Eye Care for Animals

I took my lil one here for a 3^rd opinion, I wanted to exhaust all my options and feel 100% that we were doing the right thing for our princess.
Eye removal had been recommended for her before and laser was also mentioned.
The front staff was friendly and very attentive, the rooms get a little stuffy so ask for them to turn on the AC while you are in the room (I have a French bulldog so I cant sit in stuffy room with her).
Everyone was very sweet and accommodating, they took time and listened to my concerns and were so gentle with my baby.
When Dr. Merideth came in and started talking to my dog like a person, I knew we were at the right place. He not only spoke to her and addressed her like a living creature who deserves kindness, care and respect but he also treated me like the concerned and tearful dog mama that I can be.
Dr. Merideth was very honest and gentle with me about her condition, he has really made me a bit better about our situation and has allowed me time to process things and come back in a month to re check and address other fears and concerns.
Very pleased with Dr. Merideth, highly recommend going to see him.
I had been to two other eye doctors and he agreed with the diagnosis as well but really understood my heart ache and didn’t treat my dog like just some other dog in his schedule, he really cared and for that I owe him a debt of gratitude.
Thank you!

Daniel
I think you are posting under the wrong clinic.
There is no Dr Five that works at Eye Care for Animals at this location.
Which is why your previous post likely did not show on this Unilocal site.
Also you are not able to pay Unilocal to remove negative content which is the whole
Point of Unilocal
Regards
Marcella Ashton.

We had an excellent experience here, from start to finish. Referred by our regular vet, to treat an ulcer (laceration) on our dog’s eye. After several «regular» vet visits over several weeks, with $$ drops and ointments; seeing a specialist certainly wasn’t cheap but we felt we were in EXCELLENT hands from the very first visit. The staff (at both the Kearny Mesa and La Mesa sites) are so re-​assuring and nice. Dr. Marcella Ashton was the surgeon and after meeting her I felt that our dog. our girl… would be in capable hands. All is well now. Calm, pleasant, capable, knowlegable, re-​assuring. although I wish the incident had never happened– I could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you.

Excellent pet Care! Our new cat had an eye problem, and Dr Merideth took the time to explain what the problem was, and what procedures Frank was going to go through.

I called to make an appointment for my dog first thing when they opened this morning. The receptionist seemed less than thrilled to be answering the phones. Already? It was first thing in the morning. Aren’t people usually that annoyed towards the END of the day? (Shrugging shoulders). Anywho, she sounded super annoyed and a little too curt for my taste. I don’t really want to take my precious dog to anyplace that doesn’t sound like they’re going to be nice to my pet. Also, here it is Wednesday and they couldn’t get my dog in until Monday. Um, no. She’s got a cloudy eye, per our vet, she needs to be seen ASAP.
I decided to make an appointment with a comparable eye clinic in the same area who can get her in tomorrow! Their reception was extremely sweet and welcoming on the phone. If I got an attitude on the phone with this place (Eye Care For Animals), I don’t even want to know what the rest of the staff is like. I will never take my dog here and they can thank that reception who sounded like she absolutely loathed her job. SMH

My boyfriend and I adopted a dog with only one eye only to find out less than year later she had a cataract and had gone completely blind. Our regular vet suggested that eye care for animals may be able to help her.
Sure enough they were able to give her her vision back.
The beware —
Price:
The procedure is expensive. $ 700 just for testing to see if the dog was a candidate, and around $ 2500 for the actual surgery.
(My dog only has one eye)
Aftercare:
Initially we had to give treatment in the form of pills or drops 14 times a day for I believe it was two weeks and tapers down over the next 6 weeks. Be prepared that the after care is very very involved for several weeks.
Pluses:
Our dog is so happy and so are we that this was even possible for her. We would def recommend it to anyone in this situation.

