This is a really nice place to bring your pets......attentive, caring service.... Reasonably priced for the area, always willing to try to work you in. They really go the extra mile. The clinic has been re-modeled and seems very nice and clean..... none of the "smell" when you walk in. No upscale on services either! read more

10/10 recommend! I've been bringing my teacup maltipoo here since he was a puppy, and I couldn't be happier with the care he receives. The vets and staff are incredibly kind and treat him like one of their own. I really appreciate that they focus on what's truly necessary and never pressure me into extra services. They're always quick to help--whether I have questions, need medical records, assistance with Chewy orders, or last-minute appointments. Dr. Munoz and Elynn G. specifically have been wonderful! read more

Everyone at University Pet is awesome! From the initial call, to the follow up call after my visit! My cat Callie is a handful. She really acted up at the visit. Hissing and not cooperative at all. They kindly asked me to step out of the room and unbelievably got her out of the carrier and on the scale! From then on I had complete confidence in the nurses and Dr Munoz. I CANT SAY ENOUGH about the care we recieved . Me and Callie will definitely be back. Hopefully over time she won't be as friightend. Thank you Dr Munoz ,Evelina and the rest of the team at university Pet. Gina Castillo and Callie read more

University Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

THIS PLACE GAVE MY DOG FLEAS!!!!!!!! Last Saturday, I brought my dog in for an anal gland expression and vaccines. From the start, I noticed the facility was dirty, with dog hair all over the exam room floor. I was concerned but hoped for the best. When the vet came in, he was polite, but the full-body exam lasted only about 15-20 seconds. He barely examined my dog and just mentioned a dental cleaning. I found that very odd since previous vets always did a thorough check. After the appointment, I went home and within an hour, I discovered fleas on my dog. We've been in San Diego for six months and NEVER had fleas before. My dog has very short hair, was groomed a month ago, and I had combed him thoroughly before the visit. I would have seen fleas if they were there. During the vet exam, the vet should have clearly seen if there were any fleas present. The only plausible explanation is that when he was taken to the back of the clinic for his vaccine and anal gland expression, he came into contact with another dog or an unclean area. After we left, we went straight home, and about 30 minutes later, I noticed fleas all over him. Nothing else makes sense, and it strongly suggests that the fleas came from the clinic. When I went to another vet to fix the anal gland expression, I explained the flea situation, and they confirmed that it was likely from the original clinic. They also noted that the anal glands were not fully expressed by the first clinic, meaning I had to pay again to have it done properly. In the end, this experience was not only frustrating but also a waste of money. The staff took no accountability and basically said, "fleas happen," without considering that my dog was flea-free before the visit. I had to pay over $90 for a new dog bed, flea shampoo, flea comb, and flea/tick prevention. It's clear that the clinic's lack of cleanliness and care led to this issue. I would not recommend this clinic to anyone. Please be cautious and choose a place that truly values your pet's well-being!!! read more

I have been bringing my dog and cat here for the last 3 years and they have both received great care. The staff is always so kind to both me and my pets. Doctor Munoz takes his time to explain what is going on and explore treatment options. He also provided trustworthy referrals when my pet needed specialty care (surgery on his back legs). It's always been easy to get appointments the same day or within 1-2 days and the prices for exams and other care seems appropriate compared to other places like the VCA. Highly recommend this vet! read more

University Pet Hospital - My pets smile after receiving great care at University pet hospital. - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Absolutely love this place. The staff is attentive, kind, and understanding. My pug, Bagel, loves it here and it's priced reasonably.

Have been here three times. First wellness and shots, then second shot round, and the third time my dog actually needed the DR poor guy has a severe ear infection. This facility is amazing all around with your animals. What I love is they get on the ground level and down and dirty (you don't get that at PETCO nor the other two vets I've been too they never get on their knees or on the floor like University Pet Hospital Vet staff they are true dog lovers and care for your pets and not your wallet. There mission is not their paycheck it's their patient and I mean by they don't go suggesting or telling you they ask you what you want to do about it and leave it at that without any rude energy. All the other vets make you feel like you have to perform all the services advised. Best of all it's not smelly, infested, and it's super clean each time, and well managed and organized. read more

University Pet Hospital - Max - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Although I waited a bit longer to get cat's diagnosis from blood/urine testing, I would recommend this place. Staff and doctor are very nice and I also got good news with results. read more

