Companion Animal Hospital

My animals have been treated here practically from it's inception in 1992. It's grown in staff and care. Traditional and alternative treatment for our non human animal family members and friends. The staff is caring. They've gone above and beyond in so many cases. Read Less

Years ago, long before we lived in the Oak Hill area, we got some advice to bring our dog here for neutering because his breed needed some special treatment. We have been bringing our animals here ever since, and luckily we live in the area now. The vets here are compassionate, professional, and -- best of all -- skilled. They have been able to heal our dogs and cats through their worst illnesses and injuries. We love this business! Read Less

Great experience with Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Brown. Dr. Carpenter saw my basset hound initially and diagnosed that one of those lumps was not fatty. Sent off to testing, we were informed that his lymph node was swollen up like a tennis ball because of lymphoma. If she hadn't have sent the aspiration out for testing immediately, we would have been too far along in the disease. Now we are working with the Oncology Dept at Texas A&M University on the hound's treatments, and getting CBCs here in Austin under Dr Brown's care. She is very personable! Truly a dedicated staff. Read Less

I've never been to a clinic that genuinely cares about animals as much as Companion. Your pet's overall well-being and health is their utmost priority- not money. These doctor's have big hearts and are highly competent and innovative. They not only value traditional veterinary medicine and nutrition, they also implement cutting edge technology (such as laser therapy), as well as supplement with natural treatments. I fully trust Companion with my kitty's health. Read Less

I have used Companion animal hospital for 17 years for my cats and dogs. All the vets have a wonderful bedside manner. They've examined, treated, and given my animals the best care. I appreciate all they do for my fur babies. Read Less

I have been taking my nearly 15-year-old dog to Companion for about four years. I am so impressed with the level of service provided by the vet team and the entire staff. I highly recommend Companion Animal Hospital. They are wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Read Less

The actual service I cannot speak to, because I did not even make it past the rude receptionist. Very poor phone mannerisms, which immediately turned me off to ever coming here. I will make the drive across town to my old vet, since they know the proper way to give great customer service. Read Less

I've never been to a clinic that genuinely cares about animals as much as Companion. Your pet's overall wellbeing and health is their utmost priority- not money. These doctor's have big hearts and are highly competent and innovative. They not only value traditional veterinary medicine and nutrition, they also implement cutting edge technology (such as laser therapy), as well as supplement with natural treatments. Read Less

