Austin Avenue Animal Hospital

There is no better Veterinarian in Texas than Dr Tarleton. I’ve been taking my pets to him for decades. The couple of times that I tried using a veterinarian who was closer to me I only regretted it horribly. Dr Tarleton genuinely loves and cares about all animals, and he treats both animals and humans with respect and kindness, and empathy. Aside from that, after he puts in a full day at his own clinic, he does shot clinics all over Central Texas every single day… and he is always happy and smiling. You can’t help but love him.

I can’t say enough great things about Dr. Tarlton and his team. Every once in a while you come across a man that truly loves what he does. It’s reflective in how he runs his business and how he treats his customers.
My dog FiFi was in dire pain. Another Vet wanted me to take her into emergency surgery costing thousands. I was blown away and thought this could be the end. A good friend of mine who knew Dr. Tarlton & his wife Lana suggested I give them a call. They called me back and we discussed the recommendation from the other Vet. Long story short not only did Dr. Tarlton figure it out over the phone but he took FiFi in and fixed the issue the very next morning. I had to travel out of town for business that day and called Dr. Tarlton from a parking lot outside of a client’s office. I was overjoyed with the news and feedback on the operation.
Reading through some of the other posts online only proves what I’ve already known about this great man. Its so refreshing to know that no matter what your pet needs are that this team will give you the straight honest scoop. Honest, affordable and unbelievably gifted. I know FiFi is very grateful as well. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!

I’ve taken my dog and cat to this vet for a few years and I couldn’t be happier! Dr. Tarlton is amazing and you can tell he is in the business because he loves animals and not to make money. My cat that is afraid of everything loves to go there and purrs every time he has his hands on her. He is truly magical. I’m so very thankful for his work and hope he stays open for many years to come…

Dr. Tarlton cares about what he does. His prices reflect a caring doctor that wants the best for his furry friends. We have been using him for dental cleaning, neutering and shots for the last 8 years and could not be happier. Would recommend him to anyone.

Doctor did a great job for my cat neuter/​de-​claw, extremely reasonable prices, so I recommended to my parents.

We have been bringing our animals to Dr. Tarlton for several years now. I appreciate so many things about him and his team!
1. His first priority is the animals. Not décor for the office, not making a buck, etc.
2. Up front and honest. Our older boxer had two surgeries for large forming lumps. After the second, he nicely told me she couldn’t handle another surgery, wouldn’t be fair at her age (14). I asked him what should I do if she gets another. His answer, love her. Simple but helpful to prepare ourselves.
3. Love they help the schools, communities, and animals with mobile vaccinations. I just call and ask when is the next time they will be in my area. Never fails it’s within the next few weeks!

Amazing! To Doctor was so friendly and helpful! He’s not my normal vet but I needed my Mastiff fixed asap! He got us in and for a reasonable price! And gave me the run down on how to make sure we get the best results!!! I will definitely come back if my vet isn’t handy! He’s obviously very loved by his patients! !!

It’s my experience there are animal people and people people… rarely one is the other. Dr. Tarlton is no exception. Who cares. I want him to take excellent care of my dog and cat, not me… reasonable prices and excellent care. That’s what you’ll get. The rest (modern, clean office, organized, chipper phone skills) are not really important to me when it comes to vets. If it’s important to you, this isn’t for you. Dr. Tarlton is a wizard with animals. Both my skittish fur babies love him! Thank you for staying in business all these years and loving our animals, Dr. Tarlton! The day you retire will be a very sad day for us.
*Expect to be very persistent trying to reach them. It is what it is.

Went on a rec and absolutely happy I took my pup here. Vet was very nice and my doggy wasn’t afraid of him. Appt was fast and he answered all my questions. I will say it took me 3 days to get someone on the phone and schedule an appt but it was worth it. Apparently they use the same phone line for cc transactions.

I love this office and I love, love, love this doctor. He is always so calming when I’m not. I too wish I had met him sooner.

