I take both my dog and my cat here. Having not been happy with many vets in town, Dr Alfaro treats both my animals with love and respect. I would highly recommend them as a primary vet. I find them to be very helpful with explaining everything as well as cost effective. it is also very helpful that they are open on Saturdays. I couldn't be happier with their service.

During a trip to Yosemite, our mini-Dachshund hurt his back. Doxies are very susceptible to back injuries. We were far from home and far from our regular vet. I called SJVH and was told to come in right away by Stephanie. Although they were booked solid, she understood the seriousness of the problem and would work us in. We came right in and only had to wait about 30 minutes. Dr. Stocks saw our dog, and I wish he could be our regular vet. He is wonderful! He is knowledgeable and he explained everything to me. He is a "hands-on" vet who did a thorough physical exam of our dog. Because of his expertise in physical evaluation, he was able to make the diagnosis. He did not need to take expensive x-rays or other tests, and said they could be inconclusive. The care plan was conservative, simple, effective and was at the level of the normal "standard of care." Our dog improved immediately, and will be back to his regular routine after about two weeks of rest. I walked away from SJVH greatly relieved and very thankful we were able to find Dr. Stocks in our time of need while we were on vacation. The office staff and vet techs could not have been nicer or more helpful.

My mother took her pet rabbit in for its nails to be trimmed on 9/16/2014. When they brought the rabbit out to her they told her that the rabbits back might be hurt and that she would need to give it some pain medicine in the amount of $27.00 not to mention $17.50 for the nails to be trimmed. My mother ask them what happened and they just told her that the rabbit moved around to much and they had trouble trimming its nails and that its back might have been injured. The rabbit is now at home and cannot move. Not sure if the rabbit will make it through the night and my mothers feels bad because she thought she was doing the right thing for the rabbit. She now wishes that she would have never took the rabbit in. They were very unprofessional and should have never even charged her for the injures that they caused. Please think twice before you take your pet to this facilities

They saved my daughter's beautiful Riley after another veterinarian gave her something that she had an allergic reaction and when taken back to that vet, they did nothing for her. She nearly died and this vet saved her life

Dr. Alfaro seemed to care for my parakeet but after 2 tests and around 150 dollars later- she couldn't figure out what was wrong.. The antibiotic bytril she prescribed seemed to work and I thought my parakeet was getting better.. Then she went downhill really fast and died in my hands a very bad death over the Sunday they were closed.. I am still grieving for my bird, it's hard when you spend years working on trust with a bird that smart (unlike our other bird who is just like every other parakeet) I still miss her.. She didn't need to die like that- I brought her in early in symptoms and have seen a bird specialist since who questions the use of that antibiotic Next time I will use a specialist.. But I can't replace my bird, it's too late.. She was really special even if she didn't look like much.. I can't really blame the vet though- I just am upset I didn't take my bird to someone more specialized in birds, She couldn't diagnose my bird in time