Mobile Vet Practice

I am new to Santa Cruz and was soooo happy to find Dr. Judy Owens. Judy is a wonderful vet. Professional, smart, and so good with cats — she is a gem of a vet.

Over the years, our two indoor cats became harder and harder to get to the vet. They’re gentle and sweet in their own home, but being taken to an unfamiliar environment was more than they could handle. The whole experience of going to the vet became traumatic for everyone involved, especially the cats, so we looked for an alternative.
Our previous vet recommended Dr. Judy Owens. She makes house calls, which was the only must-​have on our list. Lucky for us, Dr. Judy offers so much more than just in-​home service.
Dr. Judy is the most wonderful vet our cats have ever had, and one of them is almost 20 years old. She is kind and gentle and understanding with the cats, and shows lots of respect for their needs. She charmed both cats and managed to do an exam on them without moving them out of the comfortable spots they were in. No clinical equipment or weird smells or scary instruments here – just a check-​up disguised as a snuggle.
She’s also wonderful with my husband and I, clearly explaining what she finds during exams, what treatments she recommends, and what to expect down the road for each animal. She’s also fun and personable and easy to talk to, and seems to be as concerned for our pets’ well-​being as we are. (She clearly loves animals.) We’ve never had a problem getting an appointment when we need one. She even delivers medication right to our door. We like her, and we trust her.
We would highly recommend Dr. Judy to anyone with a pet. We love our two fuzzballs very much and want to care for them as best we can, and we can think of no one better to provide that care than Dr. Judy.

I made an appointment with Dr. Owens to check out a stray cat we recently took in. The cat has been coming to our house every night for at least six months for food, but he’s still very skittish around people. We managed to get him into our spare bathroom and we wanted to get him checked for FeLV and FIV before introducing him face-​to-​face to our other two cats. However, we knew that a car ride to our usual vet would freak him out. Dr. Owens was incredibly easy to schedule with – I called her on a Wednesday and she offered to come out the next morning. She arrived on time and took about 10 minutes to get the new cat’s history and to dote on my friendly old cat as he inspected her belongings. She then went to examine the new cat. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time that she was in the bathroom with him. He was scared and confused to begin with, and I knew he wasn’t going to like having a new person poking and prodding at him. Indeed, he did freak out and try to run away a couple of times, but Dr. Owens managed not only to perform the physical exam, but also to get blood from him! I was (and am) totally impressed by her skills and expertise.
After her visit, Dr. Owens emailed me twice-​daily updates about the progress of the bloodwork. When it came back a couple days later, she forwarded the full report to me with a note congratulating us on our healthy new cat. Her invoice included her notes from the exam, as well as tips for how we can expedite the process of taming the new cat.
I couldn’t be more satisfied with Dr. Owens. She’s a true professional – calm, compassionate, capable, patient, and knowledgeable. We’re already planning to call her the next time either of our two shy cats need medical attention.

I have undergone so much unnecessary stress trying to arrange a visit with this vet. The late responses, cancellation without any explanation, not getting my voice mails returned and bad attitude in the end is just something I do not deserve as a potential customer as well as a pet owner who is trying to take care of their pet — under any circumstance (I am a SB owner as well and I do not treat my customers that way although there has been many personal hardships that distracted me throughout the years). In the end, the stress I received trying to book an appointment with her can absolutely be avoided have I not tried to get in touch with this vet.

Our beloved Chelsea, a 12 year old German Shorthaired Pointer was recently diagnosed with liver failure and developed spontaneous bleeding in her leg. She was in pain and was at high risk for developing another spontaneous bleed. We knew that it was time to end her suffering and let her go frolick at the Rainbow Bridge with our other dogs that have gone before her.
Knowing that our Chelsea gets so stressed out by the car drive and the vets office, we wanted to find a more peaceful environment to say our final goodbyes. We found Dr. Judy Owens on Unilocal and I’m so glad we did. We called and were able to make an appointment for the very next day. She prepared us on the phone as well as when she first arrived. She was on-​time and professional in her demeanor. She didn’t rush us or Chelsea and gave us time to cuddle, hug and kiss our beloved girl. Dr. Owens explained every step of the procedure before she did it and advised us what to expect.
Chelsea’s pain ended effortlessly and peacefully, on her dog bed and in the arms of her family. This was definitely the best way to say goodbye to such a dear animal. I will never euthanize another animal in a vet office if I can avoid it. This was definitely the way to go and I will definitely give Dr. Owens a call when our other animals are in need.

When it was time to say goodbye to our cat we called Dr. Judy Owens. She was very compassionate to our cat. She gave us the time to say our goodbyes before and after. She explained the procedure to us and helped us along the way. She suggested we keep our cat in the place he found comfortable. Which we did, when he was gone, she gave us some extra time. She wrapped him up and left quietly letting us grieve our loss.

I researched this as our beloved Rogue had reached the end. I called Dr Owen along with another local mobile vet. Dr Owen showed real interest about Rogue over the phone — even asking her name — the other vet was very matter of fact, no compassion. Dr Owen came and examined Rogue — giving us our options and being very honest as to the pain she was in, but giving us the option of treatment or letting her go. Dr Owen made a very difficult time for us so much more bearable with her demeanor and compassion, we could tell that she really cared about Rogue and us and was not just there to do a job. Having Rogue be able to pass, lying in her bed and surrounded by us meant so much — I highly recommend her.

