Colin Chaves, DVM

Jul 2022

The few negative reviews here don't understand the vet situation here in Fort Bragg. Due to the retirement/relocation etc. of a few local vets no vets that I know of are taking new patients. If you want to help, encourage a vet to move to this beautiful dog-friendly place. Dr. Chaves is a great vet who goes above and beyond. He deserves to be honored and praised, not trashed.

Sep 2021

I wish I had a doctor for myself who would be as knowledgeable, thoughtful, caring, and generous with their time as Dr. Chaves. He has been our vet since he first started in Fort Bragg, and has cared for four of our dogs in those years. He has diagnosed issues that might well have been missed by other vets, and has seen us --with compassion and understanding-- through the passing of two of our beloved pets. We consider our dogs to be very fortunate to be his patients!

Dec 2019

Dr. Chaves, the staff and the atmosphere was so amazing. This was the first visit to this veterinary clinic and it won't be our last. Dr. Chaves was the only vet here in town to get down on the ground to do a physical on my big girl Keisha. That speaks a lot about his passion for doing this work. My girl Keisha has a torn ligament cruciate it has been been to live with it. So him understand why I couldn't do the surgery tomorrow or yesterday was key. The organization I am working with to help her with her surgery has given me hope by going to see Dr. Chaves. He gave me great advice.. like stop feeding my dog extra snacks ‍ and what to look for while we wait for the...read full review