VCA Southside Animal Hospital

****Update**** Unfortunately we will have to find a new clinic to take my fur babies ......after years of coming here, the change in staff and techs has subsided so I will be taking my loved ones to Tempe Veterinary Clinic per recommendation from a previous staff member at this clinic.......First time doing this so if there's a boo-boo sorry I mean to give you five amazing stars. I really appreciate the way you care for my little ones. from clipping their nails or having a procedure done you thoroughly explain the reason. Your office is so thoughtful, so caring.Thank you for everything.

posted: 01/05/2025

The service provided by the vet tech was wonderful! Super kind and gentle with my cat. While prices are a bit steep it’s just the cost of doing business.

posted: 04/08/2024

I took my dog to see a vet because my dog was having trouble walking and was not eating. My sister had taken him previously and they had mentioned that he had arthritis so I wanted to see what we could do. He was not doing so good and I was really scared. When we went we were assigned to Dr. Weinstein, the assistant was really nice and helpful but when the Dr came in, he literally just patted him and looked at him and said ok he’s doing really good, then he left and the assistant came back with pills that cost be about $500. I asked what the heck? What’s wrong with him and what the pills are for, there was no explanation. The assistant apologized and I paid what I had to and we left. We had to put my dog down 2 weeks later because his pain was unbearable, he wasn’t walking anymore, he didn’t eat, the pills did absolutely nothing, he couldn’t even get up. I’m heart broken and I can’t believe this actually happen. Please do not go here and if you do, by any means do not get Dr. Weinstein.

posted: 04/16/2025

EDIT: Southside used to be the best, but ever since whatever company bought them, they've gone into a nosedive. Took one of our hounds there recently and they couldn't even be bothered to call us back...THREE TIMES!! DESPITE SPENDING ALMOST 600 BUCKS!! There are still some great people there, but this place is barely a memory of what it used to be. I do NOT recommend. Original review from YEARS ago: Southside is our absolute go-to. We have retired racing greyhounds and they are the best in town for the hounds. They don't just work with hounds, though! We brought our Boston Terriers here, too. They're awesome with all breeds and HIGHLY recommended!

posted: 11/18/2023

Scheduled an appointment for 8 am. There was a traffic jam on the I17 and a 30 minute drive turned into an hour. I tried calling at 7:58 and the phones weren’t turned on. I tried calling again at 8 through 8:12 still the phones weren’t turned on. They finally turned them on at 8:13 and when I said I apologize there was much heavier than normal traffic and I was 3 minutes away they said that they gave away the appointment to a walk in and you aren’t allowed to be more than 10 minutes late. Nowhere that I’ve been able to find do they have the late policy posted and they don’t bother having the phones on to take calls until almost 15 minutes after they open in the morning. Also if you miss an appointment they cancel any vouchers you might have and charge you the full appointment fee to reschedule.

posted: 04/03/2025