Town & Country Veterinary Hospital

Took our shi tzu in for a teeth cleaning and I found him to be honest and reputable. I just wish the prices weren’t so high. But if you need a good cleaning where the vet goes under the gum, the dog must be put under. Our Hobbes had a lot of gingivitis, but didn’t require any extractions. Now I am taking the cav in. She is in worse shape and I hope it won’t be terrible. Word to all dog owners– cancer, tumors, internal issues begin with poor tooth hygiene. Spend the money for a good teeth cleaning every year or so. It will prolong the dog’s life and save $$ down the road.

Our labrador is our life, and I would not trust her with anyone other than Dr. LaPorte– he and his staff have remained beyond calm as I brought her in for eating anything and everything, are incredibly gentle with all of her shots, or following a horrible ACL tear, he explained both surgical and non-​surgical options and took the most amazing care of her, even sending me pictures post surgery where she was up and already smiling away. He continues to monitor and discuss ongoing rehab options for her, and remains patient as I ask him every question or «what-​if» regarding her recovery.

Dr LaPorte is the best Veterinarian hands down. His staff is so friendly and my dog, Berkeley gets so excited to see them!!!

I brought my dog with a laceration on her foreleg to Dr. Laporte’s Poway office on a Friday morning. She underwent surgery. Within 4 hours, several of the dissolvable sutures he put in were failing, unknotted and coming out. I returned to his Julian office that same afternoon and he stapled over the failing sutures.
I had a problem with pain management that evening and felt he had not adequately prepared me for those needs. I had to seek out additional veterinary help. More sutures came out overnight and a skin stapler was used to try to keep those areas closed over the weekend. I took her back in on Monday with more than half of the sutures failed and he said there was nothing he could do.
I decided to go to a second vet and had the records faxed to her. The records are brief and incomplete with NO details on the laceration — size, suture material used, # of sutures. There is no record that I had to return two more times because of suture failure and that he had to use a skin stapler the same day hours after the surgery. There is also no record of the Neo-​Predef he sold me and instructed me to put on the wound. I was told by the second vet and researched more myself to find that medication with a steroid was not appropriate for her injury ($ 25 wasted).
I have written Dr. Laporte twice about my experience. The first one I mailed to his Post Office box and after no reply I hand delivered the second one to his Julian office and the receptionist assured me she would put in on his desk where he would get it. He has never responded to either of them
The bottom of his invoices say «If you like us tell a friend, if you are unhappy tell us» Apparently he just wants referrals and doesn’t care about the unhappy clients? He can’t be happy about the suture failure and me taking her to another vet after his care but to not respond to my letters is unacceptable. He provided poor veterinary care.
My dog will have a scar for life over this experience and she is a show dog. It most certainly would not have scarred as much if the sutures had not failed. Dr. Laporte was unprofessional and potentially negligent w/​his choice of suture material and prescribing the inappropriate Neo-​Predef.
His invoices ask to let him know if the customer is unhappy! Since he refuses to acknowledge my letters it appears he has nothing to say for the poor veterinary care my dog received It’s experiences like this that give veterinarians a bad name. His office is always empty, that should have been my first clue. I encourage everyone to use anyone except Dr. Michael LaPorte!

Great front of shop staff and a vet who listens well and explains very patiently. He never makes us feel rushed and looks at our beloved older dog’s multiple symptoms as a puzzle to solve. You can see the delight as the gears turn. So this is someone who cares about animals and wants to help them and what more are you looking for in a vet? And his prices are way better than SD vets we’ve seen.

Not only will we never come to this Vet again we will never be able to. Our family lost our beloved dog and companion 2 days ago. He performed a procedure that should have never been done. Unknowing prior to the procedure our Dog had a bad back and this issues should have been addressed prior to butchering away his fatty tumors. Mr. Laporte knew that we would had done anything for this dog and we said, «if you feel he is not healthy enough for this procedure lets wait». The money hungry man that he is completed the procedure on our 10.5 year old Weimaraner and shortly after he had to be taking to a local Vet and put down. This is unforgivable and wish we had never brought him to this Vet. This is not the way we wanted our friend to pass. He will stay in our hearts forever. KF ZERO STARS

