This place is a joke. My Yorkie poodle fell down the stairs and broke both of his front legs. When taking him here for treatment, they specifically told us that due to the way the bones broke, they could not set the bones (put them back together) and that he needed surgery that would cost between $5-10K! They splinted both legs leaving them broken and without setting an appointment, said we would have to wait for the surgeon that would be in three days from then. We could not wait around without a solid appt to be seen or for the surgery date to be set, so we had the xrays looked at by another surgeon who was able to make an appointment for the surgery 5 days from then. When the puppy was brought in for the surgery, the surgeon was in DISBELIEF that the bones were not set (put back together before being splinted) at all! They left the bones broken, sitting side to side, and they had calcified and started healing broken! The new surgeon said that the break was such a clean break that he was a PERFECT candidate for the bones to be reset and was outraged that they didn't do such a simple thing before splinting them. If the bones had been set before being splinted the way they SHOULD HAVE BEEN, my puppy might not have needed the surgery that the new surgeon was able to do for $4000. CVS obviously wanted that $10K surgery so bad, they splinted my poor puppy's leg without setting it because they knew that would secure the need for surgery. When I called them to ask why they didn't set the bones, they said they "stabilized the leg" with the splint. Any common sense vet would have known to set the broken legs before splinting. Don't take your pets to this incompetent, money-hungry, lying place.

Lucy and I were referred by our vet DR. Deb. Lucy has cancer we saw DR Fitzpatrick. The young lady who checked us in was nice. The assistant who greeted us and took us to the exam room was very nice she thoroughly informed us of there angel care ask a lot of questions about Lucy and talked to her got to know her she was great. Dr. Fitzpatrick came in and had read her file He gave me so much info and options he was great so far we have had a great experience but many more visits to come hopefully all the next visits will be a great experience as well.

My Snickers was having very severe pain, really didn't find cause of pain but sent home with meds. Bittersweet I want him better, fixed but glad not obvious reason for pain.

I have a dog with lymphoma who is being treated at this clinic. I couldn't be happier with the staff, doctors, and the care my dog, Kody, is receiving. Kody's doctor let's me know how his is doing personally and always has time for my concerns. California Veterinary Specialists main priority is your animals quality of life - as is mine; I feel that Kody couldn't be in a better environment for his treatment.

My cat was recently at my vet in Riverside as he was urinating blood. By the time my vet examined my cat, the problem had subsided, but performed tests to ensure there was no underlying issue. They did not find anything as it seemed to resolve itself. Then on Saturday, 2/4/12, my cat started to urinate blood again. I called my vet in Riverside and they were about to close for the weekend and referred me to California Veterinary Specialists. I drove my cat to their office, which I will admit, is a rather nice space. The staff was friendly enough. They obtained some information about me and my cat and I sat down to wait. While it didn't appear to be many people or animals there, they took a long time to call my name. When they did call me, they said they would take my cat to another space to take his vitals. I was to wait in a separate room. Why couldn't I go with my cat as they took his vitals? This room they put me in was rather large and only had a chair and a computer. No examination table, or anything to read while I waited. I fully expected them bring my cat in the room once completed with the vitals. Finally, after sitting there after 30 minutes, the veterinarian came in to speak with me. There was never any indication that they even examined my cat. I guarantee they didn't even take him out of his cat carrier. While the vet was nice, she had suggested some methods/procedures on how to determine what is wrong with my cat. I explained that I don't have a lot of money to spend, but also wanted to help out my cat. They agreed to give him a one-time antibiotic shot for $87.50. Plus the initial $75.00 examination fee. How do I even know they examined him? I don't like their procedures on this. I want to be with my cat, that's unacceptable. There's something suspicious going on when you're not allowed to be with your own pet. I don't even know why I was in that waiting room. They clearly do not see animals in there as there is no table or medical equipment in the room. As I stated, the staff was nice, but didn't feel anyone had any compassion and felt they were outrageously priced for what little service they did. All someone did was speak to me for a few minutes after waiting for a lengthy period of time and gave my cat a shot. Even though the vet has followed up with me, I still feel like there was a lack of compassion. I told my vet in Riverside that I will not be returning there and if an emergency comes up, I will take them to the emergency vet in Colton.