University Vet Hospital Berkeley, California

We have had Dr Mattu DVM for our dogs for the past 9 years. He is intelligent, comforting, supported these elder dogs to the end of their life and managed their chronic care. In 2020, we obtained a wonderful puppy who has been offered inoculations, microchip and sterilization and caring/ parent education.Dr Mattu and the wonderful team are outstanding and therapeutic! Thanks!

The pets and I love UVH. I've brought both my dog and my cat here to be seen by Dr. Thomas McBride. Dr. McBride and the vet techs who have helped us have been super supportive and gentle with the pets and totally transparent and kind to me. I especially appreciate that Dr. McBride takes the time to walk me through all the differentials, and helps me understand the balance between prolonging life and increasing quality of life that different courses of treatment entail.

They always have great, attentive care and the wait for appointments isn't usually more than a week or 2. We are happy our pup goes here.

I have been taking my pup to UVH for about 15 years now. We always saw Dr. Mattu but now also see some of the others. They are pricey as vets go, but their facility is fairly modern, very clean and they really do everything they can to provide great care. My little Yorkie is almost 16 now and they still spend a great amount of time with him, answer all my questions, check between his toes and eyes and ears — discuss treatment options and *listen* to me. I am a believer in taking responsibility for your own pet and learning as much as you can about their issues and doing research about medications and therapies and doing ultimately what you feel is right. Asking them to help you make decisions about what is truly medically necessary when facing a bill you can’t afford. And also respecting the expertise and time of the Vet - they see animals all day every day - but they also don’t always see the same type - so it’s always best to go in prepared with printouts from *reputable* websites - but even questions about things that seem to be too good to be true (are there really eye drops that dissolve cataracts? Hrmmmm,..) Even the desk staff is great and helpful, they respond to emails and always check in on us after our visits. And of course there is that one young tech who I swear will steal my pup she is so sweet with him. Highly recommended.

Excellent end of life care for our dog Larry. At the end we received a lovely card in his memory.

I am very happy with my visit I am going to leave a very detailed review later but for now in my opinion the doctor here is even better than the great Dr Wehren of Marin and San Pablo

They are awesome! Google Maps failed big. I was 20 minutes late.

UVH is where I brought my dog for her first two years before moving out of the area. Dr. Mattu and his staff were always fantastic. I don't know if its the stress of covid or a lack in employee training, but we had a bad experience recently, showing up for a scheduled appointment to be rudely dismissed and told we didn't actually have an appointment. Ultimately (several days later) Dr. Mattu's office manager Joana determined that due to a last minute scheduling change, our appt was accidentally dropped from the system. An honest mistake. Yet the failure of the desk staff on duty that morning to adjust to their own mistake in real-time lost this business a client. I've adjusted my rating from one star to 3 because I like the doctor. All I would suggest to any would-be clients in the meantime is to double check your appt before taking time off work and driving across town. And if all else fails, ask for Joana and hopefully that will set the underlings straight. This place has gone downhill since I last brought my dog here in 2015. Two weeks ago I made an appointment for her over the phone with a staff person. The woman I spoke with first told me told me I needed a current checkup for my dog in order to buy Nexgard. I said great let's make an appointment and she made one for me today Jan 14 at 11am, I wrote it down in a phone note. She also answered specific questions about I had about vaccines, 2 medical tests I wanted done, and told me she would retrieve my dog's medical records from her recent previous vet. Fast forward two weeks - I arrived on time today greeted by a rude staff person who simply informed me we did not have an appointment. She made no attempt to apologize for nor right their mistake, basically telling me it was my mistake. She kept insisting I must have called a different vet. UVH was my dog's only bay area vet, from 2 months old to 2 years. So now we have a new vet and I will steer my pet-owning friends away from UVH.

Dr. Fosbender guided my old cat into the next world with gentle, knowing hands and supportive words. Her sensitivity to Gracie's needs gave both Gracie and I peace. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Fosbender and the staff at UVH.

