Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital

We love Dr. Taylor and Aspen Ridge. Never had a better veterinarian and office to take our loved ones to. Been through several throughout Denver and finally landed the perfect match for us. She has treated our animals with love and as if they were her own. She has such a natural interaction with our dogs and cats during the visits which is so very unique and which is in their best interests which gains our complete trust.

Wonderful staff regardless of who is working. My cat has been here for a recurring urinary tract infection on multiple occasions. After the first and second round of antibiotics didn’t work, food was changed, etc it was recommended that we feed him primarily wet food since cats are prone to UTIs often because of dry food (it dehydrates them sometimes). The people here really know their stuff and are are kind animal lovers. My cat doesn’t hate coming here because they are so gentle (also he loves people but doesn’t like every vet office)!

My dogs love Dr. Taylor. I first started bringing my fosters to her for spays, but now I bring my dogs, and rats. She is gentle, thorough and has reasonable prices. Bonus: it smells like subway bread.

Dr. Taylor is an extraordinary Vet. She is not a «Money» doctor and she truly cares about her patients. We have been using Aspen Ridge for many years for everything from pet Rats to all of our dogs. Because of her caring gentle she has our business for life. USE ASPEN RIDGE!

Another five stars for our follow up visits.
As mentioned in my first review I knew we would need a follow up visit, and we ended up with two.
The mystery we were dealing with was a swollen toe on my dog’s paw. Long story short I feel the entire situation was cared for with compassion and honesty. We went in for our first follow up since our dog was better but not fully recovered. Dr. Daley said he was a bit of a mystery so suggested bringing him in the following week to lightly sedate him and get things figured out. She went over the cost with us and we were relieved to hear a much lower price than we expected for a visit that may include sedation, X-​rays, and a small incision to explore his paw.
The following week we brought him in, received the excellent attention and care we always do from the staff including a short visit with Dr. Taylor. After lightly sedating him they started with an X-​ray before cutting into his paw just to be sure. Lucky for us all it was a broken toe!
Dr. Daley called within an hour and a half of dropping him off, such a relief to hear so quickly when you’re sitting at home without your rambunctious dog worrying about the poor thing. She spent near ten minutes on the phone with me giving me a thorough explanation of what was injured, how to treat it, and what to expect.
We got to speak with Dr. Daley in person when we picked him up. She filled us in on his reaction to the sedation and what to watch for the remainder of the day.
So three visits total, two prescriptions, sedation, and X-​rays cost us under $ 300! I think that’s pretty amazing PLUS the quality care you receive is fantastic.
Thank you Aspen Ridge for taking care of our sweet boy!

We have had great experiences here for several years. I was curious why there was a one star review but after clicking on the reviewers profile it appears that is all she gives any business she reviews. Dr. Taylor and her staff have been wonderful!

! Beware — don’t take a cat here !
If you don’t have time to read this entire review, at least know that because I took one of my cats to AspenRidge, ALL of my cats became sick, two of them quite sick. One I took to another vet for treatment, but one I had to take to an emergency vet hospital for dehydration and antibiotics. Although from what I learned from my new vet, AspenRidge is one of the cheaper vets, I had to pay over $ 600 in these other vet bills.
I took one of my cats to AspenRidge for a general checkup with Dr. Daley because she is a holistic vet. At first all went well, and I liked Dr. Daley’s gentle approach. I like to ask question and get answers and this vet took the time to explain things to me. Per Dr. Daley’s recommended I made a future appointment for teeth cleaning, and acupuncture while the kitty was sedated. I took my kitty back for the dental cleaning, and was met by Dr. Taylor who asked me to take my kitty out of the carrier, but this surprised me, because Dr. Taylor was not my vet, so I asked her why. Then Dr. Taylor ‘examined’ my cat by squeezing her neck against the metal table and prying her jaw open. Dr. Taylor made a comment about extractions, and I asked her if Dr. Daley was going to do the cleaning, and Dr. Taylor asked me if that’s what I wanted, and I said «Of course, she is this cat’s vet.» When I picked up my kitty, I received a letter stating what had occurred to the cat, that, «Dr. Taylor did this, and then Dr. Taylor did that.» It didn’t mention Dr. Daley or the acupuncture we had agreed upon, and I felt defrauded.
I had also gotten a urine analysis, so after I didn’t hear from anyone at AspenRidge for awhile, I called and asked for Dr. Daley to call me, which she did. At that time, I asked her if she performed the dental work and she said she did. I also asked her about the «DOGS ONLY» medicine and she explained why the clinic uses that antibiotic, which made sense to me, but mainly it was to save $$$. I felt a bit better, but by then the antibiotics had worn off and my kitty became sick.
But what happened later was worse, ALL of my cats got sick. Sneezing, sniffling, lethargy, lack of appetite, etc. One of my cats is quite timid and I have always wondered if I could even take her to a vet, because she is very difficult catch. She got so sick, I was able to pick her up, because I found her one night in the corner of the basement she never goes to with long packets of drool hanging from her mouth to the floor. I saw these dried bubbly saliva spots all over the basement. I took her right away to an emergency vet — at 3 AM — and she got sub dermal fluids for her dehydration and an antibiotic shot that lasted two weeks (which made me wonder why that hadn’t been offered to me at AspenRidge for my other kitty). My kitty stopped drooling in about 30 hours and began eating again shortly after that. But it was very traumatic and, of course, quite expensive.
It took this cat weeks to finally get well, so the impact of my taking a non-​sick cat to AspenRidge was disastrous for me and my cat family. I don’t know what my cat caught at the clinic, or if it would happen to your cat, but my overall experienc

Our family has been very happy with Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital. It is a small animal hospital in Golden, Co, where you can expect personalized attention and compassionate care for your pets. Unlike other animal hospitals, we have never felt as though they recommended unnecessary or unduly expensive treatments. They also follow up on care to make sure everything is okay and provide helpful reminders for vaccines, etc. We are lucky to have them in the neighborhood.