Dodd Animal Hospital

I have moved in and out of San Antonio for work, and have been to Dodd on and off for a few years. I’ve dealt with different vet companies in San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. The people at Dodd are consistently nice and the clinic is always very clean. The pricing is also very fair and competitive. I would recommend Dodd for sure, I also want to thank them for taking such great care of my pets and treating them like their own. Two thumbs up Dodd!!!

In brief, this is a great bunch of vets! All of them are friendly, obviously caring, and willing to work with unique situations. I’ll continue to bring all my menagerie here. Good hours, too.

My dog had needed a rabies vaccinne and the place we normaly take her was too expensive and they don’t take appointments. We found Dodd Vet Clinic on a whim. The staff was very helpful. We paid $ 50 less than the other vet plus received 2 extra shots that were going to be needed next month. The front desk and assistant were very nice and explained eveything to us. Just a few minutes ago, the office called and ask how our dog was doing after the shots. We never recieved this thoughtfulness at our last clinic. Dodds is definely something special!

I am so disappointed with this office. I took my dog Benji there on Friday afternoon since he had a horrible red rash all over his body and he was hot to the touch. He was very lethargic and wouldn’t eat or drink anything. Our other dog thunder had been attacked by a Siberian husky that Monday, so we were not the greatest on funds since his medical bills were through the roof. I advised the vet and the techs of my situation and they did blood work on him, injected him with a type of Benadryl I believe and a steroid to help with his rash. The vet and tech told me this rash should start to go down within the next 24 hours. On Sunday morning Benji was walking very slowly, since Friday his rash had gotten worse, turned into hives and he wouldn’t leave the spot he laid in at all. I had to force him to go outside to use the restroom and he wasn’t drinking any water or eating. He hadn’t changed since I took him to this office, if anything he got worse. I took him to Becker animal hospital since I was worried and knew he needed to be taken care of ASAP. They did blood work and said that he has an allergic reaction to something and a very bad infection. They also said he was extremely dehydrated. They injected him with fluids and antibiotics. They sent him home and said to bring him back Monday for more antibiotics and injections. His fever had gone down from 104.8 when I took him to this clinic on Friday to 102 on Sunday.
I spoke to the office manager on Monday morning, and asked if there was any way I can be reimbursed for the treatment for my dog, Benjiz, since they had done nothing to help him other than «his fever went down 2 degrees» from what the office manager kept insisting. She kept saying that his blood work had no sign of dehydration, so they didn’t treat him for that. Just the rash. I told the manager, but you didn’t fix it. Nothing improved. But she insisted that his temp went down two degrees. BUT HIS RASH WAS STILL HORRIBLE, EVEN WORSE. I was at work at the time and didn’t have time to argue. My dog is sick, and was dehydrated and all they did in my opinion was make things worse. Not to mention the «owner» of the clinic wasn’t even there so noting could even be done until he came back. So explain to me, what is the point of having an office manager?
I will continue to use VCA Mission animal hospital, as I should’ve went there in the first place but I wanted him to get seen ASAP. I will not come back here, and I really do wish this clinic gets better at their jobs. I have never been more upset.
I was not refunded anything, to add to this. I hung up out of anger and frustration as I now have 2 dogs in intensive care.

i’ve been using this vet for years. my favorite vets at the clinic have since retired, but the new group of vets are very competent, and they explain a lot more details about what they are doing and what their expectations for my animals are. the techs are fantastic, and the front of the house is incredible.
this is not the cheapest vet (i spent $ 1000 on the last visit for three annual checkups plus 12 months of total pest control), but i wouldn’t go anywhere else.
i have also used their boarding facilities. easy to use and relatively inexpensive. when i leave for a week or two at a time, i trust my three dogs and cat to the staff. i’ve always been satisfied.