Our Sadie’s time had run out. We decided at the end we would use a mobile Vet as Sadie never liked going to the vet and got stressed out. I did a search on Unilocal and Google to find Dr Judy Owens.
Dr Owens came out to examine Sadie and give options to what she can do for Sadie. Her body was worn out and it was time to set her free. We had Dr Owens put Sadie down.
She discussed the process and the options at the Caring Pet Service she uses for cremation.
Dr Owens was great. Very Nice and professional. She took very good care of Sadie and was gentle. Sadie was very relaxed with the Dr as well. It was all very peaceful with Family around. She handled the matter with great care and dignity.
I wish that I had used Dr Owens sooner and that she got to know our Sadie when she was in her prime.
I have recommend her services as a mobile vet to my friends. If and when we get a new dog we will be using Dr Judy. It is so much better having ones pet not stressed.
Thank you so much Dr Owen for taking care of our beloved Sadie!

Writing a review under very emotional situations is tough. However, with life comes death, even for our best furry friends. Dr. Judy was there for us during one of the toughest times, when our kitty had to be put down.
We spent over a year nursing him daily with IV therapy, medications, etc. Until finally his little body just gave in. We knew it was the merciful thing to do but that didn’t make it any bit easier. We found Dr Judy through our vet and boy are we glad we did. She came to our home to access our kitty and worked with us to conclude when the best time was. A couple days later it was time and she was there within a couple hours.
Our kitty was treated with love and respect and he feel asleep and went to kitty heaven in the house he grew up in and lived his life in. It seems like the ONLY choice, to give them peace on their way out and not cart them off to a vet hospital for this.
I recommend Dr. Judy for this type of painful situation and any medical care that she feels can be done in the comfort of the pets own home. Taking a pet to the vet is stressful and now thanks to dr Judy it no longer needs to be the case.
Thank you and bless you dr Judy!
Lisa and Leanne and in loving memory of Spencer.

Dr. Judy is an angel in a white coat. She came to see our dear Lucky, who is a 15+ year old lab/​shepherd mix. He had headstroke and has severe arthritis in his back and back legs. We were afraid to take him to our «regular» vet because they told us on Mother’s day a year ago that he «only had a month to live.»
Dr. Judy gave him fluids and then next day, when he seemed to improve a bit, prescribed some anti inflammatory medication and pain medicine. The effect was amazing and Lucky was up and eating in the kitchen the next night.
Dr. Judy also gave one of our kitties his vaccines and was happy to stay and answer questions as long as we had them. She also responds to email and text messages promptly. She is smart, funny and kind. From now on I am going to have all my pets cared for by Dr. Judy.
I should also say that her prices are extremely reasonable. My guess it’s because her overhead is lower. All I know is that we and our pet were saved the stress of going into the vet and waiting in a waiting room, blah blah. I recommend Dr. Judy Owens 100%

Judy is so compassionate and understanding of the anguish a pet owner experiences when facing end of life decisions for a family pet. She is very respectful and warm during a difficult time. We couldn’t have asked for anything better.

Dr. Judy Owens has been the primary vet for our dog and two cats since October 2010. In that time, our dog had a splenic lympophoma and one cat required extensive dental work, both of which required in-​patient surgery. Dr. Judy coordinated beautifully with the veterinary hospital, and she provided excellent and compassionate in-​home assessment, lab work and aftercare. Words cannot express how much easier it was on us and our pets to have as much treatment as possible in the home, rather than making repeated trips to the vet hospital with sick and suffering animals. Now that our pets are all doing well, she is our vet of choice for routine well-​care and vaccinations. I recommend her highly and without hesitation to anyone who wants a top-​notch vet who answers her cell phone and makes house calls.

Dr. Judy Owens was nothing short of wonderful. Our 15 ½ year old lab was very sick and could barely walk, so we had to find a mobile vet to come see her and help us put her to sleep if needed.
Dr. Owens arrived on time, was very kind and gentle with us and our dog, knowing we were all upset. She gave our sweet dog an examination and gave us her recommendation to put her to sleep that day since she was suffering from cancer. But offered to give us treatment suggestions if we wanted to see about treating her cancer. As that was neither financially or humanely feasible, we chose to put our dog to sleep.
She gave us a lock of our dog’s fur for safekeeping and was just unspeakably kind through the entire event. Her fees were exactly what I’ve been charged for going into a brick-​and-​mortar vet, nothing more. She took away our dog’s body to cremate.
Our toddler was asleep through the whole process and we told her about him. A few days later, she wrote him a hand-​written letter for when he’s older about how he will likely not remember this dog from his infancy, but that he loved her and she was important to our family. It was so, so touching.
We cannot recommend Dr. Owens highly enough.

We would highly recommend Dr Owens. We met her for the first time today when our nearly 18 year old kitty Pixel was deteriorating fast. We didn’t want to take her to the Cat Hospital (our regular vets), preferring to have her pass at home.
Dr Owens was prompt in her response, friendly, incredibly respectful of us and Pixel/​how we were all doing, appropriate and above all, she knew what she was doing.
Pixel’s death was peaceful and handled with sensitivity & warm efficiency. We felt comfortable from the moment Dr Owens walked in and are very happy with how our beloved Pixel spent her last moments.

We have never had such a positive vet experience. Yesterday was a sad day as we had to put down our 15 year old lab. Dr. Owens made the experience as easy and friendly as possible. She was incredibly kind and gentle with all of us, from our sweet babygirl dog to our 17 year old son. SO appreciate her kindness. I would not hesitate to call her for any pet needs!

I cannot say enough kind words about how Dr. Owens guided us through the passing of our beloved Starr. She handled all of the matters necessary with a perfect balance of compassion and professionalism. Being able to ease Starr’s passage from this life in the comfort of her own home, among her family, made the entire process much, much easier for all of us.
I would not hesitate to call Dr. Owens again.