Arcata Animal Hospital - Arcata, California

Karla PorrasS

Excelente servicio y el personal es muy amable.

Joshua James

Dr. Joy and her staff were an amazing help. They were so knowledgeable and truly treated us and our kitten like family. It felt more like a home visit than a Drs visit. I recommend Arcata Animal Hospital to anyone that is looking for great animal care. —Tamrah, Genesys, and Joshua D

Miranda Merrill

Never had such a caring vet clinic ready to answer all my questions, and that made it so easy to pass questions on to the doctors. This clinic truly understands the connection between pet parents and their pets. I walked away from my appointments feeling at ease and truly cared for as a dog momma and that my baby was welcomed with open arms there. I love that they even follow up to see how my little cutie pie is doing. Highly recommend these hard working professionals to care for your pets!

ashley jewett

One of my chickens has been having health issues and I was having a very difficult time finding an avian veterinarian in the area. Arcata Animal Hospital has one of only two in the county yet they gladly added us to their panel and got us in for an urgent care visit very quickly. Every member of staff I interacted with was incredibly kind and helpful from my initial phone, to the visit, and even aftercare/follow up. They answered any questions or concerns promptly which was such a relief after I had her home. The clinic itself was welcoming, clean, and calming. Amelia felt like the star of her own show. I am so grateful for their practice and for the care they gave my sweet little chicken.

John Lloyd

I am currently rehabilitating an African Gray named Casey that was treated by this facility. Casey had a E-collar and immediately put on a scale, backed up, and the bird fell off from not being balanced. Neither the Dr. Dossett nor his assistant even tried to catch him to prevent him from hurting himself in the process. {Since then, we have gotten his medical records, and they conveniently don't recall him falling from the scale to the floor and landing on his back.} He landed hard on his back with the E-Collar on that could have broken his neck or could have broken his back.
The owners rushed over to try and catch, and he was already on the floor on his back. The doctor said "he's not used to the E-Collar" which would be your first rule, to stay close to the bird to catch him in case of a fall.
Because of this Casey has been having a lot of issues. Worsening feather plucking and mutilation. Loss of appetite, problems with very visible pain.
They gave a prescription for Casey and called it in to the pharmacy paroxetine 2mg which contains almond oil base which is a concern for birds. The pharmacist told the owner the paroxetine with almond oil could kill your bird.
It would be nice if the veterinarian knew what she was prescribing that can kill Casey.

November 20th the Arcata Animal Hospital called to inform the owners of Casey that they had turned over the issue here to their insurance and that they would call in a couple of days. And to date, the owners have heard nothing. This issue is likely to go to court.

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K HappyPants

Great place. Was the first visit with my rabbit, Bun Jovi. They were very kind and professional. BJ liked the vet tech and the vet. Would recommend. Very busy place, hard to get into. If you're appointment is set weeks in advance, you'll get the occasional email with discounts on stuff. Not many places take exotic animals. This one does. The current price for getting a male rabbit fixed is $350-470. Feb 2023.

James Millar

Leaving 5 stars because I can't leave 6. The staff here are so kind and helpful. They genuinely care about what they're doing, and that's the kind of people we trust to care for our pets.

Carolyn Fridley

They have been caring for my cats for 15 years. Always caring and yet professional.
Recently one of my cats became very ill and it turned out to be cancer. They did their best to help him for another few weeks. The time came for the last decision.
The depth of the sadness they imparted was very comforting and made the crossing as easy as possible.