Bulkeley Laurie

Legitimately loved this vet clinic. (You're gonna want to keep reading!) I'm a first-time puppy owner and 3 days after I brought my pug puppy (2-month old) home, he started showing symptoms of Parvo, which obviously freaked me out. (And the Google search results that told me his survival rate with treatment would be around 60%-90% freaked me out even more) First, I took him a highly rated Yelp vet clinic that had an availability for him on the same day.

Of course I know Parvo is very serious, but the technicians there made the whole situation very negative and made me even more nervous. They recommended me to either take my puppy to a 24/7 vet hospital which would have been crazy expensive (they would not give me a general price/quote for it either!) or conduct home treatment which they said will most likely not work.

They didn't give me a third option. I'm pretty sure I didn't even get to speak to a doctor. I just felt frustrated and pessimistic about the whole already-stressful situation. However, I immediately called my friend whose friend worked at Yolo Vet Clinic, and she told me she recommended me to take my puppy there for a second opinion and for more transparency on Parvo treatment prices.and everything is now history!

The Dr. Bulkeley and the technicians at Yolo Vet helped me and my pup so much. As soon as I got there, they kept me feeling optimistic and positive, and by ensuring me that I caught the symptoms early and calming me down. They gave me a clear picture of what their non-24/7 hospitalization process looked like, and gave me a realistic price estimate. Before, I thought Parvo puppies could only survive at a super pricey 24/7 vet hospital (being misled by the other clinic) due to the low-ish survival rate, but I had no idea how fast my puppy would get better and recover under the care of Yolo Vet!

He came home after 3 days and the technicians gave me specific instructions on how to continue to support his recovery! But of course do keep in mind that each puppy is different and have different immune systems! To say I'm eternally grateful would be an understatement. I loved and appreciated their transparency, optimism, friendliness, and professionalism. Their app also helped so I could contact their technician if I had any questions. Overall, suuuuper positive experience!

I am not trying to bash this place I just wanted to let people know (and also maybe the vet) to not trust this place as your only source of diagnosis/advice. A couple of years ago I woke up to my dog not being able to see out of one eye. Her eye was very cloudy, swollen and I could tell she had no vision in that eye(she has never had any eye problems).

First time in, saw a male veterinarian. They didn't see any puncture wounds on eye so took blood test and sent me home with eye ointment & antibiotics, told me come back in a week. When I came back Dr Beckley says she was allergic to medication & it make here eye worse, so we try different medication. Send me home & tell me to come back in a week. 3rd time back, male veterinarian takes my dog back for 5 minutes (without me, which I don't like), comes back and tells me "they don't know what is wrong with her.

Take her to a specialist". So 3 weeks and over $1000. nothing. Take her to a specialist, within 5 minutes of us in the exam room they tell us she is permanently blind due to glaucoma and if we had brought her in 3 weeks ago he could have saved her vision. Mind you this entire time her eye pressure(which is supposed to be 25ish) was over 80! My poor baby probably had a pounding migraine this entire time & I was just rubbing ointment on her eyeball. GET A SECOND OPINION.

Very professional staff I just wish I could be with my dog the whole time so it could be a more pleasant experience since my German Shepherd don't like strangers just like anybody's else

Would not recommend! Take your pet elsewhere. They aren't friendly or knowledgeable/helpful. Person who answers the phone is extremely rude. A few different horrible experiences now for me to leave this review. Just wouldn't recommend!

My experience has been very positive and I really really like the Dr and felt immediately very trusting of her. I had been very concerned about taking my 18 year old cat to any vet after our previous vet diagnosed him with hypertension and prescribed heart medication. I was concerned his heart couldn't take the drive. Well, he is not remotely hypertensive and he is doing amazing.

They also have been incredible with my 8000 questions about a feral cat I accidentally fell in love with and take him at a moments notice when he needs treatment. The feeling of peace and trust I have with this practice is a first for me and I am so grateful and so are my 6 cats.

First time ever boarding any of my babies. Chose Yolo veterinary clinic Main St. Woodland CA because I didn't see bad reviews and their boarding fees were reasonable. Very very disappointed. Guess you get what you pay for. Will never go back. They ruined a bag of raw dog food. Never read instructions said they didn't know about raw dog food.

Possibly feeding my dog tainted raw food because it wasn't kept frozen. Used their own dog food without my knowledge/permission and when my dog developed diarrhea they gave her medication that they charged me for. Was told they threw out the brand new yoga mats provided for my senior dog because they were dirty. This unacceptable as they were washable.

