Avenue 26 Small Animal Hospital

The best customer service as well as reasonably low prices. Zelda, Harry and Dr. Reyna were very nice and down to earth. They treated my pup Elton very well during his 1^st check up. They suggested a probiotic to spray on my pups food to help regulate their digestive track. Also recommended a teeth cleaning. They gave me a detailed breakdown of my service as well as an estimate for the teeth cleaning which is so helpful as well as comparatively low prices than other vets out there. Best animal hospital in NELA!!!

This place is wonderful.
We came in because our senior dog Princess was not eating, listless and coughing. We didn’t have an appointment and it was 20m until they close to do surgeries. Zelda, the woman who helped us, was an angel! My poor mother was almost in tears knowing that we’d have to go home and Princess would be miserable. Zelda, thank you for squeezing us in! You are amazing and an incredible attribute to this office! Thank you Dr. C and the entire staff at Small Animal Hospital.

I came to this clinic to receive a second opinion after going to a different hospital for a growth on my dogs tail. The staff were very friendly and helpful in rectifying his issue. They were quick to act on creating a treatment plan. Although the price was only a little less than I had received at the other hospital, I felt that their treatment plan was more thorough and included necessary preventative measures to ensure it wouldn’t come back. The staff communicated their thoughts and plan of care very clearly and took great care of me. I’m happy to have found such a wonderful vet

Sumamente agradecida con el servicio que se me brindo ayer, mi gato esta mucho mejor, gracias por su compromiso amabilidad y profesionalismo, después de una mala experiencia con otro veterinario me regresaron la tranquilidad al atender de manera oportuna a mi gatito muchas muchas gracias!

Dr. Bandele takes incredible care and goes above and beyond to figure out ailments with animals. He has been so wonderful with his care of my cat, who has IBD. He is a really kind person and a good doctor. I recommend him.

We got our first dog almost two years ago and second one a year ago. Avenue 26 is the only place we’ve been since. We had good service before but now consider the service great. What motivated me to write this today was the fact that we took advantage of the bathing, grooming and tooth brushing service today for the first time. I dropped them off at the appointed time but my day had already become busier than anticipated. The clinic assured me they would be there even if I arrived after their closing time (6pm).
My day went longer than I thought but they were in constant contact as far as when the pets were ready and again assured me they would be standing by for me to drop by. I ended up being there at 6:15 and came into the lobby to be greeted by the entire staff waiting for me to arrive, my dogs groomed and happy. I was the only one the staff were waiting on; they were dressed to go for the day and were released when I showed up.
Although I hope to not keep the staff late on any other day, they showed dedication, courtesy and a willingness to work with me — also did a great job grooming and taking care of the dogs. Well recommended.

I’ve been meaning to write a review for several weeks now. I went here to obtain a second opinion after being informed by my primary vet that my dog had a tumor. I met with the staff and was plesantly surprised. They performed surgery on my dog, removing two tumors for a fraction of what my primary vet was charging. In fact, I was able to get her fixed, as well as a deep teeth cleaning, all for an extremely reasonable price. We did have some miscommunication along the way, but the staff was fast in rectifying it. I will be transferring over to Ave 26, as I feel completely confident that they can care for my dog while also saving me some extra cash.

New management in 2015. So far so good. This vet location was bought out by another vet named Dr Beuller who owns two other veterinary offices East of here (one in Covina, I believe.) Drs Sandin and Levitt are gone. The vets who are here now are all new to the location since January 2015. Dr Raina is the vet most days, except Tuesday, her day off, which is when Dr «C» (Caliolio) works. They are closed Sundays. We’ve only met Dr Reina so far, but she seems straight-​forward and kind. Her personality seems far less rigid than Dr Sandin’s. The staff produced a clearly typed estimate before they did anything to my cat, which I appreciated. Apparently they have some new equipment on site (digital xray, digital ultrasound). The vet tech and office lady I spoke with seem to like the new management (they’ve both been with the office a long time.)

I found the vet and support staff to be unfriendly and rude. While they are the closest to me, I’d rather drive a little further to a vet and staff who are nicer people to both animals and paying customers. If I could give 0 stars i would.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. My dog fractured his paw they walked me thru the process and made it simple and easy to deal with. I’m so happy with Dr. Reina and I’ve found my new veterinarian.