Austin Avenue Animal Hospital truly has a heart. Many thanks for all you do in the community and in your animal hospital. Dr. Tarlton is a true angel.
Robin Scott

LOVE! It’s as simple as that. I only wish I had discovered this place sooner.

I just moved to Austin, Texas and most vet clinics seem to charge an arm and a leg, well at least in my opinion. The clinic I took my dog to in Wisconsin was always fair and reasonable on price as well as the service and I was afraid of not finding the same type of care here. I was talking to someone about where they take their pet to and they told me about Austin Avenue Animal Hospital. I called on a Friday when they were closed as I didn’t know the hours and they immediately called me Monday morning for a same day appointment. I am more than pleased with the quality of service. I would recommend anyone to come here that is looking for a decent and fair priced pet clinic.

Aw, don’t dis the guy because he doesn’t like phones or fax machines! Haha I agree, I called his office once and whoever I talked to didn’t seem to like talking on the phone but that doesn’t say diddly about what kind of vet the man is.
I found him years ago when I was broke and needed shots for my dog. I used him every year after that and told everyone I knew. If you’ve ever been to his vet clinic right after work you may just find yourself in line for awhile. That’s how popular it is. We have two dogs and a cat now and it’s $ 60 total for all three.
They sell heartworm meds at the clinics and I have yet to have it shoved down my throat. If I can’t afford it that day I try to politely decline but I went to another clinic (Wells Branch) one year because they offered a free exam and comparable vaccination prices and I’ll be danged if the vet wasn’t all up in my stuff about heartworm meds. She kinda had an attitude with me like I was an irresponsible pet owner. No, I’m not irresponsible, which is why I was there getting my dog’s shots. I just couldn’t afford extra stuff until the next payday but I was too embarrassed to say that. They sent me a postcard the next year, I didn’t go back.
One year one of the women working with Dr Tarlton asked me if I wanted heartworm meds and when I said no (I already had some) she started to push the issue but I’ll be danged if Dr Tarlton didn’t tell her it was ok and to not push it before I even had the chance to say I had some already.
And honestly, the way he handles our pets, he has obviously been doing it for a long time and truly loves it. Our cat won’t let anyone get near her but she always lets him give her her shots. He doesn’t even do anything special. I guess it’s his vibe ;) He’s the only one we can have do it. She’s too skittish for anyone else.

My first encounter with Dr. Tarlton was at a Lake Travis High School FFA shot clinic. He has a great bedside manor with pets and owners alike, and our entire community fell in love with him.
When the time came for my dogs to get their teeth cleaned, I called my local vet and several in Dripping Springs and Marble Falls. I was quoted $ 300 per dog, plus any additional things that may come up. Really? That is expensive! So, I called Austin Avenue Animal hospital and was told that the cost would be $ 75 per dog. One of them also had a fatty tumor under one of her legs that I wanted removed, and they took care of it at the same time. Total bill:$ 200. Awesome!
Here is another really cool part. I drove an hour to the hospital, and I had the flu. They initially asked me if I could pick my dogs up in 5 – 6 hours. I asked them if they could just call me as soon as I could pick them up so I could get home since I was sick and had to drive an hour. They asked me if I could come back in an hour– everything would be done, and the dogs would still be pretty knocked out, but I could do that if I wanted to. It was a life saver!
I will continue to drive the hour it takes to get to Austin Ave Animal Hospital. They are so worth it!

Dr. Tarlson is the best vet ever! He has great personality and super friendly.

