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    Bruce K Carlson, DVM

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Pet vaccinations

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    San Gabriel Animal Hospital - Zagu, Baby Chung, and Kira

    San Gabriel Animal Hospital

    (457 reviews)

    Dr. K is a highly compassionate vet who truly cares about his patients. He provides exceptional…read morecare for my special needs dog and offers very reasonable pricing. When one of my dogs was diagnosed with a brain tumor, he immediately arranged a specialist and even offered support after hours. We no longer live in San Gabriel, but we still travel back to see him because we trust him completely.

    Dr. K and staff are the best! I came here because my vet told me to find another vet who can do an…read moreultrasound for my cat's problem. Now, I ended up switching vets to Dr. K. I'll be taking all 4 cats and husky to Dr. K now. From my experience with other vets and Dr. K, I can tell that Dr. K really cares about the pets, and it's not just another dollar sign in his eyes. He is very knowledgeable and takes his time to explain things to you. I don't feel rushed when I'm talking to him. Other vets I've talked to, I feel that they just want to give my pets treatment, and want me to leave asap so they can get to the next patient/$$$ in their pockets. I did not feel this at SGAH. My cat was in for surgery, and after I dropped her off at 8:00 AM, I didn't hear back all day, even past their closing time of 6:00 PM. I was worried that something may have gone wrong. I received a call a couple of hours after they closed, telling me that they decided to perform the surgery on my cat at the very end of the day, so Dr. K can make sure he is not rushed, and doesn't miss anything. Unfortunately, he said my cat's vitals were dropping during the surgery, and he had to close up my cat asap. He got a biopsy of the liver, which was the primary goal, but he also wanted to check out other things, like the gallbladder, while he was in there, but he didn't have enough time since my cat's vitals were dropping during surgery. I'm glad that my cat survived the surgery. I feel that if my other vet performed this surgery, my cat would not have made it out alive. Dr. K was at SGAH performing surgery on my cat a couple of hours past their closing time (even some of his staff were there until 8:30 PM! when I picked up my cat). This right here says that he cares about your pets as just as much as you do. If not, he would have either rushed surgery or postponed it until the next day, etc. This shows that Dr. K doesn't clock out when 6:00 PM hits. He is there until all of his obligations for that day are completed. I'm grateful for Dr. K and the staff. Dr. K is very knowledgeable, friendly, and compassionate. His staff is also knowledgeable, friendly, and welcoming. SGAH's rates are very fair and reasonable, which is why they are always busy!

    Vet Villa Animal Hospital

    Vet Villa Animal Hospital

    (455 reviews)

    Dr. Bailey Hand is very thorough and takes the time to clearly explain treatment options. She…read moreshares a lot of helpful knowledge and information, which really made me feel informed and at ease. Her assistant is kind, patient, and detail-oriented. The clinic environment is clean, calm, and relaxing. I'm very happy we found Vet Villa and Dr Bailey Hand for our dog Nova.

    We took our 2 dogs to Vet Villa for over 3 years for both routine and acute medical issues. So I…read morecan speak extensively to the quality of care provided over time. Some of the vets are good, others not so much. We finally decided to switch to a new practice after experiencing enough errors and lapses in care to realize our dogs are not safe receiving care at Vet Villa. I strongly recommend avoiding Vet Villa. 1) Vet Villa prescribed Carprofen flavored tablets to our dog for a painful condition. We were not instructed to keep the bottle far out of reach. The dog found the pill bottle, chewed through the plastic, ate all the pills and suffered an accidental overdose. This led to 2 emergency vet visits, gastrointestinal toxicity that kept us up all night for 5 nights, and large out of pocket costs. But we are glad our dog is still alive. The emergency vet told us they always counsel pet parents to keep this medication bottle far away from the pet, and that they have seen multiple similar overdoses. Vet Villa did not acknowledge my feedback to change their counseling practices to prevent this from happening to others in the future. 2) A skin biopsy was performed in a completely inappropriate fashion by a veterinarian who acted as if she had never evaluated a skin lesion before. I can speak to this because I am a practicing dermatologist. The vet's approach as she examined reminded me of a first year medical student evaluating a condition for the first time. I did not contradict the vet's recommendation and gave it a chance. After all, I am a human doctor, what do I know about veterinary care. As expected, the results returned inconclusive due to the incorrect sampling method. The out of pocket cost was significant. 3) Bloodwork was lost and had to be re-drawn -- no explanation for why it was lost. 4) The practice's own pharmacy does not share prescription records with the office. I was asked in a very accusatory way to provide proof of a prescription that had been continuously refilled by Vet Villa using their own pharmacy for several years.

    Veterinary Healthcare Center

    Veterinary Healthcare Center

    (530 reviews)

    I have been taking my dog with Dr. Robert Odama, he was nothing but patient with him. My dog had…read moremajor surgery elsewhere but taken to this veterinary for aftercare and everyone was very helpful and patient with his recovery. Recently my dog was diagnosed with something and Dr. Odama kept me informed and will call me to check up on my dog. I recommend this veterinary you can't put a price on good service and kind people.

    The vets and nurses here are great, but there's a serious issue with the front desk. I checked in…read morefor a 10:00 am walk-in appointment and arrived exactly at 10:00 am. Another client arrived right after me at 10:03 am, and a third arrived at 10:13 am, early for this 11:00 am appointment. We all expected to wait since we were walk-ins, but the client who checked in at 10:13 am and wasn't scheduled until 11:00 am was called in ahead of us. When we asked what happened, the front desk claimed he "checked in earlier," even though both I and the other 10:00 am walk-in had arrived well before him. I later learned they didn't check me into the system until 10:26 am, and they checked in the other 10:00 am walk-in after that. There was no apology or clear explanation, just excuses, including saying that technicians sometimes see dogs "based on preference," which was concerning to hear. I wasn't seen until 12:55 pm. The medical staff is kind, but the reception process needs major improvement. An acknowledgment of their error and inaccurate check-in procedures would have made a difference.

    Bruce K Carlson, DVM - vet - Updated May 2026

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