Sunset Animal Hospital

Dr. Kumar is a very candid, friendly professional who will not beat around the bush to get you to do what's not necessary. We lived in TX and CA is very expensive for us. But for a Vet in the Hollywood area, his rates are very reasonable. We took our 4 year old Cocker to get a profesional second opinion for his eye surgery and he explained everything concisely giving us the best options, at very reasonable estimates to choose from and left it upto us. Wasn't sterring us one way or another. Definitely he's not one of the Vets who wanted to make money off of us because he didn't charge us for even coming for a consultation. Highly recommend him if you don't need a super specialist for your pet. He has good staff that he works with as well. Thanks Dr. Kumar! Read Less

Dr Kumar is the best. He has a no nonsense mentality. If it doesn't need to be done he doesn't push it but when the situation or state of my dogs health became an issue he was very straight up. My 10 year old pit bull had a mass on his eye that wasn't impairing him in anyway. Dr. Kumar said we could remove it or wait and see. I decided to wait and 3 months later the mass had grown and began to impair my dogs vision. Dr. Kumar took him in immediately and did the procedure. And I am happy to say Chubbs looks fantastic. You can't even tell he had anything removed. No scar...nothing. Bravo Sunset Animal Hospital! Read Less

I've been going to Dr.Kumar with my dog for about 7 years now. Him and his staff have always taken incredible care of Bailey and me. Yesterday was Baileys very first surgery and they were so fantastic. The whole staff came in early for us and everyone was super sweet when I cried. Read Less

Compassion. Heart. And a complete love and respect for animals. I'm currently at the end of a cancer battle with my cat and Dr. Kumar has done everything that we could possibly do. I am truly grateful for him in making my little guy as comfortable as possible. I write this knowing I'll be putting him down in a few days. I'm going to cherish my last few days with him and just wanted to say thank you to Dr. Kumar. Read Less

I have been going to Dr. Kumar for years with my cats. He shows deep compaction for all animals, and has always been there for me when one of my cats has a problem. His staff is kind and caring, and I know my cats are being well taken care of with minor or serious problems. He has personally called to follow up on one cat that had surgery. I highly recommend him.Read Less

This hospital is great for my dogs. Dr. Kumar is very friendly but is also a "no nonsense" doctor. He never tries to up-sell you on unnecessary procedures unlike some other vet hospitals in Los Angeles. Read Less

If you care about your pet, STAY AWAY. Dr. Kumar made it very clear that he doesn't care about animals if he's not getting a paycheck and, to be honest, I question his veterinary experience. I recently adopted a small terrier from the animal shelter and - living right around the corner - I took my boy into Sunset Animal Hospital with his voucher from the shelter for a free physical exam. Dr. Kumar's "exam" basically involved moving his head around to see my dog from different angles. I asked about my dog's food since he seemed to have trouble eating hard foods and Dr. Kumar's response was that he doesn't believe in natural dog food because "dogs in this country eat like kings compared to other countries" as if that justifies feeding my dog an unhealthy diet, not to mention that it wasn't an answer to my question. He even went as far as to say that "all dog food is the same." I brushed off that ignorance and mentioned my dog, Milo was periodically scratching and chewing around his legs and tail. He immediately grabbed the flea comb, brushed through my dogs fur maybe twice, and said he couldn't find fleas but to purchase some Front Line for $50 at the front desk. (I declined and walked across the street to purchase flea and tick medicine at Unleashed by PetCo.) Fast forward to today (about a week later), I noticed Milo's skin near his tail was bright pink and he had a couple of tiny scabs where he has been irritated. I can only assume he had this irritation when we went in for a his exam. Called up the animal hospital and asked if he could please consider this as a follow up to the free voucher since I can not afford a vet bill right now and Dr. Kumar did not bother to take care of this issue during the first visit. The man at the desk said, "You have to talk to the doctor, I can't answer that." (I don't understand why he could not just save me the trouble and "ask the doctor" himself.) I made an appointment and headed over not even knowing if this would cost me. I explained my situation to Dr. Kumar, and he rudely and unprofessionally went on an uninterrupted monologue about how he can't just "give out" free exams because he needs to pay his bills and run a business. He then explained how he's been trying to get his name off the city's list of vets that honor the free shelter vouchers because "when dogs leave the shelters, they already have their vaccines and are neutered so there is no reason for them to visit a vet." Translation: "I am not getting any money out of this so I don't care." I tried to explain to him the reason for the free checkup is to prevent issues like the skin infection my dog has right now but he didn't want to hear it - just continued to talk over me. I explained I'm not sure fleas are the issue considering that I bathed Milo with a flea shampoo and he has only been irritated in that one area since I brought him home - maybe he has some sort of allergy? Dr. Kumar went on and on about how its PROBABLY fleas without even considering other possibilities. I'm not even sure if he's aware of other pet issues beyond fleas and ticks. He took out the flea comb ONCE AGAIN and repeatedly said that he doesn't see any fleas. I left with FrontLine (surprise) and antibiotics... not even sure if this is the solution to my dog's problem. This man does not care about helping your animals unless your credit card hanging loose from your hand. He made it extremely clear that he's not making any effort with my dog if I can't pay for the visit. I am calling the shelter immediately to see if they can help me out with another voucher so I can take my dog to someone who cares. I WISH I DID NOT WASTE MY DOG'S FREE EXAM ON THIS QUACK. Read Less

My vet for the last 40 years retired. I wasn't about to take my cat just anywhere.A good friend told me about Dr. Kumar.I took my cat to the Sunset Animal Hospital. Dr. Kumar has genuine love for animals. He was very gentle with my cat.Dr. Kumar is very thorough in his examinations, yet he won't cost you a small fortune. . Hopefully Sunset Animal Hospital will be my Vet for the next 40 years. Read Less

I have been taking my cats to Dr. Kumar for 15 years. He goes above and beyond when it comes to the care of animals. At one time I had a very sick cat that because of Dr. Kumar's care and expertise lived about 3 more vital years than he would have under a less experienced doctor. If you are looking for a caring, expert staff and doctor take your pets to Sunset Animal Hospital. They're the best! Read Less