Four Paws Veterinary Hospital

The vets here are friendly, knowledgeable and professional. The staff members take great care of your pet and show a true concern if they are in distress. They stay in close contact with their patients and follow up regularly on suggested medications and preventative care.Read Less

Dr. Phillip Schwarzlose successfully treated my cat's allergies! I had even taken him to an allergy specialist in Austin prior to seeing Dr. Phillip, who was not able to help him. He and his staff are very caring and always take their time to answer all my questions and make sure I have all the info I need and that my pets get the best care. I live in central Austin and will continue to take my pets to Dr. for Phillip for any non-routine care, despite the drive out there. Read Less

Incredible care. Honest treatment options in steps. Example: we can draw all the blood we will need but do the test one at a time so it won't cost more than necessary and we can give you realistic options. I love that. No quilting you can't afford to spend hundreds fixing your pet. Bright, clean office. Read Less

Our friends here are simply THE BEST! They care about our pets like we care about our pets. They go the extra mile. Dr. Phillip knows SO much about veterinary science, in his calm and unassuming way. Some people are born to it: that's him. Read Less

I defiantly recommend Four Paws, they were so knowledgeable and walked me through everything when my cat was going through kidney failure . They took excellent care of him and I am so grateful for them . On top of all that they called to check up on my cat after his procedure, very sweet, good people. Also reasonably priced. Read Less

The front desk headed by the wonderful Jody is very welcoming (which isn't always the case) and quick in assessing the severity of your pet's need. Dr. Phil is very knowledgeable and informative. He also has a personality which can be rare in a vet, lol! I am switching vets to Four Paws from now on, and especially for spaying my Doberman! Thanks again for fitting in my sick little Boston Terrier on Thanksgiving weekend! Read Less

Dr. Philip is a great vet, one of the best I've ever had. I was a new patient this year. He removed 3 tumors from my dog and did an excellent job. The work was great itself and I appreciated all the information and througouness the whole staff provided. I was really scared to have my dog go under, haven't ever done that before. Now that it's done I wouldn't choose a different vet in a heartbeat. I love that he uses the words "if it were my pup" which is exactly the kind of vet that I need. The staff is intelligent and they have always checked up on us the day after apppintments. I also feel really comfortable asking Dr. Phillip questions, he never seemed judgmental or to have a quick response to get me out of there, he takes his time and seemed happy to explain anything I was confused about. My dog loves the vet techs there and I can tell that they really care for animals. It's just an all around great place. I would truly recommend them to anyone with pets.Read Less

Dr. Phillip and his staff at Four Paws are fantastic. He treated my 11 year old border collie mix for a laceration today and we couldn't have been in better hands. The clinic is super clean, up to date, well organized and the staff is friendly and caring. I highly recommend Dr. Phillip and his staff. Read Less

Dr. Deb is going to be greatly missed. We pray for a speedy recovery on the long path she has ahead. Dr. Deb's family needs to find a loving home for 2 of her 3 dogs or they will have to go to a shelter. If you are able to welcome one of Dr. Deb's 4-pawed babies into your family, please email or call the clinic and speak with one of the staff for more information or leave a message and someone will return your call. With all the love and kindness Dr. Deb has given to our 4-pawed family members over the years, let's please do the same for hers and find a loving home. Read Less

To me, this clinic is not only expensive, but they almost seem to be on a quest to find extra things to charge for. I am not from the San Marcos area and only needed a place to board my 2 dogs for 3 days when visiting relatives over the Christmas holiday. Because it was over the holidays, I had to pre-pay what they calculated as the total cost of the boarding nearly two months in advance. Despite receiving extensive medical records from my vet, I was told they still called the vet office multiple times sometimes asking what they considered to be bizarre questions. Even with everything in order, they nevertheless insisted on some tests and vaccinations that my vet said were unnecessary. Because it was too late to find any other place to board them, I had to have these tests run and vaccinations administered, even though it meant the cost of boarding the dogs was now going to double. They seemed disappointed when I decided to have the tests and vaccinations done by my local vet and not by them. When I came to the clinic to take my dogs home, I was told that in addition to what they previously calculated as the total cost of boarding, I would have to pay for some kind of flea treatment they required be administered to every dog they board (which they said was as much for their protection as mine). It was never mentioned in any of the extensive prior discussions nor when I dropped the dogs off. If it was a fee required for every dog being boarded, it should have been included in the quote and fee I had already paid. It came as a complete surprise. Should I ever need to have my dogs boarded in the area again, I will look elsewhere. Read Less

I ADORE Four Paws. About three years ago, we adopted a schnauzer. Although he was fine for a while, he began itching and biting himself, so much so that he always had one or more hot spots on his body and was a misery to live with. I took him to a local vet for well over a year, but nothing helped. We were at our wit's end. I decided to try another doctor and just picked Four Paws out of the blue. Kirby was prescribed a new shampoo (the one I had been using was apparently the wrong kind for his condition) and a grain-free diet. Within a week, he had stopped scratching and biting--we honestly thought for a while that he was just neurotic--and his coat became shiny. A year and a half later, those bad times are a distant memory. Everyone there is so nice, too. I highly recommend! Read Less

Horrible. Overpriced. Doctor is insulting. We were quoted a price for the service over the phone, and while I understand this can "fluctuate" it was off by over $100. The only response when I questioned the staff about this was "I'm sorry you didn't speak to the right person". I had some concerns regarding my dogs response to his injections he had received, as it appeared he was having an adverse reaction, and got nothing but rudeness and non sense from the doctor when I spoke to her. I find this request for a review hilarious as I just spoke with them yesterday and asked to be removed from all mailings and phone calls as I would NEVER use them again and I would pass the word on to anyone I could that they should never use them. Read Less

The prices at this place are RIDICULOUS!!!!!! The staff is uncaring and the doctor is short with you and only interested in most expensive treatments. I go to Tickle and Blagg now and pay 1/2 as much. Unless you just have money to throw away, go somewhere else. Read Less