Windansea Veterinary Clinic

Our dog, Stewart, is very loved by the Windansea Vet! :)

What a wonderful team at Windansea Veterinary Clinic! Everyone I encountered was very accommodating. I had the delight of getting to know Dr. Raichel for a local veterinarian blog feature in La Jolla for DogZenergy’s website. She is all about wellness and preventive measures in keeping your animal healthy. Dr. Raichel has a very calm energy putting animals and people in a relaxed frame of mind. Your animal is in capable and caring hands with the team at Windansea!

Dr. Spengel and the entire crew at Winansea Vet Clinic are the best!!! They really care about our lovely Hootie as much as we do; which is hard to do :) Wonderful people and a wonderful Vet Clinic. We will not take our dog any place else.
Thank you!!!
Sincerely,
Brett, Kera and, of course, Hootie

Dr. Raichel, Dr. Stuart and their staff at Windansea are truly exceptional. They helped my cat, Spoon, through a tough time with the best care, sensitivity and compassion I’ve ever experienced from any vet.
Spoon was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (she’s 19) and was suffering from dehydration on top of all of the other symptoms that come with failing kidneys. I had to learn how to hydrate her using subcutaneous fluids and a big needle. Dr. Raichel and her staff called me every couple of days to check in and to make sure that Spoon was getting her fluids and to monitor her symptoms. They did this until Spoon was more stabilized.
I am so grateful to the entire staff at Windansea. I really felt very supported through some tough decision making moments. It’s hard to think clearly when you’re beloved pet is so sick.
Thank you to the doctors and all the staff. I am deeply touched by the exceptional care you gave to my Spoon.
With gratitude,
Spoon’s Mom

Our 16 year old Jack Russell Terrier died a most peaceful and loving death at Windansea Veterinary Clinic. He had cancer and they were more concerned about his and our well-​being than putting him through expensive treatments. His true owner, our daughter, had flown home from Texas to be with him. Our family was there and our Vet family was there holding us up. We had a private room, warm blankets and our daughter held him and felt his final heartbeat. They let us have all the time we needed to grieve. They send flowers and everyone in the office sent a condolence note. We got his ashes in a beautiful wooden box with a paw print of his paw in clay and some clips of his hair. I cannot tell you how comforting this was for our family who absolutely adored that dog. They could not have been kinder. I wouldn’t consider taking a pet anywhere else.

Dr. Raichel and Dr. Spengel are the greatest vets anyone could ask for. They go above and beyond providing quality care for our animals. I am always astonished at the amount of attention they give us each and every time we go to Windansea vet. Deb Georgie Kathy and Vanessa are also amazing and I can’t thank them enough for their positive attitudes, professionalism, and smiles. We would not trust our animals with any one else!

I been to several vet across the USA and meet many. I gone to Windansea Vet a few times so far. Dina Raichel, MS, DVM is very good & has a very gentle bedside manner with my dogs. She as well had a good education background and train from her education and where she worked before.
We as well have seen Jean Spengel, DVM at this location. She is very good as well. She been one of our vet for over 30 years.
This location is one of the few vet hospital that I would go to in San Diego County. I consider the price to be on par for La Jolla although x-​ray do seem a little pricey.

Just got a new kitten and brought her here for her first visit. The nurses and doctor were really friendly and helpful in answering my questions/​giving advice. The follow up call to check that all was good was very much appreciated! I know my kitten will be in good care with them on future visits!

Kathy is so amazing. Every time I call she will spend as much time as I need answering my questions and calming me down. She is always in a good mood and makes me feel extremely comfortable.

Very impressed with one of the Vets Dr Dina Raichel as she is thorough, wise, quick thinking and open with decision making with the dog’s family. One can see why the Unilocal reviews are so high for this animal hospital. They clearly love dogs and cats.

This place is great. I called the morning of and my dog Rosie was able to be seen same day. They answered the phone quickly and professionally. We were seen right on time. The vet nurse was very informative and answered all my questions. Dr. Raichel was very polite and extremely helpful. My dog was thoroughly examined and treated very well. A few days prior I adopted her from a shelter so she had some matts that looked awful – they trimmed those off at no charge!
It was an easy checkout process and they set up reminder calls for our next appointment!
All around great service and I highly recommend this place for your pet!

I have been going here a bit now… I really like Dr. Raichel more and more each visit. She is pretty pragmatic about treatments and gets where to reduce costs when necessary. Overall they are great

I have been bringing my dog here for a few months and she has had a problem that they said they could figure it out with a couple tests. We are now 6 tests later and they still can’t figure it out. I have spent tons of money and given my dog a lot of medicine for them to say well let’s try this and see what happens. They aren’t confident about their treatments and what is happening, they just want to keep testing her. Also, when you schedule an appointment, they aren’t ready for you and there is no communication between the staff on what is happening with their patients so you have to tell your story over and over again.

