VCA Animal Hospital of Garden City

Dr. Davis and his staff are amazing. Our pup was attacked by an unrestrained pack on Christmas Eve and developed cellulitis at the bite sites (and had to be on a home rabies quarantine b/​c the other family didn’t have their vaccinations). He got down at her level, helped us understand what was happening and really talked to us. We had just experienced the loss of our cat, so we were understandably extra scared for our pup. Dr. Davis was so kind. I don’t live in the area (only visiting), but I am recommending him to all my friends and family back home.

This vet was recommended by the person who sold us our puppy. We went to them for his first two worming appointments. For the first appointment, the wait was 40 minutes, and the second was about 15 minutes, both after the appointment time, and I arrived at least 10 minutes early each time to an empty waiting room. At the second appointment, my little guy was not feeling the vet at all. He was then terrified when the Vet tried to check out his ears. While he forcibly tried to restrain my puppy, who was crying out, acting like I’ve never seen before, somehow, during the struggle my puppy ended up with a completely red eyeball. The doctor said that the puppy was just not ‘happy about being restrained’ And that was that. He was so terrified, he emptied his bladder on the doctor, and I was shocked silent. It took over a week for the white of his eye to clear up! The Doctor’s lack of empathy was so off-​putting!
I’ve been to a few vets in my years, and never have seen a dog restrained (Or attempt to be restrained) in this fashion. Often, they will call in an assistant to hold an energetic dog, and I was afraid this would traumatize him for life.
Luckily, I did go to my old vet for his third round of immunizations, and the little guy was happy and friendly, and just a little nervous. No restraining or care holds necessary.
This vet was not a good fit for me and my puppy. The prices (even with an associates discount) were a little higher than my old (now current) vet, who doesn’t charge an office visit fee for vaccination appointments.

We’ve been bringing our three dogs to Dr. Davis for years and I have nothing but positive things to say about them. One visit in particular happened over three years ago when we realized my five year old Shih Tzu was having issues urinating. We took him in to VCA and they discovered he had a large kidney stone and he would need surgery. It wasn’t something they did there but Dr. Davis was up front and honest with local vets that could help us and where we could get the best help. We took him to where Dr. Davis recommended and they were amazing as well. Since he’s been on prescription canned food and I make frequent trips to purchase it at VCA the staff knows who I am and what I need as soon as I walk in the door. My other dog has bad teeth and goes twice a year for cleaning and they are always super gentle. I’ve sent family and friends to him as well because I know their dogs & cats will get great treatment!

I’ve only had one experience with this animal hospital. I had an emergency situation where my dog wasn’t breathing. They happened to be the closest animal hospital that was open at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon. I called while racing through Ford Road traffic and babbled something about being on my way. The vet and a couple techs met me in the parking lot and whisked my boy away. The vet came out to talk to me after they got my dog intubated and again when my dog miraculously walked out to the waiting room. About an hour worth of oxygen and fluids cost about $ 180, which was much cheaper than what I expected. Compare that to $ 500 at the emergency vet a few months later. Afterwards, they faxed the paperwork and records to our own vet and updated her over the phone. Everyone was nice and I’m thankful they saved my boy.

The doctor and the staff here are nice however I will not be bringing my dog back here anymore. We took our dog here when we first got her for her initial check up and vaccinations and that went well. We also got her spayed at VCA and that wasn’t so great. The incision area after a couple days was so red and inflamed that it looked like her sutures were going to rip through her skin. I took her in immediately after seeing this and the doctor removed some sutures and said she would be fine. I kept a close eye on the area until it was completely healed but it took a long time. This did not happen at all when I got my other dog spayed at a different veterinary clinic. We also boarded her at the VCA twice while out of town. The first time we boarded her it was for 5 days. When we picked her up she she smelled horrible and it took her a couple weeks to adjust to being back at home. The second time we boarded her it was for 4 days, when we picked her up this time she was trembling. We got her back home and she just was not her normal self. She’s usually so playful and so full of energy but she was the complete opposite at that time. She went right into her crate and did not seem to want to come out. She wasn’t eating anymore, barely drinking water. We got really worried but hoped that she just needed a few days to adjust again. We called the VCA to ask if she had been eating normal while she was there and if they were feeding her the food that we gave them and of course they said yes but it just didn’t make sense why she was being the way she was. It’s been about 2 and a half months now and she’s finally back to her normal self but eating is still a bit of struggle with her. I don’t have any clue as to what they’ve done while she’s been boarded there, but I will definitely not be taking her back there ever again to try to find out.

The staff and vets are extremely friendly. They take their time to answer questions. They don’t rush exams on your pup. I came from out of state and have moved around the country due to military. This is the best animal hospital I’ve ever been to. I trust the vets and glad I can feel comfortable trusting them with my two dogs.

Such a caring, helpful, friendly staff here that I ended up switching my dog to this vet. So far I have been here for boarding and check ups. I’ve never had to wait to see the doctor when we’ve had check ups, waiting rooms and check up rooms are very clean, doctor is very nice and caring… if you have «human» children he might give them a cute rubber ducky toy. Check out is fast and they have dog bones for your pet for a treat on the counter.

Went to this vet hospital for over 20 years, however after last incident I wont return, My best friend had her teeth cleaned and some minor surgery, when she was released to come home that same day she just didnt look well, in hindsight they should have kept her overnight, within the hour she was dead on my kitchen floor could not reach anyone from vca it was just after hours. I was and am devastated by what happened, dont let this happen to you…