Get home have msg they found them. Now special 1 hr round trip to go get! Vet suggested nxt time provide written instructions. SIGH. I had & told her that. Staff appears to be llazy & not up to par as anticipated. Impression they just hang out instead of doing work they couldn't get to. The time I had to spend getting the dogs in even tho all paperwork in order almost 2 wks prior. Picking up a nightmare. First/only person there still took minimum HOUR. Vet makes non-stop excuses for all. I will say they were all nice but that's nowhere enough.

My dog has been experiencing horrible allergies this season and decided to take him local instead of driving 45+ minutes to his usual vet we take him to. As we walked in our pup was a little anxious but the staff was kind and understanding. Filled out some forms and we were seen within 10 mins of checking in. Appreciated how sweet the entire staff was from check in with Alexa to check out.

Thanks to Dr. B our dog was not scared at all and approached her which amazed me considering previous places we've been at he hides behind us. Safely say we found a new vet!

It's early and I have a sick cat. While I haven't taken him in yet, I know when I walk in the door this morning without an appt that they will see him. I have taken my animals there for 10 years and will not go anywhere else. I have been to other vets in town and they are fine. But yolo vet has consistently been above and beyond. Thank you for all the care to my animals.

This post is long overdue but I've personally had a good experience with Yolo Vet Clinic. Last fall (around October 2017), my then 6 year old Maltese came down with Folliculitis and I couldn't get an appointment with numerous clinics both in Davis and Woodland. It was spreading fast from her face down to her neck and I can tell she was not comfortable so when I called Yolo Vet, they saw me the same day (thankfully they weren't busy Friday late afternoon), diagnosed her properly, and gave her a shot to treat it.

The male vet was nice, heard me out, gave me suggestions, and offered to not charge for a second office visit if my dog needed a second shot in two weeks. Thankfully, she didn't need the second shot as she was cured and all better. Although I've only been to this vet once, the staff was courteous, wait time wasn't so bad and most importantly, my dog was better within a week or so as the Folliculitis slowly went away. Also, their office visit is one of the cheapest in both Woodland and Davis but if you pet is truly your fur baby, money should not be the issue if you can afford to keep a pet as your own child. Thank you doc!

Best place to take your dog for checkups or shots. Employees are super and have a great attitude. They will make sure you and your furry best friend leave happy!

I had to board my dog at the last minute and they were able to accomodate me. She needed a vaccine and they were able to do it on the same day as we dropped her off. Truly exceptional from drop off to pick up! I will definitely take my dog for boarding here again. My dog was clean and happy when I picked her up. Thank you Yolo Veterinary Clinic. It's no surprise you've been around since the 50s!

I am not here to bash anyone I just don't want anyone to go through what our family had to. PLEASE PLEASE think twice then again take another moment to think before you take your animals here. I took our dog here due to our regular vet not having an opening. I asked if he was suffering because he was obviously in bad shape. I even got my husband on the phone and he asked if it was going to give our dog any quality of life with treatment and the end result was leaving with a bunch of meds, including injections, and a large bill.

She said she couldn't say anything before doing blood work. Let me tell you at this point my dog was very sick. All we wanted was a straight answer. We didn't care about money, we only cared about our dog. After all this our dog passed away in our arms one day later. Aside from the injections we were also directed to force feed him. So the last thing our little guy had to go through was being poked and force fed.

I never write reviews but this is something I will have to live with for the rest of my life. It would be nice to find a vet that cares about animals and not money. I truest hope none will ever have to go through what we did. I'm not going back and forth on this. Let me just say she never gave us a straight answer I'm sure anyone who loves there animals would try everything to save there puppy if they were given any hope!.

Yes he had diabetes that we we didn't know he had but all we wanted was a straight answer! If she said euthanasia was inevitable then we would never go home and poke my baby with insulin in his last days. AND OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS PROBLEM WITH THIS CLINIC. BOTTOM LINE IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR ANIMAL PLEASE THINK TWICE. BYE

At first I was so relieved to find a vet that could see my dog on short notice. Maybe that should've been a red flag since every other vet I called was booked. Hero had chewed up a towel and $400 barium X-rays were necessary I was told. We then had to rush him to a hospital an hour away for an endoscopy. Imagine my surprise when I was told that an endoscopy wasn't an option, since you can't do one for 24 hours after barium. Seems that any vet should know that, right? Long story short, Hero needed emergency surgery which was $4000 more than if the endoscopy could've been done. I'll be finding a more knowledgeable local vet now.

