Rainbow Veterinary Clinic

I agree with the others here. I *love* this place. I recently moved to the area and I loved my old vet, but this place is even better. They have great vet techs! Danielle got a blood sample faster and more comfortably for my 18-​year-​old cat than any vet tech at anywhere has ever gotten it. They worked with my schedule to train me twice on giving subcutaneous fluids as well. Really happy here.

This is how a vet clinic should operate. Dr. Mitchell is wonderful and she really knows what she’s doing! She didn’t push me to do a battery of unnecessary tests, and worked with me incrementally to treat my cat’s issue. And, my cat is feeling better and better every day. The staff is kind and welcoming and they follow up and follow through. I cannot recommend this vet enough!!!

I used to go to Mandel, but this place is closer… and we like it a lot. Very friendly staff, vet is kind and knowledgeable. They have a private parking lot, which is great, and it’s in a great location for those in the Heights as well as South Euclid. The prices here are lower than other vets for some things. FYI: They do not offer de-​clawing for cats here; however, they will happily refer you to a good vet that does do that. Also know that it you get caps for your cat’s claws, they don’t apply them here.
The office is clean, the staff is nice, and my cats seemed as comfortable as can be expected. I highly recommend this vet!

I am IN LOVE with Rainbow Vet Clinic. Dr. Mitchell is the vet my cats go to and she is awesome. The staff is very friendly and nice to my kitties.
Neither of my cats had gone to the vets for about 3 years before I took them to Rainbow. They both needed shots and they both had bad gingevitis and needed teeth pulled. Vaccines and checkup costs were reasonable. I did some checking out about the surgery costs and Rainbow was very comparable to the other vets in the area. Both my cats had 3 teeth pulled and were taken extremely good care of at Rainbow.
I will continue to bring my babies to Rainbow for as long as I live in Cleveland.

When we lived in Clev Hts, this was our vet. Great with animals, friendly, competent supporting staff. They kept our cat a lot when we were out of town. I think for Cleveland Heights they are alittle steep in their pricing. But they know what they are doing, and you get what you pay for, don’t you. Maybe because they are so thorough they run a lot of tests and the bill adds up fast. But I OK’d it… And had a very clear pic what was going on with my cat…

Wonderful and caring staff! My cats are always in good hands at Rainbow!
Thank you!

Expensive & Low Quality Service
When I scheduled my appointment for my dogs annual check up and shots, Dr. Alcorn was randomly assigned to service my dog. On appointment day, I had high hopes because a neighbor says the service at rainbow is wonderful. I disagree. First, Dr. Alcorn examined my pet. Then, she left and in comes her technician to administer the shots and draw blood. My dog yelled and cried during this process and nearly passed out. I have never seen her in such pain and discomfort even though I have witnessed this procedure on her in the past. On one occassion, her blood was drawn at a pet supply store event, she was not happy about it, but NOTHING like this. On another occassion, again for an annual checkup, I had her blood drawn at another vets office. The veterinarian who drew her blood was so skillful, the dog barely noticed her blood was being drawn. And so, I decided to afford her that luxury from then on rather than pay $ 60.00 for shots administered to my pet at a pet store event. This was our first visit to Rainbow and I was mentally unprepared when Dr. Alcorn left the room and turned the process over to a tech. My dog has never been so unhappy. I’ve never seen so much blood come from the spot where they drew blood. Second, the veterinarian never came back in even to ask if I had further questions, or to see how my dog was doing, or anything. The tech just «handled» my dog and dismissed us when she was finished. The service cost nearly $ 200.00; for that kind of money, I expect more attention from the vet. Further, the tech should have training so they know how to calm a nervous dog and make the process less painful for them.

Brandon was extremely helpful; he showed me how to give my cat pills! Also, he knew how to handle my cat very well. I believe he also drew my cats blood at my last visit and was nothing but professional. The other nurse was also helpful.
Overall I am extremely satisfied and so long as I still live in the area I will take my cat here!

I can’t say enough good things about this vet. We have a family friend who is a vet but is located about an hour away and I wanted to have my kitten seen as soon as possible. I called and they got me in that very afternoon. Everyone at this clinic was very kind and friendly, even after I was a little late after taking a wrong turn. They were all so sweet to my kitten too, who has the habit of climbing onto anyones shoulders who try to pick him up, but they were very patient. Leslee really took time to talk to me about introducing my new cat to my old one, and went over a whole folderful of information about cats and new pet ownership. I didn’t feel rushed through the visit at all and it was great to talk to a fellow multiple cat owner (and she was the one that made my appointment that got me in so fast, yay Leslee!). I also saw Dr. Alcorn, who made me very comfortable and had a great manner with my cat. She was thorough and answered all my questions, and was funny too! They gave me some canned food samples and told me they would be following up in a week to check on him, which I thought was great customer service. I definitely plan to return to this vet, thank you everyone at Rainbow!

