Such caring and amazing people working here. This is the kind of place where all of the staff handwrite you a condolences card. I'm so absolutely touched. Having to put my little man to rest was so hard, but the staff made it as easy as it possibly could be. Thank you everyone at RBV. Couldn't recommend them more. read more

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I took my cat there for a breathing issue. The staff was fantastic and the doctor and her assistant was fantastic showed concern and compassion for my cat. Not only that a few days later I got a call asking how he was doing. Great place will definitely be back read more

The most kind, compassionate and caring vets I've ever met with High marks for professionalism, respect, and knowledge while being affordable. Highly recommended. read more

This place is a real life saver at a affordable price. They took great care of my dog and his dental hygiene

Took my dog in for his annual checkup. The doctor and the staff were great. They treated my dog respectfully and did a great job in checking him. Staff member, I think is Tamra, was professional, polite and thorough in explaining the meds for my dog. She is a great asset to the clinic. If you are looking for a caring and reputable place to bring your pet(s), this is the place. Thank you Rio Bravo Veterinary for all you do for Albuquerque pet owners.. read more

So sweet and helpful with answering my questions. They literally spoiled my golden retriever during her spay. They seem to care more about the animals then the money which is rare these days read more

Dr. Barnes and the staff at Rio Bravo Veterinary hospital have been nothing short of excellent. They are professional, courteous,and friendly. I especially like Estevan, who answers the phones. read more

We had taken our first pet to be cremated there last year, and we were really satisfied with them. This time, i took my aunts pet to be put down, the results were totally different. first I had trouble with the pricing, which got resolved after arguing with them. Just finished picking him up and they did not make his paw print like was requested. The compassion the Doctor shows is very GOOD!! Staff should be retrained on how to interact with clients who are really having a Hard Time just having to put their pet down, much less all the aggravation i was put through, when the mistake was on their end. Paula Martinez read more

Five stars all the way. Customer service is excellent. Appointment 9 am seen at 9 am. Excellent veterinary, helped Asia without having to have surgery. read more

Hello i am Deaf and my name is james i take all my dogs to this vet i personally love all the vet but i like only dr.Barn she her self is a women i do not know how to spell her name wrong cover my in my paws lol. They treat you like family. They give u alot of opinion to pick. Staff r awesome. There iS an guy whom know sign languages which is a 10 plus for someone like me to communicate. To sign and understand coummuate is key #1. Thank you all for doing the best you can possibly do for my animals! I totally recommend to people to take their dog   they take care of dogs,cat, horses , very clean clinics and shelters for dogs and cats. They also take smaller animals too Here more info below Your friends at Rio Bravo Veterinary Hospital 240 Rio Bravo SE Albuquerque, NM 87105 (505) 877-8370 appointments@riobravovet.com www.riobravovet.com read more

Really horrible experience today. I have been a loyal customer for over 10 years and have never observed such a high level of disregard for clients and pets. The office staff were horrid and would not let me speak to the vet about my puppy and his check-up/shots. I had an issue with their billing practices and disorganization. The lady who answered the phone let me know that she did not have a superior I could speak to and when I asked for another associate she put a young man on the phone who did nothing to resolve the situation. I have now had two puppy vaccinations / "check ups" at this veterinary practice without speaking to an actual vet and I have honored my duty as a customer to pay, in full, both times for a careless service. I have one more vaccination at this clinic and then I am transferring the care of my pets to a veterinary practice that cares for the well being of my puppy and helps educate me on the condition of his health and what to expect as he develops. I am in shock with how awful I was treated today... this vet office just lost a loyal customer for over a decade. Avoid this business. Side note: the vet has yet to call me to let me know how both check-ups went or to discuss the health of my puppy. Hopefully, that changes within the next few days. Look for another veterinary clinic in Albuquerque if you can afford to. read more

