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CHECKBOOK provides:
- Award winning articles and reports of over 4,800 firms, compiled from more than 197,000 consumer ratings by Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports magazine subscribers who have used these companies and professionals.
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- Read CHECKBOOK's free advice on choosing a local veterinarian.
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Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK (CHECKBOOK.org) will get your pet the best possible care while saving you trouble, time, and money. It's the independent, non-profit, no-advertising source of ratings and advice on hundreds of types of services you use in your everyday life. See list of services covered.
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Marina Pet Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Ocean Ave Veterinary Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Pets Unlimited Veterinary Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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San Francisco SPCA Veterinary Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Balboa Pet Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Blue Cross Pet Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Sunset Veterinary Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Especially Cats Veterinary, San Francisco, CA |
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Nob Hill Cat Clinic & Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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Irving Pet Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Veterinarians Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Veterinarians.
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Subscriber from HERCULES, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
I go to Dr. Pat Bicotti for my cat and am always very pleased........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Monica Thompson, DVM, runs a superior "no kill" operation for rescued cats and is very..........
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Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
A superior vet facility but relatively expensive. I was told teeth cleaning for my cat..........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Very friendly, called with followup.......
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Subscriber from MOS BEACH, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Very friendly and good with all kinds of pets. Can get crowded and busy but..........
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Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Very high priced... especially for pet meds. Forces us to go elsewhere, unfortunately.......
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Dr. Chris Sanders is the best vet -- he works overtime to get information back..........
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Subscriber from GOLD BAR, WA wrote about a local veterinarian:
They have been our Vets for almost 20 years - great care and very caring...........
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Subscriber from SAN LORENZO, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Have recommended many friends and all appear happy!!.......
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
This guy has to be one of the best in the area. He also has..........
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Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Above and beyond. Their concern for the animals and people make it worth the now..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Great Specialist. Dr B discovered my dog had environmental allergies and we found a way..........
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Subscriber from MONTARA, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Very understanding and caring with my very difficult dog.......
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Subscriber from SAN LORENZO, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Our Felis Catuss have had the great fortune of being cared for by Drs. Hughes..........
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Subscriber from MILLBRAE, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
After appointment follow through is superior.......
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Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
Dr. Mills takes a holistic approach to caring for our animals and they love her..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote about a local veterinarian:
The Best!.......
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