Petaluma Veterinary Hospital

A wonderful team of veterinarians, veterinarian techs and front office team. I have taken my cats there for check-ups, basic + serious health issue and had to put 2 of my cats to sleep in the last 6 years. The love and compassion to animals is so present. I knew I was in the best care for both me and my cats. Highly recommend!

posted: 06/05/2023

Petaluma Veterinary Hospital is the best. My cat, Fluffy is 19 years old with health issues. Dr. Smith is very thoughtful in how she approaches this stage in Fluffy's life, with quality as our #1 goal, and Fluffy has responded extremely well. The staff and techs are all top notch and caring. Fluffy is living her best life thank to them all. I would highly recommend.

posted: 06/06/2023

I'd like to preface that my cat received perfectly fine care when he was a patient here. Unfortunately, when the time came for us to make the very difficult and painful decision to put him down, the whole process was handled so poorly and with such little empathy, two stars feels generous at best. Long story short, we were told that our cat would have to be tested for rabies before being euthanized because he had nicked me on my hand a few days before. It was a small bite and did not even bleed. Also, this was an indoor cat of 16 years. He did not have rabies. The vet tech went on to describe how the test would be conducted, which sounded like a form of torture. Our other option was to go home and quarantine our cat for 8 days (after already trying to emotionally prepare ourselves for the past three days). Neither option was acceptable to us and we demanded they figure something else out right then and there. After waiting about 45 minutes to an hour (in our car, this was during Covid) we were finally told that if we make a statement to animal control that we do not want him tested for rabies, we can proceed with euthanasia, which is what we ended up doing. This all could have been avoided if we were asked over the phone when scheduling the procedure if our cat had bitten anyone. Just a very disappointing experience that made an already difficult situation needlessly worse.

posted: 04/26/2023

Petaluma Veterinary Hospital has been my vet for decades, through multiple cats and multiple vets. We have aging cats, both with health issues and Dr. K. and Dr. Smith have taken such good care of us that it almost feels like they’re family. I recommend them heartily!

posted: 05/01/2023

Dr. Smith is the best vet I have ever used. Cali (my 4 year-old lab) and I are with her for the long haul! She is amazing!!

posted: 05/28/2023