Dr Laurie Bulkeley and her staff always go out of their way to welcome my dogs, they feel loved and comfortable with them. I use their boarding services frequently. My dogs are pampered by Dr Bulkeley's staff. The dogs are actually excited to go to The "doggie spa". My dachshund, Bogey, tries to push the clinic front door open every time we arrive for an appointment or for boarding. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Patty C

Just wanted to thank you guys for the exceptional service we received today 1/27/18. Everyone was very polite and talkative. The doctor was very informative when I asked a few questions about the dog food and some other things. I think my dogs liked him. He sat down at there level and did his exam. They just thought he was loving on them. The place was clean and inviting. Not sure of the negative reviews on here? Kinda sound made up? Iv had only positive experiences here even when one of my labs needed emergency surgery for eating rocks.

This is Lauries original reply to my review. Which she has deleted swiftly. Read it and youll see why!

Dental cleaning and extractions on 10-year-old Shih Tzu and less than a week later, she is acting like a puppy (seriously). YVC is an amazing place providing excellent care for my animals. Highly recommend this place (and I have 3 different vets for 3 different dogs) by far compared to other places in this area.

Yolo Vet Clinic has always taken care of the regular needs of our family dog Oliver. Recently Ollie became ill and we took him immediately to the clinic. He was diagnosed and had to have 2 complicated surgeries. Dr. Bulkeley along with her entire staff are the best of the best. Oliver without a doubt received the best treatment ever and is back to his happy self.

The cost of the surgeries and follow up was very reasonable. Not to mention someone always called to check on him at home. We will be forever grateful to Dr Bulkeley, Alexa, Paula, Lisa and others helping us through this very stressful time! Sue & Jacque

Yolo Vets has been very helpful and friendly during all are visits. Recently we had to put our family dog down. The Veterinarian Dr Willits and his assistant where very supportive and compassionate during our difficult time. They did not rush us an allowed us to spend as much time as we needed before and after, even though we has a examination room tied up for about a hour.

They were very comforting to our dog too making him as comfortable as possible. But this was not the only time that they where helpful and friendly. Other trips to there clinic they showed the same concern for the pets we have taken there. We use to visit another local Veterinarian clinic in town that seem to lose it small clinic charm.

So I took my dog to Yolo vet for about two years and it was a nightmare. First of all the receptionist Lisa was very rude and unpleasant every time we went in there. She made my wife and I feel like we were bothering her for some reason. The main reason we switched to a higher quality vet was there was more than one occasion where they saw our dog and then took her in the back and treated her without consulting us first and then gave us the 300 to 400$ bill! There is no way I would ever recommend this clinic to anyone if u really care about your pet or your wallet!

This clinic is amazing! The staff has always been very friendly and the care they give the animals is personal and loving. I adopted a cat from this clinic and they took a little extra time to get to know me to make sure he would be a good fit. I adopted him for a low fee of $50 and that was with him being neutered, and given all of his shots. Recently I had four kittens given to me by a coworker who couldn't take care of them.

I fostered them until 9 weeks and the Yolo Veterinary Clinic has come to my rescue and now has them and they will soon be up for adoption! This is a good Veterinary Clinic with people who have good hearts who just want to help our furry friends get the best out of life!

I made an appointment yesterday for today. I was pleasantly surprised to be given an appointment so quickly (it wasn't an emergency or urgent). The clinic had been around for years, but it is clean and odor free. The benches are a bit uncomfortable but I didn't have to sit on them long. The staff was very friendly and we had no wait time. The MD came to see us within 5 minutes. She was very careful and caring towards my geriatric cat. I am very satisfied with the care we received here.

We have been to other local Vets and have found that even though this is across town it's worth the drive. Our dog had a severe knee injury and after $1,000.00 and misdiagnosis for 2month he was getting worse. We took him to Yolo Vet. In minutes the Dr knew exactly what was wrong with him and treated him. She has given him the necessary follow up care for months now which has been easy.

At this point, we haven't spent half of what we did else where. Our little guy is finally back in action almost 100 percent and we are so greatful to Yolo vet. Every time I go into the office I note a sign that is clearly posted no restrooms available, my guess is the office is small and it is for your safety. Another reviewer was really put off by this but I personally feel like it's not important.