Not bad, the nurses are so nice and friendly - paying $75 for the doctor to tell me something I know really hurts though. Doctor should also have a little better presentation, but they are all nice. My dog is very timid and they are so good at being sweet with her.

The vets are superb and I am very picky about my fuzzy children's care.

These people care about your pet the way you’d want them to, thoughtful, communicative and knowledgeable. I feel confident going there and appreciate what they do.

Tried to schedule an appointment for my pet's cough. Whoever answered the phone refused to schedule an appointment and was super rude about it. Was on the phone for about 4 seconds.

I have two pets and they constantly get them confused.

16.Jul.2020 Update: This place is still wonderful. Unfortunately this is the second time having to take one of our cats to the vet during COVID, and this clinic is just doing it right. (We took them to another clinic the other time due being outside of business hours here.) They communicate the diagnosis before charging you for anything, get your approval, and take the time on both intake and release to get a large amount of details about your visit. At the "other place" I was just charged and no one seemed to know what was going on with my pet despite a bunch of prodding. Great vets, great people.

Doctors and staff are always awesome. Even Maui, the resident cat gave my dog a very sweet nose to nose! Now he can't understand why the neighborhood kitty won't say hello ????

No long waits so far after three visits. They are very helpful and informative. They've gone above and beyond what any vet I've been too in 20 years as far as communication and information. Offices are very reasonable as well. They also worked out a good plan for my pet when $ was tight.

The hospital is located in a beautiful. brand new building. The staff and doctors are fantastic and have provided excellent care for my dogs over the years.

I am very happy overall with my experience at University Vet Hospital. Dr. Mattu was amazing. He gave clear information. He was very helpful with referrals. He called to follow up/ check up on my pet. I would definitely recommend them.

MY DOG LOVES COMING HERE, THE STAFF IS SO PROFESSIONAL AND VERY HELPFUL WITH MY ROTTWEILER. THE STAFF SPOILS MY DOG WITH TONS OF AFFECTION AND TREATS. THIS PLACE IS VERY CLEAN ????

Mediocre vet care at a high price. Pretty good with scheduling and payment. Vets seem to be competent at the diagnostic part of their job. However, this place could use much improvement in communicating options and collaborating on treatment options. In our last visit, our dog was prescribed meds, but we only discovered that as we were paying for the bill with a nurse, not during the consultation with the vet. When communicating during visits, the vets usually seems like they're too busy to fully answer our questions, and typically just present a medical course without discussing other available options (+pros/cons of each). On the plus side, the doctors are usually available for email communications, but their answers are not always clear or concise. Nurses are very nice and good with our dog, but also tend to start running diagnostics on the dog immediately without connecting with us first about whatever issues he may be having, or any special needs he may have. In short, if you want to pay above average prices to have the doctor prescribe their course of action without much of your input, this is as good a place as any. If you want more say over your pet's care at fair prices, look elsewhere.

Very honest and fair. Caring and not out to extort money!

Really awesome people who cares so much about our lovers!!

Our cat lives. Thank you!

Over 6 years taking our dogs to this amazing vet hospital. Our experience has been the best. There are not words to explain how wonderful they have been with Juan Venado and Venezia. The staff is unique, genuine, experienced and super friendly. Their love for animals is above and beyond. I trust my dogs 100% in them. We really love the way they care of them. It’s like a family. If there would be more stars I would give it 10s. Best choice ever!

I drive all the way from SF just to see Dr Mattu and Dr Fosbender (for over 5 years now). They are the best, the nurses are fantastic and take great care of my two dogs. They always recommend the best treatment and give us a breakdown of everything. They never over treat unlike SF clinics.

They gave me a great referral for my kittens' new bet! Campus Vet!

Helpful vets and nurses who will advise you contact specialists if needed.

I've been going here with my pup for about 7 yrs now. It's a truly awesome vet office. The doctors, nurses and staff are just great!! ????.

Very professional and friendly staff!