Anchor Animal Hospital, Anaheim CA

We've been coming here for years and have always received kind, informative and affordable care. The wait times are long, even with appointments but we know the doctor takes his time with each pet and are appreciative when it's our turn. Unfortunately, we had to put our dog down today. We saw the posted hours are from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, so we arrived at 7: 30 to make sure we could be seen. 8: 15am rolls around and the doors are still closed and one of the girls let's me know the vet won't arrive until maybe 9: 45am.it's very disappointing.

The building is extremely dirty. Hair, blood, and urine all over the walls and floors. Also, staff was cussing at the animals. Please don’t bring your fur babies here. I would rate 0 stars if I could.

You could not take you beloved pet to a more compassionate caring professional veterinarian! These guys are the best!

I waited 3 hours here when I had a appointment at 2: 30 the staff was not really helpful but the doctor gave my cat the proper need and now my cat is healthy but just don't come on Fridays or the weekend it gets really busy.

Seems like he has many people who really like bringing their pets here. They seem knowledgeable and helpful to pet parents. I'm knowledgeable of the health of my pet and take his recommendations with your educated mind and pocket book in check. It's the pet parent that should have the final say and decision. Do what is medically needed, not what is suggested. It's great to have their services in every emergency. The waiting room is full. Most of all, the pets don't show a sign of distrust here. May all your pets live long and have trust to those who can help them in their time of need!

Wonder place to take your pets. Make an appointment and understand they are busy and high volume place. I promise you won't find a place with better prices. I got a dental exam, cleaning, and two small teeth pulled from my dog Daisy. All at 1/8th the cost from other locations. Note to book an exam first and than follow up teeth cleaning to get a good appointment date.

Bad service! I won’t be coming here again! Our cat was dropped off at 10 am in the morning and we did not receive a call about her till 7: 45 pm saying she’s next in line for surgery! (We tried calling before that but no one picked up the phone). We waited till 12: 00 am and they still had not taken her into surgery! No one answers the phone, we live 30 minutes away so we had to drive all the way to the clinic to check on our cat, we thought something wrong happened to her! And at 12: 00 am we were finally able to get in to the clinic and we were shocked when they told us AGAIN “she’s next”. And now they’re keeping her overnight and she won’t be done till tomorrow!
Come here if you want to wait 2 days to get your pet simply neutered!

Dr. Kim is very knowledgeable and compassionate towards pets. He takes time to explain to you thoroughly. You can see that he really cares about his patients and works very hard to make sure that they receive the best care. Would definitely recommend Anchor Animal Hospital.

Overpriced Orange County vet that cares more about profit than animals. Their TNR rates are abysmal, they never answer their phones, and they are not friendly to fosters or rescues.

There are a lot of vets like this in Orange County that charge a lot because they can, and because people falsely equate 'more expensive' to 'better service', when that's just not true most of the time.

Where do I start? I asked for rabies vaccine and got something else (flu shot) two months ago. Dog is now in pain—called them and got hung up on twice. Texted them and emailed them requesting appointment and no reply. Too bad animals can’t sue.

Over a decade of service from a wonderful Veterinary and awesome staff.they have always been kind to us and our pets.

Very good service. They took very good care of my pets! This place is cheap compared to other vets. The only detail is the parking lot is small and finding parking is a bit difficult. But it's worth the wait!

This Vet actually cares. My dog had major dental surgery. Didn't wrap up until 3AM and this vet was still helping other animals. I drive from Rancho Santa Margarita just to bring my buddy to Dr because I know he cares.

I’ve used Anchor for more than a decade now. Be VERY CAREFUL with this place, and despite it being relatively cheaper than other vets, remember YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. If you do visit this place, make sure to receive a second opinion from another vet on any serious diagnosis or lack of one if you visibly see signs of health problems in your pet.

Be it a case of incompetence or simple negligence, from my experience I can’t attest to the doc’s trustworthiness, competence, or even care for animals in general.

Full story:
My dog had breathing problems starting this year and received a diagnosis from Anchor that she had seasonal allergies and received medication for it. It got worse a couple days later and when we visited another vet, it turned out my dog had pulmonary edema and Anchor had misdiagnosed.

When I confronted Anchor about this the doc checked again and nonchalantly admitted that my dog had a heart issue but that it wasn’t a case of edema. I took his word but took my dog in every other week since her condition wasn’t improving.

During every Anchor visit, the doc insisted that there was nothing wrong. At one point, I noticed a bulge on my dog’s stomach and pointed it out to the doc, but once again he brushed it off as her being overweight.

The breaking point was when my dog suddenly suffered from a cardiac arrest one night, at which point we rushed her to the emergency pet clinic. They confirmed that she had pulmonary edema (remember the original diagnosis from the other vet?), which was caused by a tumor in her abdomen (remember the bulge I pointed out?). We had to put her to sleep that same night because she was in so much pain.

The doctor is kind and the explanation is accurate and easy to understand.
It's a bit complicated and the parking lot is inconvenient, but it's a place where you can go safely.
Wow. I went today, but the parking lot was so small and inconvenient that I wouldn't go.

I have been using this vet for a few years now because of their reasonably priced services, but I have had to wait sometimes for more than an hour, even with an appointment. Don't schedule anything afterward.

I called to ask if they had any appointments available and the front desk person was super rude for no reason.