El Cid Animal Clinic

My husband and I live in Boca, so this is a far commute for us when we need to bring our dogs to the vet, but there is no one else I would rather have caring for our dogs than Dr. Garcia. He was recommended to us by our (very good) vet in NY so when we moved we took his recommendation very seriously. Over the past year and a half, we’ve brought our dogs to Dr. Garcia for various reasons, and every time he quickly diagnoses the problem accurately, never prescribes unnecessary medication, always charges us fairly, listens and is easy to talk to, and doesn’t make us wait in the waiting room forever to see him. His vet techs are also fantastic, making our visits as quick and painless as possible. I cannot recommend Dr. Garcia and his staff enough.

I just keep going down the coast. I’m now in North Miami and guess who still sees Dr. Garcia? Trump is turning a happy healthy 11 this year and we’re still driving to west Palm for the only vet we’re comfortable and trust to speak for him. I can’t recommend Dr. Garcia and the rest of the wonderful staff at El Cid enough to people– just know that we drive almost 2 hours each way because we feel the care and attention is worth it for the baby of the family.

I use to like to come here with my dog until I realized they just try to sell every product & brands of food that are outrageously priced. The appointment take over an hour every time even if they aren’t busy. Get ready to get bombarded with a sales pitch! I’m sick of vets acting as sales people instead of acting in the best interest of your pet. It’s the worst I’ve ever seen and I’ve been to a few vets. In the market now for a new vet. Any suggestions in palm beach county?

I’m a definite fan of Dr. Brown, who is only one of three board certified, licensed veterinary dentists this side of town. My dog had broken a back tooth (one of their major teeth), and had an infection in the smaller tooth directly below the broken one, probably due to the same thing that she was munching on that broke her tooth in the first place. Anyway, I know regular vets can and do do tooth extractions, and they take «classes», and can legally do it. However, just because my internal doctor knows about my gums and infections of the mouth, teeth, etc., doesn’t mean that I would want her to act as my dentist, and surgically remove a cracked tooth. That’s just me, though. Anyway, I don’t know about any of the other doctors here, but Dr. Brown is exceptional. She explained everything to me, and gave me the best options. The price for this was comparable to what the «vet» as saying he was going to charge me (no, thanks!). By the way, the staff… the sweetest bunch of people you can have helping you through your pet’s «stuff». Thanks, El Cid. Gigi and I will be here soon for her post surgery check-​up!

Dr. Garcia was my prior dog’s vet from 2000 – 2011. Dr. Garcia is fantastic, he always takes the time to do a full workup for any major problems, provides good information and education to pet parents, and is realistic about treatment outcomes.
Dr. Garcia’s staff is also great, they know you and your pet by name, will accomodate short noticed appointments in an emergency. The staff are all kind and gentle with the pets.
One of the worst days of my life was when I had to put my dog down. Dr. Garcia was so kind and generous in explaining the cancer diagnosis, how much time the dog had left, how the dog might act and when I should put him down. His advice was spot on.
Our new dog is also going to Dr. Garcia and the treatment and service is a good as ever.
I would give El Cid Animal Clinic and Dr. Garcia 4 and a half stars, deducting half a star b/​c I did not care for the stand in vet and El Cid Animal Clinic is on the more expensive side (but you get what you pay for).

Dr. Garcia’s staff falls in love with every pet they take care of. Everyone in the clinic is a professional. They sit on the phone with me for over an hour every time I call. My puppy is a klutz and a bit accident prone.
At 4 months old my pup tripped pulled a muscle in his leg. I freaked out and took him to a emergency clinic. The next day when I took him to El Cid Dr. Garcia walked me through all of the possibilities that could be at issue and FIRST suggested that I give him some rest. Dr. Garcia has NEVER recommended surgery as a first option and even the ONE time we contemplated surgery he opted to first take an x-​ray to determine if it was absolutely necessary.
On another occasion my pup was becoming sick from Ekubena, Blue Buffalo and other pet foods. Dr. Garcia recommended a veterinary food that turns out is PERFECT for my pup because he stopped having runny poops and throwing up bi weekly.
Another good thing that sets Dr. Garcia apart from most animal clinics is that he does not make drugs for the pets in his facility or order them from pet
. because a vet is NOT a pharmacist they should not make the drugs for the dogs on their own. Also pet meds occasionally sells expired medication that could harm your pet. Garcia works with two local pet compounding pharmacies to get medication that is fresh, safe and prepared by an expert, not a vet trying to increase profit margins.
My mother recommended Dr. Garcia to me because she has been bringing her dog there for 2 years. I’ve been with Dr. Garcia for a little over a year and he and his staff are the most considerate and reasonably priced vet around. Also he insisted i sign up for pet insurance with covers 90% of the visits to his facility.
El Cid is worth me driving past 20 vets from Delray Beach to West Palm to treat my pup. If you are considering this vet you are in safe hands!

We have been going to Dr Garcia for the last 5 years. He is the best vet we have had, in our pet’s lifetime.
Only once when Dr, Garcia was on vacation, we were not very happy with the «stand in» doctor. This has only happened once with us in the 5 years. The clinic did offer a specialist for us to see and we were glad with their care and prognosis. So for us, we know we prefer Dr. Garcia. His staff is always nice, and accommodating.
Recently, one of our pets had to be put to rest, they accommodated us on short notice and Dr. Garcia, was so gentle and considerate, he explained to us what to anticipate, and it helped us go through this very difficult procedure. We will always be grateful, for his kindness, sincerity and support.

I only gave the El Cid Animal Clinic one star because you have to give them something. I took my dog there a few months ago because he was limping. Dr. Garcia discussed with me that my dog suffered from a torn ACEL and will require extensive surgery to repair the muscle. He even showed me by demonstrating the weak area of my dog’s hind leg, and then had a model the joints and showed me where the «weak link» in his demonstration.
I was distraught and concerned at having my one-​year old labradoodle go under the knife so early — in addition, shelling out $ 2K was not something I looked forward to doing, but would gladly do so if my dog needed it. I went to a small animal orthopedic surgeon specialist for a second opinion. She said he just needs rest, and suffered from a strained a muscle — much like humans do when we overexert ourselves.
I gave my dog some all-​natural calming pills per her recommendation, and let him rest with short walks, etc., for about a week or two and he was perfectly fine after that. I discussed this story with a neighbor of mine who also had Dr. Garcia recommend that his dog get her ACL repaired for $ 5K. He got a second opinion, and that vet said the same thing my specialist said. Rest, no overexertion and within 2 – 3 weeks, the pet should be fine. This vet was right as well.
Long story short, Dr. Garcia is a crook and plays on the heartstrings of pet owners. Obviously I want to make sure my pet is well-​cared for, but for him to suggest surgery is probably one of the cruelest things you can do to a perfectly healthy pet.
DO NOT take your pet here.