El Camino Veterinary Hospital

We drove 2 hours to this vet for emergency surgery for our black lab because our local emergency vet wanted to charge 5 times the price. This place is incredible. After surgery we had a couple follow up issues, and the level of care and genuine consideration for our pup and us was truly rare to see these days. These people put your pets first, go above and beyond, even showed up on a day off for us to pick him up, and you can really tell that they care about your pet's well being above all else. This is the gold standard for what a vet should be.

posted: 02/02/2025

Dr. Goodwein had a heck of a time figuring out why our dog was so sick, but she did some tests and got him on some meds and did figure it out and he's doing amazingly well now. She didn't suggest random expensive unnecessary tests like some vets do. She always takes plenty of time to explain things in a way I can understand and go over instructions. I've never felt like I was a burden even when I called to check in to see if the lab had results yet. The staff is always friendly and genuinely care. We love this office. It hasn't cost an arm and a leg even though we had many visits when our boy got sick. They also do cheap vaccination clinic days.

posted: 02/21/2025

Dr. Ramos, Dr. Leton & Dr. Tarica are helping me with my sweet border collie puppy Sugar. She has a congenital heart defect from birth. All of the staff and doctors are fantastic, patient, caring, knowledgeable and the prices are very affordable. I love that they are so dedicated even during our hot and smokey summer. The best thing is they offer curbside service during these crazy Corona times. They are so warm and professional my puppy even loves coming here! Thanks a million El Camino Vet Hospital!

posted: 09/22/2020

I have been using El Camino Veterinary since 2014. My dog, Sir William Cornelius the first, was treated for multiple issues on seperate occasions and misdiagnosed multiple times Those misdiagnosis were accompanied by astounding fees at Atascadero Pet hospital. I spoke with an excellent vet out of the area and she directed me to Dr Leton (spelling?) at el camino vet. She diagnosed Willy with Cushing’s syndrome and I can say that was 100% the accurate diagnosis. After 2 years of continued symptoms that perfectly aligned with the syndrome, he did end up needing to be put down at only 6 years old. Although it was a heartbreaking outcome, they absolutely did the best they could. We made almost weekly visits his last few months but Dr Leton, Dr Ramos, all of the vet techs and support staff were so wonderful, supportive and helpful. They loved Willy and treated him so well (even letting him stay in the vets office when he was feeling very stressed and overly expressing that stress as he often did -he was quite the vocal pitty-Rhodesian cross…. ) Cushing’s syndrome is a complex disease and and in learning and reading about it in depth, I am very confident in all the care and treatments they provided. The vets often reached out to specialists all over the country to support his care. I cannot say enough good things about El Camino Vet. A few weeks after Willy passed, another amazing dog came into my life. Unknown to me when he came home, he had valley fever. So I continued my regular visits at El Camino Vet with Lt. Leroy Conrad Drooly-face. Again, he and I were given great care through months of treatments. I love that the vets at this facility are so knowledgeable and helped educate me on my dogs diagnosis as well as provide great directions for care so that I didn’t feel helpless. The time they gave to educate was & is so appreciated. When I expressed how helpless I felt at home when I could see how bad Leroy was feeling sick, Dr Leton gave me directions on making doggy super foods at home to help Leroy feel better. Whether it helped him or not, it helped me. It was powerful advice, helping me feel like I was doing the best I could for him. I don’t think you could ask for better- a vet that provides care like this to their animal patients and owner clients. Love, love , love this team at El Camino Veterinary Hospital.

posted: 07/04/2024

We've been going to El Camino Veterinary hospital for a long time now. I've been very happy and impressed with their care there. Recently we had to have one of our precious kitties put down due to illness causing poor quality of life and pain. When we called they got us in immediately. We were of course very sad and crying. They have a special area for this which was very comforting. I was so very impressed with their empathy and kindness in this matter. They were so kind and caring to our little kitty and to us making it so much easier to go through such a sad time. I couldn't be more thankful to have such wonderful people to care for our animals and us.

posted: 10/20/2024