**UPDATED REVIEW***
I hate to do it but I have to lower my rating for this vet. I have taken my German Shepherd to this vet twice now, and each time, my dog’s ears get cured to about 85%, yet I get told it will get to 100% on its own. After about two weeks off the meds, her ear infection kept coming back. It seems they didn’t want to heal her 100% in order for me to keep coming back.
The staff there is amazing and it truly shows that they do love animals, which is why I am still giving them two stars. As for the veterinary services, find somewhere sleds if your animal has a complicated issue.
This is possibly the best veterinarian in San Diego. I drive 30 miles one way just to make sure my dogs are seen by the vet here. Recently, my GSD got a bad ear infection. I took her to her regular vet at Miramar, and they gave me some Meds for her which do not work. When a coworker told me about this place and said she’s been coming here for 16 years, I had to try it out.
The Dr placed the medication in my GSDs ear, gave me some additional Meds, and tol me to come back in two weeks for a follow. My dog’s ear was cleared in a week, she has no more pain, and I couldn’t be happier with the vet. He has my business for life. If you love your pets like they are part of the family, and you only want the best, this is your vet!!!
Prices are very reasonable compared to other vets in the area.

Dr. LaPorte gets it done! He is very fair in his pricing and his no fuss no muss approach to the care of my animals is much appreciated. The staff is very friendly and warm.

Dr. LaPorte is the best veterinarian ever! I feel so comfortable bringing my dog (my kid) to Dr. LaPorte because he’s so gentle and his prices are totally affordable!

Very knowledgeable and gets right to the issue but is also very conservative on the Meds given to ur animal — which is exactly what I was looking for. If this medication runs it course, as I see it doing the doctor consoled me that my little chihuahua will not need to have surgery! :) His prices are very reasonable and he really spends his time with you… Also very sweet and helpful nurses and receptionists. I will definitely be bringing my little Jimmy back here even tho it’s a 35 min drive its worth it!

Dr Laporte is very knowledgeable and comes highly recommended by people in the community. I recently brought a rescued terrier into him and he removed a very large tumor and did it for a really reasonable price. He is like a good old fashioned vet but with up to date knowledge and a very friendly staff. I definitely will refer him to others.

Dr. Laporte is a very reasonable vet. I’ve been taking all my animals to him for years. I have 5 dogs so of course the vet bills can get pricey but Dr. Laporte has always kept the price fair and has never run any unnecessary tests. And the staff is always so friendly and helpful. I love this clinic.

We have been going to Dr. LaPorte for 4 years. During that time he has always treated our dog with care and respect. Having used other vets in the past that run up the tab with unnecessary lab work and unreasonable tests, we found Dr Laporte to be a throw back to the old country vet that does only what is necessary providing you with solid advice and quality care. We truly appreciate the sensible treatment he gives to our furry family member.

I wish there could be negative stars. This man is a con artist in a vet’s clothing. When I told him I was taking my rescued kitten to the clinic he told me he’d charge me 15 $ to do it so I went to him trying to stay loyal. Well when I went back to get the boosters done on Dec 23 (yeah, Merry Christmas I’m going to rip you off) he did all these tests and whatnot and it totaled to 105.00. Well there went my Xmas bonus. I didn’t sign any paper with the services okaying him to do so. Well my bf went to confront him kindly about the situation and it took months to get ahold of him. He said he’d take care of us. NOPE. Not to mention we have given him 6,000+ of business the last year and he did those con artist moves on my bf doing all this stuff to add to the bill. Really nice DR. Shame on Dr. Laporte.

Dr. Laporte is amazing — extremely honest and knowledgable. He has two locations — one in Julian and one in Poway nicely convenient. The reason why he has been in business for 25 years is because of his reputation with all animals.
Very well diversed in cats, dogs and horses.
His pricing is very reasonable and was able to work with me so that I wouldn’t break my bank roll… The concern is for the pet not the dollar sign.
I would highly recommend Dr. Laporte’s practice seeing as I have had many encounters with Vets that are all about upselling… You won’t find that here…
I’ve taken all my dobermans to this Vet and has been nothing but good results with fair prices.
Thanks Dr. Laporte for making my dogs happy again.

This is the best vet our family has ever had. We have 2 dogs and they are full of issues. We are always treated very professionally and respectfully by the staff at the desk to the vet Dr. Michael LaPorte.
This Dr. has never made me feel pressured to do or buy anything I could not afford he offten tells us ways to save or how much time I can wait to do a needed procedure. We have had many dogs in the past and never has any of drs we went to been so gifted with animals, he really cares about the patient. Thanks again town and country vet Dr. and staff