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Monday: ClosedTuesday: 10AM - 6PM
Wednesday: 10AM - 6PM
Thursday: 10AM - 6PM
Friday: 10AM - 6PM
Saturday: 8AM - 4PM
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Holistic Veterinary Care in Oakland, California, offers a fully integrative approach to pet care, covering almost all medical needs. The facility is known for its high-quality, genuine care, with knowledgeable, friendly, and kind staff who help pets feel comfortable and excited to visit. The initial consultations are detailed and comprehensive, and rehabilitation sessions have helped pets regain strength. The practice is dedicated to holistic care, including raw diets and alternative treatments, standing out from other vets with its balanced approach. The staff is patient, caring, and knowledgeable, and the facility provides a wide range of services such as exercise plans and physical therapy. Customers appreciate the caring team, which is always professional and kind, and many have experienced positive results with treatments for issues like IVDD, mast cell tumors, and pneumonia. The team offers a supportive environment, with no pressure and a focus on home exercises and personalized care. Overall, Holistic Veterinary Care is highly recommended for physical therapy, rehab, and holistic health needs, earning a reputation as one of the best veterinary practices in the Bay Area.
I am so thankful to have found this rehab clinic. All of the doctors, techs and even front desk staff are so kind, caring and helpful. My dog has had a long road to recovery and I couldn't have survived the journey with all the help and support. I highly recommend!
The team at HVC is always amazing, always professional, and kind. Even though I work in the veterinary field whenever one of my fur babies has a specific issue I bring them to see Dr. Richter. Over the years and he has been nothing short of a miracle worker for their various issues. From Tracker's Laryngeal pullback and chronic pneumonia, to Deshia's IVDD, and most recently Gigi's mast cell tumor issues. I have nothing but gratitude for him and his team.
My 10-year-old dog has developed IVDD--degenerative disc disease so I took her in for an appointment at Holistic Vet, I was a little worried given some of the recent reviews indicating the practice was more interested in profit than pets--and they do make you pay a hefty fee in advance to book an appointment. But there aren't a lot of other options for animal physical therapy in the area so I gave it a try. I wanted to review because the experience was absolutely wonderful. We met with Janella, a physical therapist, who was so reassuring and positive and taught me an easy, doable series of home exercises to keep my dog's back limber, her leg stable and her pain at bay. Janella said I COULD bring the dog in for in-office therapy as well, but that was up to me: my time and my budget constraints. She said we could do twice a week, once a week, twice a month, once a month, or not at all; the most important thing was the home-based exercises. So zero upselling, zero pressure, super supportive. That made me trust her and I am far more likely because of that to try at least some in-office therapy (also, I have doggy health insurance and it's covered, so my out-of-pocket costs are not too bad). We only met briefly with Dr. RIchter--it wasn't really why we were there--but he was also very kind, did not try to sell me anything at all, and seemed great. Also, the receptionist was incredibly welcoming, kind and efficient. I can't comment on what happened for other people, but based on my visit, I would recommend this practice in an instant and certainly for any physical therapy or rehab concerns.