Stiern Veterinary Hospital

A wonderful experience! The office staff was very nice and professional. Thlaylie is generally very scared in situations like going to the vet, but the staff at Stiern put her at ease! She really liked the doctors assistant, Josh, and he even had her purring. I appreciated that Josh went out of his way to give me further information that could aide me in giving her her medication. Doctor Bollier was very kind and informative. He was also straight forward with costs and I did not feel like I was being bamboozled! I will definitely be taking the rest of my fur kids back to Stiern.
My only criticism would be about the location. Since it is right on Monterey St by the 178 entrance, traffic is quite busy/​loud. So highly sensitive animals may not like that aspect!

I have been taking my pets here since 2000! I love them & they have always been so sweet! Just recently took in my son’s rat that had a tumor and they did surgery & she’s great! Honestly I wouldn’t go to any other vet!

We have been taking our dogs here for several years now and we always get great service. It is easy to make an appointment and you don’t wait long to get back and see the vet. The staff is friendly and the cost isn’t bad. They don’t try and pull one over on you; they are fair and honest. They don’t try and add a bunch of unnecessary stuff to try and make a buck. We are very happy with them and will continue to recommend them to anyone who listens.

Well, I called today to request a ballpark estimate on three specific procedures for my dog and they refused to give one unless I paid $ 50 for a visit. Since an estimate is pretty standard and several other vets are willing to work with me, I am going to one of them instead. The only good thing I can say is the receptionist who answered the phone was friendly.

I have a large breed dog, a 135 lb Italian mastiff to be exact. My dog is a fantastic dog, but very nervous around strangers. The staff here is fantastic and very helpful with my pup. They accomdate my needs when it comes to my dog, they know his issues and respect how I need things done. They also are very straight forward and wouldn’t recommend anything you don’t need. Prices are about the norm, but can you really put a price on your dogs health? I will not go anywhere else in bakersfield.

Our dogs are our children, and at Stiern Veterinary clinic, The staff treat them that way. Our basset hound gets very nervous going to the vet, but the staff here is so understanding and comforting. Our shepherd mix is just the sweetest dog, although he is a bit hyper. When we took him to the vet at a local pet store, they had to muzzle him and had no patience for him. At Stiern, they are so sweet and gentle with him that he doesn’t mind getting his shots and grooming at all! They are affordable, kind, and professional — the best vets in Bakersfield!

Ive had nothing but positive experiences at Stiern. From the receptionists, vet techs and vet’s, its the best veterinarian hospital I have visited in town. I have gone to Banfield and have had horrible experiences there. They basically bully you into buying their crap insurance that doesnt cover anything. My 4 year old toy poodle Toby has been attended to by Dr. Rakow and Dr. Anderson and I have been pleased with the outcomes. In one instance, he had a bad case of diarrhea and after 2 days of him taking medication recommended by Dr. Anderson, he was back to normal. Its great to have a place that gives me piece of mind.

My first visit was a very good experience, very through and friendly. We did not wait long and the prices were very reasonable. I will be back.

Me and Abbey highly recommend Stiern Veterinary Hospital. They did a Fantastic job with the spay and made us feel very comfortable with the procedure. And were prompt to follow up to see how she was doing. We will definitely be returning in the future.

The good doctors at Stiern Veterinary Hospital have been caring for, and in some cases saving, our dogs for over 30 years. Their knowledge of current research and effective techniques reassures us every time we have need of their services. They cry with us when we must say goodbye to our beloved pets and laugh with us when we have victory over the latest health crisis. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

After having a negative experience at Mt Vernon we decided to give Stiern a chance based off the positive reviews. We saw Dr Bollier and he was amazing. Went above and beyond to answer all of our questions and very honest and did not try to upsell us for unessasary products. We will definately be bring our dog back and recommend this place to others.

Stiern and the veterinarians who work here are awesome! Even in a really difficult situation they were upfront, honest and did everything they could, without charging me an arm and a leg. This is the only place I will take my pets now!

This is such a great vet place! The awesome staff there saved our dog and completely went above and beyond their call for her! This is the best vet place I’ve ever experienced.
Josh, the vet tech is also awesome with our dogs. If I could give more than 5 stars I would!!!

I have used this veterinary office to care for our dogs and cats for more than 18 years. Our favorite veterinarians are Drs. Tim Anderson and Mark Holland but we have been well served by all of the veterinarians on staff. Not only that, but the office staff is excellent too — well organized, efficient and friendly. They are the kind of people who meet you once and remember your face and name forever. We have received excellent routine care as well as emergency care. It’s a busy office but we have never been turned away when we needed help. The doctors give good information (I almost always check pet MD and every time find my checking to be unnecessary) and I particularly appreciate the straight talk — they tell you your choices and if you ask, will even tell you what they would do if it was their pet. I also appreciate the one occasion when I was told that a necessary eye surgery was beyond the doctor’s expertise and referred me to another veterinarian. All this makes you feel very confident about the care your pets will receive. I have had one dog have a particularly tricky and large tumor surgically removed there and unfortunately had 3 old dogs euthanized over the years. They never fail to be compassionate in person and send a thoughtful card later — they don’t just care for the animal but the owner too. I have comparison shopped and found that they are more expensive than other offices but have also found that «you get what you pay for» and this office is well worth the few extra dollars they cost.

Even though I live deep in the southwest, I make the long trek across town to visit Stiern for my pets and I truly couldn’t be happier with their service. Over the years, I’ve had absolutely atrocious experiences at various vets in town (namely: Banfield in the Petsmart on Ming? Completely misdiagnosed my great dane, then killed him by giving him a medication that I later found out is supposed to be taken for no more than 3 days.. . for 14 days!), but I will always use Stiern.
Just to give you some background about how great these folks are:
I got my dog from the pound, but she handed been fixed yet, so they wanted to hold her a few weeks so they could send her to their place to be spayed. Apparently, they were «several weeks behind.» Aye. Fine. One week later, the day before Christmas, I received a phone call, «Yeah, she’s coughing. She probably has parvo. We don’t treat dogs here, so either you can come pick her up and take her to the vet yourself or we’re going to put her to sleep.»
As an animal lover, I was horrified— but since I had already bonded with her, I gave them my credit card over the phone and sent a friend to get her before I got off work. With the holiday, I couldn’t take her into the vet for 3 days, but during that three days, she didn’t cough even once.
When I took her into Stiern and explained the situation, the vet checked her over and said, «This is the healthiest dog I’ve ever seen. I’ll give you some antibiotics just in case, but she’s perfectly fine. I can’t believe they were going to put her down!» All well and good, yes?
When I got back up front to check out, they told me I wasn’t being charged, since nothing was wrong with the dog. Even though they gave me a bottle of antiobiotics. How nice is that?
Every other time I’ve come in, they’ve been kind, prompt, and genuinely helpful. Prices are beyond reasonable. Check them out– they’re worth the drive!