I've been seeing this vet for my cats and then recently brought my dog for diarrhea. Her temp was elevated so they emphasized that giving her fluids and making sure her temp came down was super important. But then they didn't even recheck it before we left. I feel like for the diarrhea, all they did was give antibiotics and not really try to figure out what was wrong. She's continued to have diarrhea on and off and they were no help. Then I figured out a few weeks later that my dog has a bunch of loose teeth and her gums are rotting! I'm so shocked that their exam was so incomplete that Dr Munoz didn't catch this major health concern! I always feel very rushed with him and like I leave with more questions than answers! We will be switching vets. read more

Wow, it's been many years and I can't believe I haven't reviewed UNIVERSITY PET HOSPITAL previously. I thought I had. Anyway, DR. FABIO MUNOZ is my favorite vet. He has always been so compassionate and caring for my pups and has gone way beyond anything expected from a vet. He is intelligent and informative. I love that I can get appts quickly and can be present in the exam room with my pets. On Mondays, Dr. ALONSO BAYON is there and he is wonderful as well. The staff there is also exemplary, friendly, and helpful. MADDY is exceptional as well as the other assistants. Rebecca, the office manager, has always been available and helpful. My pups are happy to go there, even when they have to be dragged into their groomers. I did see some bad reviews earlier today, and I don't understand why. I have always been treated well and my pups have received excellent care. read more

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Several years ago, I was looking for a vet in my area. Found University Pet Hospital was widely recommended by people in La Mesa. I absolutely adore this vet and recommend them to everyone - all their staff are wonderful. The veterinarians are great at what they do. And they are transparent about recommendations and why they are making the recommendations. They actively try to ensure they have fair prices and truly care about the work that they do. Their care for our dogs is always "the extra mile." To top it off, Elynn is the heart of my experience as a "pet parent." She is bright, bubbly, and great at what she does. She adds so much to this already kind and compassionate space. She is excellent at all that she does for our experience. This has been, and will continue to be, our regular vet for the foreseeable future. read more

10 year customer (2x GSD's and 2x Cats), and leaving. The construction mess, lack of parking letting Rebecca and Brooke leave and then the smarta$$ tech there from today I am done. The lack of management is appalling, the customer waiting area in the construction zone with tons of debris, wire, screws and staples on the ground that can get into dogs feet is ridiculous. get off your lazy a$$es and grab a broom! I would have left earlier if it wasn't for Dr. Munoz, he is the best vet ever! Its worth it to drive a bit more and find a better vet solution sad to say. read more

I took my dog to get checked because she was having diarrhea and they ended up saying she had parvo after doing the test in front of me and it was negative when I seen it she had first said it was negative then came back in saying it was positive! After they wanted to charge me 1k for treatment that day but it didn't make sense how she had "parvo" but workers were petting her while assisting other dogs isn't it contagious to other dogs? I ended up taking her to another vet and she came out negative smh! read more

Loved my experience at University Pet Hospital! I took my grand pup a few weeks ago when he wasn't feeling too well. The Doctors and staff were so warm towards my fur-baby! They took the time to hear my thoughts/concerns, not once did they make me feel rushed or like I was overreacting. Even after the visit, I called a couple more times to get additional information and ask questions, everyone was accommodating. I'll certainly continue to take my beloved little boy here anytime he's not feeling well. You all are much appreciated!!! read more

University Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Words cannot express how much I appreciate these people. We brought our very, very ill puppy in for treatment. They gave him a Parvo test, ran blood tests, gave him an IV, and were just wondeful. They charged $149. That, alone, should tell you everything you should know about this office. They could have easily charged $800 and I would have paid it. They're not like that. Also, they truly cared about our puppy, Dot. He was so sick that they told us to send him to a 24 hour pet hospital. In our sadness, they recommended the most affordable pet hospital. Our puppy - Dot- sadly passed away a few days later. This office called the day after, to check on Dot, as they were simply concerned. Just good people. We've been going here for the last 6 months, and won't ever go anywhere else again. Wonderful people. By the way, I noticed some harsh reviews by other patrons, some calling Dr. Munoz a "psycho path" and unfit to practice. Nothing could be further from the truth. He is very intelligent, and really knows what he is talking about. Also, he actually cares. Nobody is perfect, and I'm sure Dr. Munoz might have had an occasional bad day, but who hasn't? In our deepest, darkest hour he was wonderful. Also, we have brought our dogs several other times. Each time, we got great service. All told, we have been here 5 or 6 times in the last six months, and each visit was great. read more

University Pet Hospital - This is our precious Dot. He is now in heaven. - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

We are going to Hawaii and needed our dogs paperwork to align with all the documents required by Hawaii. It is a difficult process and lengthy. Jessica made it seamless and she was very positive and organized about the whole situation. She made sure we were communicating and we were taken care of. Thank you Jessica! read more

