This is the ONLY vet hospital I entrust my beloved animals to be seen and cared for. Dr. Sollinger and staff are exceptional and always go above and beyond. Questions are answered and I know my pets are lovingly looked after while there for exams or tests! Their facilities are also exceedingly clean, and the waiting area is a good size for their clientele. read more

My babies get checked here. Super friendly staff. All the Vets that are on staff always take their time with my babies. We have been going here for the last few years and are happy with the service. Thank you so much for keeping my babies healthy and thriving! Felix ( 15 year old blind sr citizen) Princess Leah ( 6 year old, crazy girl) read more

Lakeside Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - Folsom, California

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Both my dog and I love the vet and staff at Lakeside Pet Hospital. Am willing to drive 40 minutes one-way to get here.

Front desk girl was extremely rude. The vet called and was super kind, but she was very defensive with me when I called to follow up on a prescription. read more

Brought in both my cats. They were in bad condition. They're life savers. They work hard to meet budget limits. But try to get pet insurance. They can only cover so much. Thanks again, they're doing much better. read more

We recently moved to El Dorado Hills from the San Diego area. Our pup had the same vet for her entire life until we moved up here. Needless to say we wanted to find a vet that provided the same quality of care and "bedside manner" we had previously. We tried one place prior to Lakeside and were extremly disappointed by the entire office including the doctor. After hearing some good things about Lakeside we decided to give them a try. From the moment we walked in we could sense they were exactly what we were looking for. Everyone from the front office staff to the tech to the doctor were so gentle and caring with our girl. Dr. Sollinger took his time listening and learning Gracie's history and was just great with her. Although we've only had one visit thus far we feel a great sense of relief having found them. I've also heard very positive things about Dr Kaplow. read more

Dr. Sollinger is amazing! Our dog has a ton of allergies and Dr. Sollinger helped us to figure this out within 3 months and got him on a regular skincare and food regimen that helps immensely. He's so good with our dog and so communicative and friendly with us. The vet staff is also extremely kind, helpful and so sweet to our dog. read more

I initially went here because my parents took their dog here and they said it was fine, but it's gone down hill since then. Dr. Kaplow in particular is horrible to talk to, and has the worst bedside manner I've ever experienced. I had to take my dog in for a TPLO surgery that ended up having complications due to incorrect instructions given by a vet tech. When getting that second $600+ bill after the $3800 I had just paid, I was frustrated and confused as I was following the techs instructions. Dr. Kaplow proceeded to "ask for my husband because I was getting too emotional". I'm not even married? I said screw it, handed the phone to my brother and his entire demeanor changed. He made me feel like it was my fault for listening to his instructions and I wasn't a good dog parent. Then they proceeded to decline service with no reason, no note, nothing. I have heard from so many other people in Folsom who have left this vet simply because of him. You'd think for being the owner he'd be better at business but, here we are. Don't take your animals here - literally run, don't walk, the other direction. Also - pay attention to the reviews. Almost every 5 star is written by men and the 1 stars are almost all women. Dr. Kaplow has an obvious issue with women and it's so blatantly obvious in these reviews. read more

Great staff and great prices. My dog actually looks forward to going to see all the staff at Lakeside Pet Hospital. Gunner Approved. read more

Lakeside Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - Folsom, California

I have been going to Lakeside Pet Hospital for 6 years. We have taken 4 animals here over the years. My first visit was with Solanger and I was incredibly happy. He was so kind and gentle and you could tell he loves animals. My second visit was with Kaplow. I was really uncomfortable with him, he kept picking at my cats scab that wasn't even part of the visit. He felt very pushy and kept pushing for a 2nd and 3rd follow up visit for a simple eye irritation that healed fine. I asked for Solanger from there out. My most recent issues and last straw for this vet has been with front desk. Getting an appointment is a nightmare and needing something urgent is just not possible. I was LAUGHED AT when I called a few weeks ago worried that my puppy was coughing because she ingested a stick. I worried it was stuck as she had been gagging and coughing for 15 hours. The front desk girl laughed and said there is no way a stick was stuck and they couldn't help me anyways. Guess what, she did have a stick lodged in her cheek that got infected that our new vet was able to help us with. Reading all of the other other horrific reviews on here makes me feel good about the change. read more

