Discovery Valley Animal Hospital

Incredible! They helped me with my outdoor cat that we found (well he found us), and provided me with a carrier and reassurance that we were able to help him with his injury in the right way. They got us in last minute with a second injury, and have been so kind and gentle each time we have gone in. Wouldn’t go anywhere else!

We made an appointment at 3:30 and they brought is back to the exam room right on time. The doctor was quick and knowledgeable. I thought the price was reasonable for the x-​ray and medication that my dog needed. Very friendly staff.

I have been taking my dogs, Cowboy and Lucy to Dr. Young for years.
He is thorough and conservative. His prices are very fair. Everyone at this office knows me and my dogs every time I come in. They are friendly and helpful! I have referred many people to him and they love him as well.

very straight forward, don’t feel like they are trying to oversell you on anything. And they took great care of our dog, giving us all of our possible options and helping us decide what was best when it turned out our dog has epilepsy.

Hope you all know how amazing Dr. Young and his staff are. I have been seeing them since 2007. Laura cat sits for my 16 year old Forrest and is completely amazing and its nice when I come in he knows a real familiar face. Dr. Young has always been honest and forthcoming about my cat’s hyperthyroid and renal failure condition and never tried to push anything unnecessary. I Will be taking him back in next week to see if we are in the end stages of his illness, (which unfortunately I think we are) but I know I will receive the honest straight forward answers. Dr. Young always takes the time out of his busy schedule to make sure someone knows exactly what is happening and what the options are. The pricing is exceptional and competitive and they have options to help you financially. Hoping for the best. Never question coming here, its the only place to go.

The humans love Dr Young and his staff. Most importantly LeeRoy out fur baby is always happy to go see Michelle behind the counter. We are alleys happy with the office experience. I send families to dog Young all the time. 10 out of 10 always.

Thank you Dr. Young and all of your staff, especially Laura, for your exceptional care and compassion today. You didn’t make me feel less than anything but important even though my pet was a chicken! We loved her very much and are thankful her last moments on earth were with people who actually care about birds. Your compassion and kindness has me convinced that you should be our veterinarian for all of our pets… Dogs, cats, chickens and all. I have a lot of friends with pets and everyone of them will know about you and your staff. Thank you from my heart.

They were perfectly happy to fit me in for a last minute appointment when I had to have a dog euthanized back in October… I guess that’s because they can charge a lot more for it than the regular old check up.
I had a 10am appointment for a regular check up today. When I got there they told me that a) the appointment was at 10:30 (which it wasn’t) and b) they made a mistake when they scheduled me because they were booked solid. That’s amazing since I booked the appointment over a week ago.
I’ll find a new vet that doesn’t prioritize euthanasia over regular healthcare.

Dr Young diagnosed my 2 year old boxer with stage 2 cancer. Told me he would be in touch with an oncologist and call me back that day. Nearly 1.5 weeks later I have heard NOTHiNG from him!!! Cancer is not a light diagnosis!!! Follow up with your clients paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars is a common courtesy and part of your job. He also took 3 masses off my dog and only sent 2 in for biopsy. Upon seeing a specialist my dog now gets to go back under surgery and have that last mass taken off AGAIN to be biopsied. In the future Dr Young, speak with your clients and don’t make decisions for them. I will NEVER come back to you! For those reading this, think twice.

Took my box turtle there for nail trimming. Excellent service and reasonable cost. Highly recommend! It wasn’t first visit. I will go back with other pets.

I love Dr Young and his staff! Everyone is very friendly and accommodating and Dr Young really knows what he’s talking about. I used to go to VCA and felt like I was just another random client. Michelle the receptionist is wonderful and remembers me every time! She even ran out to give my dog a treat once when I was walking by! They won’t add on all of these extra charges and they even do exotics so when my rabbit got his tooth caught in his xpen because his teeth were growing abnormally, Dr Young fixed him up for me no problem. Their prices aren’t outrageous either like some places. The only down side is they close earlier on Saturday and aren’t open Sunday so if you happen to have something go wrong on the weekend, you may have to go elsewhere.

Just started going to Discovery Valley Animal Hospital October 2014. Right from the very first visit I knew I had found a WONDERFUL vet! It’s evident that Dr. Young truly cares about his patients. He’s very kind and compassionate and always takes the time to explain things clearly. The staff is awesome too! Dr. Young just did surgery on my 12 year old Australian Shepherd (to remove a growth). The surgery went flawlessly and my dog handled the whole thing really well (he HAD been terrified of all the other vets I had been to in the past)! My 7 month old puppy loves this place so much he thinks it’s a treat to «get» to go there! They also don’t to the «scare tactic and hard sell» that so many other vets do to get more money from you. Dr. Young is trustworthy and very reasonable! I HIGHLY recommend this place!!! :-)

I liked this clinic. They got me in quickly and were prompt to get me back to see the doctor once we were there. They were also very kind to not just my pup but also my little boy, which is a big deal to me.
The doctor spent time explaining things to me and answered all of my questions. He obviously cares about animals.

We have been with Dr. Young and his staff for 3 years and have been extremely pleased with their professionalism and truly caring manner. We recently had to put our 11 year old boxer down and they made us feel very comfortable and explained the process in a caring manner. They really get to know the animal and their family and don’t treat you and just another patient. Thanks Discovery Valley!

