Alta Vista Veterinary Clinic

"Well I’m a picky and straight forward person. Dr. Budde is the same. I highly recommend her if you are a picky pet owner. How me and my daughter loved the exam my cat and dog received."

"Number one thing I love about going here is that Dr. Budde and her staff are very CLEAR on medical procedures and routine regarding our pets. Questions and concerns are always answered and when your pet is your literal child, you need this type of care. Dr. Budde is great. I always leave the vet with peace of mind, knowing my pet is being well taken care of. I’ve taken all 4 cats of mine here ."

"I can’t say enough about this clinic. I have a a large dog(cane corso) and the staff/vet have loved on him since he was a little puppy. Even with the long waits with most vets; the doc will get you in on emergencies. The staff and vet are amazing with explaining things to the pet parent. This is the place to be if your pet means the world to you!!!"

"Dr. Budde and her entire staff are the best in the Bay! We tried many other vets prior to going to Dr. Budde and were saddened to see how scared most vets were of pitbulls. When we came to Dr. Budde's office, everyone showed our dog so much love and care. That was in 2001 and we never left Dr. Budde's side. She and her staff are like family to us now. We are on our 5th dog under their care and I kid you not, they are always super excited whenever I say "let's go to Dr. Budde house". My babies are everything to me and I am truly grateful to everyone at Alta Vista for everything they do for my babies!"

"The staff was wonderful...5 stars to them. Zero stars for this veterinarian. Why, you ask? I brought my 3-year-old dog here, about a year ago, for a bump that it appeared on her leg. I didn't know where it came from and thought maybe it was an infected nip from our other dog while playing. The bump started out very small and very quickly got very big and gross on our skinny little short-haired dog's leg. When we came in the staff was very nice and our dog was seen for an exam. The veterinarian's recommendation was a complete shock to me. I can only imagine she was operating from the assumption that it was a cancerous bump and her recommendation was either biopsy or amputation followed by biopsy. She strongly suggested going for amputation directly because it would be cheaper than doing two surgical procedures, one for the biopsy and another for amputation. I was in complete shock. I went for a second opinion and ended up doing a lumpectomy and biopsy, which came back negative for cancer. Fast forward lots of different specialist fees and tons of money for diagnosis... we learned that my dog had lymphoma. I won't go into all the details of her treatment at other places because the care she received at the other places was excellent, even though there was not a cure in her future. However, I would have been so horrified and guilty feeling, had I listened to this veterinarian's recommendation and amputated my poor dog's leg, only to find out later that would have been completely unnecessary and would have helped nothing whatsoever. I'm definitely glad I did not follow her recommendations and this veterinarian's "cut first ask questions later" mentality. If I had, my dog's quality of life would have been so horrible for her last year on this Earth. If any veterinarian recommends amputation first thing and you have any doubts whatsoever, please get a second opinion. I will never return to this vet or recommend anyone bring their beloved pet here."