I find it rather odd that many who post negatively here quibble about the cost of veterinarian care for their animal. And, it makes me wonder why they have pets if they can’t assure their animal that they can pay for whatever care is prescribed without questioning every procedure the veterinarian suggests? I surmise that those who seem to think they know more than the veterinarian will have the same issues no matter where they take their animal.
I am 65 years old. I have had animals my entire life and I have taken all of them to various veterinarians throughout these past 40+ years. I can assure you that the veterinarians at Avenue 26 are as competent as any that I have experienced. Yes, the office isn’t the most modern and there’s a smell of animal in the air. However, being located in an area considered the ghetto and no doubt paying low (er) rent than other vets, allows them to save on overhead which they seem to pass on to their customers.
If I were asked to describe Avenue 26 in a sentence, it would read: Great care at a budget price!
I give Avenue 26 Small Animal Hospital 4 stars.
BTW, out of curiosity I googled and found this:
The cost of owning a pet over his lifetime can range from $ 5000 to $ 18 000. Although this seems quite expensive most pet owners aren’t aware of the cost incurred when they first acquire a pet.

Expect to sit in waiting room for at least one hour. Brought in puppy I sponsor for skin treatment. It’s obvious pups is healthy other than flea control. I was there 1 ½ hours. No kidding. Yes they are very nice and low cost but it worth waiting almost two hours.

Been taking my Maltipoo Dylan here for years. He’s had all his shots here, been neutered here and has come here for flea medication and when he was having tummy issues. The prices are great, the staff is very friendly and helpful, and there’s never too long of a wait. I highly recommend this place for your furry friend :)
Oh and they do 50% off vaccinations every Tuesday from 2 – 5!

I’ve come here twice with a little kitten I found at my studio. I’ll keep the review short and to the point… Dr Sandin was friendly, warm, and understood that I was very limited in terms of resources to care for this mange ridden little creature, but also knew the kitten would die without care. He gave me discounts on a bunch of the services saying that since it wasn’t my cat and I was only trying to help it, that he would help me out too. Great attitude.
Eventually I fell in love with the kitten and decided to keep him… and not so long afterward he nibbled on something poisonous in my yard and was in very very bad shape. It so horrible to see something you love suffer like that, I don’t wish poison on anyone or anything. Dr Sandin was concerned about lil guy’s stability and took him in immediately, giving him fluids all day long to flush the poisons out of his system. We took the kitten home at night and went back in the morning to check symptoms. He was ok in the end, thank goodness.
Each time I brought this little animal in, he was on the verge of dying, and each time, Dr Sandin made sure that didn’t happen. He was reasonable with prices, and gives a follow up call the next day. I’m happy with his work and his relationship to my animals (now both my cats go here).
Also, this might be one of the kindest people I have met, very warm personality. I saw some other reviews posted below and wanted to emphasize that I have only experienced a great demeanor (from all the people who work here) at this place.

My bf and I recently fostered a dog last month for a week. The idea was, adopt him from the shelter, foster him for a week, and then ship him up to Portland Oregon where he will live with his awesome new owner on a ranch with horses, other doggies and acres of land to run on. (Basically a better life than mine at the moment)
There was one little problem. Sam, the big half Labrador, half Rottweiler needed a health certificate in order to fly.
The shelter gave us a voucher for a free vet visit and I figured we would only have to dish out the $ 30 for the health certificate. When I called to ask about Sam’s appointment, the receptionist told me that I might have to pay for the visit anyway, which didn’t sound right, but overall I trust Dr. Sandin. He is right by my house and I wanted to do right by this dog ASAP and make sure that he would be able to make his trip up to his new home right away. (Our home is very small and he is a big dog)
When we arrived at the office, Dr. Sandin saw Sam and loved him! He did a great check up and gave us our health certificate right away. He informed us about the health certificate, and that it is not just something that goes on the dogs crate, but something that is also sent to the state of Oregon as well. He also informed us of a lot of things in regards to Sam’s health to tell his new owner, which I thought was quite nice and very helpful.
It came time for us to pay and the bill read as such
Office Visit Exam– $ 42.00
Health Certificate– $ 30.00
I had given the receptionist the shelter voucher for a free visit, and she questioned why the office visit was on my bill. I am not sure what happened next, as she spoke with Dr. Sandin. It was kind of a tense/​awkward moment and I was aware that there might be a possibility that they may not honor the voucher. I’m not sure if there was a miscommunication etc.
I paid the full $ 72. It was fine by me, since I just wanted to do the best for this dog.
A few days later, I received a letter in the mail from Dr. Sandin apologizing for the misunderstanding… and a check for $ 42. :) Definitely restored my faith in him.
Btw. Here is a video of Sam! This is while he was at the shelter though. He is now happily living on a ranch in Portland. :)

