Absolutely love Davis Small Animal Hospital. Dr. E and her staff are amazing! My dog is always a stress case at the vet but Dr. E always puts his comfort level as her priority. That is what I really love about this place, they really put the animals needs before anything else. Dr. Edson offers many treats throughout the visit and that really helps my dog calm down and feel more at ease. My dog has had two ear infections in the past two years and both times that I brought him in, Dr. E and her staff were very gentle and sweet with him! Read Less

This is literally the only place that I will take my pets to when they are in need of care. From needing a same day appointment to routine vaccinations and their dental cleanings. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and caring. They treat my pets like they are their own which is super important to any pet owner. I would recommend them to everyone. Read Less

We chose Davis Small Animal Hospital for our three dogs (2 chihuahua mixes and 1 lab-pit puppy) when we moved to the area. Dr. Edson and her crew have done a great job with our pups! They are always incredibly friendly and work to make sure our dogs are comfortable while we're there. Read Less

I tried to travel with my cat, but they dont give me health certificate.. the vet is not USDA accredited. Good for pets that stay in davis. The vet kinda wants you to spend money like most vets do. Not surprised but not good either. Read Less

I've used this hospital several times now and had a pleasant experience every time. Front staff, techs and vet have all been courteous and friendly. I've worked for 2 of the top vet hospitals in the East Bay and while they may not have all the fancy equipment (ultrasounds, CT scans, etc) you will get every penny worth!! With all my rescues or older pets they truly understand what a budget means and with sincere compassion. Read Less

Went to Davis Small Animal hospital on Monday and had great service. Upon entering I was greeted by the receptionist, filled out new paperwork, told them I needed to take my dog outside for a minute and when I came back in they took us to the room, the tech. was a little slow taking information, the doctor(Cabalero) came in about 5 minutes later and took gentle care of my older dog, making sure he wasn't scared and he was relaxed with her.  My dog had blood work and I received the results that evening, Old but Healthy.  Will most definitely recommend Davis Small Animal Hospital to anybody with pets.Thank you for this great care. Read Less

It's with great sadness that I write this review, because I feel that I did my sick cat a great disservice by not taking her immediately to UCD Small Animal Clinic on the UCD campus instead of here. I contacted UCD Clinic first, and they were booked, but said they could fit my cat in if I took her through emergency and paid the $225 fee to expedite the visit.  Unfortunately, I took her to Davis Small Animal Hospital instead, thinking she would probably receive the same kind of care, which I found out quite soon was not at all the case.  I did end up taking my cat to UCD anyway two weeks later for oncology consultation, and the level of care and delivery of care is far superior, not only in terms of care for the animal, which is crucial, but also in how they treat the pet owner in terms of feedback, instructions, follow-up support and availability, and even in terms of small things like coffee and magazines in the waiting rooms.  The equipment at UCD is much more modern, the level of communication is far superior, the test results are same-day, all medications (on the spot and to take home) are provided right there and the same day, all results and recommendations are provided on a detailed printout, the follow-up care is amazing, and the prices for services are not overly expensive. Many of the other pet owners I spoke to in the waiting room routinely take their animals to UCD Davis for all care, not just illnesses.  All the frustrations and back-and-forth testing (and waiting a day to be able to get medication from a different place in Davis they send you to - and longer if it's the weekend) at Davis Small Animal Hospital over a two-week period could have been completely avoided if I had gone to UCD and had all the tests done in one day, with results in one day, and medications, feedback, and recommendations given to me right there. At Davis Small Animal Hospital, my experience over a two-week period was that the care for my cat and the communication with me was very unsatisfactory; the vet (Edson) did not detect an obvious mass in the abdomen on first examination (the radiologist (Long) noticed it just by sight days later when the cat was on her back, otherwise we would have not known that was one of main problems my cat was suffering from); I was told by the receptionist (Fran) that the vet didn't call me back when she said she would because "she was busy and has other clients"; feedback and patient summary was not done by printout but by phone calls from the vet (sometimes as late as 8:30 pm); medication had to be picked up a day later at Davis Compounding Solutions in a different part of Davis (also not open on weekends or Mondays); my repeated requests to have my cats nails cut were ignored. In terms of just general safety, you may find pee on the floor at the front door, so be careful when you walk in. The waiting room and examining rooms were very cold (in stark contrast to the warm rooms at UCD).  The x-ray reviewing machine and the facilities have seen better days.In my opinion, Davis Small Animal Hospital is probably fine for vaccinations and routine checkups, but if your animal is ill or you suspect illness, I would strongly recommend you pay the $225 expedited fee at UCD Small Animal Clinic if they are booked but you need to get in soon. You won't regret it.  Even for routine care, I'd recommend you book early and do your pet and yourself a huge favor and go to UCD Small Animal Clinic.  UCD is only a five-minute drive away, but a world apart in terms of superior care and communication.Also it's important to note that this is *NOT* the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinic.  This place is called Davis Small Animal Hospital, and it's only open only on weekdays, not on weekends and not after hours, so "hospital" is misleading. If you have an emergency, you'll have to go to UCD anyway. Read Less

