VCA Lawrence Animal Hospital

Hit or miss service, depending upon the time of day. Knowledgable vets, but facility lacks state-​of-​the-​art equipment to conduct thorough analyses. Prices are 10−20% higher than other vets in the area, which have been recommended by my neighbors. If it wasn’t for my wife, I would take my pets elsewhere.

It’s clean. Staff is nice. They have extended hours and weekend hours which is a huge plus for us! The only problem I had is they wanted to charge $ 10 to clip my cat’s nails. I thought that should have been included as part of the vet visit.

My puppy was being well, a puppy and chews anything he sees around the house. He chewed a rose (snatched it without us looking) then got the stem of the rose stuck across the roof of his mouth!
We rushed to the nearest «hospital» near our house but it wasn’t open on Sunday’s! We went to the second closest one and this one was open, thank god!
The veterinarian took our puppy as soon as we walked in. We had to fill a few paper work because it was a walk in and other things.
A few minutes later the veterinarian gave us back our puppy and he is happy and back to normal!
We know that he has really bad dandruff and we’ve tried a few shampoo but they recommended us to one of their shampoos and it worked REALLY well!
I appreciate everyone that works here. Thank you for taking care of our babies!

Two emergencies came in while I was waiting. The staff seemed to work like a well run machine, prompt to the dogs and their humans.
The care my dog relieved during this disruption was excellent as well.
5’s

I feel like this place is really a hit or miss… my dog and I never had a problem with VCA Lawrence Animal Hospital except for a couple of times. One time, my dog was constantly throwing up every couple of minutes and my sisters called here to ask them what was going on, since they were still our vet. However, the receptionist was constantly asking if they wanted to schedule an appointment for our dog. NO– we wanted quick, direct advice from the vet on what to do. It was pretty scary for us and they kept just trying to push us to schedule an appointment. It’d be nice if the receptionists could have at least a little animal knowledge in times of emergencies.
Another time we had issues was when we placed an order for Paradyne (flea killing topical) for my dog and I had already paid for the medicine when I placed the order. However, a couple weeks later, they seemed to have no record that we already paid and tried to convince my mom to make another payment for the medicine. EVEN THOUGH we already had paid and it even said so on our receipt. The other reviews talked a lot about the hefty pricing here… so maybe this is just another strategy they have.
After these experiences, we decided to switch to another vet. My dog had fleas and we said we give her Paradyne, the medicine previously mentioned. However, that vet said he never heard of Paradyne, and upon doing a quick Google search, we realized that this medicine was more like a VCA specific medicine and was not popular at all. Maybe that’s why it didn’t work?
Other than that, the facilities are clean, and the people are fairly nice there.

A very clean pet hospital, with a large scale in the waiting room for your pets to get weighed. I have no issues here, and after seeing your pet, they make a courtesy call the next day to follow up to see how things are going. I think this adds a nice touch for a post pet visit. They are reasonable in prices, then again I have a resue, not sure if there is a difference on that or not.

It’s a nice clinic but I can’t believe the price they are charging. You can find other clinic with reasonable price for similar service. I also agree with many reviews here that they charge for unnecessary tests and not clarified for what will be charged. When I took my dog for diarrhea, they charged $ 600 for testings like blood test and x-​ray, and he didn’t get better after spending all that money. Their price is just not reasonable.

I’ve been bringing my dogs here for about six years and every time it has been great. The staff are very friendly and helpful. A nice little touch is the whiteboard welcoming the day’s patients. When my dogs have had to get shots, neutered or other procedures, they call the day after the appointment to see how my dog is doing. They really care about the animals.
My puppy is very timid and gets nervous easily. Most recently we went in to get her shots but the puppy gets so anxious about it, her body temperature rises and she can’t get shots. So, the great staff has come up with a few different plans to keep her body temperature down. They understand the dog and work around her «issues».
I wouldn’t bring my dogs anywhere else.

Got my baby from the pound four days ago and they warned me when dogs came from their they have a higher risk of kennel cough, then I noticed a lot of symptoms and knew he was sick so I went to VCA Lawrence because its near me and was recommended by them and everything was covered in the first visit as far as kennel cough. I met with the vet, a wonderful woman who asked me a lot of questions and wa very thorough. come to find it may not be kennel cough but something more serious that may require surgery. Just n case she sent me home with antibiotics and let me try it first to see if it helped as it was too hard to tell. ANYWAY, great staff, wonderful caring vet who was thorough! And I am very happy with them and will continue to take my shu shu here :) its clean and parking is good too

Over the past year I have been booking appointments with Dr. Adrian and me and my dog Jack are so happy to have met her. She makes us both feel so comfortable and her knowledge on dogs is top notch.

