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Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospit offers general wellness care for your animal companions as well as specialized Veterinary care and 24 hour emergency services

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Berkeley Dog and Cat/Special Veterinary Services offers general wellness care for your animal companions as well as Special Veterinary services from Board Certified Veterinarians and 24 hour emergency care.

As a full-service, small animal veterinary hospital, Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital provides a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures. We strive to offer scientifically advanced veterinary care as well as compassionate advice, allowing you and your family to enjoy your pet companion for a many years.
Our job is to treat your pets when they aren't feeling well and help you learn how to keep them happy and healthy every day. We are proud of what we’re doing today and of our rich history of helping the animals of Berkeley for more than a century.


Hospital Overview

Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital has been a leader in veterinary medicine, treating the Bay Area’s pets for over 100 years.
As an accredited member of the American Animal Hospital Association, Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital is dedicated to providing excellence in veterinary care. Our hospital is evaluated regularly by AAHA to ensure that we meet or exceed the association’s strict standards of excellence. AAHA standards are recognized around the world as the benchmark for quality care in veterinary medicine.

Hospital History

People have been caring for animals on our hospital site since the early days of California history. Records show that a livery stable initially occupied this site in 1879. The property extended over what is now two entire blocks and harbored a blacksmith who cared for the horses of the Berkeley and Oakland police and fire departments. There were numerous paddocks and holding pens for the animals, mulberry trees in the pasture, and equipment for treating the animals when ill.

A New Focus on Pets. In 1907, Dr. McNair officially named the facility Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital and began specializing in pet animals rather than farm animals—a rather novel concept at the time. Reportedly, injuries from a horse kick forced him to stop treating large animals and concentrate on his dog and cat practice. Since that initial construction, there have been at least six facility remodels. Portions of the old building that survived the 1906 earthquake still form the framework in one part of the hospital.

By the 1960s, under the tutelage of Drs. Cucuel and Frye, the hospital continued to treat Berkeley’s growing pet population and earned itself a reputation for high-quality medicine and progressive practices. The practice became known for our special expertise in reptile and amphibian medicine. We soon became the source of numerous scientific articles on the care of these more unusual pets and Dr. Frye published the first textbook on reptile medicine.

Special Veterinary Services. In 1976, Drs. Benjamin and Shriro took over the practice and quickly realized that the rapid advancement of technology occurring in the medical fields was beyond the financial reach of local veterinarians. Two years later, they opened the Berkeley Center for Special Veterinary Services within our facility to identify the then-novel concept of a group of specialists all sharing a single facility and a single set of advanced instrumentation.

With board certified specialists available, local practitioners could now send their patients to us instead of the University of Davis. We were the first private veterinary hospital in the world to install a CAT scan machine. Along with special radiology and surgery instruments, this allowed us to provide advanced diagnostics and therapeutics to the Bay Area’s pets.

With a further expansion completed a few years ago, we are now one of the largest and most sophisticated veterinary facilities in California.

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Contact us at [email protected]

Address: 2126 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Phone: (510) 848-5041
moc.liamg@tacdnagodyelekrebtcatnoc
State: California
Zip Code: 94704


Opening Hours

Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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Reviews
My reptile (Mexican horned lizard) was seen by the best reptile/exotic Veterinarian. His name is Dr. Harkewicz and is the best in the whole San Francisco Bay area. He performed a complete exam and proposed in detail the best treatment for my extremely rare lizard. He understood that I needed a careful and custom approach than that of the more commonly kept reptiles. This is crucial and he understood this very well from the beginning. He shared very valuable tips and techniques for use with the prescribed medication as well. He showed much interest and concern for my lizard and me. Highly recommended ! !
8 years ago (07-11-2017)
This place is VERY expensive, about twice as expensive as you might want. The time to think about that is now, not when you're standing there with a seriously sick or injured animal. If you start talking about money at that time your pet will be the loser. No one who overcharges likes to be told about it, no matter how diplomatically you may chose to do it. They know perfectly well that they're expensive. I suspect that many of the people who have had bad experiences have made the mistake of objecting to the cost up front. They do have something they call a Cinderella fund. It seems to be a secret. In some fashion, it helps cover the cost for people without big bucks who love their pets just as much as affluent folks. I contributed some money to it, that's how I know. You might want to see the Yelp reviews also.
7 years ago (03-01-2018)
We, well our dogs and cat, have been patients at Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospital for over 30 years. The vets, techs, and office staff have travelled the journey with us through the lives of our late dogs, our late cat, and our current animal family. Everyone connected with the out-patient and in-patient parts of the hospital are highly skilled and intelligent--each knows her or his job and excels in it. This includes their having contributed to cutting edge research. But what trumps even their excellence as practitioners is that they are most compassionate, kind, and together they form a support system via which they have welcomed new pet family members into the fold and stood with us when pets were no longer here. They're wonderful and loving.
8 years ago (12-10-2017)
Had one of those weekend emergencies that couldn't wait until Monday to see our regular vet. We had an excellent experience at Berkeley Dog and Cat. The staff were all very kind and sensitive to my frightened dog's needs. Of course, it being an emergency, we had no appointment on a Sunday and they were booked. But they saw us within 10 minutes of arriving, assessed my pup, talked to us about the suggested diagnostics, and an estimate. Then we got the x-rays done, results reviewed, and medications filled. All this in less than an hour. I'm seriously considering making them my regular vet. Bonus points for a free parking, and the offer of helping me with getting my injured pup out of the car and into the clinic.
8 years ago (10-12-2017)
I have been taking my non human family to Berkeley Dog and Cat since the mid 70s. I think they have always offered the very best in animal care and treatments. For example in the 80s they were the only animal hospital in the east bay that kept a doctor and staff around the clock for their hospitalized patients. They now have all kinds of specialists, including a wonderful dentist and a dermatologist. For the past decade or so our primary vet was Dr. McBride. She was excellent, and very kind and caring. She left the hospital, and I switched to Dr. Amy Benjamin. She is also an amazing veterinarian, and really knows and cares about my two dogs. All of the veterinarians and staff go out of their way to be helpful and friendly, but most importantly they offer the best and most up to date treatments in veterinary medicine. Diana Navon
8 years ago (11-10-2017)
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