Apricot Veterinary Clinic

"The Dr always shows compassion with who ever I bring in. Her staff are also very helpful and knowledgeable."

"Basically scheduling an appointment with this office is a nightmare, I called and scheduled an appointment for getting my female cat spayed. I was quoted $125 for spay, meds and the rabies shot. The female who comes to show you the estimate before getting the procedure started is a stubborn and unprofessional person. She had an estimate that totaled around $580 with add ons, add ons that I never requested. On top she had the audacity to just tell me sign here and here so we can begin. I reviewed the papers and questioned the total. Told her I am here only for my cat getting spayed. She said okay what do you want to keep. I told her only the spaying and rabies shot and pain meds. She came back 4 times with still add ons. Keep in mind she had to go back to her office and reprint a NEW ESTIMATE and this female would not get the point that I only wanted the service I requested originally upon scheduling the appointment. I ended up paying almost $200 because she said I was quoted incorrectly. That is not my mistake. Be careful when scheduling appointments here."

"Bait and switch. Called to have a kitten vaccinated due to environmental risk. Informed staff the kitten was 4 weeks old. They told me vaccinstion appointments were books months out, but if I added on a wellness exam then I could be seen asap. After check in I was being sold on a kitten package. After waiting 40 min for a room, and the vet the kitten began to have diarrhea. I informed the vet this was due to nutritional changes along with anxiety from travel as it was young. They took the clothe I used to clean the kitten and said they would send it off for testing. I assumed this was too be free as they never asked my opinion. After the exam they declared they could not vaccinate the kitten due to its weight. I have fostered, and worked with kittens and vets my entire life and have never been told a kitten didn't weigh enough for vaccination. I explained I was told the kitten could he vaccination and asked why I had not been informed during the phone call that they instead go based upon weight and not age. Typically when a kitten comes into a shelter it is vaccinated as early as 4 weeks old. This is common practice. After the exam they then brought out the invoice once again trying to push the kitten package onto me, and showed me a invoice for the fecal sample. Which I at no point requested. I declined all services and instead paid the 60 wellness exam which is currently 40 dollars more than most vets I visit in the central valley. Overall I requested a vaccinated for an at risk kitten, declared its age over the phone and at no point was told they would determine eligibility based upon weight. Upon arrival they attempted to sell me a kitten package, before and after the exam. Charging me for an exam I didn't want originally but was the only way to get seen. When I declared my concern over raising the kitten in an at risk environment they told me that the kitten was safe due to its antibodies inherently from its mother's milk. This was after I told them the mother was a feral that was not vaccinated as such it does not offer any antibodies in its milks for its litter. Overall I strongly discouraged anyone visit this vet. They offer bait and switch services and are entirely shady and immoral with this practice. Choosing money over customer both human and animal satisfaction alike. I did not get the sense they cared what's so ever about my pet only making as much money as possible, and to that end they misled me multiple times and tried even more. If not for my involvement with shelters, and fostering I could easily have seen anyone else paying their ridiculous fees. I went there due to finding the kitten close to work and working in the area. I later went to my normal vet and had the kitten taken care off and seen asap for 25 out the door with no upsell or switch."

"They have been always very honest with Healthcare and quality of life with my animals. My cat wasn't in good shape. One vet said do this do that and he should be fine, but it meant lots of money for not good quality of life. We came here and were straight forward with us about him not having a good quality of life. Even with those options, we ultimately chose to end his suffering. With our new dog they took their time with her and very good with the animals"

"Although their services are ok, they certainly know how to price gouge. My dogs ear exam and meds costs 250$ Ridiculous"