NoVa Cat Clinic

Very nice people who take time with my anxious cat. I’ll be sad when they move locations.

This place is amazing! They’re always very fair on prices, and super receptive to pet insurance. You can tell they genuinely care about their cats based on their foster program.

I’ve been going to Nova Cat Clinic/​formerly Capital Cat Clinic to see Dr Marcus Brown since I adopted my two kitties just 16 years ago. Dr Brown and his team are wonderful — lovely people who are very good at what they did and so helpful. Thank you to Dr Brown and his team.

I have taken my Cluny and Cuervo Sebastian here for 6 years now and wouldn’t go anywhere else. The staff are lovely people who are friendly, helpful, and remember my name and my cats’ names! I have used at least 4 different doctors here at one time or another and each has been great. My 11 year old cats have problems with allergies and one has a chronic condition that has to be treated. They listen to all my problems and are extremely attentive; I never feel that my cats and I are being rushed or given anything but the best care.

I love the NoVA Cat Clinic. The people are friendly helpful and all about cats and your pet. I have using them for a year and they are great and thier phone app is amazing to make and keep appointments. Highly Recommended.

We love Nova Cats. It’s a wonderful, caring clinic with knowledgeable doctors and techs; the staff at the desk is friendly and responsive.
We also love Dr. Marcus Brown, who has taken care of two of our cats: Isadora, from age 10 to 18 years; and 11 year old Tashi since she was 7 months old when we adopted her. His theoretical and practical understanding is rich and amazing, made even better by his love for cats. He follows up and thoroughly explains issues that may arise.
If you have a kitten or cat who needs attention, or just basic checkups, Nova Cats is the place to go!

Been going to NOVA Cat for more than 5 years now (back when they had a different name). They have consistently been excellent and I wouldn’t take my cat anywhere else. Highly recommended and I’ve never had a bad experience.

I recently adopted an adult cat with some special needs (allergy, food obsessions, etc) and Nova has been so awesome!
They have a really flexible schedule and I’ve never had a problem making an appointment. But what I’ve been most impressed with is their genuine love for their patients and the way that shines through in their care.
Everyone –from the front desk associates, to the vet techs, to the doctors – is extremely knowledgable and loves cats. It makes such a difference. And they are great with follow up– when my cat had issues after a dental procedures they were quick to respond and frequently checked in to see how he was doing.

Friendly people and a great place to go.

These guys are AMAZING!!! I’ve been taking my one co-​owned cat, Rasputin, here for about a year and Nova Cat Clinic is the perfect place. I don’t know why I even bothered to check other places for my new rescue, Coconut. I was worried about pricing here because Coconut isn’t on our pet insurance yet but they’re very reasonable and willing to work with people and real life situations. They’re even letting me drop her off so I don’t miss a medical appointment I have that’s around the same time frame as Coco’s initial visit. I can not say enough good things about this organization. Kind, respectful, genuily love the cats they work with. Thank you so much Nova Cat Clinic. You’re worth the drive from Woodbridge or Oxon Hill. Please never change!

I love this place! They take great care of my two kitties and always fit me in for an appointment quickly. I love that they offer holistic care like acupuncture.

Very very disappointed. Aged cat was ill and not eating well at all. Took her to NOVA cat clinic where we were told about dental disease and matting of hair as if those were the big issues. Blood work was done after a list of prices was given without mention that she appeared quite I’ll. We thought so but we also thought they were the experts. Cat was emaciated and yet the vet did not recommend anything to help her eat or be taken care of. The issue is that this clinic, or perhaps the doctor we went to, has no triage knowledge. As a health professional myself this is frightening. In addition, we had to call the clinic to find out blood test results otherwise we probably would not have heard from them. Needless to say, the test results were critical. Our cat succumbed to her ailments two days later. If your cat needs any emergency needs, or perhaps any more important needs, forget this place. So maybe it’s a place for wellness checks and vaccinations but forget any kind of serious ailment management. Business as usual. You will be on your own! Good luck! Go to a reputable emergency hospital, like the Animal hospital on Columbia Pike that had empathetic and quick service. They are also open 24 hours.

This place is excellent. We took our previous cat here but we made a huge mistake by trying out another clinic when we go two new twin cats.
We will be back to Nova Cat Clinic and we regret going anywhere else.
They are good because they specialize and know cats well.
Don’t do your cat injustice by taking them to a dog or lizard doctor. Take them here, TRUST ME.

These guys are awesome. I had been going to another vet in the area for years, until I was just fed up with them. I came here from a friend’s recommendation, and I’m so glad I made the switch. The vet actually spends time in the room with you and really asks about your cat. Like, he wanted to know the story of how I got my kitty, not just a laundry list of health updates. They follow up quickly, and actually through email correspondence, which is super easy for me. And they really care, and you can tell!
I do have to brag, though, the techs said my kitty got the Best Cat Award because he behaved so well while they were drawing blood. :-)

I have taken my cat Mr. Peeve to Nova cat clinic twice now and will continue to return. :) The staff is super friendly and the best part about the office is sometimes they have kittens playing around and you can adopt them I believe. I had two different vets take a look at peeve and both were so nice and kind. They gave great recommendations and were patient with peeve even though he was hissing because he always gets nervous in new settings. He eventually calmed down And even rubbed up against one of the vets. I would definitely consider taking your feline here! :)

Update: Don’t book on Unilocal!Doesn’t actually work.
Apparently the «confirmed appointment» that I had booked through Unilocal didn’t actually exist in their calendar. You can’t actually book appointments for this clinic on Unilocal.YIKES. Glad I called before I showed up with two cats in tow. Now I have to find another vet because I took the day off!

