Call me old fashioned, but there's nothing more disconcerting than feeling like just another number in your vet's charts. Especially when your four-legged "kid" is sick, as in seriously sick, and your mind is racing through every possible worst-case scenario in the book. Sad to say, after years of this treatment at countless practices (specialty or otherwise), I had resigned myself to this sub par standard of service. Until my boxer was diagnosed with lymphoma. Enter VCG San Diego... Right in the door, Dorothy and I were met with genuine compassion, care and concern by Dr. Vancil and Michelle. Treatment plan options were discussed based on her condition... read full review
August 2010
After my dog was diagnosed with an aggressive mast cell tumor, we tried one of the "best" cancer groups in the county and were not impressed. I left feeling that if I didn't spend an immediate 10k on my dog that I was a horrible pet owner. No alternate options were given, or a priority list of what things could be done first, second, etc. I felt like a number. During a hard time like this, that's the last thing I wanted. A friend then referred me to Dr. Vancil at Veterinary Cancer Group and I have nothing but great things to say about him and the staff. Our first appointment, he took an hour to explain my dog's condition, his probable life expectancy,... read full review
August 2010
We have three shih-tzus and we have them groomed on a monthly basis by a mobile groomer. Last month, the groomer pointed out a pea-sized growth on the top of Leo's front right paw. It was a bit nasty looking, so we took him into College Animal Hospital (see my review!) that afternoon. Dr. Van Spronsen tried a needle biopsy of the mass, but it came back inconclusive yet a bit concerning. She considered putting Leo under and removing the whole mass at that time, but she decided to let a specialist take over I read about Veterinary Cancer Group on their Web site and from the other review here on Yelp, so I called them to make an appointment for a consultation to assess... read full review
Call me old fashioned, but there's nothing more disconcerting than feeling like just another number in your vet's charts. Especially when your four-legged "kid" is sick, as in seriously sick, and your mind is racing through every possible worst-case scenario in the book. Sad to say, after years of this treatment at countless practices (specialty or otherwise), I had resigned myself to this sub par standard of service. Until my boxer was diagnosed with lymphoma. Enter VCG San Diego... Right in the door, Dorothy and I were met with genuine compassion, care and concern by Dr. Vancil and Michelle. Treatment plan options were discussed based on her condition... read full review
After my dog was diagnosed with an aggressive mast cell tumor, we tried one of the "best" cancer groups in the county and were not impressed. I left feeling that if I didn't spend an immediate 10k on my dog that I was a horrible pet owner. No alternate options were given, or a priority list of what things could be done first, second, etc. I felt like a number. During a hard time like this, that's the last thing I wanted. A friend then referred me to Dr. Vancil at Veterinary Cancer Group and I have nothing but great things to say about him and the staff. Our first appointment, he took an hour to explain my dog's condition, his probable life expectancy,... read full review
We have three shih-tzus and we have them groomed on a monthly basis by a mobile groomer. Last month, the groomer pointed out a pea-sized growth on the top of Leo's front right paw. It was a bit nasty looking, so we took him into College Animal Hospital (see my review!) that afternoon. Dr. Van Spronsen tried a needle biopsy of the mass, but it came back inconclusive yet a bit concerning. She considered putting Leo under and removing the whole mass at that time, but she decided to let a specialist take over I read about Veterinary Cancer Group on their Web site and from the other review here on Yelp, so I called them to make an appointment for a consultation to assess... read full review