We were referred here by our regular vet when our cat developed a corneal ulceration that would not heal.
Pet parents, if there is ANY question about your pet’s eyes, get it checked out IMMEDIATELY by an ophthalmologist! DO NOT WAIT!
We were very impressed by most of the staff (Laurie and Tiffany were great) and Dr. Meredith. But… Our cat’s treatment started in March of 2013 and as of September (and a couple thousand dollars in meds, rechecks, and procedures), he was still not healed or even significantly improved.
When we took our cat to his regular vet for a separate issue, he referred us to a different specialist for a second opinion. At that visit, the ophthalmologist numbed our cat’s eye and took a sample of the tissue to examine, came back in 10 minutes with a regimen and we began to see immediate improvement.
At Eye Care for animals, we were always being encouraged to do surgery to find out what was going on with the eye. Maybe they did not have the technology to do the test on site and make an accurate diagnosis? Or, do they just recommend surgery as a matter of course? That is very stressful on our pet and on us. I wish I would have known that going in.
To be fair, just about everyone else in the waiting area during our appointments was quite happy with their care. It just did not work out for us.

A few days ago, I went in for what seems to be a corneal ulcer on my Maltese dog. The staff on the phone was very kind and tried to get me an appointment as soon as possible, in case it was a severe case. This place wasn’t a huge corporate hospital, rather bit small, but it was very family like. Dr. Merideth was very nice, and he did an excellent job testing my dog and gave her some medication. I was so nervous and worried the whole time, but he kindly calmed me down. I also appreciated his sense of humor as he explained my dog’s condition. He also called my regular vet to explain what kind of blood test my dog will be needing. I have to wait about six weeks to see if my dog improves her condition, but I am very grateful for the service I got here. I highly recommend this place.

I was refered here by my regular vet and have only good things to say. They provide a clean facility with a professional and caring staff. I can fill my prescriptions here or they’ll call it in wherever it’s convenient. I know from experience that speciality care can be expensive but we now have a regiment that keeps my dogs condition stable. We were able to save his eye and he’s not uncomfortable. I have to say it. «good looking out »

This is the most caring and skilled facility I have ever seen. Dr. Fife saved the eyesight of my 20 year old cat, who suffered with multiple conditions, and did so with the utmost of care and compassion. There was no pressure to perform extensive, expensive surgery but the pros and cons were mapped out in an informative, professional manner. We elected to have the surgery and am very thankful for the opportunity to have such a skilled and caring doctor. The staff is equally gifted and and professional in the support to pet owners. Thank you, Eye Care for Animals and especially Dr. Fife.
I have no reservations in referring this facility.

I met Dr Fife several months ago for a dog with an eye problem, Dr. Fife was very nice. I was pleasantly surprised how detailed her eye exam was for the dog she was seeing. To note: (I have been to several eye vet doctors in my life). I have no hesitation recommended Dr. Fife and this location for eye issue.

I went here because my dog was suffering from entropion in both eyes, i met with Dr. Fife and she was great and answered all my questions and i felt comfortable letting her operate on my dog so i went with the surgery there. Every thing went fine and met back up with Dr. Fife after the 2 week healing process, i told her about one of the eyes still having some greenish/​white discharge and she told me to continue with the eye drops and he would get better. Months after our visit my dog still continued with the greenish discharge, i didn’t want to go back to Dr. fife because they charge 100 bucks per visit so i continued with the drops until one day when i was cleaning my dogs eyes a CONTACT LENS fell out of his eye i immediately call Dr. Fife office but is was a holiday weekend so i had to wait to schedule an appointment. They saw my dog (with out charge this time) when they opened but it wasn’t Dr. Fife she was «out of town for some time» and they told me my dog would be fine and that they weren’t to sure why he still had a contact lens in and that was it. My dogs eye has stop discharging and he looks fine but who knows how much harm that contact lens could of done to him. Dr. Fife did a good on my dogs surgery but the fact that they forgot to take out a contact lens was unprofessional. if you take your pet here and they operate on them make sure you ask if they used contact lens because they never told me.

Dr Fife and Becka are AWESOME! My cat had a severe viral eye infection and they were so great. I was there every day for about a week, then every other day, etc. and they were really there for me. Dr. Fife took my phone calls and spoke with me at length about different possible treatments, without making me feel rushed or getting impatient with me, like some Dr.‘s do. I couldn’t get a hold of my regular vet to ask questions, but that was never the case with Dr. Fife. I hope no one has to go through anything like that, but if your pet needs eye care I would HIGHLY recommend Eye Care for Animals and Dr. Fife in particular.