Upon further reflection, I feel that my last review was too generous in rating this facility’s quality of care. After a less than stellar experience at NoVa, wherein my cat visited 4 times in one year and could not have his problems diagnosed, I took my poor boy back to my old vet in Chicago to get answers. My old vet easily and without prompting, diagnosed my cat’s itchy ear as a benign ear tumor. (NoVa could not diagnose this). Additionally, my old vet found me a new vet in Fairfax who, for a better price than NoVa, aggressively treated my cat’s howling and vomiting and kept him out of obvious pain while he lost to lymphoma. NoVa merely offered gabapentin (ie, crazy pills) which made him loopy.
So, to recap, NoVa is expensive, insensitive, and low quality. Please read my original review for more details on this site’s lack of professionalism. In short, the techs don’t seem to understand that patients can hear through paper thin walls and will make disparaging remarks about clients.

We got our first kitten about 6 months ago. Based on the Unilocal reviews and the fact that they specialized in cats, we took her here for her initial exam. The staff was very attentive and friendly. They took great care when examining our cat and trimming her nails. They provided recommendations for on-​going care, product recommendations, etc. in a non-​pushy and very straight forward manner. Then thee vet did almost immediate follow up with some additional articles/​videos they had mentioned during our conversation. You can really tell they enjoy being around cats, and take pride in their work.
We also recently boarded our cat for 5 days while on vacation overseas. The price was reasonable, and the cat is showing no ill effects. The staff again did a great job taking care of her.
I totally trust the team here, and look forward to a long relationship with them and the care of our cat.

The care here is excellent. The staff is friendly, responsive to our kitty girls, and very patient with our many questions. We have found the doctors to be well– informed and thorough. It’s wonderful to see the difference in our cats’ behavior at an all cat clinic versus a traditional veterinarians office. At least in our case, our felines truly know the difference in the smells, sights and sounds of this unique clinic. The home-​like approach works perfectly to help them relax.
I am also pleased to use the clinic’s online system, making our pets’ medical records and the office staff available ²⁴⁄₇ (via email), much like our own medical records are through our human medical systems. It keeps things organized and makes it easier to communicate about test results and problems as they arise.
There are two reasons I didn’t give the practice a five star rating. Firstly, the facility is not wheelchair or stroller accessible, which would have been an awful problem for my wife a few months ago. (She used a wheelchair and a walker for quite some time.) We personally use a stroller for our cats. So, we have to lift the stroller up several steep steps to enter the building.
Secondly, the prices are higher than average. For example, although we take both cats for their yearly wellness check at the same time, we still pay a full $ 75 office visit for each cat. That’s more than the average office fee, so it seems it would be reasonable for the second fee to at least be slightly reduced. That’s been the custom with my pets at other offices. Everything, including shots, run approximately 10 to 15 percent higher than average. Be prepared.
In the end, we continue to return and receive quality care here. We just have pet insurance to offset the added costs. Despite the two negative points I mentioned, I definitely recommend the practice thus far and trust their recommendations to be unbiased, never profit seeking.
Edit: One of my cats had a sudden problem with her anal glands. I emailed the office on a Sunday afternoon requesting a Monday appointment. I expected the office would receive the email Monday morning. Instead, I received a text message approximately 15 minutes later from one of the doctors proposing an appointment time for Monday. Amazing!

If you love your cat enough that you don’t blink at spending 600 dollars on tests that very well might be unnecessary, go right ahead and take everyone else’s word and bring your cat here. They are very nice people. They probably provide excellent medical care. If you do care about your money, read on:
My cat\ has a long-​running issue. The vet outlined multiple possible solutions to my cat’s problem. One was medication, another was expensive tests. Of course, she scheduled the follow-​up appointment first, and e-​mailed us an expensive estimate later. I suggested that we try the medication first, since I didn’t want to pay for expensive tests. She shot back that there was a potential issue with prescribing the medication, since it could have effects on the cat’s liver (the cat is showing zero symptoms of liver issues, so worrying about the liver would be purely precautionary). I already started to feel like I was at the auto mechanic, but since I was already roped into working with this vet, I asked how much it would be for just the test that made sure the medicine was safe.
She reduced the estimate by a couple of hundred dollars, but kept several tests that had nothing to do with the liver on the estimate. She explained that this limited battery of tests might miss some important stuff, so she didn’t recommend doing the tests that way. She also patronizingly said that I must be confused in explaining that she couldn’t «rule in» trying the medicine unless she «ruled out» the medical issues that the tests were looking for, a concept that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
Look, it’s possible she has some kind of code she follows. If the cat is symptomatic of anything, she must test for whatever that is before trying medication. I see how that could make sense. Why waste time trying medication that might not work when there could be an underlying health problem that could be killing your precious cat? I have an answer to that — its a fucking cat and the tests cost hundreds of dollars, that’s why not.