I moved here from Ramona in 2008. I had 2 dogs at the time and had just put down my 3^rd fur baby my Lab/​Border Collie just before my move. I had the same Vet in Ramona for 11 years and LOVED her! So for the first couple years I lived here in the Carlsbad/​San Marcos area I drove to Ramona whenever my dogs needed care. Including EVERYDAY for an entire week after a very scary visit to the local Emergency Vet… my 6 year old Papillon was very ill and needed to be on an IV drip everyday and needed to be monitored. Since they had no over night care I brought him to Ramona and picked him up every day for 5 days straight… Happy to say he recovered and 3 years later is doing GREAT! I knew I needed to find a Vet closer to home. So in 2011 I rescued a little 2−½ lb chihuahua. Took her to a local Vet in San Marcos for vaccines… …& It felt like a business NOT the feeling I was used to at my Vet In Ramona. So tried Vet #2… A new place that opened close to home in Vista on Melrose. WORSE. But liked the Vet so I stayed… And then she left the practice. UGH! We then rescued our 4^th dog another chihuahua and the Rescue and other friends took their pets to DVAH & Dr. Young. I decided to give it a try and I’m soooooo HAPPY I did! FINALLY after 3 years, 2 Vets, and 2 new additions to our furry family we FOUND the PERFECT VET!
We’re here to stay… Chopper, Diesel, Barley & Zoey! And we LOVE Laura!

Dr young and his excellent staff are the best! I am an animal rescuer and i have never worked with a better veterinary office. Everyone here is awesome, knowledgable, and über-​helpful with my rescue animals. If it wasn’t for dr young and his wonderful staff, i couldn’t save half the animals i am lucky enough to rescue. They seriously care.

A year and half after our first visit… I still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Dr. Young!
Very honest, friendly, knowledgeable, conservative when it comes to prescribing antibiotics (won’t do it unless really necessary), caring, won’t recommend unnecessary procedures, would recommend what’s best for your pet, even if that means sending you to another vet to do the job. He would always give you all of your options and explain them, then he will let YOU make the decision!
We wanted a laparoscopic spay and gastropexy (to prevent from bloating since was going to be a BIG girl) for our pup and Dr Young didn’t perform laparoscopic procedures but he did agree that they are less invasive and therefore better for the dog. He even assured us that the vet that we found for the laparoscopic spay and gastropexy was a great one and would do a great job. How cool is that?!
So far he’s been right on the money for everything!!! Our pup had all kinds of rashes when she was little Dr. Young said that pups get those and they usually clear when they pups older, at about one year. Said that it is similar to the teen’s acne. He also said that he could give her antibiotic if we really wanted to but it wouldn’t do much and the rash would be back. Said it was going to be like that on and off till she turned a year. Well… we decided to go for the antibiotic (felt like we had to do something about it, good doggy parents and stuff). He was right! The antibiotic did nothing and Zoey had the rash back on and off till she turned 13 months. Then it was gone, completely! He could have said «allergy» like most vets do and put her on meds for it but he didn’t! He was right on the money!
Same happened with her vaginitis. Dr. Young predicted that antibiotics wouldn’t do much and it would clear by itself when we spay her. It sure did! Again, right on the money! Again, he could have asked to perform tests, prescribe unnecessary medications to charge us more but he didn’t! He did what was right for our girl!
Saw him yesterday for a regular/​preventative check up… (a year and a half and 100 pounds puppy gained after our first visit) Have nothing bad to say! I just love the guy! Zoey loves him too!
The staff is also VERY nice! Reasonably priced too!
Really… BEST VET in North County!
Yes, I still proudly call him OUR vet!

We have been taking our pet dog here throughout the years. Dr. Young and the rest of the staff have been very nice to our boxer Sierra with simple check ups, ear aches and the more difficult seizure conditions our dog had recently.
They have always been friendly and very accommodating to any animal that comes into their facility. Unfortunately our pet just passed away. We made arrangements through Discovery Valley Hospital to have our boxer cremated. They were very understanding and helpful throughout the entire process.
I have never heard any complaints from other pet owners and highly recommend them.

My 8 year old yellow lab «Cooper’» had a bad ear infection… my roommate and dear friend took him to Discovery while I was at work. They not only treated him for his severe ear infection… but also diagnoses his skin condition that my previous Vet kept misdiagnosing… resulting in huge vet bills. So, needless to say I have always expected to walk out of the Vet with at least a $ 500 bill.
They treated his ear… gave him antibiotics and treatment for his skin condition. the final bill was $ 136.00! I didn’t have the chance to go there myself. but will be returning in 10 days for his follow up visit… but I can say… I am impressed!..
Very lucky to have friends like I do. and glad they are animal lovers.

We found Dr. Young in a round-​about way.
One morning while walking our Sophie, we found a very friendly, well behaved stray dog. No collar, but was very eager to follow us home.
After looking on the internet for a local vet, we found Discovery Valley Animal Hospital. I called them and asked if they would scan the dog for a microchip. Absolutely!
We brought the dog in, they scanned him and contacted the owners who lived in Los Angeles! The dog had been missing for a year. They kept the dog overnight for the owners. How did I find all this out? They called us the next day to tell us the story. I’m glad they did– I would’ve wondered about the little guy!
I knew we had found our new vet for Sophie. Since then, we’ve taken Sophie in for her routine checkup and dental work and ear infections (called at 8am and she was seen at 10am!). I’ve also called the office a few times for information and everyone is so friendly.
We’re really happy with them.