VCA La Mirada Animal Hospital

I rescued 2 sick kittens. The next day I called VCA La Mirada and they were able to get me in that morning. I have used a different popular vet in Whitter for a while, but over the years it has been harder and harder to get in, not to mention the cost of this vet. I was so happy to be able to take the kittens in immediately. The office was so clean and the staff was amazing. I was not rushed and every thing was explained in detail. The office was also able to give some resources for the kittens and their feral parents. It was a refreshing change from vets in the past. I even received a follow up text to see how the kittens were doing (never had this before). The cost was also very manageable. Thanks La MIrada VCA :)

This place and the staff are awesome. My baby Bubbers passed away suddenly at home on 6/12/23. He was my whole whole world for 9yrs. I was devastated. Heartbroken and sobbing I brought my baby to VCA La Mirada animal hospital. Right away staff tended to me and took me to a private room where they had me sign some papers for his cremation. Then they let me kiss my baby and say goodbye. A few minutes later they brought me my babies favorite stuffed animal that was in the basket with him. A week later I was called he was ready to be picked up. When I got there they brought him out to me in a cute little bag. When I got to the car I opened the bag there was a beautiful little cedar box with an engraved name plate on it with his ashes inside. a certificate with his name. They also gave me a little ceramic disk that they made with his paw print and a stand for display. And a little package of forget-me-not seeds. To top it off they had the best price of all the other places I called. If you have a pet /family member this is the place to bring them. Thank you VCA. 5 stars.

I'd give no stars if it were possible... Please reconsider taking your pets somewhere else VCA La Mirada should be ashamed of themselves. The medical director Dr. Marlyn Girgis has proven herself to be not only incompetent but ignorant and should not be able to practice veterinary medicine. She prescribed a medicine to a cat that is very well known in the veterinary world of medicine to be very dangerous without taking extreme caution in the administration of it. Not only did she neglect to inform the patient of this but she denied it after the fact that this was the issue. Dr. Girgis has caused this family extreme financial strife to try and save their pets life. Who will now be changed forever because of the pure ignorance of neglect for the animal's welfare. The medicine was given not as a last alternative but for a preventive measure. It was in no means or way necessary. When the patient did their research they were assured their pets illness was due to the medication. When questioned to the doctor, Dr. Girgis plainly ignored them and instead charged them a lot of money for unnecessary testing. Since then, other veterinarians and specialists have confirmed that Dr. Girgis indeed should have never prescribed this to their pet and filed malpractice suit against her. This whole situation should have never of happened. At the very least VCA and Dr. Girgis should try to rectify what they can at this point but that has not happened. It has been a nightmare. So please, I urge you to highly reconsider you go elsewhere. Do your research. We have to be our pet's advocate.

I write this review to educate and forewarn any current or future clients of VCA La Mirada of the incompetence, malpractice and ignorance of their medical director, Dr. Marlyn Girgis. Having placed my trust in the hands of a professional, Dr. Girgis prescribed a very dangerous medication as a “preventative measure” for my pet. Should I have been properly educated on the dangers of this medication, I would have NEVER risked putting my pet on this medication. When brought to her attention, Dr. Girgis ignorantly and brazenly denied the medication as the cause of my pet’s complications. Consequently, after taking my pet to another VCA for further testing, their VERY OWN doctors and surgeons confirmed my pet’s complications were the direct result of the medication and the incompetence of Dr. Girgis. What’s very upsetting is that the dangers of this medication and it’s use are common knowledge in the veterinary medical world. Yet, Dr. Girgis seemed to be completely ignorant or, even worse, suspiciously dismissive of her choice to use that medicine. This is extremely worrisome, given the fact she is the medical director. Consequently, the result of her malpractice has left us heartbroken and financially debilitated to undo the harm she has caused my pet and all who were involved. Given the direct and undeniable facts that her incompetence has destroyed my life and forever debilitated my pet’s life, VCA La Mirada has done NOTHING to even try to resolve the situation. Dr. Girgis and VCA La Mirada should be ashamed of themselves for their lack of professionalism, incompetence and lack of care/common knowledge in practicing veterinary medicine.

Beware: this is very much FOR-Profit business. As I read in other reviews, if you can't pay, then there is NO compassion. Our dog was cared for by this vet at this location prior to our adopting the rescue. Soooo they have records and previous examination. But this vet won't give any information on this dog unless we pay for lots of bloodwork and x-rays. And of course this dog does not qualify for the wellness program because she has problems... ok what problems??? They won't give me that info. So I ask well, you have a senior wellness package that is much more expensive every month for the senior dog. How many senior dogs do NOT have health issues?? But I was informed that my dog won't qualify. Why does my dog not qualify. I am really shocked. Why do they help with rescues when they won't care about the animal once its adopted? Oh wait at their very high and full price they will? One can only speculate why they bother with rescues. They can't even give suggestions for lower cost vet care when asked. Beware...