Animal Care Clinic

My kid pets have been patients of Animal Care Clinic for over 15 years. All of the doctors and staff members are great and genuinely care about the animals. I have had a few major pet emergencies over the years — and they have always been so helpful in working them in their schedule. I also love the fact that there is little to no staff turnover — that also tells me something! It is nice to see the same familiar faces! They are the best!

We have been taking our Cody to this vet since we got him as pup. Unfortunately we had to have put down due to cancer on his leg. Dr Gotz was the most wonderful, compassionate and caring person. She explained everything to us very clearly and gave lots of time to say good bye to our special guy. We got to help and pet him as the procedure was done with Dr Gotz so careinglee administrated the shots
After 13 years of great companionship it is very hard to make this decision.
All I can say is thank God for Dr Gotz and her staff .
M

We’ve lived in the Ranch San Diego are for close to 20 years and have been extremely happy with the care and attention ACC provides to our mutts.
Thanks so much for your great service, ACC!!!

Best Vet I’ve been to in 10 years in San Diego.
Every few years I have switched vets … not because they were necessarily bad… I just didn’t feel a high level of «care» and «attention to detail» and lastly «follow up».
On a recommendation from others who have been seeing the team here, I made an appointment last week. I stated my dog’s conditions on the phone. When I arrived there the nurse knew my case. I didn’t have to repeat myself. As small a detail this is — this demonstrates she listened, documented, and cared to familiarize herself with my dog prior to coming in.
When I saw the vet she was thorough and she provided me more information than I was expecting.
Two days later I scheduled my Boston Terrier’s Spay. The check in was easy, the vet called me when she was done with the surgery to update me, and the nurses were very thorough in after care instructions. The day after the nurse contacted me to check on my pup. And we went over the after care instructions once again.
I was really pleased with my experience. The feeling I have inside is that the team care about my pet as much as I do. And I feel at peace knowing she is in great hands.
I have already recommended them to friends and I look forward to bringing my new puppy there when dog # 2 joins us this week.

Incredible people I have taken them some difficult cases over the years and they always helped me. Honest fair estimates
And really good communication. I wish my hmo was this good really

This is the best vet clinic. I have taken several of my pets here and always receive the best care for my beloved dogs and cats. You won’t find a place that is more caring, helpful and pleasant.

I cannot even begin to explain how much money this place has saved me. Anywhere else I would have spent hundreds of dollars on the great care they have given to my dog. We are first time dog owners and have already had countless problems from tumors to coyote attacks. Animal Care Clinic lays out all our options including pricing, and with their best interest at heart for our dog, they give their honest opinion on which route to take. I am so happy we stumbled across this place!

If you want a vet that cares, come to Animal Care Clinic. I don’t trust taking my puppy Boston Terrier anywhere else! It may be pricier than other vets but it’s because they use quality material and have quality staff.
Ps: Lauren Beckman is a beauty. I look forward to seeing her with every visit.

We’ve coming here for the past 7 years with our English bulldog Pogi. We’ve seen Drs. Gotz and Castillo over the years and we are very pleased on how they treat us. They never try to nickel and dime you. They never went for the «big tests» every time I take my boy there. Instead, they offer the least invasive treatment first. We recently got another English bully, Fred and we will be taking him here also for yearly visits and treatments.

This is, hands down, the greatest Vet in San Diego County. The staff are all very respectful, professional, and personable. The facility is clean, comfortable, and welcoming. The vets are truly very compassionate, attentive, patient, and kind to the animals. I usually have Dr. Castillo, who is exceptional. Today, my dogs saw Dr. Bader, and her «bedside manner» is very professional and caring. Each time my dogs have had their yearly checkups, these vets have been very thorough and never, ever pressure me into optional procedures or tests. Unlike other vets I have been to, this place is less worried about collecting your money and more worried about the health of your pets, which I truly appreciate.

Been coming here since my husband and I got our lovable French Bulldog Archer at 3 months old. Archer is now 10 months old and Dr. Beckman and his staff are amazing. Such a great hospitality from the moment you walk in. The receptionist at the front desk are so polite and helpful and always willing to make my job easier. Just today I stopped by to fill an insurance claim and the receptionist at the front desk took care of me right away and even offer to fax it for me. How amazing! Was not expecting that as I was just going to fax it from my work. Overall great staff and worth the prize.

I have taking my precious pets to the Animal Care Clinic since Dr. Beckmann opened his doors more than 25 years ago. I now live in Del Mar and I still wouldn’t take my animals to any other clinic. All the Docs are tender and loving but best of all EXPERTS.

.Animal Care Clinic has always been there for my pets. The staff is always friendly and answers your questions. Dr. Gotz is the best.

BEST. VET. EVER. All of them… Dr. Beckman, Dr. Goetz, Dr. Castillo — we’ve been to all of them and I love each and everyone one of them.
Have been taking our dogs to see Dr. Beckman since 1989 when he was in a clinic on Broadway. I have never been disappointed with the care our animals have received over the years. Prices are super fair, the vets are always VERY compassionate. Recently we had a VERY ill little guy and Dr. Castillo NAILED it and our guy is feeling MUCH better now. Husband and I were seriously thinking we were going to have to put him down because he was so sick — Dr. Castillo patched him up and within days he was back to (almost) normal.
The front-​office staff is wonderful, the techs are wonderful, prices are fine too. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about these folks and would not trust ANYONE else with my guys.
If you’re looking for a really quality vet, you have to go to this place. There is not one vet there that I don’t feel is top-​notch. All of them are awesome and you’re in really good hands.

Vet visits are sometimes filled with difficult decisions and the receiving of bad news. This vet was so empathetic and kind when that situation was true for me. I am so happy that I chose this facility. I felt so comfortable entrusting my precious pet in their loving hands. I would recommend this vet to anyone seeking an affordable, kind, caring, trustworthy vet. Five stars!

