David Gantenbein

4.9 (78 reviews)
1326 W Ave N, Palmdale, CA 93551, USA

Hours

Monday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sunday Closed

How to Save on Veterinary Costs at David Gantenbein

Preventive care

Routine wellness exams can help identify health issues early, often before they become more serious or expensive to treat. Regular checkups are one of the most effective ways to manage long term veterinary costs.

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Consider pet insurance

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Getting to Know Your Veterinarian

Choosing a veterinarian is an important decision for pet parents. A strong vet relationship is built on trust, communication, and understanding your pet’s individual needs.

Experience

Ask whether the clinic has experience treating your specific type of pet, since care can vary between dogs, cats, and pocket pets.

Emergency Care Procedures

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Breed Specific Health Considerations

Some breeds may be more prone to certain health conditions. Early awareness can help with prevention and early treatment.

Facility Tour

If available, touring the clinic can help you and your pet feel more comfortable before the first visit.


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Reviews from Google

4.9

78 reviews

Everyone is very friendly and helpful. The ladies up front are super sweet. The Veterinarians are all very knowledgeable and patient. Parking is always available. Here's Chia waiting on her Veterinarian to come in. She's never happy to be here. This last visit Dr.Burch really took the time to let her settle. She seemed to be calm towards the end of her visit. We have done dental, blood work, vaccines, and regular check ups here with no problem. It's pricey compared to other places but worth the price.

Jun 7, 2022

I love Dr Dave, he is the sweetest and so caring and Gentle with our dogs. He always answers all my crazy questions with patience and best of all gets my dogs back to being healthy. Love him ❤

Aug 26, 2021

Dr. Dave is absolutely knowledgeable, professional, kind and caring‼️‼️‼️🙏🙏🙏 His beautiful wife Janice, is also amazing with our fur babies as their fantastisc trainer‼️‼️‼️🌹🌹🌹

Dec 9, 2024

We started here by taking our older Great Dane he was wonderful with her we have gone back with our second one and now with our cat next week it'll be an appointment with our other cat. Love Dr Dave absolutely adore him! We are new out here and I have tried five vets literally and this is the one I'm going to stick with. It's clean it's peaceful there is never been a long wait and I feel as though the prices are more than fair.

Sep 2, 2024

The best vet in the Antelope Valley, hands down. I'd even bring myself here for treatment if I could. The staff here have saved one of my cat's eyes with emergency surgery for a brutal ulcer. They even gave me a cost-effective recovery plan for a stray cat I rescued when another vet wanted close to one thousand dollars for surgery and bandages for his pavement-burned paws. Dr. Lennox said we'd have the same results with daily Epsom salt baths to clean his paws, and she was right. Let that sink in—they could have played on my emotions to get me to fork out hundreds of dollars, but opted to give me an at-home treatment that cost less than $20. Excellent staff all around. You won't go wrong bringing your animals here.

Jan 14, 2025