It's been a year now and I can only write this review now. Lakeside pet hospital was instrumental in the death of my soulmate pup last may... I literally loved Dr. Kaplow and followed him from Goldorado probably ten years ago. For years he was amazing, such a nice guy, never upsold, etc. I would say when he started hiring a bunch of new vets and stopped having to be face to face since covid it all went downhill. I brought my girl in for not eating and was given some appetite inducers and anti parasitics. I had issue because I came in on an emergency fee and then received no follow up whatsoever. But I called in because she wasn't improving. At one point I had the weirdest interaction with Kaplow where he basically yelled at me and fired us as patients. He later called back and left a long message apologizing asking us back. But I was not about to return after that of course. So I immediately went to another vet who did imaging and found a mass on her lung, but it was too many weeks of treating her for an upset stomach and she couldn't be helped with her lung cancer. I was ready to pay for a lung excision and chemo or whatever it took but it was just too bad at that point. Truly the worst experience of my life and felt failed by multiple vets, Lakeside being the first and the one I had so much love for. The only thing that got me through this was UC Davis and their compassion. read more

IMAGINE HOSPITAL NOT GIVING YOU YOUR PET's SHOT RECEIPT AND MISLEAD YOU WITH A FUTURE EMAIL RECEIPT BECAUSE HOSPITAL SAID ITS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT IT ON RECORD For you.... I would not recommend to bring your pets to this "hospital" at all cost. My first appointment was told to come at 4, arrived and they told me oh we said it was 2, never said it was 4. But since you're first timer, just listen properly next time... ok...I don't really HAVE TO give you guys my money you know, it's a job. You get paid be service people. The call and email both indicated at 4, so don't give me that last minute BS when I arrived. SECOND APPOINTMENT. Give my cat all the shots she needed before spay, the doctor told me everything is all set and ready. Asked how would I like my receipt and I said email. I triple confirmed with them to make sure I got everything I needed and they said yes. So after a month later I went to a different hospital for spay, and they told me my cat never got the shot....also turns out lakeside "hospital" never gave me my receipt either. INSTEAD, EMAILED ME A FUTURE RECEIPT. (yes, FUTURE receipt for my FUTURE appointment....) So I called back just to double check, but the first thing I got was the Attitude man....even a mcd server can do better. First of all, it's not customers fault when you as the store, didn't give customer receipts.( ESPECIALLY ITS FOR MEDICAL AND SHOT RECORD ) DON'T TELL ME "well is my responsibility that you never asked" DO YOUR FUCKING JOB RIGHT!!!! Just because your lack of professionalism and incompetent to do a simple task and trying make excuses to blame on customer is UTTERLY DISGUSTED. Now, my cat got her shots twice well thanks a lot. read more

Took our dog here for surgery and the post op instructions were different than the instructions given at the suture removal. So we simply called the next day for clarification and we're told the doctor would call us the next day. This was 7am on a Monday. No returned call. We called again Tuesday & we're told we would get a call back. Still no call. We called again on Wednesday at 3 pm... 3 business days later! When I said I was extremely upset that no one called they got the Dr on the phone. He proceeded to make excuses about how busy he was, how he works 12 hours a day & doesn't have time for our dog. He never even clarified our dogs post op care & then hung up on me. Do not go to this vet! read more

We took our 6 month old puppy in for shoulder surgery which went well initially. The problem occurred two weeks into rehab when verbal instructions were different than the written post op instructions from the surgeon. After multiple attempts over several days. We finally heard from the Dr. Kaplow and things did not go well. As you might expect, keeping a puppy still for 4-6 weeks is a challenge for all parties so having to endure confusion for 5 days over waiting for a simple answer as to if we could take her on short walks was extremely frustrating. Again, I know we were frustrated with the situation. We'd also just spent over $4,000 on shoulder surgery and just needed 10 seconds of their time to acknowledge our question. Dr. Kaplow did not meet our frustration with compassion and kindness like you might expect from someone in a healthcare profession. He was rude, condescending, and accusatory. He spent 5-10 minutes making excuses for his own slow response times when he could have just used that time to answer our quick question. He didn't like being confronted with the fact that we received less than 'WOW' service (checking the core values on their homepage and I can see he didn't embody any of them). I thought I'd actually resolved the situation with Dr. Kaplow when he called me back out of the blue, at 9pm, to tell me how mad he was at my wife for leaving a poor review based on her experience. No attempt to further resolve our concerns, just angrily ranting about my family. That was the last straw, I had to immediately hang up or I would have been drawn down to his level. I never in a million years would have imagined our vet, or any other healthcare provider, would call and attempt to speak negatively to me about my wife. In what world is that acceptable or even remotely professional. I've worked in various customer service and healthcare roles for over 25 years and have never experienced anything like this. Please don't take your beloved pets here. They deserve better and so did we! read more

