Petcare Express

I got attended quick, with no hassle, and great prices. I was out in about 20 minutes with my dogs vaccines and microchip done. I got her the heart prevention and flea medicine at a good price for 6 months compared to a single dose per month. Friendly staff, very straight to the point. Parking is a little limited for a handicap person but it’s worth the visit. Read Less

My poor cat Pedro seemed to be at death's door when I took him to see Dr Parham. The doctor was so pleasant even after along day and he suggested the most inexpensive and practical treatment for my cat. A few days of antibiotics and my old friend is getting back to normal!!!!! Thank You! Read Less

The rates are so reasonable, and the workers seem to really care about the animals. The wait can be a little long since it's first come first served, but for the prices, I don't mind. Teeth cleaning for dogs (mine is 9 lbs) is only $75! There is an office visit fee of $9, and the antibiotics are $22. $106 total. So worth it! Read Less

PetCARE Express is the correct spelling. That place is nothing but LOVE. I'm soo appreciative and thankful for the excellent, affordable veterinarian services they provide... And, everyone there is courteous. 🙂 Read Less

I have taken my dog here and they are great! Only $9 for a doctors visit?! Staff are great and services are very affordable! Only con is wait time because they only do walk ins! But they try to get you in and out! Read Less

I was here for NEARLY 3 HOURS. I got here a few minutes after they opened (10am) signed in, and after two hours of waiting and realizing people who came in after me were already leaving, I asked them what was going on and they couldn’t even find my form. The front desk seemed to not care at all and was not even concerned about how long we had been waiting. When a doctor finally saw us, she checked my dog’s heartbeat and teeth and then said we were done and that I just needed to wait to get our medication. That’s the basic exam? What? I even pointed out my dog had a hot spot and the doctor’s response was “that will go away soon.” Finally left at 12:45pm. I am beyond upset and never want to come back here. So glad my dog is calm and patient but poor baby had to deal with screaming children for hours. There are other affordable clinics. This place is not worth your time. Read Less

Affordable care for your pup and amazing/friendly staff! Been going here for the past few years per friend's recommendation and haven't looked back!You'll want to know:First come, first serve so if you can, be there 30 min BEFORE they open! They get busy, and you'll likely be waiting at least an hour. Bring a book, play with all the cute dogs/cats around you, listen to a podcast and wait patiently- you're there for your pet! Read Less

This place is really great. Doctors in this place are experienced and very well educated. It is very affordable and wait is not too bad on weekdays. However weekend, be ready to wait for an hour. I highly recommended this place to anyone Read Less

At the risk if making this Vet practice more busy, I can't give Dr. Parham and staff enough props for being what veterinary medicine should be, rather than what it is in these profit-driven days. He truly CARES for the animals, and his prices are fair, but you won't walk away feeling that you just paid your vets' luxury car payment with your visit. Most importantly, you can trust him to care sincerely for the wellbeing and wellNESS of your beloved pet. The dental care is tremendous, vaccinations are inexpensive but lovingly and carefully administered, and regular vet care is given the same due consideration as other parts of this lowcost clinic, which can't be said for all low cost clinics in Houston. As a 19-year veteran of dog and cat rescue and Houston's vets and emergency clinics, this Petcare Express gets my highest recommendation. Read Less

Dr. Parham was so kind and wonderful to our Lexi. The staff was busy but, friendly. Everyone was smiling and waiting patiently. I was one of three people with our dogs in the waiting room. I couldn't believe the time Dr. Parham spent looking my baby over. He didn't gouge me and suggested a vaccination package. Their prices on Pet Meds is very competitive (they match prices and the "visit" really was only $9. Clean, not glamorous but, in and out in half an hour! I'll definitely be back. Read Less

Really pleased with my experience here. My cat needed a dental cleaning. Learned from the reviews that it's 1st come 1st serve, so I came at opening. Probably a dozen people already there. Fortunately cleanings are appointment only, so I got to drop off my cat and pick him up later that day. All the employees were polite and professional, and seem to care about all the animals. Best part of course was the bill. Soooo much cheaper than if I had gone to my regular vet ($500 vs $75). I will be back for future pet care needs. Read Less

This is the best clinic! They've taken great care of my fur babies. The vets and techs are always professional, courteous, and never push any unnecessary services, procedures, or products on me. They've always taken the right approach be it an aggressive avenue when warranted but mostly it's been a conservative approach due to the issues and/or diagnoses at hand. This makes me feel like my pet's care is more important than my wallet! I highly recommend this clinic! Read Less