I saw Dr. Jorga Brown and my experience was absolutely terrible!!!!!!! I have a 50 lb dog which is pretty medium/large sized. He's about a year and a half inching towards 2 so very much still a puppy. (Here I am feeling defensive and the need to explain myself) My dog is talkative...whenever he goes to a new place he barks a lot because he's excited. you can tell by the way he wags his tail that he just wants to explore, he's having a good time. Well, as I was using our professional highly rated across the board training techniques to calm him down the receptionist was already annoyed by him...and his barking...even though you know..he's a dog and that's what they do. the vet, Dr. Brown, came out to see us and came at him with an open palm very quickly. Now, since I don't know who will be reading this, it's said EVERYWHERE that you should never approach a dog like that. You should ALWAYS ALWAYS have the back of your hand facing the dog and let the dog come to you. you should ALWAYS let the dog come to you. anyways, of course my dog sees this person walking quickly towards us and with an open palm towards him and he shows teeth. He felt endangered. she then looks at me and harshly asked me " Do you train him???" Yes, I do train him, and we go one hour out of our way to get him the best training there is. She then leaves and after a while comes back annoyed and grabs his leash and tells me shes going to take him to the back. She put the noose of the leash around her wrist and wraps the rest of the leash around her wrist and arm. Again, if you've ever done training or read, or talked to a trainer they will tell you NOT to do that because if the dog begins to pull or run they could break your arm/wrist so you should put the noose on your thumb and grab the leash with your hand at a spot closer to the dogs chain. she drags him to the back and when a very very friendly technician who had him under control and was working well with him (so kudos to the technician who was the only nice person there) tells me to wait in a room with him. the vet comes in a few seconds later and very harshly tells me that she is going to need to sedate him because "he lunged at her and is a danger to all vets" WHATTTTTT???!!!!! that's absurd. NO vet we have ever seen or been to has said that. NEVER. no person has ever felt that way JUST her. and he has NEVER lunged at anyone. He is the type of dog that is cautious of people (hes a rescue) but if you approach him slowly and let him come to you, he will ALWAYS army crawl to you and flip over in submission and ocassionally pee. i tell her no because we only went there to get him weighed and buy heart worm pills. lol she then tells me that wasn't the appointment I made. I made an appointment for vaccines. um....no i didn't. i know what appointment I made. So now there's errors with the front desk here. Let me then say that the receptionist couldn't locate where to find his previous health forms which i know for a fact, 100% our old vet had sent to them. Let me also mention that you should bring your own treats because this place has none. anywhere. not one treat, which is the weirdest thing I've ever encountered. Overall, this place was terrible. The people who had been waiting outside with their pets were one hundred thousand percent nicer to me and my dog then the staff there. I am so disappointed and hurt by how they treated us. Needless to say, we will be going to our old vet even though they are now 45 mins away from us to get there and an hour and a half to get to my home in traffic and also have a bit of a higher price. It's worth it to go so out of my way and pay a little more to have friendlier, nicer, and knowledgeable of how to treat animals and probably how to train animals than these people were. I am very disappointed. If you have a small, old, or quiet dog, then this is probably a good place for you. anyone else...just don't go. Or maybe just always ask for Dr. Leary and hope to god they actually set that appointment for you. Read Less

I have been taking my dog here for the past 11 years (since he was a puppy) and I really appreciate the level of care that they provide. From routine vaccinations, to neuter surgery, dentals and lumpectomies -- they have done it all! The great vets (Dr. Leary, Dr. Brown and Dr. Unflat) and the friendly and familiar staff (Kristie) is what keep us coming back despite living much closer to several other veterinary clinics. We now have a 2nd dog and we will continue to make the journey to Companion for both of our boys' healthcare needs. Read Less

I'm sad to see the mixed reviews for Companion. I have never been to a vet that truly cares so much about animals. As far as the prices, they are cheaper than many other vet clinics that I have either been to or gotten quotes from, and I feel very confident and safe leaving my dogs with them. That is the most important factor to me.I brought my little stray, who is now my forever dog, into them with what I thought was just a possible broken leg. They did x-rays and it turned out he had a fractured pelvis on both sides. Not only were they extremely helpful with figuring out a solution for me, they were very empathetic and it was very obvious how much they cared about how I was feeling. I have since moved to Round Rock and am very sad that I'm so far away from them. I don't know if I'll ever find a vet that I trust more than Companion. I promise you will be happy if you take your animal(s) there. Read Less

Dr Brown and Dr Leary have been working with our dogs for many years. They have always given us the highest in care and service. We had to lose two elder dogs as the years have passed, and each time, each dog, Buster and Boomer, as well as our family were handled with gentle, loving care. Whenever anyone new to Austin asks me about vet care, I always send them to Companion Animal.Read Less

We have been taking our pets here for many years, and have always been treated very well. Everyone is caring and is professional when handling animals. We had to put two of our elderly dogs down within a few months of each other, and Dr. Brown and Dr. Leary made every effort to prolong their lives as long as they could. The process was very dignified and sympathetic. We really love this place, and wouldn't want to go anywhere else. Read Less

Dr. Brown and Dr. Leary have been our family's vets for almost 8 years. They are competent, friendly, compassionate, and the staff is the same. They take care of our current 5 dogs and have cared for two others that have passed away...Dobie (17 yrs old) and Woofie (12 yrs old). I highly recommend them! Read Less