After an unfortunate and poor experience at another vet in the area (will remain unnamed) we found lakeside for our little frenchton. They were very knowledgeable on the breed specific needs and we're always so kind, welcoming and loving to our pup. read more

Dr. Kaplow and his staff are some of the kindest, most patient, and professional veterinaries around. We initially went to him as a secondary opinion after our puppy was diagnosed with a heart murmur, but we quickly decided that he would become our primary vet. Dr. Kaplow was incredibly knowledgable and even used his days off to answer our questions regarding our puppy's condition which was life-threatening. He provided us with information with confidence that other vets from very reputable hospitals could not. Him and his staff truly care about the wellbeing of the pets who come to see him. He provided us with all of the facts and options so that my partner could make a decision. Thank you so much Dr.Kaplow & Staff for helping us get through such a difficult time. read more

I world urge you not to take your pets to this place and run to find anywhere else!! I have never encountered a place that is so out to make money without actually caring about the pet or the owner! After taking our animals here for 5-6 years my experience in the last year has been horrendous. We are forced to jump though hoops and wait 7-8 hours to even get a call back or months for appointments and the final straw was when our cat nearly died. I called for a second opinion and waited 7 hours for a call back to be told by Mr Kaplow he had never met my cat and he couldn't help me! He said he didn't even know what he look like so how could he share an opinion! He's a vet!! A vet I paid for 5 years!! He made it clear I wasting his time (because he can't charge me for a call). There are MANY MANY great non arrogant rude vets in Folsom! Take my advice go there! read more

They care more about their staff than our pets. I purchased a prescription diet with no problem from this vet for 5 years. Suddenly I was told my dog needs an annual exam to buy it, and I questioned the new admin about that. She was offended by my question and became increasingly rude to me. When I shared this feedback with Dr. Kaplow, he claimed I called his staff a name (when I described her service as "rude"), and escorted me out of the vet refusing to sell me my dogs food that saved her life. She is sick without that food and he knows that, and literally told me he is more loyal to his staff than my dog because they are his "family". Unbelievable. Thanks for ruining our Christmas, Kaplow. You had the opportunity to keep her healthy and denied it, so she got very sick again. My dogs are my children and I will always ask questions on their behalf. Mind you, Dr. Sollinger is the one who told me just to put my dog down before exploring options with me. I am happy I'll be finding a new vet. read more

Scheduled an appointment weeks before getting out puppy. Called two days before to confirm and they had all my information. Told to bring a stool sample. Took off work. Collect my dogs stool sample. Wait for 15 minutes outside while they help others. Then they can't find me in the system. Told they could "fit me in" but not for an hour and a half later. Terrible service. If you mess up, make it right. read more

I am so happy and impressed with the helpfulness and compassion from everyone we have encountered this far at Lakeside. After experiencing so many overly busy vets that prioritize money over patient care; not only were my expectations surpassed, I was surprised to find out the prices were actually reasonable! Had surgery here for my cat and have began taking our new corgi puppy here for her health care :). I hope this place doesn't change their outstanding compassion and happy demeanor. read more

Lakeside Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - Folsom, California

I am very unhappy with the service and care I received from lakeside pet hospital especially Dr. KAPLOW. He is so arrogant, unprofessional and impatient. He is not open to any feedback as he was giving me an attitude and very disrespectful. We had a compilation for my dog after his surgery due to his poor judgment. I do not recommend him at all, and please stay away from him!! Now I am seeing a different Veterinarian at green valley pet hospital, and wow what a difference!! Great doctors/ staff.. read more

