Coronado Veterinary Hospital

I use another vet in town but have had to take my dog into this clinic a few times for acute illnesses. They share call with my vet. Twice he was seen by Dr. Ferris. She is hands down the most unprofessional vet I have ever encountered. She likes to lecture, judge and has a penchant for making her points over and over and over and over again!!! She does not listen and is hypercritical. Given that this has happened to me on two separate occasions I can’t just write it off as her having a bad day.

Dr. Ferris is the Dr. House of veterinarians. She tells the truth as she sees it and works very hard to ensure the health of your pet. The staff is flexible and nice.

We absolutely love the staff and service at Coronado. Two of our furr babies had been poisoned and they treated them like their own. Thankfully they both survived and are now doing great thanks to Coronado and their caring staff.

Absolutely amazing service, plus a «thank goodness» their open on Sunday. We brought in our kitten for a onslaught of the #3’s. Poor kitty.
The staff was amazing! Dr. Snyder is great. She listens to everything you have to tell her, does her exam and comes up with the best possible diagnosis. I’m so thankful to have met her because I was NOT happy with the «instant diagnosis» another vet had given my kitty without the proper testing and lack of follow up.
***For those who may understand this statement; animals PICK who they want as their human (s), and I believe this applies as well with vets!
***There are no bells or whistles at this vet. They are straight forward, offer the best pricing and provide the best possible treatments.
Kudos to staff! The follow up care my kitty has received is second to none. Thank you!

I moved here a week ago and came to this vet on recommendation of a local. I will not be going back, had a terrible experience. First off, both the vet tech and doctor were incredibly rude. Neither introduced themselves when they walked in and had a very brusque manner with me. My dog didn’t have his full medical records, he is a rescue dog from Lousiana, and they did not seem to understand that those are the only records I got with him. They acted as if this were my fault the vet down there didn’t keep good records. I’m sure they are used to treating dogs with full medical histories but this is not the case here. I told them what I knew he needed (a Lepto booster) but they refused to give one. I also came in for a heartworm test for him, and, at this point, the doctor had left the room, not sticking around to talk about my dog’s heartworm treatment plan (he is positive), and the vet tech was left to do it. It was clear she did not know what she was talking about and left to get the doctor. Of course she was with another patient so more waiting (by this time I had been here an hour and the doctor had been in the room for about 10 minutes or less). When the doctor comes in, she goes at me again talking very loudly about his lack of medical records (yes, I know, he doesn’t have good records but I’m telling you what has been done, he just needs a heartworm test). I was very polite during all of this, but couldn’t believe this doctor. I still had other questions I wanted to ask her about how active he could be, etc., but I guess she had decided that the conversation was over and was walking out the door as I was still talking to her. I decided there was no way I’m giving any more of my money to these people and forgo-​ed the heartworm test. Will definitely find another vet for that. Incredibly unprofessional and rude. Never had an experience like that at a vet and am very disappointed.

So professional and thorough. They just dont skim checking your pet out.

While this is not our usual vet, I will consider using them in the future. Our emergency appointment came about due to our elderly dog taking sudden turn for worse, and us deciding to put her to rest. Upon entry, a staff member quickly put blanket down in room for our dog to lay on while we checked in, and then staff member led us into room to consider aftercare options. Moments later, Dr Snyder came in prepared with sedative, explained the euthenasia procedure, inquired of any questions we had, and relieved dogs anxiety with shot that rather quickly made our Shadow relaxed, dazed, and eventually appearing to sleep peacefully. Later a staff member came in, informed us of his duty, called our dog by name, pet her, and inquired about her life while putting IV in… indirectly empathizing that this was not just another animal or task, but a member of our family he was working on. Dr Snyder came back in, explained next step, gave medicine in IV, and meds worked as explained. She offered her condolences, sincerely, and offered us to stay as long as needed. Four days later, we got call that our dogs ashes were ready for pickup, and just as originally described, were enclosed in a beautiful keyed box with our dogs name on medal piece. We were met with professional and respectful staff of Dr Snyder, informed of everything during our Sunday emergency visit, and concludingly appreciate the educated considerations provided to us during our interactions with facilty.

I had a grant from a local rescue to neuter my dog and have his rabies shot done here at Coronado, so I couldn’t say no. Thanks for your work with local rescues! I was disappointed however that the offer for pain meds wasn’t made (my poor little guy was howling all night) and when I asked for an estimate of age for my new family member, they were off by nearly five years. The veterinary assistant I interacted with seemed to lack confidence and experience and left me feeling less than comfortable. I’ll stick to my regular doctor over on Paseo San Luis. Thanks for your work though.

Came here with a friend & I’m really glad that I did not bring my cat here. I’m not trying to be rude but the dr looked like she was on drugs. And she wasn’t talkative she was really rude. She didn’t seem to have any interest AT ALL about the pet or seemed to care. I don’t even know her name because she didn’t even say it upon walking in or anything. I give it at least two stars because the front desk receptionist was friendly and helpful. Plus this is waaaaay overpriced as well. I suggest if you really can, drive to Tucson.