I am so thankful for this clinic! I had my dog in Houston from out of country and the poor thing had countless ailments in a short period. The vets were both so kind and never sold you on anything that wasn't needed. The wait can be long, but there are always lots of friendly people in the waiting room. I found some quieter times in the day when the wait was quite short, perhaps checking the google busy times helps. The prices here are so reasonable, at home we pay $90+ just to step in the door at the clinic and never leave with less than a $300+ bill. The $9 office fee kept me from going broke and allowed me to get my dog the care she needed. I hope they maintain these reasonable prices. Where I am from, it is too often people refuse care for their animal, based on the sheer cost. We really need more places like you so we don't have to take chances with our pets health! Thank you thank you thank you! Read Less

Best vet in Houston. Dr Pharm is a god sent vet. He has saved one foster dog from heart worms and my own golden retriever from heart worms and hip dysplasia. I don't know why people complain about the wait. If you are paying 9$ for a vet visit and it's first come first serve then it should be expected to wait or you should show up early. That is why the prices are beyond fair and reasonable. Dr Pharm is very educated and will not take advantage of you. He will let you know how it is straight and honest and won't be putting your animal through costly tests or other unnecessary procedures. If you want a honest vet who won't drain your bank account this is the vet for you. Thanks pet care. ---BUT---If you want to complain about waiting at a "first come first serve facility" then take yourself to another vet where the cost to just be seen probably starts at $50/60 and also additional "recommended" procedures and are not so necessary. Read Less

Wasted my time. Feels like an animal meat locker. Dont trust they would actually do what you paid for. There at opening. #6 on the sheet they said. They just let everybody sit. Guess there was a step I missed. They were going using the numbers, skipped me at 6. Guy they got next to me was 15. She said sorry they would put my sheet in a stack. Dirty, Unorganized, Read Less

Dr. Parham is the best! He takes his time. He's very thorough. He's so friendly and am all around lovely person. We're so happy we found him. This place is very inexpensive compared to other veterinarians. May have to wait a bit, but it's worth it.Read Less

Ten stars deserved if I could...I have known and have been bringing all of my animals to this vet, Dr. Parham, since the very day the clinic opened. My own dogs, rescues, lost and found...I take them all there. He is not only loving and kind to the animals but also to the people as well. His gentle compassion is obvious and his consideration for our wallets so appreciated as is his incredible experience! He can't do complicated surgery or x-rays (doesn't have the equipment) but he is always my first stop to get an animal stabilized, figure out what is wrong and what type of specialist is needed. I feel like our lives are more blessed having Doc Parham and even his office manager, Felicia, in our lives. Always packed, so go early and check in, then you can even wait in your car and eat or read or listen to music and they will come get you or call your cell. Parking is directly in front of the door! Call ahead with a real emergency so they will be expecting you. Every time I get the chance to tell people about this vet, I do. It is worth the drive, worth the wait (not long) and will make you love your vet instead of avoiding one. Dr. Parham is a gift to us all, including our animals. I really truly mean it. Read Less

I don't know how many stars are in the sky but Dr. Parham, the owner, deserves them all in this rating. He REALLY cares about your animals and your wallet. I have been going there since the day it opened. It is not fancy dancy to keep the prices down but it is a life-saver and my first stop. If a cancer doc is needed or a specialist, Dr. Parham will stabilize your animal until you get get to one the next day. Bring lunch, books, music and after just checking in with the front desk, just steps from parking, give them your cell number and wait with your animal/s in the car to be comfy. Don't let a couple of office people turn you away with their inexperience. Behind those doors is a precious, smart, caring vet who is so worth seeing. Call ahead to see when he himself is in especially if you have a sick or injured animal. If there are office glitches like ordering online, always use the fax. Phone orders don't work --they are too busy. Patience and getting to know them will change your life and help your animals. I mean this with all my heart. Read Less

I was recommended by a friend staff are pretty nice, they take time to explain your pet situation. of course with it being cheap you have to wait for a while.. I had paid the 9 dollars and had to leave. we told back and they didn't charge me the 9 aging. Good place for pets Read Less

Good service. But the vet wasn't as thorough as I would've liked. So for non-routine vet visits (if my pet is actually sick), I'll be going somewhere else. The waiting room was also very small, and some of the patients (dogs) in line were frequently on the verge of attacking each other or other people. If the waiting area was larger, this wouldn't have been as much of an issue. But for the price, this is an adequate place to take your pet for routine appointments. Read Less

I really like this place!Specially the vet dr. GordonFound him extremely helpful and friendly! Answered all my questions and the price is really reasonable!The wait can be long, but in my opinion is worth it!My baby Tina had all her shots here!I Super recommend! Read Less

Dr. Parham is amazing and really cares about your pets healthy. He has always been professional and courtesy to me as a pet owner. When it comes to Franklin my Bassett he has been super gentle and genuinely concerned with his health. Read Less