I take my dog and three cats to Lakeside Pet Hospital. We see their newest doctor, I believe it's Doctor Hansen. She has been really personable and very help with our pets, despite the barriers with COVID in the way. I've been very impressed with all of their staff and the guidance they provide for my pets health. I would highly recommend taking your pets into their care. read more

I have seriously gone back and forth on if I even wanted to post this review. I finally decided that I cannot remain silent and feel that everyone deserves honesty... This review is going to be a somewhat HALF and HALF sort of deal. So I will start with the positive aspects of this business. Positives: Tech staff is always friendly and pleasant. They greet you with a smile and always go out of their way to make sure you are taken care of and comfortable. Dr Sollinger is always upbeat, caring with your pets and even has a pleasant sense of humor. Now on to the other side of this review... Negatives: This is the part I have been reluctant to share. I'll try to be as brief as I possibly can. Dr Kaplow seems to have mood changes, which therefore affect how he will treat you. While he can be pleasant and friendly, if he is triggered the wrong way, he can be the complete opposite. We were loyal customers for 12 years, so when we had this unpleasant experience, it literally shocked us. He treated us with such disrespect toward the end, which caused us to take our business elsewhere. I don't want to say too many negative things, all I can say is PLEASE use extreme caution when using this business. Most especially if you will be doing business directly with Dr Kaplow. read more

Dr Kaplow provides exceptional care for our pets. He obviously cares for his patients and their people. He makes an effort to get to know each animal, makes sure he understands the issue and provides all the options for their care. He is actually able to clearly explain to us humans his treatment plan! (Our pets have had several vets who were unable.) I recently recommended Dr Kaplow to my mom, her dog had chronic issues and another vet couldn't figure out what was wrong. My mom was upset, frustrated with the other vet who didn't seem to know how to diagnose or make a phone call when they said they would. I made an appointment for her dog at Lakeside. After a brief exam, and getting the patient history, Dr Kaplow suggested a course of action, was able to clearly explain to my mom why, and within days the dog was doing well again! I wouldn't trust anyone else with the care of my animals. 5 starts for Dr Kaplow and his amazing staff! read more

Wow! What an INCREDIBLE experience at Lakeside Pet Hospital. After having a horrible horrible experience at Veterinary Medical Center in Folsom, I decided to take my pup to Lakeside instead. This was a hard decision after wasting over $700 at the other vet, but I knew my doggy was in pain and needed a better plan than I was given. Dr. Kaplow spent a huge amount of time talking to me and making sure I understood everything he saw about my dog. He thoroughly looked through her records and asked me tons of questions to help him better understand my geriatric girl. In addition, his plan was to help her the best he could, while still doing everything he could to save me money (NO VETS EVER DO THIS!). I honestly was almost in tears after our visit because I knew my dog was now in the best hands. In addition to Dr. Kaplow being fantastic, Sarah was the vet tech who helped me check in. She was AMAZING! She listened to me rant forever about my last experience with the other vet, and never made me feel like I was annoying or giving too much information. She expressed so much love and concern for my dog that she had never even met. From check in to check out, this pet hospital was just incredible. I am SO glad I found them and SO glad I chose to switch vets. I just can't wait for all this COVID crap to be over so I can be with my doggies in the rooms! I highly recommend Lakeside Pet Hospital. You won't be disappointed. read more

My wife and I have been taking our pets here for over 20 years. We've gone from puppy shots to the sad goodbye with 2 of our Golden Retrievers. We have had a great experience with both Dr. Kaplow and Solinger and trust them both to provide excellent care for our pets. Our experience with this practice has been wonderful. I think Liz is the only vet tech still there from the early days, she also deserves a shout out for all the care and kindness she has shown our family. read more

Absolutely love Dr. Kaplow and the staff here!! I took my cat in for an exam and potentially to get one of her broken canines extracted after VCA quoted me for $1k for the same procedure. Dr. Kaplow did a thorough exam on my cat and suggested that there's absolutely no need to extract a healthy (only chipped) tooth. The pulp is healthy so extracting it will only make my cat painful. Dr. Kaplow is the most genuine and joyful vet I've ever met. I live in Natomas but I think from now on I'll take my fur babies to see Dr. Kaplow annually. read more

