ABQ Pet Care Hospital

Our geriatric dog got tangled up in our younger dog's leash and snapped something in his backeg. He couldn't put any weight on it at all and it was swollen. I called the vet we've been with for 25 years, and was told they could see him in 10 days. I explained that, while this was not a life or death emergency, it is most certainly urgent. Again I was told that was the best they could do. I called around and found a friendly and concerned woman at ABQ Pet Care Hospital. She said they could get him in that afternoon. While there my dog was extremely nervous. They were so good with him, gentle, took their time. Tests showed it was "just" a.soft tissue or muscle tear, nothing that needed surgery or casting. They also did a cold laser treatment on his leg. Immediately he started putting a toe's weight on that leg! The vet explained everything to us, walked us through options depending on how he progresses this week. Offered that we could come back for a couple more cold laser treatments. To top everything off, the bill was lower than expected. I can't thank the staff at ABQ Pet enough. This boy is my retired service dog, soul dog, and they helped me breathe so much easier.

When we lost our vet when they closed, we where happy with the service that our baby received here. Leland & his parents are very thankful to the staff @ ABQ Pet Care for their help on 2/13. It's hard to trust our senior baby who is 92 in cat years, with just anyone.

The entire team here was totally engaged and communicated perfectly. My 5 month old puppy swallowed a huge piece of wood and needed surgery. The post surgery instructions were a lot but they were very well laid out and explained! Dr. Ortiz performed the surgery and saved Bruno’s crazy little life. I cannot say enough good things about this group of people. Smart, responsive, friendly, funny, and most importantly, down to earth! Highly recommend.

This place pushes labs and other diagnostics. When I wanted an X-ray to rule out pad grit vs corns they came back with 4 X-rays read by a radiologist ($435) gabapentin, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics. My visit was going to be over $835. I told the vet how I’ve been treating my hound with a corn and she said they didn’t recommend that here before I could even finish explaining. I said I know you don’t! I’m so sick of these corporation owned vet clinics that price gouge you with labs and X-rays! I will not be returning to this clinic! They didn’t even do a thorough exam …no temperature was taken. And if you’re going to automatically charge for medical waste then you should just include that in the exam fee! There was no “medical waste” with my hound! Very disappointed!

So thankful for ABQ Pet Care! I love the way they actually examine the dog in our presence - and so skillfully! Our dog was examined by ABQ Pet Care while thinking he was playing on the floor with the vet. A few hugs, now here's the stethoscope, a treat, ok let me look in your ears. He was having a great time the whole exam LOL - perfect! I'll be making the >30 minute drive here b/c it's soooo worth it to have vets who are in tune with the animals. Appointment booking was easy, the vet tech was a good communicator and efficient, the receptionist had her act together, all around great experience. We love our pets and we appreciate the TLC. Thank you ABQ Pet Care! And as a followup, the expertise of the staff is apparent no matter what species of animal we have brought to the clinic and across many different problems (dental, physical, behavioral, etc). Thanks so much!