My experience was terrible with this clinic. The iranian looking vet. Looked at our first dog and said i thought this was a female. I said it is a boy, he does have a weiner. They get our second dog up he looks into his ears, he starts putting vaseline on his fingers. He sticks his finger in my dogs butt to express his glands, and my dog is screaming isaid you are hurting him, he said no i am not. I said i am not comfortable with this . he did not stop so i said i want you to stop. He still continued so after seeign his whole hand in my dogs butt and my dog is screaming and in pain and him not stopping when i asked him to several times i yelled at him. I do not recommend this veterinarian to anybody.i will be taking legal action against this clinic. Read Less

this is the best place, for my Chloe never been disappointed ever. I love how friendly the staff is.the negative reviews are untrue it's a great place with a fair price. they treat your pets like family. I always go there even if it takes me 45 minutes to get there it's so worth it. Read Less

Ok so this place kind of blew me away. We had an urgency with our dog and our usual vet closed at noon on Saturday. They told us to try this place (seemed like for a ling-time customer, they would have just stayed open a few more minutes, but they didn't). This place was as busy as it could possibly be (which is my only knock on the place). The time flew by (approx 3 hours) and was actually fun because everyone (vets, assistants, admin, and customers) was so nice and they were VERY efficient. We're considering going here all the time. Oh and the doctor actually had some thoughts on how we could permanently fix our dog's ailment (which previous vets only treated with pain killers and muscle relaxers). Read Less

Love this place! The negative reviews aren't worth reading because I've had crappy service at expensive vet clinics and paid over a grand to look and say I can't save your dog... Pet Express is great! I don't think it's anything like the bad reviews say. Pretentious superior would say negative things about this place! There was a wait but I expect it with any medical office. If you hate the wait pay 2000 bucks to be placed in a room. Read Less

dont go therei hate to do this to petcare express. but im sure they do not mind. they are cheap and they have plenty of customers so im sure this will not even mater to them. i am just whatever number that came though the door that day. THEY MAKE IT VERY DIFFERCULT TO GET FLEA MEDICINE FROM ONLINE WEBSITESin fact, they make it impossible.Yes, Everyone’s experience is different but I sayDo not go to this place. I took my dog here. They told me she needed flea medicine. The flea medicine there was expensive. So I found a alot cheaper place online that you hear advertising on TV often.So I ordered my flea medicine from the online place and when they went to call pet care express to confirm the prescription for the flea medicine, pet care express would not confirm the prescription with them. They wanted me to physically go back there and pick up a piece of paper and physically mail it to the online place. When ALL PETCARE EXPRESS HAD TO DO WAS CONFIRM THE PRESRCIPTION OVER THE PHONEAnd they WOULD NOT do that. THEY REFUSED TO DO THAT! i am a paying customer. who paid them for their services. i should not have to return to their place of business so they can complete their jobYes, sure some of the people working there are nice and pet care express is cheap. They will give you cheap vaccinations, but they will not work with you when you try and get flea medicine elsewhereSo you get what you pay for. if you even get anything at all. the place is ghetto.They are always to busy to help you on the phone. They keep you waiting on hold for 5 minuets at a time. its a gamble with them.when you go, maybe you can wait for a second if there is no onethere, but everytime i go i always wait at least an hour. one time i waited 2.5 hoursIf you want to get your pet anything else besides cheap vaccinations DO NOT GO HEREto resolve my issue, I tried other options with pet care express; I tried to work with the lady at pet care express. I tried to reason with her. But her only choice for me was to drive all the way back there to resolve this issue. All you have to do is tell the online place it’s ok to fill the prescriptionI HAVE GOTTEN PAIN MEDICINE A LOT EASIER THEN IT HAS TAKEN TO GET THIS FLEA MEDICINE FROM HERESomething so simple that can be resolved over the phone, but they don’t want to work with me OR THE ONNLINE PLACE I CHOOSED TO BUY MY FLEA MEDICINE FROMMaybe they won’t work with you. Or maybe they will. It’s always a chance you take when you try someplace new right?Maybe you will get lucky and everything will be perfectI tried being patient with pet care express. I tried being understanding. I never do these reviews. NEVER. I have other things to do then voice my displeasure at some poor customer service i received, But Pet care express has left me with no choice but to voice my displeasure on here. I am aloyal person, a few weeks ago, i would have told anyone how they are ok and yea sure try it out. not anymore. I hate to be the guy on here yelling don’t go to pet care express. But the place let me no other choice.Now, I have to go to another vet. I have to make an appointment. I have to wait, and go though all the motions all over again at a brand new vet, just so I can get my dog some flea medicineTHANKS PETCARE EXPRESS FOR NOTHING BUT A WAIST OF TIMEHey who knows, maybe the the vet will be a breath of fresh air after all the time I wasted trying to get flea medicine. Read Less