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I just have to give a huge shoutout to Dr. Hansen and the other staff (I believe her name was Sarah) at Lakeside Pet Hospital. I took my extremely anxious and fearful large dog in today for a few different things. He hasn't been seen or touched by a vet in over two years. They were so accommodating and considerate with his fearfulness. They were able to do everything we needed done in a reasonable amount of time, didn't push additional charges like some vets do, and we left paying less than anywhere else would have charged. Knowing my sweet boy has a new vet that is willing to see him regardless of his issues is the biggest relief. I can not recommend them enough!! read more

This vet is amazing! Dr. Hanson has helped my dog sooo much. She always explains all of the options at length, so I understand what is going on. I really appreciate all of the staff as they are always able to answer my questions! It seems like they take really good notes, because they always can look up exactly what is going on. Thank you so much! read more

They are so friendly and are so great with my dog. Recently took my dog in with a mystery issue and they were sooo helpful in figuring it out and making sure he was healthy, happy and feeling better! They even called multiple times in the weeks after to make sure he was doing better! read more

This place was so helpful and so understanding. Everyone that i talked to when i brought my cat in yesterday were amazing and helpful. Dr Sollinger took care of my cat for me and he has been so educational and he takes the time to explain everything in detail so you fully understand what lab results come back or explaining what he finds. I was in a panic when my cat got sick i called the first place i saw and i am very glad i chose to take her here. Definitely will be returning with whatever i need in the future ! read more

Very trusted pet hospital. We have been taken our pets here for years. We love that they are around the corner and always there for our pets. , During the pandemic we got a new puppy. We were a bit worried with everything shut down but Lakeside had a fantastic plan set up and has worked great during all the early appts and the neutering. They are always so super busy but they still make time. We have called many times with urgent issues and they always seems to get us in. Highly recommend.. read more

Both doctors, Lee Kaplow and Brett Sollinger are the best. And the management and vet tech team members are equally superb!

When we first moved to town 4 years ago we took our dog in for a wellness check. Dr. Kaplow wanted to do blood tests and injections. The total was well more than we had ever paid for a wellness check (I think around $200). We declined the blood test and injections for our well dog at the cash register (another $300). As we were leaving the Dr. ran out to tell us if we didn't do blood tests our dog could die. That left a very sour taste in our mouths. 4 years later - after 2 years of covid and not bringing our dog in due to our first visit, she was not feeling well. I attempted to get her into another vet but no one was taking new clients. We brought her in and the diagnosis was low back pain (without Xrays). We went home with 4 prescriptions. The dog went down pretty quickly after that. She stopped eating and moving. We took her back in and said okay to the blood test (which came back normal). Now we were about $700 out of pocket and were told that the pain meds and her not eating much probably hurt her stomach and that she needed an ultrasound which would cost $300. I got angry and stated I had already paid $700 and she had just gotten worse. Dr. Kaplow ended up giving me the ultrasound for free, so that's nice but made sure he wasn't happy with how I treated him (I swore, not at him but the situation saying that "Now my dog is F---ing dying." Probably not the best idea but my dog was laying there dying, and I was overtaken with emotions). He also let me know he was missing his son's 16 birthday that day because he stayed late to see our dog, I told him to go and apologized multiple times for being upset, and was very embarrassed. The next day the ultrasound came back showing that our dog's abdomen was swollen. We got 4 new medications. She went in without a leash as she was not moving and needed to be carried in. When she came out I set her on the ground and she ran off. The vet tech and I chased her and the vet tech sprained her ankle. I called twice to check on the vet tech and was told she was doing fine. Our dog slowly started to improve. She began eating again after days of feeding her liquids through a syringe. She was still very low energy and only ate about half of her food. Whatever it was that first brought us in was getting worse. I believed it was intervertebral disk disease, as I had from the beginning because it's really common for her breed. (I brought this up in every interaction with the vet, and vet techs). I decided to go forward with home care until we needed a refill on 2 of the medications. Dr. Kaplow was sure she wasn't in pain because the pain meds "didn't work" and wanted to just treat her tummy. I tried telling him I thought the pain meds did work on the first day she got a little pep in her step, then went down from there. The office called to check-in. I let them know that she was slowly downgrading, that she was not experiencing stomach issues anymore, and that I still thought it was intervertebral disk disease (IVDD). I asked what we could do about IVDD and that I wanted to speak with the Dr. before scheduling another appointment. 1 day went by and our dog developed new symptoms. I called to share the new symptoms with the office and found out the message from the day before was still overlooked as Dr. Kaplow was very busy. On the 3rd morning, she had yet another new symptom, (all related to IVDD) and we were running out of 2 medications so I needed to speak to Dr. Kaplow. He called back and spoke for 8 minutes, not allowing me to speak. He was very rude and over and over again he stated I was a horrible person who swore at him, made him miss his son's 16 birthday, refused a plethora of tests (I only said no to the first blood test that we later took), refused suggested appointments, (they suggested a time I was in class), not paying for treatments (the free ultrasound he gave us), and that he was now paying for his med tech's medical bills for the sprained ankle (I called twice to check on her and was told she was fine). He did not let me speak the whole time and kept repeating to himself how horrible of a person I was and that I couldn't pay, so he was not going to help me anymore. At the last second before he hung up I was able to squeeze out I at the very least wanted a refill on the steroid and entice. He said yes (never happened) and then said that he would never speak to me again, and I was not allowed to come there for any more services. Then hung up on me. We called Mercy Pet hospital in Fair Oaks as our dog was critical and needed care. They were so loving and concerned even after I told them I was 86'd from Lakeside. Our pup ended up coughing up blood the same day so we took her to VCA Sac Emergency Vet. We received amazing care there but had to put her down. She had so much more life to live. Edit: Dr. K called 1 day later, to tell us he was sad to hear she passed. Then said he saw my yelp review: it was cruel and wasn't helping his business. read more