I’m so glad I found this vet in San Diego! I take both my dogs here. Staff is very friendly and the vet is wonderful! My husband and I really feel like they take the time with each animal. They ask all of the right questions and they DONT badger you for «extra testing». (Extra $$ like most vets!) I’m always very shocked to see my bill here. In a good way! My bubbies and I thank you for treating us like family and keeping them happy and healthy! :)

When you move to a new area you really have to roll the dice when it comes to vets, and I was very lucky to find such a quality clinic on my first try.
I came in for my dog’s yearly exam, 3 vaccinations, and an examination of an infected paw. Dr. Spengel was personable, knowledgeable, and happy to answer any questions. Everyone there was super friendly. After they did some work on my dog’s paw and prescribed meds in addition to the exam and shots I was ready for a huge bill… but it ended up being around $ 260. In my experience seeing vets in multiple different states, that’s more than reasonable.
Oh! And they gave my pup a Halloween print bandana, which was super nice. My husky will be back for all her vet needs.

The doctors and staff at Windansea are excellent in so many ways. They are so loving, warm and kind to both dog and owners. We can never thank them enough for their excellent care and kind and warm hospitality. And their prices are very reasonable. I wholeheartedly and absolutely recommend Winandsea Veterinary Clinic.

Let me just say, we love Dr. Dina! We have a soft coat wheaten terrier with really bad food allergies and Dr. Dina is WONDERFUL with her! She is the first vet we have taken our dog to that actually cares about her. Dr. Dina gets down on the floor with Mazzi and really listens to our concerns, she gave us great recommendations and really helped with her allergies.
We are so thankful to finally have a «real» vet in this town. Not to mention, Mazzi loves her too :)

After adopting our puppy, we went to another vet in our area and had a horrible experience. Finding Windansea was such a blessing!
We have been going there for over a year now and love everyone there. I can call anytime and have no issues getting an appointment that works for my schedule.
Most recently, our dog was hit by a car (all is good and he is making a full recovery) early in the morning so we went to emergency care. Bye the time we made it home, they were notified of our dogs accident and called to check in every day during the next few days, which were critical. They made themselves available if we needed to bring our dog in for any reason.
Keep up the good work Windansea…

I just moved to San Diego and was looking around Unilocal trying to figure out where to take my sick pug where 1. I’d trust them to give her the care she needs and 2. Wouldn’t charge ridiculous amounts.
I’m SO GLAD I chose the Windansea Vet Clinic!
They got us in right away and were very friendly, helpful, and right on point with advice and the procedures they took to make sure they covered all aspects of what her sickness could be.
My little Lucy Bean thanks them very much!

If it were possible to clone Dr. Lindsey and Dr. Dorian at Windansea Vet, I would pay to have it done and distribute their dopplegangers to every Veterinary Clinic in the United States, heck, in the World!
I have taken rescue pets as well as expensive & rare breeds to Windansea and all were treated with incredible empathy and professionalism.
In fact, on different occasions, both of these outstanding vets have correctly diagnosed and solved medical issues that were mysteries to previous vets. (And the fact that Dr Dorian is SO CUTE and Dr Lindsey is so SEXY SHOULD put them in an afternoon soap! Ah well, Hollywood’s loss is our gain)
Because of the phenominally high level of care my animals have received, I now contractually mandate that animals I place with new owners must agree to have Windansea as their Veterinarian Clinic. (And really, its because of the medical care, not because the vets are so good looking. No, really.)
Even if you have to drive into La Jolla, it is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY worth every minute of the drive. The care given here has been extremely cost-​effective (yes, even though it is La Jolla, the prices were EXTREMELY reasonable!!!) as well as medically appropriate. (Secret: ALWAYS Great Parking around back: SHHHHHH, Dont Tell! You have to enter through the alley-​way off of Nautilus)
They do it all: dental, medical and surgical care.
In fact, this practise has been here for decades: if they weren’t excellent & absolutely top-​notch, the local community wouldn’t support them. (And the fact that they are cute is TOTALLY irrelevant.)
In summary, if you want your little Bowser/​Fifi/​Kitty treated to top level La Jolla medical care at modest & fair prices, YOU MUST RUSH to WIndansea right now, while the pet is still healthy.
You want to get in and develop a good relationship with them NOW so they will save that pet when it is nearly an emergency! (You do NOT want to pay after-​hour$$ at some emergency vet price$$$ when you could have been at Windansea during normal hours and saved your pets life!)
Oh, and by the way, if you bring cookies or fruit or candy, that would be very nice: The support staff are wonderful, they always remember the animals we bring in: Show them how much we appreciate them!
(PS: If you are looking to adopt a pet, ask them. Some times folks tell them when they are looking for new homes for pets)
PPS: You should see their video! …
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(How they had time to make it between puppy appointments is beyond me…)
COOLNESS… (See, I TOLD you they were ADORABLE!)