Really friendly staff and energetic veterinarian who was very helpful with what I needed to do with my pet. I knocked one star down for the not so friendly receptionist when I called prior to my appointment, but I got a good vibe from them when I visited. Read Less

We have used the Emergency service twice or three times when traveling thru from out of the area with our dogs and had excellent care and services and was even more affordable than any Veterinary ER we've ever used. Excellent clinicians and student follow up is wonderful. Read Less

Dr. Beth Boudreau, Resident III, is my dog's neurologist. He has Valley Fever, which went to his brain causing grand mal seizures. Dr. B gave us a plan of attack, describing every step, as well as estimated price, options and every possible outcome.  She made him better and did it w/o having to go to drastic measures. She is very compassionate, which is HUGELY important to us and Ollie loves her. Watching her teach while she treats is awesome too. i wish I had teachers like her. Ollie will miss her as she finishes her residency soon and moves on. Thanks Dr. B. We would be so blessed to find another vet like you in CA again. Read Less

This place is NOT UC Davis affiliated.  This is NOT the UCD Small Animal Clinic.  They just have similar names but are in fact very different.  Most of the reviews on this page  are about the Small Animal Clinic at the UC Davis Teaching Hospital, which is one of the reasons I got fooled and thought I have taken my dog in here for the best care. About a year ago my family and I were going out of town and my dog needed a 3 night stay at a boarding facility. I found that this place had that service and, looking at the awesome reviews from Yelp and not realizing that the reviews are for another clinic, I brought my dog here.  The staff here were useless and did not know what they were doing.  First thing that we did after checking her in was to weigh her.  The staff tried to make my dog step on this scale but failed miserably and eventually decided to give up on it even though they needed her weight and other physical health indicators for the record.  Are you kidding me?  You work at a vet hospital and you don't know how to put a dog on a scale?  And when you can't obtain one of the most essential part of a physicals exam you decided to just ignore it?  My family had to put her on the scale for the hospital staff.  I had the strong urge to take my dog out of there right then.  I regret to this moment that I didn't, because what came after that was worse.  Fast forward 3 days later.  We came back to pick up our dog.  The same staff members greeted us.  They brought out the wrong bag of toys,leash, and collar.  I had a strong suspicion that they just left the bag there and did not take the toys out for my dog to feel more at home this whole time.  They put away the entire bag of toys for so long they weren't able to tell which bag of toys belonged to which dog. Next came our dog.  We expected a happy dog that would rush to us and jump on us the second she saw us, because that's what she always does.  Nope.  She came out with a what seemed like a nylon ROPE looped around her neck as a leash+collar, and a very raw, almost bloody nose.  They took off her own collar for some reason, which is probably why they never learned her name and why they brought out the wrong collar when we came to pick her up. My dog at that moment looked like a newly captured stray dog. She was healthy and happy and bouncy when we brought her in.  She looked scared when they brought her out. She looked at us and did not react. She just stood there looking scared like if she made a wrong move something would happen. She acted depressed for the next few days before she returned to her happy old self.  We asked the staff about our dog's nose.  They switched glances with each other before telling us an obviously fabricated story.  They tried to clarify on what they said and made it worse.  The new clarifications changed the whole storyline a little bit and the details didn't match up.  It was like trying to combine 2 different stories into one.  To this day I still don't know what really happened to our dog during the 3 days there, but I have a strong feeling that she had been wronged and mistreated. We ended up spending $30 for a medication for her nose, which eventually healed.  In addition, there were supposedly "lots" of volunteers there to take dogs out and play with them at least twice a day.  I saw no volunteers when I brought my dog in and no volunteers when I came to pick her up. In fact, nobody was seen except the two staff members in the very front.  I even stepped inside the kennel area and looked around.  There was nobody.  Once again, this place is NOT the UC Davis Teaching Hospital's Small Animal Clinic.  And I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE, especially if you are trying to board your pets here.  I'm just glad that no long term damage was done. My dog eventually walked out of her depression and her nose eventually healed. Read Less