HISTORY: Had one visit to this vet to check out some fainting (possibly seizure) episodes my cat has been having. Ultimately, we came to the conclusion that if it is epilepsy, then all we can do is provide a safe environment for Maggie. We don’t want to tax her body with daily anti-​seizure medicine (which could be damaging to her liver, which she has had a history of it being slightly elevated) and as long as they weren’t getting worse, then we were OK with that solution. However, with the possibility that the fainting (or seizure) episodes were more related to her heart or liver disease, we decided we should take her in to the vet to have some blood work done to just have it checked out.
The Visit: So the boyfriend brought the cat into the vet asking for bloodwork and generally having the cat checked out for the fainting (or seizure) episodes. Due to the stress, the cat had one of her episodes in the vet’s office so he was able to see the symptoms. He then refused to give blood work saying that she might die from the stress of doing the bloodwork. (Dramatic much??) And instead began to push Denosyl calling it a homeopathic remedy (I’ve already lost respect for this guy not knowing the difference between naturopathic and homeopathic. An MD should know this). …saying that it will reduce liver levels (umm. without us taking blood work to see that this is even necessary?). The boyfriend insisted on the bloodwork and questioned if the doc had ever seen it happen where a cat has died during bloodwork and the doc said no… anyway, the boyfriend got nowhere and left without having done the bloodwork… wasted visit… and unnecessary stress on the cat.
2^nd visit: I was at work at the time and quite irritated, I insisted that the boyfriend return to the vet with the cat and get bloodwork done which was the original goal to find out what was possibly wrong with the cat. He took the cat back, insisted again on the bloodwork, which the doc finally agreed to after having the boyfriend sign liability forms that in case of death we won’t sue the doc. Bloodwork went unremarkable (though I would have preferred that my cat not have had a second stressful visit and had done this the first time around). Anyway, the boyfriend asked to be in the room when the blood was drawn and the doc refused to allow this.
Telephone call: When trying to call in for the results, the office seemed to be very disorganized and initially couldn’t find my files and asking me to call back when the doctor was in. Finally speaking to the doctor, I was again being marketed to buy the «homeopathic» remedy (which is actually naturopathic)… but he finally did give me the bloodwork levels.
I will be taking my cat elsewhere in the future.

Great service, very reasonable rates. Dr. Sandin and his staff are very warm and welcoming, but most importantly they make me feel like they truly care about helping my best pal — they did an excellent job of taking care of his «dreaded» surgery, and are continuing to treat him for a skin condition which two other vets tried unsuccessfully to treat, but I’m hopeful the good folks at Ave 26 will be able to resolve.

Good price for the spaying. They had an appointment that opened up for me a few weeks earlier which was nice. What was NOT nice was the fact that they open at 8. So I was there at 8. The doctor didn’t get in till 9. Sooo slept in the car for an hour. Late to work. Then they called and said to come by the next day. Show up at 1. They are all at lunch from 12 – 2. Going to be late to work again. Could someone just be there when they are open or just let me know when not to come?
then… I had asked to get my pup dewormed. I picked her up and was still seeing worms (she was an adopted pup that I had just gotten). I went back to get her stitches out and asked when I should stop seeing the worms. They said «oh, you never got her dewormed!» what?

I really don’t like writing negative reviews because I know it has the potential to do damage to a business (and sometimes it’s not for the right reason).
We brought our cats in for tapeworms shots. Two weeks later, we had to bring them back in for the second and last round of tapeworm shots. After the vet gave one of our cats a shot, he turned around to get the shot for the other cat but ended up putting the second shot in the same cat. He did not acknowledge his error, instead stating that the first shot didn’t have enough medication in it.
Obviously we were worried if any damage would be done to our cat so we contacted another vet and they said that our cat will be fine. I understand mistakes happen, but not admitting or acknowledging is the part that really bothered (and scared) us.
I hope nobody else has the unfortunate circumstance we did and that this was a rare moment.

I love this place! I have three dogs: a frenchy, a shepherd and a crazy little mut, whom I take take there to be treated for anything ranging from hot spots, a cold or vaccinations, they sure do know how to treat my babies right! The staff there is extremely nice and courteous. I would highly recommend this place to anyone in a heartbeat.

I love this place!
I have brought my puppy here for all her first year shots, and most recently just had her spayed and micro-​chipped. So far, I have been very satisfied with the services received. The pricing here is fair and consistent. The vet informs you of products\services that are available, but does not try to «sell» you on anything. He leaves it entirely up to you.
Another thing that is very important to me is to know that my puppy is being treated by true animal lovers and people that care. That is the feeling I get with the vets and assistants here. The receptionists are also knowledgeable and very helpful.
I plan to keep brining my puppy here in the future!