Animal Hospital of Desert

I take my boss’s dogs and cats here at least once a month. Every time I go in the staff is friendly and they are well informed on what each pet needs, 2 cats and 4 dogs. I even forgot the form of payment once and they said I could come back the next day, not to worry about it. I know that every time I drop off the pets they take very good care of them. I will continue to go to the Animal Hospital of the desert for all the pets needs! Thank You!

This is an AMAZING Vet Hospital.
I been taking my taking my dog, Taffy to this Vet for 5 – 6 yrs. I feel very confident/​happy knowing I have an amazing, loving team taking care of my family member. The staff are extremely professional and friendly. You can tell they love animals. I’m truly blessed to have found Dr. Deol-​and his team.
Also, it’s really nice to be able to take my puppy there for grooming as well, they have an amazing groomer on their team… very happy with him as well.
I feel very fortunate to have Animal hospital of Desert on my speed dial.
Many thanks to Dr. Deol and his team.
From my Taffy.

OK — pure and simple, this is a great vet. I recently had to have «the procedure» done on my new puppy. Great loving care by the whole staff. My dog doesn’t know something actually happened. These people are great. Use them for your pet care. I’m critical and I won’t go anywhere else. And they are available ²⁴⁄₇.

I took my dog in to be spayed at age 2, about 3 years ago. Since then, she has been incontinent. While I realize that this condition sometimes happens following a spay, my dog has been on 3 different medications (prescribed by 2 other vets,) none of which have worked. She has had several tests done, with no answers. I can only conclude that the spay was a botched job. Add this to my former review, and they should get NO stars. I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the times I was there. I expect wifey will write a snide response to this. Wait for it!
I forgot to mention that they refused to release my dog’s records to the new vet, after at least 6 requests!

COMPASSIONATE VET WHO KNOWS HIS STUFF… One of the most difficult dogs to treat is the English Bulldog. We have three of them, and Dr. Deol has cared for all of them. My oldest is a soon-​to-​be 12 year old male who has stayed alive and well because of the care received at Animal Hospital of Desert. From puppies with needs for surgical neutering — male and female — the dogs have received wonderful care there. All of them LOVE going there, and that in itself tells you how they are treated. No cowering –They almost break the door down to get inside. The surgical scars from the surgery are virtually invisible, and the recovery was totally uneventful. Anesthesia for bullies is notoriously difficult. NO problem with Dr. Deol. He also neutered my wife’s older Jack-​Russell. Dr. Deol also thoroughly discusses the care with the owner, and one gets the feeling he loves his work. Don’t walk but RUN into Animal Hospital of Desert. You will love them! Great computer tracking of all your animal’s needs. Love them!!!

Dr. Deol, his wife and staff are wonderful. My dog is older and visits them a lot, getting fantastic and compassionate care every time! Each visit is followed by a call the next day to check on Mr. Piper. When I have boarded him there, including a 2 month period last year, he has always been treated like family. They even sent me a photo of Piper during one of his extended stays. I highly recommend this veterinarian clinic to anyone who is looking for a vet to care for their pets!

Dr. Deol has been taking care of my animals for over fifteen years. Since he was a Dr. at the Animal emergency clinic. He has always been kind to my family and most of all my four footed children. I find his pricing to be fair. I wouldn’t trust my animals with anyone else.

I wish I could give negative stars!!! This doctor does not care about your pet only money! I brought my dog in and he said my dog needed over 800 $ of treatment, IV’s etc… I then took my dog over to Carter animal hospital for a second opinion and they told me that my dog didn’t need any of the treatment that Dr. Deol said was crucial to his health. I left Carter paying only 65 $ and my dog is perfectly fine and healthy again! Dr. Deol’s wife is so rude and disrespectful and neither of them care at all about animals, only money! DO NOT BRING YOUR PETS HERE!!!

There are good things and bad things about this place. We will start with the good, which I think outweighs the bad:
It’s very close to my house
They are able to fit me in almost whenever
They are very timely
The aides they have there helping take vitals and appointments are all very kind and seem to love all of the animals.
My dog recently went there and they called twice this week to follow up and make sure she was doing ok. I love that.
My dog came in last week because she was having cluster seizures. We were able to start her on epilepsy medication immediately and even were able to call him later to ask questions.
Some of the things I’m not thrilled about:
The Dr. Is friendly but not overly. I didn’t get a huge impression that he loved dogs (maybe he likes cats better ;)).
The facility does seem a bit dated. Not a big deal, just something I noticed.
And finally, I just figured that all vets were expensive. I didn’t think much more about it until I started reading the reviews. I hope I’m not being overpriced. It did cost 240 to get blood work done on my dog which seems excessive.
Overall I’m pretty happy with this place! I think we will stay :)

If I could give them a 0 I would. This place is extremely over priced. My cat became extremely lethargic and obviously not okay. Just for a visit with x-​rays it is 270 dollars. They came back and basically told me if I was unable to pay 1800 dollars my cat would eventually die with no treatment. The girl helping them had absolutely no knowledge of anything with every other word being uhm? Rather than the doctor coming to speak with me himself he had her run back and forth between rooms to deliver information she knew nothing about. They finally shoved a pamphlet at me for a line of credit. In doing so they also suggested I go to a non profit which is more affordable for someone like me.
I ended up going to my families vet. They care about your animal and you can see that. My families vet requested x-​rays from Animal Hospital of the Desert who in response wanted more money. They then tried to tell me I signed a waiver declining x-​rays on a cd. I never signed any such a waiver.
I am now paying less than half of what Animal Hospital of the Desert wanted. My family vet explained everything to me being understanding of the stressful state I was in. The employees at Animal Hospital of the Desert were short and rude when they discovered I could not pay that ridiculous amount.
Animal Hospital of the Desert is a joke. They want your money and they could care less about the outcome of your pet. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Sometimes I wish they had a zero star option. This place will suggest anything to you, knowing you’d do anything as a pet parent. Anything that involves more money out of your pocket puts a smile on their face. I hate going to vets and not seeing the passion & love in their employees faces. Animal hospital of Desert can careless about the health of your pets. They pretty much told me to hand over $ 1700 or my dog will not make it. So instead I drove to a family vet… a bit of a drive but I knew I could trust them with my «family member». I walked out just paying $ 700 including medication and etc!
This place is a joke. I’m so appalled at the establishment they are running here.