I will never ever take my pets to Dr. Kaplow again. He's very rude and all he cares about is his wallet. He doesn't like to listen to you as a pet owner he thinks he knows it all in reality all he wants is you to bring your pet in to be examined a ton of times and tons of blood work , I spent over $1500 in one week just to figure out he has no idea, wow shocker ! He doesn't know so what does he want to do ? let's run more tests! Trust me don't take your pets here if you love your pets like your child then find A vet who will listen to what you're saying and want to help your pet.Don't make the same mistake I did. Look for a different vet I know I am. read more

I couldn't be happier with this place. I moved from the Bay Area couple months ago and I brought in my dog Benji who's suffered with skin problems for years. I've taken him to multiple vets in the bay and paid a fortune with short term solutions. Brought in Benji here and it was night and day. Skin problems disappeared with a holistic approach and spending CONSIDERABLY less than what I got charged in the bay for nothing. These guys care and you should feel 100% comfortable bringing your pet here. read more

Wow! One phone call was enough to see I don't want to do business or trust my pet with these people. The lady that I spoke to was so rude and hung up on me. I called to ask a question because i was looking for a vet for our new puppy and the one I chose initially was hard to get an appointment with. I asked her two simple questions and felt like i was bothering her then she told me to go back to the other vet because they are booked. Nice. If you're a new customer looking for a vet don't even waste your time with them. They don't want your business. read more

we were basically charged $50 to be told that they didnt know what was wrong with our dog. they were kind people but felt rushed and overall didnt like the way the visit went. wont be coming back read more

Big thanks to Dr. Kaplow and the Lakeside staff! We took our boy for his neuter appointing today and we were a bit nervous as this is our first male dog. The staff was amazing and provided us with everything we needed and Dr. Kaplow took the time to explain how Henry did during the procedure and told us to call with any issues. We love Lakeside Pet Hospital, the staff, Dr Sollinger and Dr Kaplow. They treat us and the pups like family. read more

Dr Kaplow treated our dog for 15 years. The entire time was a great experience despite our dog have a few persistent ailments. He, Dr Sollinger and staff were kind, caring and very informative. I could not imagine going anywhere else with my pets. read more