Anyone in the Georgetown or surrounding area that is looking for a vet, I have one!!! Today is not my first visit by far to see Dr Tarlton but I finally decided I needed to give a recommendation for him. First time we went to see him Gunner had busted through a large glass window and had severed his leg almost off, seriously. Emergency vet gave us an estimate of $ 2800…We asked them to clean up the wound real good, bandage it up and send us home with pain meds along with pain injection that knocked him out so he was not in pain and the bleeding was stopped. Went to see Dr Tarlton as soon as he opened (2 hrs later) and he did the surgery along with antibiotics and pain meds for SUBSTANTIALLY less and it included weekly bandage changes and check up. Today, I took Gunner because of his right eye… I know his office visit is ONLY $ 30 so I expected to walk out with meds and eye stain for atleast $ 50-​$ 60…nope…it was less than expected!!! That included office visit, medicine and eye stain (corneal bruise due to new Grand-​puppy in family) and 2 new syringes for their monthly Ivermectin doses, I could no longer read the old one. I love the care he gives… He never makes me feel rushed even when we have been in for other things such as shots. If you are looking for a fancy clinic, this is not for you but if you are looking for someone that cares and is willing to give you old time remedies and tell you how to use the stuff you already have in your pantry or medicine cabinet instead of loading you up on alot of prescriptions and charge a VERY reasonable price, this is it. I also asked about gunner’s stinky breath, he checked his teeth, we had already had blood work on him recently there and he asked what we were feeding… he told me he just has stinky breath… I know some others would have immediately told us to have a dental done (we already did that a couple of years ago somewhere else and did NO good) He does large animal and small. Yes the office is an old farm vet office, yes, it is just him, his wife and one older gentleman as their vet tech but… I have never received but the best of care for our dogs. He also does shot clinics around the Austin area for local fundraising for schools, boy scouts etc.
As far as others giving a bad review due to the older gentleman that is a vet tech… I have not had any dealings with him so I can not say.

Growing up in this town, I did at one point take my pup to this vet… because I didn’t know any better. I found the visit to be very short for an annual and the doctor didn’t ask any questions. I didn’t think much of it and I found another vet (a little more south on the same road).
Having now worked in the animal care field for 8 years (vet offices, kennels, day care facilities, etc.) I now see that this vet had a less than desirable manner of care and his customer service was nonexistent.
I now work at a doggy day care and have had to attempt to get records from this vet a number of times. The whole reason we had to call them this time was because the vet had charged the owners for a vaccination, but did not put on the record that it was done. After trying to contact them a number of times for a particular kiddos records, they sent a very rude email to the pup’s parents. This really rubbed me the wrong way because I do care about making sure our clients are well taken care of! When I finally was able to get through to the vet, he passed me over to a receptionist who told me that it was against the law for them to release any vaccination history to anyone other then the parent or another vet… I call 10 – 15 vets a day asking for vaccine updates on kiddos so their parents don’t have to worry about it, so I know that this was not the case. I even called another vet to check this information. By the end of the call, they still gave me a verbal confirmation that the pup was up to date (did not give me the date of vaccination) therefore breaking the law by giving me information that they claimed I could not have earlier in the conversation.
So… They lied to not just me, but their own client! This did nothing but give me the impression that they were unorganized and lazy. I’m sure the doctor is amazing to some clients out there, but good luck getting them to come through on records after you’ve left their stone age office.

Whoever answers the phone there needs to be fired. I called because I got my dog vaccinated by their mobile clinic. I explained I needed copies of the vaccination records because my dog needs his nails clipped. He rudely told me they don’t have a fax machine. I asked if they could email it to me and he rudely said no. I can’t get my lab’s nails clipped because of this. Extremely frustrating to deal with awful customer service. I’ve only seen the doctor at the mobile clinic, and he was great with my dog. I’m extremely put off by his lack of customer service and rude attitude. I’m surprised people still go to this place. The doctor must be amazing because I will never have my pet vaccinated by this dr. again.

I can’t speak for Dr. Tartlon because I have never personally seen him but his office staff or whoever answers his phone (sounds like an old man) was so rude when I called to ask some questions. He was extremely unhelpful and super rude when all I was trying to do was get some information about the clinic. I will never go there because I was super turned off. You cannot treat people like that.