Beyond terrible experience. Took my puppy and senior dog in for first appt after moving to ABQ. My appt was at 3, and I had to be home by 4:30 for another appt. They saw me at 3:50, nearly an hour late. The receptionist told me ti was because they had three walk-in "emergencies," and there was only one vet there. The vet herself told me they actually had one emergency: a puppy was hit by a car. I would happily give up my appt so that they could save a puppy's life, but they should have called me so that I could reschedule. In fact, they didn't even mention the fact that I was waiting so long until I asked why. As it was, they said they could have me out of there by 4:10, so our appt was rushed. First, the vet tech saw us first, looked at my puppy, who was there for his booster shot and an exam (for which there actually was no time), and said, "Is he all right?" I said, "Yes, he has [it's very mild cerebullar aphasia, but I couldn't remember at the time] ... wait, I have to find it on my phone." She said, "You'd better find it!" and took my puppy to the back. I thought that was odd, but didn't realize until later that she thought I'd done something to little Auggie! When she came back in with Auggie and the vet, I stumbled through "mild cerebullar aphasia" enough so that the vet could guess it. (And then she pointedly glanced at the vet tech.) She said Auggie is "definitely special needs" and could eventually die from it. Fortunately, I'd already heard from three vets (two in person and one friend of a friend) who are more knowledgeable about the condition, that it was developmental, the damage was done, and now it is static. It was due to ingesting poison, or malnutrition, or it was congenital (he was a stray), and it will NOT progress, and he has NO special needs. He just sits and walks a little funny ... which just makes him cuter. Then we turned to my 17-year-old dog, Maddy, who was there for diarrhea ... she had lost a total of 11 pounds from her optimal weight of 45, including 5 pounds from just the diarrhea. Obviously, above all else, we needed that to stop. The vet wanted to do bloodwork, which was fine, since Maddy was so old. She told me Maddy has kidney disease, which I already knew. (At one point, the vet tech said to her: "I don't know if you heard her say she's lost 11 pounds?" Yeah ... that's why we were there.) The vet said Maddy had no bacterial infection, and she would give her something for the diarrhea. I should mention that I did have occasion to look up the drug when I accidentally took one! (I take so many pills that pill in hand just absent-mindedly went into mouth!) It was an antibiotic! And one with horrible side effects! Maddy just felt so sick from the drug that she wouldn't eat anything at all! So I called the vet and left a message. She in turn left me a message saying Maddy shouldn't be taking that drug (um ... that she gave her) due to her kidney disease, and now her kidneys must be failing, and I should bring her back in, and she wouldn't give her anything for the diarrhea until she saw her AGAIN! That was not going to happen. I took Maddy to Four Paws Animal Hospital and they were so great with her! They actually got down on the floor and talked with her and petted her, and made friends with her! (They, with me, attempted to read the first vet's notes, but her handwriting was atrocious. We could make out.the name of an infection, and that's it. At least the test results were typed.) Then they kept her the rest of the day and gave her fluids and a vitamin B shot. SHE IS FINE NOW! She is her old self, no more diarrhea, and I'm helping her to gain back some weight. I'm so glad I found them before it was too late. (I'll write a separate review about them.) read more

They're all kind and caring, always polite. They have grooming and vet care in same space, which makes it easy when you need it all. They don't bleed you for money, as other vets do. Don't be deterred from going because of rio bravo road work, it's always easy for me to get in and out of there. read more

What can I say about Debbie, Dr. Patricia Mazzolini and their staff that I haven't said before. They are wonderful, I would take my Merlin no where else, we trust them and they take such good care of Merlin, they love him! In turn, we love then! read more

My 10 year old Gypsy-dog recently had her teeth cleaned at RB veterinarian hospital. The decision to do this took me a while because l was wondering if dogs really have to be put under for this procedure. The result was that l understood why it had to be done this way. My little canine was never traumatized and only with anesthesia the vet can be as thorough as we want her to. Gypsy came home the same day, was a bit slow and whoozy but recovered quickly, wanted food and played with her beloved tennis balls. No pain meds were needed. Thank you Dr. Barnes and staff for taking good care of my furry BFF. Sincerely, H. Birchmeier read more

Every time I am in this vets I walk away so impressed and beyond appreciative of their thoughtful care. Both Dr. Mazzolini and Dr. Barnes are thorough, supportive, smart and compassionate. (There is a third vet who I just haven't met but would expect for her to be equally good.) The front desk folks and the vet techs are delightful and caring. I feel like I get very personalized care for my dogs based on my goals of care. Two of my dogs have been very sick and I feel like they thoroughly explained the situation, looked for solutions based on current literature, and took the time to answer my questions. Their prices are fair. If you are looking for A+ care, I can't imagine why you would go anywhere else. read more

I love Rio Bravo! The staff is always so friendly and our animals have always been taken care of with such care and attention. We moved to the east side of Albuquerque, but we will still be taking our animals there. read more

Excellent Vet! it helps that this vet is very close to my house so it's very convenient in my day to day live. My sister lives in my same neighborhood, our experiences with this vet have been the same. My sister has a rabbit that developed an eye infection they were able to take care of admittedly an exotic animal without any issue. Our old lady Chihuahua needed all of her teeth removed and this vet was more then willing and able to take care of my 12 year old chihuahua. They keep an emergency appointment slot open, so they can usually squeeze you in if there is a need. When our Old man cat Fatty entered into massive organ shutdown we found him and my wife rushed him down the road yelling at the poor counter person that the cat was dying they they scootted my wife into the exam room and a doctor was right there. Doctor explained that unless my wife wanted to attempt some massively heroic measures it was time for Fatty to be put to sleep. my crying wife left the office and we buried fatty in the yard. two days later my wife asked if i had paid the vet, i phoned them and paid them over the phone thanking them again for taking care of fatty and not bothering my wife about a payment when the cat she has had in her life longer then she has had me passed away. These folks will continue to be my go to vet for the foreseeable future, they are such an asset to the neighborhood. read more

