thorough his exams are. When there are issues, he is great at laying out what the treatment options are, always including the client in deciding what course of action to take. So glad to have such a wonderful doc for my cats. Read Less

I guess I thought that I had reviewed this place already. It deserves it after so long!First off, I used to live down the street and so that's why I started going there in the first place. It was just fortuitous placement I guess. I live across town almost in Milpitas now and I figured I'd find someone closer to home as the drive is a long one some days for the cats if they have an appointment. Tried one place down the street - horrible and overpriced. Tried another place on Labor Day weekend close to me because they were open and Cat Hospital was not - regretted that after discovering I was paying almost $800 for an hour's office visit. Yeah, no.I went back to The Cat Hospital with my cat (he has struvite crystals) inquiring as to the surgery that the other place had highly recommended. Dr. Shanker called me personally that night and explained the details of it and how he was recommending strongly against it, and we could just save money by being more aggressive in a dietary change for the remainder of my cat's life. You can hear the sincerity in his voice and his love of both veterinary science and cats. At random office visits, I've cycled between him and other staff and they all show the same level of caring and commitment that makes me sorry I opted for a slight locational convenience on my side of town. I'll never go to another place for my cats again except The Cat Hospital. Exceptionally fair prices too that they are VERY upfront about before they even do anything. All in all, they're fantastic for cats and I'll never go anywhere else. Read Less

Absolutely the best place to take your cat! Dr. Shanker and staff care so much about my Nudie Patootie. Every time she comes in, she gets tons of attention and the great care she needs. They are very knowledgeable in all aspects of feline health which is a huge plus compared to other offices that treat a multitude of pets. I highly recommend the Cat Hospital to anyone I know and anyone who owns a cat <3 Read Less

I have been going to the Cat Hospital in Campbell for two years now. My cat has been treated for two conditions, one of which was cured, and other for which is ongoing. I have seen two vets for other condition which is ongoing and neither one of them could cure my cat. The condition for Sierra (my cat) is missing fur on her back because she keeps biting at it. We have tried changing her food, anti-depressants, and steroids. Nothing has worked, but luckily the condition is not really harmful to her health, it just looks odd. Prices at the Cat Hospital are comparable with others, and Dr. Hanney is a very dedicated doctor, I thankful to her. My only complaint is that pulling in to the Cat Hospital on E. Hamilton Avenue is a little hard to find, but so are all the other business on that side of the street. As for the review, Audrey, I am sorry she experienced that, and she has every right to be angry. But that is nothing like what I have experienced, furthermore, I feel that the vast majority of clients are quite happy.Read Less