I was under the impression that I was making a relationship with a veterinarian clinic that cared about dog Wellness. I had no Idea that this clinic only cared about making money. I went in to the clinic because I had forgotten to order my dog (Molly) heart worm meds. I explained the situation to the lady at the front desk she ask me to sit and she would ask the Doctor. She had me waiting for 45 min and never asked the Doctor. I then ask the lady if she could ask she said I forgot. She then ask the Doctors and the two that were on duty had no care of my dogs well being. I showed the receptionist the picture to show the Doctors so the Doctors response became, " I don't know that product." So if you don't buy from us she will not have heart worm treatment was the receptionist attitude and she could careless for my dogs well being.If they not had be waiting for and hour I could have taken my dog to another vet were my dog could have gotten the help she needed. So for the first time since I rescued molly she as missed her dose 9mos old. Please if you care about you puppy as I do don't bring you animal to incompetent skilled vet. Doctors whom have no idea whats on the market and only works with the drugs they understand and can handle. Take you dogs to Doctors that have a high quailty education with intent to do whats best for your dog's wellness. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE do your research and pick a educated veterinarian that can give your dog the best care possible. Just like the Tick on a dog, or the Worms in the heart of a dog they have one goal in mind and that to complete their live cycle of a parasite and suck you dry! This clinic only care about making money!!!! They have no interest in learning who you are or you pet and I have been coming to this clinic for a year and they treated me like a first time client. THESE VETS JUST SUCK!!!! Read Less

PetCare Express does a fantastic job taking care of our animals.The Vets there spen a lot of time with each animal that comes in the door. Our vet was with us for 30 minutes or so. The prices are unbeatable. They are not out to test your dog for every imaginable ailment when nothing is wrong. They are not hunting a hidden problem so they can culture and test the animal to death and your pocketbook thin. The down side is that it is really busy. It is all first come first served, so be prepared to wait a while...like bring a book, or a kindle with several books. :) If you have an animal who is really shy, you can wait in the car and they will come out and get you. The staff is great in very little space with feeble air conditioning.Keep up the great work! Read Less

A little background info: I drive by W. Holcombe all the time and finally noticed this place a few months ago. I kept its name in mind so earlier this month when my dog needed to see the vet for a skin condition, I went on to this site to read about it. All the reviews seemed good, the price was right, and since it was close enough to where I live, why not? They don't take appointments here as the other reviews pointed out. Knowing that, I came in as early as I could on a Friday at 10:30 am (they open at 10 am), signed my name and was about number 20-something. They were servicing number 10. The receptionist estimated about an hour's wait. My dog was super agitated that day and wouldn't sit still so I ended up walking her up and down the sidewalk while waiting for the next 45+ minutes to come by. An hour went by, and Robert, the vet tech, brought me into the exam room to take my dog's case history. He was super nice and friendly, noting all my concerns on my dog's file. Seeing his ease in working with animals, I asked how long he had been in the industry and was not surprised when he said he's been in the field for over 10+ years. After Robert took the case history and left, no more than 5 minutes later, Dr. Debbie Wysockie, a middle-age woman with a buzz cut, came in. Once again, Robert was assisting her by holding down my dog as she became agitated by their presence. I asked for my dog to have her annual shot series done as I had sadly neglected to keep up with her shots last year. I chose the gold package, which included the works: rabies, parvo/distember, bordetella, heartworm test, dewormer. The vet was very gentle, and while my dog was visibly scared, Robert did a great job calming her down as the vet administed a bunch of shots on her paws, her hind, her chest, trimmed her nails, and even inserted a thermometer in her rear. My actual reason for coming in was for the vet to assess my dog's skin condition, as I had highly suspected that she was having an allergic reaction to her dog food. Dr. Wysockie gave her a 20day antibiotic pill supply and sent me home with a prescription good for 6 months worth of hypoallegenic dog food supply (yikes, this will be costly). In all, my vet bill came out to be $91.95 ($9 office visit, $17.95 for the antibiotics, and $65 for the shot series, not to mention a take home prescription for dog food). Wow, you can't beat that! Last time I went to the Petsmart's vets, my bill for annual shots and meds usually came to be well over $150. In summary, I was pleasantly surprised by how affordable Petcare Express was. Robert, the vet tech, is highly trained and great with animals. The vet was also very warm and gentle with my dog. I will definitely be back if my dog's skin condition doesn't improve! Cons: unlike it's name, Petcare ""Express"", be prepared for a good 30+ minutes wait unless you're the very 1st person to be seen. Read Less