Residents of San Diego, California trust 4 Paws Animal Hospital for their pet care needs. This veterinary practice specializes in routine pet wellness services. We encourage you to contact the location directly to verify address, hours of operation, and service offerings prior to arrival.
5 Reviews on “4 Paws Animal Hospital”
Review is for vet Morgan Thomas only. Rest of staff (Craig & other techs, front staff Carla & Gina, etc) are wonderful. Have been coming here for 15 years with 3 dogs, 1 cat. Dr. Barnes built a wonderful clinic but unfortunately when he retired several months ago it has now gone downhill and I would not recommend taking your pet there.
I have been a nurse for 30 years and have always felt that people in any medical profession (for people or animals) should be ‘called’ to that profession because they care and want to help. Morgan Thomas seems called only to the almighty dollar. I took my cat there on a Saturday for diarrhea, lethargy, loss of appetite and dehydration. $1000, labs, fluids and xray later I was sent home with antibiotics and told I would be called with test results, and that xray results would come from outside and could take 5 days (apparently Morgan slept thru the basic radiology portion of vet school). On Tuesday my cat was doing worse, so called 4 Paws three times to get lab results, no return call ever despite calls again on Wednesday (apparently Morgan doesn’t care enough after getting paid to spend 5 minutes on a phone call to worried animal parent). Went to a different vet and received a phone call within 10 minutes with results of ‘mass in the stomach’ and to go to animal ER. Will never go back to 4 Paws; while waiting for Morgan to summon a moment of caring and notify me my cat could die before that happens.
4 Paws is the best!! I can only speak for my own experience, but the hospital manager Ally and all of the hospital staff have always been very kind and we felt more than comfortable leaving our pup in their care. I recommend 4 Paws to friends and family all the time!
We adopted a shelter dog that began to show some concerning health symptoms. The shelter gives you a free certificate to be seen at a vet and 4Paws was on the list. We had previously lost a dog in a traumatic way to a similar symptom, so we were scared that this doggie was heading down that same path. Dr Morgan Thomas met with me and gave our girl a calm and thorough check up. She was slow… methodical… she gave the situation great care and thought. She understood our fears and was probably the most compassionate vet I have ever encountered. I didn’t feel like she was trying to rush through the appointment at all. Our dog turned out to be healthy (aside from some serious weight loss that needed to happen!) and Dr Thomas made suggestions, and offered support and spent a really long time with us given the situation. More time than someone with a "free check up" was probably entitled to.
We got all the recommended tests… a prescription diet food… and a heartworm flea pill. The support staff there is also fantastic. Really kind and professional.
My only last question… how come my dog gets a better doctor than I do?
Its been 3 weeks since the appointment an Miss Beru has lost 3.6lbs
Yesterday I had the dreaded experience of having to say goodbye to my furry kiddo, Hopi. It was a devastating day for me and he was rapidly worsening. The scheduled in-home euthanasia service wouldn’t be able to make it on time to help ease Hopi’s transition. This clinic was amazing. I called and they helped Hopi within 10-15 mins. They were very kind and empathetic toward us. I truly believe we were meant to come to this place and wish I would have known about them sooner. I am forever grateful.
I recently took my dog to VCA 4 Paws to have his ear infection examined one week ago. Prior to scheduling a follow-up appointment, I was told by the VCA staff that the cost would be $33. However, when I arrived for the appointment today, I was disappointed to learn that the cost had increased to over $80 without any prior notice. As a result, I had to cancel the follow-up appointment and take my dog home. It was frustrating and upsetting to have been given inaccurate information about the cost, especially after taking time off work and making the effort to bring my dog back for the appointment.