ARCHVET Animal Hospital

Wished I had read the reviews before we took our dog here for an injured leg. He's in excruciating pain and it's been 5 days they still haven't given us an estimate. I've called everyday and everyday it's a different excuse. Yesterday they were finally working on it. Called again today only to be told with attitude that they have several notes that I've called and it will be emailed once it's done. Now they say their busy 🙄. They clearly only care about charging $700 for xrays. If you love your pet take them somewhere else Well, just after I posted this....received the estimate for $11,000 for what they guess is a torn CCL (ACL on humans) like others have said it's all about the money. Sad and despicable

posted: 06/04/2023

Please for your pets sake do not come here ever!!!!! Please go someplace else. Prioritize money over saving lives, do not go there. Won’t even look at your dying pet unless you give them cash first. It’s an emergency and every second counts they should always talk about the cost after the fact. I’ve been to many vets and this is always how it’s handled. Then they are supposed to offer you care credit which is a credit line used if you can’t pay it out of pocket in that moment but they won’t even do that. Some sort of payment plan is always available at any professional doctors office. Not this one though. They are in the wrong profession because to them this is a business. There are ways to get your employees paid and to offer proper medical attention to animals in need. Shut down if you have no idea how to raise funding, let people that actually care be in charge. You need to get paid then go work anywhere else but don’t act like you care about animals.

posted: 09/09/2022

This place likes to take advantage of people. They tried to charge us $22,000 for a $2,000 surgery. Be aware that the prices are much too high. There's nothing more to the story.

posted: 03/22/2023

What's with all the bad reviews?? I've been taking my dog here for 7 years, and Archvet is the only vet I trust in the Bay Area. I haven't lived in San Jose in years, yet I still come back and always get a second opinion from Archvet. Whether it be with Dr. Tal or any of the other vets we've seen, the quality of care is there. Dr. Fischer & Dr. Diaz have been the most recent vets and they are awesome. Professional, kind, and very detail oriented. Yes, it's more expensive than other vets, but out of the 6 other animal hospitals I've taken my dog to in SF & East Bay etc, Archvet is the ONLY one that does not upsell you with unnecessary procedures and the ONLY one that actually diagnoses the issues (they take the time to test and are conservative with their recommendations). They do not immediately jump to the most expensive solutions and they actually prescribe the appropriate medicine for your pet. Other cheaper vets may have a lower exam fee, but trust me they will try to swindle you with unnecessary upsells. Archvet does not and you get an honest recommendation from them. Example: My dog is a low-rider (short legs, long back) and has had back problems - other vets will prescribe tranquilizers that don't address the pain, but Archvet will prescribe the right medication, i.e. NSAIDs, and my dog feels better. The staff are absolutely incredible as well - responsive, friendly, and very detail oriented. They have the operations of this place down to a tee! You don't wait forever, they come back with estimates immediately, and the exam rooms are always so clean (not a pet hair in sight). If you can afford it, you should take your pet here. The quality of care is here and I trust the staff at this hospital with my pets. And if you don't already, get pet insurance! This will help with the cost.

posted: 11/30/2022

I’d like to sincerely thank Archvet staff and doctors!! Our 14 week puppy, Bre, got into an accident while in our backyard the morning of thanksgiving and was bleeding profusely from her teeth. One of her teeth broke off and several other teeth in the front were fractured. We called multiple emergency places but no one would take dental emergency. Finally we called archvet and they took us in immediately. They gave us treatment options within 30 minutes and took the puppy in for surgery. The doctor worked until 4pm on thanksgiving to extract 6 fractured teeth from my puppy. Because of their kindness and generosity, my puppy Bre is doing well - happy and healthy! Thank you so much team!!!

posted: 11/27/2022