Dr. Beth Boudreau did an amazing back surgery on our Dachshund at one in the morning and we can not thank her enough.  Our dog is walking again and made a quick recovery thanks to her amazing skills as a surgeon.  Looking back we are so thankful we made the drive to UC Davis from Monterey to have this surgery performed.  Besides the amazing job Dr. Boudreau and her staff did, they also came in under the original estimate by $1000, and they were much less then what we were quoted in our area for this surgery.  Thank You Dr. Boudreau and all the staff that helped our Dachshund during this surgery....YOU are all truly Amazing!!!!!! Read Less

i have had 2 experiences with this vet hospital, in which Dr. E, showed incredible compassion for the animals that were brought to her. She puts the needs of the animal first, and respects life if it can at all be saved. She is not all about money, selling products, and services, like some places are, and in my experiences i know that her wanting of treatment is not based on making money but on what is best for the animal. DSAH has a wonderful website, and the hospital has a charitable fund called the Angel fund,  that helps pay for care for injured, abandoned animals that don't have owners to help them get the help they need. Read Less

Cute place next to the freeway. Staff is very friendly, but veterinarian was not so nice.I brought my dog to check up on a minor irritation. Dr. E saw my dog and prescribed some meds for his irritation and also suggested that I also purchase flea medication and preventative heart worm meds. Her reason was that since my dog was biting his tail, he had fleas. Normally this would be true, but the fact was his anus was irritated from an anal expression, that's why he was biting that area and NOT due to having fleas because my dog definitely doesn't have any. When I opted to only purchase the meds for his irritation, her friendly demeanor changed to someone who was offended!  I felt like she was trying to push medication on me just to sell more, and she was definitely unprofessional when I didn't want to take her "advice" and get the other meds. The prices here are not cheap and there are many other vets in town. I will definitely pass this vet next time my dog needs a visit. Read Less

I brought my chinchilla here on December 19th 2011, to check a lump on his neck. The doctor told me he might have an abscess for unknown reason, and push me to do a CT scan plus operation. The fee was way high for me to afford, so I asked other alternatives and decided on a "cheaper one" (estimated charge $1,400, with $750 deposit at front). After the surgery they said my chinchilla wouldn't eat, and strongly suggested to leave him in hospital for intensive care with $70 charge per night. I don't know how they come up with these numbers but I felt it's expensive, and brought him home December 22nd (with total charge ~$1,300), while he died on Dec 23rd. We sent him again for necropsy on Dec 24, took him back on Dec 28 and have never heard anything from the hospital or the doctor since. There was no explanation of the risk associated with operation and reason for his death. The doctor was nice and try to spend time providing some detail about diagnosis and treatment, but still I hope there'd be more information for me to make judgement not just base on how much I can afford. I feel so sorry to my pet that he died because I did not seek second opinion and couldn't afford what the vet was charging. I also felt it's unfair that even the animal died, the hospital did not lose anything, while the pet owner lost everything. Think twice before you come here and when they push you to make decision and payment. Read Less

The veterinarians here are awesome and care so much.  We brought my shitzhu after been seen my 3 other outside vets that couldn't figure out WTH was wrong with him, but Davis was on top of everything.  Not only did they treat my dog ASAP, but Coco (its a HE) had a vet and intern care for him as well as other clinicians, who treated him.  They were also very thorough and prompt to call with his status, explained to us our options, and gave a lot of good advice on future steps.  Although they may be a little bit more pricier than bringing your pet to an independent vet clinic, you honestly get your money's worth here.  I only wish we brought my dog sooner =( Read Less

I found the perfect place to take all of my furry babies when they are sick and need special care. I know I won't be charged an arm and a leg. Dr. Davies and Dr. Booth are a godsend. Caring people who are Vets. for the animals and not the money. There are only a few around, and this is the place to go! Read Less

Now that I'm an 'old lady' I can remember when this place wasn't so modern, and when it used to less specifically be called "Davis Animal Hospital."  I can't believe that I'm attesting to this, but the time when I worked there as a veterinary assistant in college (before people started calling the title 'vet tech'), was almost a decade ago! And luckily, not much has changed, apart from normal upgrades and advancements.The 'tech' staff, front desk, doctors, etc. are all still so wonderful! And everyone there shows such concern about your pets. I took a friend who needed a 'second opinion' to see Dr. Janet Edson.  My friend was blown away by Dr. Edson's compassion towards her dog, and how well she explained her diagnosis & treatment options. I really can't say enough about the people here. I trust them completely. Read Less