My family and I had a pet in Dr. Mazzolini's care several years before she worked at Rio Bravo. It was for a short time, but she was extremely helpful and compassionate in helping us with our aged and sick family pet dog who was 19 years old. We had been going to another well-known vet in ABQ, who we had liked since the beginning. Unfortunately, he changed his care philosophy and I believe he unnecessarily prolonged the life of our dog by guilt-tripping us into keeping her alive just to make more money off of her illnesses. Our poor dog was in a lot of pain and suffered unnecessarily. We felt so blessed that we found Dr. Mazzolini who helped us to care for our beloved pet properly and helped us to euthanize her in a loving and humane manner. I went to Rio Bravo Veterinary Hospital 4 years ago with my pet chicken who had recently "adopted" us and we knew nothing of her past care. She had been living & hiding in our bushes during the day and getting food and water from our wild bird feeders and bath. Then she began to roost in a nearby tree at night as we began to tame her and tried to take care of her and we named her "Chik-chik" (rhymes with "cheek-cheek"). We eventually built her a large aviary-coop--which we call the chicken condo. After the winter passed, she started laying eggs, but often the shells were separate from the inner egg parts and we had read that it was from a lack of calcium - so we started feeding her a calcium rich pellets, and supplemented with her own ground egg shells, but it didn't help much. One day Chik-chik was all bloated up and watery liquid squooshed out of her vent all over me when I picked her up. She was almost dying in my arms, so I called Dr. Mazzolini at Rio Bravo veterinary, and she generously fit Chik-chik in for an emergency appointment. I brought Chik-chik into the office in a box and Dr. Mazzolini gently opened the box on the floor and made some chicken-type sounds and movements and Chik-chik went running right in to her arms! I said, "Wow! You're the chicken whisperer!" My chicken totally trusted the doctor and sat quietly on the examining table while the Dr. examined her. The doctor assured me that Chik-chik's vent wasn't damaged, and she wasn't in pain and that her problems were most likely nutritional. Turns out that I was probably spoiling her with too many additional treats like mealworms, sunflower seeds and peanuts, even though these were approved chicken treats. The Dr. suggested smaller treat portions and to add in some high-in-calcium sesame seeds, which Chik-chik loves! Chik-chik is now healthier than ever and laying beautiful eggs at least every 2 days. It is great to know that there are vets who know a lot about, and will treat small animals and birds. We recently adopted a fancy pigeon from the animal shelter as a companion for our other fancy pigeon-Arthur, an English Fantail, who adopted us 2 years ago. The shelter didn't know the bird had a broken wing and we didn't notice until we got her home, so we made an appointment with Dr. Mazzolini at Rio Bravo to get the wing set and repaired. In the meantime, the Dr. got on the phone and gave us detailed instructions on what to do for the bird before her treatment. Our new feathered friend, "Derby" the Birmingham Roller, now happily flies around in the chicken-pigeon condo during her "free-flight" sessions only because she received the best care and treatment from Dr. Mazzolini at Rio Bravo Veterinary Hospital. read more

I have a very small dog which requires special knowledge. I called several vets, and & was told they did all pets & treat no different. I called Rio Bravo Veterinary Hospital and was give a vet that take special care of dogs under 5 lbs. When I went there with my dog they took such great care of him. They were kind and very patient with my dog. I had just purchased him and he had never had his teeth clean. They were so bad that they had to remove some. My dog came through very well and healed up very well. They called me the next day and then two day later to see how he was doing. I am so blessed to have found such excellence care. When I took my dog back he didn't get at all worried and worked with them when they checked him. This is an excellence place and very professional. Also when I went to pay they told me they give Sr. a discount which helps on a fixed income. I'm very impressed with them. read more

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff totally trust all my fur babies to Rio Bravo I wouldn't go anywhere else

The love the staff and employees show to my dog and the full disclosure of tests and treatment he needs makes me feel I've picked the right place for my dog's care. read more

Dr. Barnes and her Assistant were super nice and informative. They addressed my concerns and were honest about what my Noel needed in the future. I have had very good experiences every time I have come here. read more

Rio Bravo Veterinary clinic is great!! Neighbors recommended the clinic after my dog had been attacked, and I rushed my black lab to the clinic 15 minutes before they closed on the night before Thanksgiving. The Rio Bravo team took my dog in and gave her amazing care. read more

Everyone is friendly,helpful and appears to really care for their 4 legged patients. Nice setting, very clean.