I’ve been taking my cat (well…used to be cats) here since I moved to Cleveland Heights. Normally, we see Dr. Alcorn. She’s amazing.
First off, I had a cat (who passed away in Septmber) that I think may have actually be Satan in a cat’s body. She was old, mean, crotchety, cranky, smelly, and hated everyone and everything. Yet Dr. Alcorn treated her as if she were just another special animal and was able to perform her exam and even a couple of surgeries on her. When she passed away (unfortunately at the vet’s office), Dr. Alcorn sat with me as I cried and even called later that evening to make sure I was doing okay.
My other cat, Oliver, is the second largest cat at the vet’s office, or so I’ve heard. I’ve never heard anything mean about his weight, although it was suggested that I put him on a diet to prevent health problems (which I have done and he hates me for it). However, the staff reassured me that Oliver is in fact a big cat and is only «slightly chubby».
The staff there are great — they treat Oliver as if he were their own and are always gentle with him, even when he’s trying to rip their hands to shreds. Reasonably priced as well. They’re fabulous when I call about something mundane and give great time and money saving advice.
Overall, love this place. I can’t imagine taking my pets elsewhere.

I’ve stopped going here and am now taking my cats to Just Cats on Mayfield and my dog to Mandel Veterinary Hospital on South Taylor.
The reason is because they were very impatient with our cats. We even had one tech toss a syringe, and throw up his hands when he was unsuccessful at getting blood from my cat. I nearly cried.
I left without saying anything (feeling it was our fault maybe?) but called to tell them I no longer wanted him to work with my pets.
I should have learned but I still came back, then another vet was also unable to get blood from my cat.
They made me feel like I had an difficult cat, and I couldn’t believe it! I have since been taking this very cat to Just Cats and they have had ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS with my cat.
I’m sorry to post a negative review as I was once a fan of this establishment but I don’t think they did a good job with my cat at all!

Excellent. Excellent. Everyone at Rainbow Vet is so helpful and sweet and patient. I took my kitten there this morning because a friend referred us to them and I could not be happier with this clinic.
How do kittens get conjunctivitis? Can I catch something from him? How do I put this in? How long does it take? What’s that? What’s this? Why? Why? Why? I felt like a three year old with all of my questions but they kindly explained everything before, during and after. My wiggly little kitty likes them too.
On top of it, my visit was very reasonably priced. Always a plus.

After some bad experiences at another local vet, we went here on a recommendation for our two cats, Ron and Carlos. Ron is fat — he likes to eat as much as I do — and the awful old biddy at the other location would always ridicule us for overfeeding him. We once put him on a diet, cutting his food intake by over 20% and replacing one meal a day with wet food, and he gained 2 pounds. The poor fatass was miserable, and it broke our hearts. But the ol’ coot was relentless. «You’re overdoing it… he’s morbidly obese… a field mouse has 40 calories. I’m missing my crossword puzzles.»
Ron weighs 18 pounds. He can jump over a baby gate and keep up with our 10 pound Carlos just fine. He’s big boned, so what?
Anyway, we love the whole staff at Rainbow. They love Ron and all of his ampleness, and they love Carlos, too. They’ve gone above and beyond giving us all kinds of time and money saving (and vet visit saving, I might add) advice for our new pup, Coltrane, a beagle/​something mix.
They’re just wonderful people, and they quite obviously love what they do. In return, we love them back.

Dr. Mitchell at Rainbow Vet is amazing. Well educated, agressive in treatment and wonderful with my cat. After an agonizing experience with our prior vet I was happy to find Dr. Mitchell. She is fairly priced and will write prescriptions for purchasing meds online.

I love Rainbow Vet. I honestly call them about once a month. My phone call always goes as follows:
Me: Hi this is Laura, My dog Riley just ate _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​ (think, «The entire Thanksgiving Turkey» or «A box of 128 Crayons»). Do I need to be worried?
Rainbow Vet: Hold on lemme go ask the Drs…(Pause)…Well…
And then the tell me exactly what to do (and they have never once asked my as to why I am so stupid to stuff a Thanksgiving Turkey with a box of Crayons) with my incessantly hungry dog. Nor do they tire of my questions! That’s just the kind of Vets Dr Mitchell and Dr Alcorn are. Really good, really nice, super caring vets. The office staff are great (they obviously care a lot about animals) and usually after any kind of non-​standard-​beyond-​a-​check-​up-​visit give a follow-​up call to determine how lil’ Riley is doing.
When I got Riley as a puppy they had an information packet put together and walked me through the steps I could expect as the proud mom of a Labradoodle. I felt like I went from knowing nothing to knowing at least more than half of what I needed to know about being a dog owner — which is a LOT especially calculated in dog owner years.
I would arm wrestle my friends if they were going to take their pet anywhere else. I’m throwdown serious about this place.
Also, I’ve heard they’re great with cats too, but I wouldn’t know, they make me sneeze. The cats, not the rainbow vets.