I must admit, I had some trepidation about whether Dr. Katz's diagnosis of the cause of my little dog's cough. But he was right. The treatment he recommended has worked well and she seems to be on the mend. I also want to comment on the cleanliness and charm of the facility as well as the friendliness of the staff. From the moment we arrived, I felt my pet was in competent, caring hands. The fees were fair, and it meant a lot that Dr. Katz himself called to check on his patient. Highly recommend this service provider. Read Less

They never called me when my cat was dying at their office. Instead I called during the afternoon and they said my cat appeared to be dying. By the time I got there he was dead. I wish they used better communication. Dr Katz said it was the secretaries fault but that doesn’t change things. I would have like to have said goodbye to my cat. Read Less

Knowledgeable, empathetic and caring Dr. and staff makes this the only place I'll take my animals. And recommend! They handled euthanizing an old and sick family dog as if it were their own. Gentle and with much heart, respect, warmth and caring. Please never stop practicing! Read Less

I recently returning to the Amherst area after being away since 1986 and was thrilled to see Dr. Katz still practicing. I have two cats and if anything were to happen to them, he's definitely the one I'd go to. He was always kind, compassionate and interesting, and you could tell he really cared about the animals. He once saved a puppy I had who had Parvo, answering calls in the middle of the night if need be. A great man and a great veterinarian!! Read Less

My family has taken our pets here for years. They are always taken care of with care and respect. Dr. Katz is absolutely brilliant and really gets to the root of the issue. He may be a character but he is a fantastic vet and very down to earth. This is not a for profit businesses, it's a place that really cares about animals and their health. Highly recommend! A unique vet but a great place to go for quality care. Read Less

Dr. Katz has been my family's veterinary for as long as I can remember. Dr. Katz & his staff are beyond amazing with animals and go out of their way to make sure that every animal receive the best care both in and out of their office.Read Less

Dr. Katz has been taking care of animals for many decades. He knows animals. I haven't seen him with dogs since we only have cats, but with our cats, he has a way with them. He's like a local Dr. Doolittle. He has bent over backwards to try to help our pets. When our cat was hit by a car, he said I could bring the cat to his house at 2am. We have two cats who have been through some serious health problems and Dr. Katz was always very patient and caring with them, treating them like they were his own cats. Our cat who was hit by the car ended up being paralyzed and Dr. Katz had to keep him for several weeks as he recovered enough to come home. Of course a bill for several weeks hospitalization is expensive anywhere, but Dr. Katz worked with us on the bill to keep the costs as low as possible. We can tell that Dr. Katz really likes the animals he treats and sincerely cares about their recovery. Plus, since he's been doing this work for probably 25-30 years, he's seen just about everything. He's like a country vet-- he knows you and your animals, he's a no frills kind of person with an office that has what's needed. Our cats even seem to be familiar with the office and aren't really stressed out to go there. I especially like that Dr. Katz has a pager system so if your pet has a crisis at night or on the weekend, you can hit the button on his voice mail indicating that it's an emergency and he'll call you back. It so reassuring to have a doctor who really cares. We're lucky to have Dr. Katz in our town.Read Less

Dr Katz is a great vet! We've had him for regular care for both our cats for a few years now. He gave us lots of useful info on cat care in general when we had our first visit, and sent us home with print outs to back up what he recommended. He also took one of our cats home with him overnight when she was really ill so he could keep an eye on her. The office is not bright and shiny and new if that's important to you, but if you're looking for a dedicated & highly competent vet, Dr Katz is a great choice (plus you get to tell everyone that your vet's name is Dr. Katz). Read Less

So I came here because my cat had a leaky eye and mucousy sneezes and coughing fits. She's had these symptoms since I found her (at that time) a year previous with eye infections and a respiratory infection which I had treated. Nothing had changed in her life, but the symptoms definitely worsened with weather changes into winter, and I finally had money to take her to the vet. So I get there, and it REEKS of animal pee inside the office. Nobody was at the front desk. About 10 minutes go by and I get up and start yelling "HELLO?" until finally a woman hobbles out, very stern-faced, totally unsympathetic and insensitive to my time constraints and their commitment to my appointment. They set me up in a room 30 minutes after my arrival and appointment time, and it took about another 10-15 to finally be seen by the guy, Katz. I was the only person in there when I arrived.He is very old and had a severely infected or damaged fingernail. Whenever a health practitioner has visible health concerns they do not acknowledge or address, it makes me wonder about their credibility right away. He comes in, examines my cat, and then declares to me that I need to change her food, and that's what the problem is. That I need to feed her raw chicken with tums and her symptoms will disappear. He had prepared folders with packets of information on changing cats diets, and that's the only thing I received aside from the eye medication. He then tells me her leaky eye is conjunctivitis (even though there was no colored discharge and no redness or swelling and her eye has been leaky since she was 4 weeks old and had already been treated for eye infections). Upon showing me how to apply the medication, he poked my cat in the eye with the tube and missed applying the medication to my cats eye, and the medicine dropped onto the floor, and he still thought he properly applied it. I've applied medicine to my cat's eyes before. During this whole process, I was questioning his assumptions and asking him to validate them for me with some information. He gave me weird war stories and VERY CRUDELY compared cat bodily functions to political statements shitting on George HW Bush. I mean, I'm with the guy on those statements, but what does that have to do with explaining to me why my cat sneezing mucous has to do with the food she's eating? Does he even know anything about cats? Mind you, I feed my cats varying flavors of Natural Balance (chewy.com/cat/natural-ba…) and have consistently their entire lives. And while there is total credibility to feeding cats raw diets, the problems I went there for were not addressed at all and Katz did not give me the information I needed. On the off chance I may have been wrong, I used the eye medication as I was supposed to. It didn't do anything; almost a year later, she still has a leaky eye. I think my cat might just have a leaky eye. My cats didn't want to eat raw chicken. I tried. They love their food. Natural Balance is a high-rated food that I've looked into extensively. It's better than Iams, which every vet seems to readily suggest. So I kept that the way it was. The visit cost me $145 and did absolutely nothing but waste my time and money. The woman at the front desk was weird and rude.10/10 do not recommend. South Amherst Vet clinic seemed pretty great when I took my friend's cats there. Read Less

Dr. Katz is the man. He and his staff have taken great care of our little dachshund through several visits and helped us get her healthy and happy. He also took plenty of time to sit with us and share his thoughts on general dog care and nutrition - very down to earth and insightful. Read Less