I am very sad and disturbed. I came here to get my 2 cats there shots and get there sharp claws shortened. What I see is that my male cats claws were cut so short to the nerve and was bleeding on 2 of his toe nails. I bring my pets here thinking that they are safe with professionals Little did I know, they are not in the best care. I refused to ever take my pets here ever agian. Double check your your animals if you or someone you know goes to this unprofessional staff and business. read more

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Never coming back here. So many negative parts of the experience. I first waited for 30 min past my appointment to see the dr and i was stuck in the tiny room with my aggressive dog who has a ton of fear anxiety at the vet especially. He was so anxious waiting by the time the dr came in he was too aggressive to let the dr touch him. I came in for anxiety and flea meds to calm him down and did not get either. I tried to put on a muzzle which they didn't help with, while the dr left to the next appointment and never came back! He didn't help with anything! I wasn't allowed a flea prescription because he couldn't do the check up or even anxiety meds (even though the anxiety meds would have been a REFILL they already prescribed in the past) But they needed my money for a checkup to refill or give me flea meds which my dog has been desperately needing. They gave him a few emergency anxiety meds to come back another day - i would not put my dog through that again. I tried giving him a medication for his anxiety once and it made him sick, the dosage was too strong. Now need to find a new place unfortunately read more

I have reviewed this place before, but I feel inclined to repeat. I have been taking my cats here for years, for general checkups, dental work and the occasional medical situation including the euthanasia of my oldest kitty who had kidney failure. The current Vet Dr. Munoz has just been so capable and compassionate with my kitties and with us. This group is like family to us now. Rebecca (office manager) is so sharp and always willing to help in a crisis. The premises are clean and comfortable. Highly recommend. read more

My sweet 18 year old puppy Baxter Had been deteriorating for quite awhile but last week he became quite I'll and I tried both vets that I normally use and they couldn't see us for 2 weeks. Didn't want to go to ER vet ... sooo expensive . I called University and they saw us that day ..knowing he wouldn't be coming home with me I was very grateful to be seen .. and they were wonderful . The Dr agreed that to prolong his life would only prolong everything and since I did not want to spend alot of $ and his age we decided to end his suffering .. and mine . I HIGHLY recommend University Pet ....HIGHLY .!!! Thank you for being so wonderful to my Baxter read more

University Pet Hospital - Baxter age 18 - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

They were fast and professional, and told me up front what they are doing and what I needed to do for my cats.

I have two senior dogs, Sid and Beans, and we have been to a few different vets over the years, none of them have made me feel as good as Dr. Munoz and the team of extraordinary vet techs here! Everyone is friendly and kind, and they LISTEN. They don't over sell you on unnecessary services, they are patient and take into consideration what you may want for your pet too. They are reasonably priced and they are amazing at fitting us into the schedule for emergency visits too. The veterinary care industry is overwhelmed right now, and I just know the staff and doctor here are working harder than ever to give every animal the care they deserve. Please take a moment to thank them and recognize how hard they must work to give that same level of empathy to each of us and our pets. I am so incredibly thankful for this team! read more

University Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Always quick to schedule an appointment, personnel are very friendly and helpful. They take good care of Harley every time we visit. read more

University Pet Hospital - Harley ready to ride! - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Worst vet experience of my life. Not only did they sell me expired food and medication, they misdiagnosed my pet which resulted in him getting admitted to the emergency hospital. If you care about your animal, AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. read more

I wish I could give this place ZERO STARS! My French bulldog and my English bulldog needed vaccines. I called University Pet Hospital and was told that my English would be $187 with a wellness exam and shots, including heartworm testing and my French would be around $135 with a wellness exam and shots (he did not need a heartworm test). I should have left when I got there. The place looked old and rundown. But I stayed. Important to note before I continue, my French bulldog has anxiety when he goes out, so we have to give him Trazadone 2 hours prior to going out, which we did. When we got there and they got my frenchie in a room, his anxiety increased to the point that he seemed like he was going to hyperventilate. Instead of dealing with that issue, Dr. Fabio Munoz just looked confused and almost looked stressed out and kept looking to his assistant like he didn't know what to do. I finally asked them to give him water. They took him in the back and tried to calm him. I guess they said they put him on ice packs and then came back and told me they could not give him his shots because he had a fever from being worked up. They also decided he had something wrong with his eyes and needed to do an ocular stain and prescribe meds. All said and done, they charged me $352.77 for giving one dog shots and one dog a BS eye issue. They had me so worried about my frenchie who was not doing well that I just paid whatever I had to so we could get out of there asap!! Don't bring your pets here. These people don't seem to know what is going on, nor do they seem to care. NEVER AGAIN!! EDITED TO ADD: About an hour after getting home and getting my frenchie calmed down, I noticed a lot of fluid vomit on the floor of his crate (we had to crate him so he would not wander off and we could keep him close while he was recouping from all the stress) his eyes were swollen shut and red. I called the vets office back because I noted the receipt indicated "ocular anesthesia" and "ocular/flourescein stain" and I explained the situation and they told me the vet was in with a patient. They did not seem to care much. After talking with my breeder and per his advice after seeing photos, I gave him a Benedryl. I called the vet back to find out what they had given my dog and they basically told me that they didn't give him anything. Seriously?? But did indicate they put him on oxygen when they had him in the back . . . Oxygen?? And you're just telling me this??? I will continue to monitor my baby all day and take him to emergency care, if needed but PLEASE, I urge you to stay away from this place!! read more

University Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

DO NOT GO HERE!! DR. MUNOZ HAS NO RIGHT BEING A VETERINARIAN!!!! If I could give them 0 stars I would. I took my 9 year old dog here back in April to get checked because I noticed he was struggling to urinate. Turns out he had bladder stones which they caught on the x-rays. During every single conversation I had with the doctor and vet tech after the x rays they would bring up that needs to get his ear infection treated (something i can obv do at home and isn't life threatening). Dr. Munoz is an absolute psychopath. While he was going over the x-rays with me he told me that he tried to put a catheter into my dogs penis to try and flush out the stone that was stuck in his urethra. Little did I know, but thanks to the vet at the er hospital that educated me, that this is a very painful procedure which requires the animal to be sedated which my dog was not. After calling and confronting Dr.Munoz about this he denied trying to put a catheter in my dog but then after some time he reverted back and said he did try to flush the stone out. AND FINALLY, just to top it all off... Dr. Munoz wanted to schedule a surgery for my dog where they would cut his penis open and remove the stone that way which, if I had done it, would've been about $4,000. After many panic attacks that day and drowning in my anxiety I took my dog to the ER at 12am the same night because he still wasn't peeing and the Dr there was so nice. She was able to SEDATE and drain the urine from his bladder so he could make it to surgery (which I went somewhere else for and that doctor was actually able to flush the stone in the urethra PROPERLY into my dog's bladder and perform a cystotomy (removing from the bladder) and cost me less than half the price + free check up. Thank the heavens I was able to find a better vet and that my dog is all better now. GO TO HELL MUNOZ read more

DO NOT TRUST THEM! They didn't seem to eager to take care of my friends kitty! We went else where and we requested the files and all the stuff that was "done" while the poor kitty was being diagnosed- and the level of unprofessionalism and lack of cooperation where deeply concerning . They only showed empathy when they found out we went else where to try to help our kitty. I definitely wouldn't bring any of my pets there. Neither would I recommend this establishment. Shady office, with shady practices! read more

I love coming to this hospital !!! I usually do my bosses dog runs and bring each one of her dogs here and the staff is super amazing and very kind !! The doctor is also very nice and very knowledgeable! It's really hard to find a vet clinic with an amazing environment!! Definitely recommend!! read more

University Pet Hospital - Dog - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California

Doctor Fabio Munoz, Office Manager Rebecca and all of their trusty technicians are really fantastic. They provide exceptional and compassionate care to our fur children. We were truly lucky to have found this pet hospital when we moved to La Mesa in 2019. read more

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We recently relocated to San Diego and live in La Mesa. We had not established a new vet and our French Bulldog became I'll and was in pain. I found University through Yelp and called them first thing Monday morning. While so many vets in our area are not accepting new patients, the person on the phone could hear the distress in my voice and scheduled us for an appointment later that day. This is an amazing place with caring professionals who love animals. Dr Munoz is calm, deliberate and instills confidence. He's magical with pets, as is the tech and front office team. We made several visits before my girl was better and overall, it was a great experience. read more

Dr. Munoz is great. I don't feel rushed when I ask questions, as dumb as my questions might be. I really appreciate the time he spends explaining information to me. What a change from the vet I used for years, who made me feel stupid & rushed through the visit. I've sent at least 5 people to them. read more

Normal vet not too expensive they pretty family oriented and great customer service. They go over the bill before they do anything to ur pet. I trust them. read more

I can't recommend this place enough. Everything I do is last minute, including having my pup seen this morning for redness around his mouth. They not only treated my pup, but caught him and his sister up on vaccines while we were there. I can't thank them enough for the kindness and patience they show Finn, my super anxious rescue. Thanks, Dr. Munoz, Yvette (sorry about those scratches! ), and Maddy! read more

University Pet Hospital - Veterinarians Near Me - La Mesa, California