Dr. Deol, his wife and staff make up exactly what a veteranarian’s office should be. They are so helpful and caring while still being professional. Dr. Deol always follows up anytime one of our animals has been treated for an illness or injury. He is great with our dogs. I recommend them to everyone with pets.
Sheri s.
Palm Desert

I have been bringing my maltipoo here since she was a puppy @ 8 weeks old 7 years ago & it’s been the best decision I have ever made, I opened my local yellow pages phone book upon getting my puppy back then as a birthday gift & was intrigued by their friendly welcoming add, Dr. Deol & the rest of his staff go above & beyond for all your pet needs & concerns they take the time to listen to all of your pet concerns & answer all your questions throughly & explain everything to U, they’re so caring in following up with U after any treatments done, I wouldn’t take my pet any where else that’s not animal hospital of the desert! Thank U for existing!

We bring our ten year old cat to Dr. Deol and his colleagues at Animal Hospital of Desert for routine care and have done so for about seven years. He is excellent as are his wife and the technicians. They obviously care about animals and treat them as important patients and family members. They are pleasant and explain all aspects of the planned care in detail. It is obvious to us that their primary interest is the well being of the pet. They communicate well and diligently follow up with us after completion of procedures such as teeth cleaning. They are among the best veterinary practitioners I have known during the past four decades.
Randy and Alison Steer
Rancho Mirage

All four of our dogs have been under Dr. Deol care over these past few years. Sadly three of our boys have since passed on, the staff here was amazing during each difficult time. I highly recommend the care that the Dr. and staff give.
Our 18 month old lab ate something yesterday that he shouldn’t.(play dough).naturally this always happens on a weekend.
I called the office on Sunday morning 7am, by 9am we were at the office with the dr… our boy received proper and prompt care with xrays and blood work and proper fluids. We were very delighted with the level of care and attention given by the office.
Thank you Animal Hospital of Desert for taking care of our boy and his parents!

This is absolutely the worse animal hospital I have ever had taken my poor cat too.
All they seem to want is money and I can also say, they are very hard to understand. They hospital and office is very behind the times.
I didnt want to go back to them since it seemed we didnt seem to understand one another. So I took my pet to VCA in Rancho Mirage where Dr. Reed is the Director.
He is extremely upto date on techiniques and very knowlable.
I had used his serivces years ago and then moved away. When I returned to the desert I found he was also back here .
For my pet to be in his hands when she is sick makes me feel very resured that she has the best.

Our 13 year old dog has been doing regular shots/​office visits here for the last two years and we were always satisfied with their services.
Unfortunately our puppy developed a painful mass on her abdomen that really needed a surgical removal.
Dr. Doel explained everything, did the surgery personally and called me right after it with more details. His team also took the time to explain everything about the post op care and what to expect. Within 1 week our puppy was jumping, playing and running around.
Words can’t explain how happy we are with the services received and the outcome!
The point is, I trust and will always trust my dog to Dr. Doel. He did a great job! And yes, Rebecca (Becky) is an amazing vet tech!!!
As for the prices of the services and treatments; I not once read a review online saying that a doctor or veterinarian was «really cheap» (honestly I think that would kind of frighten me). The fact is that these are doctors, performing treatments and surgeries on you or your pets and you’ve got to pay for their specialties, skills and years/​decades of experiences… In my opinion our dog’s surgery was very reasonably and fairly priced.

Our dog was injured right around 5pm in the evening. I had noticed driving home day after day a great sign on Monterey. Remembering this we rushed the short distance from our home. Even though we were not clients, we were received with open arms. Our dog was taken care of and prices were much more affordable than other veterinarians in the Valley. An amazing find. The new sign helped me find this gem!

Took my dog here for the first time last week. She was having vomiting and diarrhea for 4 days. Dr Deol recommended an xray and blood work. Although pricey, we went ahead with the testing. He then prescribed her a few medications. He also gave her subcutaneous fluids which caused her to develop an abscess. On our return he did not charge us for the treatment of the abscess, but we were charged for the sedation which is understandable. The staff is very friendly. Becky is the best vet tech you will find around. She is very sweet and caring with my little dog. She is also very knowledgable.

I took my dog there to be looked at for incontinence. They tried to nickel and dime me with a variety of tests/​procedures that weren’t needed. After agreeing to do only the tests that were actually needed to diagnosis my dog, they came back into the room and said they would need to send the results for a second opinion at another lab — for another $ 257! Why can’t they stand behind their own lab results?! They should have told me that if any results came back abnormal that they wouldn’t rely on their own results. I still had to pay for the tests that they did which apparently means nothing to them in their diagnosis. I left there after paying a total of $ 289 without any progress in my dog’s diagnosis.
Besides this issue, I had to wait in the examination room for over an hour with a screaming, crying toddler.
I will never return there and I advise you not to unless you have a bottomless pit of money and all day to sit around and wait.