We are thankful for the caring staff at Animal Care Clinic. We recently had to make the tough decision to put down our sweet kitty. The next day, we received a thoughtful, handwritten note in the mail with kind words regarding our loss. Very nice touch! We love this clinic and over the years have brought in 3 cats and one dog for physical exams, shots, etc. We will continue to bring our furry family members to this team for their excellent care!

This is a great clinic — super-​friendly vets and staff. en after I moved and had to drive much longer to get there, I kept them as my vet.

Ok, I have sat on writing this review for 3 months now because it’s not fair to write one in the heat of the moment. But really, everything still applies. Dr. Beckman is a very nice man, don’t get me wrong, and I’m sure that’s why he has such good marks on Unilocal,but he runs a hospital that is VERY behind the times. I managed a vet hospital for years so I was at least able to advocate for my pet, but others may not know that the care is substandard.
We brought him a cat that had been rolled over by a car. Turns out she had a broken pelvis & luxated sacroileac. Both very painful conditions. And we were sent home with ZERO pain meds. When I was checking out I asked the tech if we were getting buprenorphine and she said «yes, here it is!» and waved around a bottle. It absolutely was not. What they did charge us $ 57 for was ValTorb — this is a very old fashioned drug that is basically just a sedative and has little to no analgesic effect. When I pointed out the difference in drug the girl said it was the same «type of stuff». I was not please (it is NOT the same) and asked them to request buprenorphine. After running to the back and asking the vet they said he’d have to call us later as he was busy. Fair enough I guess. But I never got a call that Friday evening. When I do finally get a hold of him on TUES (after leaving several mssgs), I get «Sorry we don’t carry that». Well, how about compounded liquid tramadol. «Sorry, we don’t have that either.» Any clinic worth their salt has buprenorphine!!! But instead of coming up with a remedy, they ask «how do you know she’s in pain?» Because she hasn’t eaten in 3 days now and hasn’t moved, is urinating all over herself and the only reason she’s drinking is because I’m syringing water into her mouth. After giving her a half tab of tramadol that I had from a previous animal she started to try to eat and was purring again. Again, they made no effort to remedy the situation, such as the one I suggested — please call in an rx to Alvarado Compounding Pharmacy for buprenorphine. I had it that afternoon. How simple was that! But the cat had to suffer the weekend because 1) they are too cheap to carry it in their stock, 2) they are closed on the weekends & 3) no one had the forethought to just call in a script for me. Very disappointed.
Almost forgot to mention, they kept pushing surgery on us. And clearly with such an injury one would think of course the best course of action for my pet would be surgery, especially with as often as it has been mentioned. They verbally said it would be somewhere around $ 2000-​$ 3500. Now that’s a large range for a small cat. About the sixth time I was asked if I wanted to pursue surgery I AGAIN asked them for an estimate in writing. Oh, we can’t do that unless you tell us if you want to do surgery. Well how do I know if you can’t hone down the prices??? I would never tell a client that their pet needed surgery without having a surgical estimate in my hand to 1) answer their question & 2) help calm down the owner. So fortunately for me I sent the xrays to a couple vets & surgeons I know and they all agreed that the cat did not need surgery, but would need intensive cage rest for 6 – 12 weeks.
I am happy to say that after the buprenorphine she began to eat again taking off the table the chances of her getting hepadic lipadosis, she began using her litter box as well as she could and was very loving & purry. Now after 12 weeks of cage rest she is ALL BETTER!!! Her most current xrays look great, she can run, jump, climb, sit, lay, sleep.
So my main complaint is the low standard of care (how can a hospital not have a standard pain medication like buprenorphine!!!) and lack of attention to detail (written estimates people!!!) They only got the second star because Dr. Beckman is really nice and a sweet & gentle man. His staff needs quite a bit of training (at least the ones that are in contact with the public). They don’t know their meds, and couldn’t answer any questions and unfortunately also couldn’t pass a message to the DVM so he could call me back. The hospital definitely needs updating.

We’ve been coming here for almost a decade. Dr. Beckman really knows the Boston Terrier breed, but all the vets here have given our pups excellent vet care. We have 2 Boston Terriers, one male & one female. Both have been neutered & spayed here, respectively. Our male even had to get a «nose job» to help with his breathing. They did a great job. We’ve never had any post-​surgical issues.
The staff is always very friendly & the pups never seem to mind coming in for shots or treatments. If we need to come in for a semi-​urgent reason, they always do their best to accommodate us.
We trust the Animal Care Clinic and feel confident in giving them the highest recommendation possible.

I believe in interviewing your doctors like you would an employee you want to hire. In order for a doctor to pass my interview they really have to go through hoops. This clinic has gone through all of my hoops and anything else that has come along.
Initially I went to this clinic because I owned a Great Dane that hated, I mean HATED vets. She couldn’t be looked at without great pomp and circumstance and a muzzle. I didn’t want to believe this was going to be her lot in life. Someone suggested Dr. Beckman because he was a breed Vet and specifically a Great Dane Vet. So I took my Danae to Dr. Beckman and she ran to him tail waving (in a positive way) and did her famous Great Dane lean. She fell in love and so did I. Dr. Beckman and the other Vets have become family to us. Danae died at the age of 2 of lymphoma and I can tell you that her vets cried with us.
When my French Bulldog was stolen during a trip through Albuquerque, NM, someone from this office called daily to see if I had any news and asked how they could help. These people are our family.
Now my husband and I run the San Diego Mastiff Group and we have many rescues that come our way. The Amazing Staff at Animal Care Clinic smile and shake their heads and say, so who did you bring in today. They have never failed us. I promise you they will not fail you either.
If I could add stars to this review I WOULD!