I have been bringing my pups here for a few years now and have never had an issue with their staff or treatment for my pets.
Recently one of my Siberian Huskies, Haro, suffered an eye injury where his bottom eye lid was lacerated almost completely off and his upper eye lid cut as well. As this is already an unfortunate event this happened while I was out of town and unable to really know what was going on with my pup. I called VCA and spoke with Cassandra who I must say is absolutely amazing to work with. I had to have my mother bring in Haro as an emergency situation on a Monday and he was seen immediately. Cassandra called me back and let me know that it was good he was brought in as he will require eye surgery to reattach his eyelid, etc. She made it easy and took payment over the phone and was quite confidential about the whole process.
My flight was coming in that night so my mother would also be the one to pick up Haro as they close at 7:00pm. They called me and let me know that his surgery went well, and described all the medications he would be on and how to administer them. They showed my mother, but Cassandra took the time to also go over the procedure with me over the phone.
I cam home to a very sedated, cone protected Haro, with what seemed he suffered a horrific injury. His eye was swollen and so on. It really broke my heart. The next day I came back to VCA for ¹⁄₅ follow-​up visits Haro would have. Dr. Adrian was great. She came into the room and spoke to me about what to expect and also went over how to administer the medications, etc. I thought she did a great job fielding any questions I may have had, and also giving additional guidance.
During my several other follow-​up visits, Haro is a funny guy where he would squeal with excitement upon arriving to the vet parking lot and seeing Cassandra, Dr. Adrian, and the rest of the staff. That makes me think that they treated him amazing and with such care and attention that he isn’t afraid to go to the vet, but is so stoked to see all his buddies who took care of him during his ordeal. Also if there were any delays the staff was great at letting me know how many more minutes, etc. I love the communication as well as them even asking if I wanted water or some coffee bread! Just awesome!
Two weeks later, Haro’s eye has healed absolutely more amazing than I could have prayed for. His vision was not impacted by the injury, but everything seems to line up as good as it can be despite the Dr. at first thinking a 2^nd surgery may be required!
Anyhow, I wanted to thank the staff for their awesomeness and highly recommend others to bring their pets here to be treated or just go to for any routine check-​ups!
Thank you!!!
(I will post pics of Haro’s before and after!)

This place was great. Everyone was nice. I highly recommend this place. Didn’t have to wait very long.

So price gouging aside, VCA runs a pretty nice clinic. The waiting space is spacious and clean. There is a scale out front to also weigh your dogs. Treats are available for the pups of course. The examination rooms are also clean, and the vet I’ve seen is super nice and very gentle with my pet.
More on the price gouging — adopted a new pup and they say get a free wellness check at a VCA. I send my husband on his way for the check and he comes home having paid… $ 400 for new puppy shots!!! over the course of 2 months.
Looking around online and calling other vets, there are better options! Granted, they did cover lepto shots (avg $ 25/​per shot) that’s still $ 350 for shots I could have gotten elsewhere for $ 240. My puppy smittened husband couldn’t say no to the tech.
Pup also had coccidiosis and another parasite requiring meds (Panacur and Albon) = $ 65. Found online for $ 35. I mean, I know pets are expensive, but really, can’t the VCA be a little more competitive and forgiving to an unsuspecting-​no-​expense-​spared puppy father who didn’t have his spouse’s approval?
Again, have had no problems with the service, just the price.

I have been using Lawrence Pet Hospital for over 9 years. Every vet that my animals have seen have been great. They listen and answer all of questions in a friendly personable manner.

VCA Lawrence Animal Hospital is the best! Our cats are always treated very well there. Tom is very gentle and patient, especially with our older cat Hannibal, who to say the least is very difficult. They are also just as kind and gentle with our baby girl, Gemma, who is not difficult at all but becomes afraid whenever she has to go there. They always follow up with phone calls after each visit to see how they are doing, and always show great concern. They respond very quickly to any issues or questions. We will continue to use VCA Lawrence Animal Hospital, because they love our pets as we do!

I had the unfortunate even of my dear cat Zoe passing suddenly. Everyone was so extremely patient and nice to me. Doctor Liang was sweet and just plain nice to me, as I was crying my eyes out hearing of my cats poor health. Kate from the front desk offered me hugs (which I took), and was sad to see how upset I was. As we all know our pets are our family. They made one of the hardest days of my life go as smooth as possible. And I am truly grateful.
This office also offers care credit, which is helpful will vets costs. I take my other cat Leland to them as well, and they have treated both of us very well.

This was several years ago, long before this was a VCA hospital. (I would give negative stars if I could.)
Let’s just say they failed to relay ultrasound results, and my cat was dead with massive tumors inside of her a couple of months later. Tumors that showed on the ultrasound. «Oops!» I would have loved to have been able to give her palliative care (at the very least) as she died, but no. That was taken away from me.
A month later, they lost her ashes. «Oops!» Again. I did manage to get them back some time later, but the grieving had already been compounded in such a horrible fashion by that point.
I hope NONE of the same people are involved with this practice now. My experience with them was just horrible, and very heartbreaking.

We brought our 7 year old lab to get a second opinion on a lump and skin tag. The overall exam was so thorough and Dr Barnstable answered any and all questions. We felt completely at ease with their recommendations and treatment path. Definitely recommend VCA to anyone.

Super friendly staff, my dog was terrified but he immediately felt comfortable once they brought him a blanket. And he was even excited to see the vet when she came in.
Not really sure about the pricing since this is the first dog that I’ve had to take to the vet myself.
Also– I’d love to note that they have a dry erase welcome sign that they write the names of the dogs/​cats on. So cute!

«Bromeo» my cat has been coming here since I got him. VCA makes me feel like the cat I love is being taken care of. He has had his shots here, check-​up etc.
Their hours are super !! mon-​fri and saturday and sunday every day ! They are always helpful when your in distress about my cat. Just to get an opinion over the phone.
They even send him informational magazines with «Bromeo» name on it, and he is due for his check up. I just love that !!
If you love your animal and want top notch vets… go to VCA on Lawrance exp in Santa clara.