St. Francis Animal Hospital

Came in as new patient with middle age large breed dog. Definitely felt like they wanted to take the time and care for my boy. Everyone was careful to make him comfortable and feel safe. Reasonable prices. They took biopsy and looked at it in house so I knew immediately the tumors had no cancer cells, that saved several days of worry. This will be our veterinarian going forward.

We have used St. Francis several times. This last time was for an emergency with our dog. They worked diligently to get her stable. All of the staff did an excellent job helping us, from check-ins to keep us up to date, to the compassionate diagnosis. I would highly recommend them to care for any of your pets. ❤️

Oliver started having tremors, so we went to St. Francis got there, and they came right out and took him back. They knew exactly what to do. The staff was very informative and showed Oliver and us compassion. Thank you Dr. Julian and her wonderful Nurse Jessi. They even gave us a carrier to use because we forgot ours.

These guys are my 2nd vet experience in the area, and I will say they made me feel so much more at ease, and cared about. I just took my dog to St. Francis in orchards on sunday around 9am and really loved our vet, the team, and the experience. I feel the price we had for an urgent care visit, feberal cool down procedure, labs, IV fluids, 4 medications, a quick multi spot shave down, and the exam was very reasonable. They were kind and gentle with enki (despite him screaming to the rooftops they weren't- hes a little dramatic). They also got me in rather quickly even being a walk in. I was so impressed I am doing my follow up and making them my permanent vet going forward. They treated me kindly, understood my financial limitations and worked with me in a way that still provided top notch care to my little man who is already feeling so much better! Thank you for helping Enki so he can run around, give all the kisses, work hard, and play just as hard.

I want to gate keep this business because of the positive experience with my kitty here. There was no upselling. Don’t let aesthetics be a reason and carefully look at other reasons for reviews. I about the added expense to package things pretty instead of focusing on the health of your companion. It is clean, staff are friendly, and you are helped. It came highly recommended by a family member and does not break the bank at a time like this. My cat is doing very well and the treatment plan was explained very well. It has never been explained how a care plan was staffed with other providers at another hospital. This is very important in medicine. Doing it is common, but I’ve never had it shared how a care plan is formed and the reasoning behind it. This afforded the opportunity to get a second opinion if I chose with a clear reason why. I will return with my other companions as needed.

Our cat Jaz had a problem with severely ingrown toe nails. Due to a misunderstanding on our side we came as new patients without an appointment and the staff accommodated us within an hour. Rachel checked Jaz’s vitals very gently and Dr.Trey gave us a very reasonable cost estimate and took care of her problems. Within an hour a happy, slightly sedated cat and her humans went home, knowing where our furry kids will receive great care in the future.

I will NEVER return to this clinic. My otherwise healthy cat had a minor health scare so I took her in. They absolutely insisted on taking her blood pressure and tacked on a charge of $50 for it. They insisted her blood pressure was so elevated she needed medication and I had to come back in just a few weeks. The first concerning thing was they had to remove my cat to a staff only area just to do the blood pressure check. We were in a comfy exam room and had decompressed from the car ride over. I was not allowed to be with her for the check, and she gets extremely stressed out with strangers. It turns out her blood pressure was only in the range of "stressed out at the vet away from owner" levels. Yet they slapped on the label of hypertension anyway. But the follow up visit was the final straw. She was taken from me again, this time without time to decompress. She was making sounds I have never heard from her and I've had her for 14 years. They never discussed her stress levels, her temperament, or any thing else with me. The tech who brought her out (different from the one who'd taken her) tried to push me into putting her on a daily regimen for gabapentin, then trying to correct to "just for visits" when I refused. When I continued to refuse, I was told it may become necessary for future visits. Just jumping from absolutely nothing to extreme stress sedation. Not even having me there to help calm her down or a longer visit for follow ups for time to calm down. The vet I saw at the initial visit saw and even commented on how calm and well behaved my cat was when she was with me. Not even a grumble or a hiss during the exam. Supposedly a different vet declared her in need of medication, but I never spoke to him myself. The only word I can think of is horrified. Not just by the sounds made and the utter lack of compassion, but that they're so quick to jump to extreme measures. Not even a chance to say hey, if I'm with her she'll probably be okay. Add in a little cheese or a catnip toy and she probably won't even notice you're doing anything. But no. It was just "Hand her over, if she doesn't behave, knock her out."