We travel all over the country so finding good veterinary care can be a hit or miss proposition. When our little dog unexpectedly had a serious episode of her intervertebral disc disease we chose Coronado Vet Hospital to care for her. It was the best decision we could have made.
They are very professional and the entire staff we dealt with were very caring knowledgeable individuals. Dr. Tyler was the vet who took care of our dog and she was awesome. She is one of the finest we have ever encountered. Always willing to go above and beyond.
We felt their fees were reasonable and often came in lower than the estimate. We highly recommend this facility if you need veterinary services.

Well my last review was 3 years ago so I decided to update. Since then, I’ve had a couple of dogs pass on (from illness and old age) and have again adopted a couple more.
Coronado is still where I take my 4 dogs. It’s about a 30 min drive for me and I could easily go to the vet that’s 5 mins away that has less-​expensive fees but I feel comfortable with Coronado. At one point in the past, I was considering finding another vet when/​if Dr Kroger leaves there but after meeting one of their younger, newer vets recently (Dr Haydt), I’m rethinking that. She was quite personable, funny, helpful and my dog liked her. So I’m sticking with them indefinitely.

I called this vet to have a newly formed rash on the belly of my puppy checked out. It didn’t look serious, but I felt it was better to err on the side of caution
The receptionist told me the initial cost of an office visit was $ 49.95, and that any additional tests or treatments would be added to that. She also emphasized that they saw no walk-​ins, and that in order to be seen by the vet, an appointment was necessary. I told the receptionist that because I lived 45 minutes from their clinic, the convenience of a set appointment was greatly appreciated by me
I arrived (to sign in) approx. 15 minutes before the scheduled appointment. Right at my scheduled appointment time, the vet emerged from a side door and with clipboard in hand, and was apparently on the verge of calling my name when we were interrupted by a walk-​in. The walk-​in admitted she had no appointment set, but was concerned because her dog had been sneezing, and she wanted it to be seen by the vet.
At this point, the correct course might have been to schedule a «same day» appointment for the walk-​in, or at the very least, acknowledge the fact that I had been waiting, and was scheduled to be up next. Unfortunately none of this was done; I was completely ignored.
I sat waiting an additional 30 minutes before previous obligations forced me to leave without my puppy having ever been seen, and not so much as a single word of apology from either the receptionist or vet.
This clinic and its staff have shown a complete disregard for the value of anyone’s time but their own. I highly recommend to any pet owner: spare yourself (and your pet) the inconvenience and possible tragedy of a misdiagnosis by this lousy outfit. Instead, seek out a competent professional.

Okay, so maybe I’m spoiled. I just moved here a few months ago from another state, and had an utterly stellar vet there. But upon a casual recommendation, I took my two dogs here.
Two problems: 1. the various vets at this biz apparently charge different fees, including at least one who charges a full office/​exam visit fee when you bring your pet in for a second vaccine in a series, so how much you pay is the luck of the draw. Yes — really. That is, frankly, BS. It’s almost a joke. Anyway, I make it a point to avoid the money-​grubbing vets. Yuck and yuck. We all have to make money, but I need to be treated fairly, and my pets need to be treated humanely. People who act like this do neither.
2. the wait. Whether you call or come in for your appointment, be prepared to wait and wait and wait and wait. Again, perhaps this is a money thing. Overbooking and under-​staffing so docs can drive their BMWs? In any case, it’s appalling, and I am going to take my pets to another vet, and if I find more of the same, I’ll drive to Tucson.
Bottom line: We have to demand a higher standard or we’ll keep getting garbage.
Why two stars? My pets didn’t die.
05÷28÷13 UPDATE: Took my dogs to a boarding facility a couple weeks ago. The facility called this vet, who administered one of my dog’s (intranasal) bordatella. Appallingly, they told my boarding facility that my dog wasn’t protected because she didn’t receive a needed second round of the vaccine. I was stunned! Intranasal bordatella requires ONE vaccine every six months (see, e.g.,
). There is no disagreement on this matter, BTW. So are they that laughingly incompetent? Or are they instead unethical and just trying to make money off me by telling me that I need to return for unnecessary vaccines (that might endanger my dog’s life!)? Either way, this is appalling. APPALLING. Avoid these folks if you love your pets is my advice. God!
Downgraded to one star.

Dr. Geiger is absolutely the best vet I have come across in 30 years of owning pets. My experiences with this clinic, from checkups to surgery, have been absolutely top notch and affordable. Highly rated! FYI, my Doberman thanks Dr. Geiger too!

Moment of honesty… I’m not a big animal lover. I don’t carry pics of my dogs around, and I barely consider them family members… Animals rank as a lower life form level than humans… Anyhow, I have 2 lil’ dogs, Sparky & Spike and I need them to live because I bought them to enrich my boys’ lives and if they die, my boys’ll be really bummed out, and that can be a real pain for me. So… maybe I’m not exactly the most responsible pet-​owner, and thought the dogs would be OK on my back patio, overnight when I took a day trip up to Phoenix and got too lazy (drunk) to make it back until the next day. Of course, I was aghast to discover Sparky was wounded from some animal that unsuccessfully tried to have him for dinner.
That was a long lead-​in to the fact that Coronado Vets made him all better for under $ 500 (hmm, coincidentally the top dollar value on what Sparky’s life is worth to me). I expected and got a lecture about what a dumbass I was to leave my dogs out overnight, but, it only lasted a couple of minutes of my life, so I appreciate that!