Alicia Pet Care Center

My experience with the staff was great! Highly reccommended. They love pets. My litlle rescue kitty was just spayed. Dr Wheaton makes it very affordable to own a pet, and does not comprimise the quality of affordable pet care!!! THANK YOU!!
L.C., Aliso Viejo

Posted 09/11/09 | Report Abuse

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by Wendy Marie Horn 06/25/2009
Dr. Wheaton and his team reached out and helped me when I found a dog that was in dire need of surgery. I found the dog dirty, emaciated, abused, shut-down, and with her eye hanging out, and damage to her jaw. He performed surgery on my dog for free until I could solicit enough donations to pay for it.

All of the staff at the Alicia Pet Care Center are AMAZING!!! I wouldn't leave my animals anywhere else. Precious Life is now a part of my family, and loves cats! Thanks to the Alicia Pet Care Center for saving my dog's life! This was the only vet in the entire state of California that I could find to do the surgery pro-bono until I could raise the funds. They don't just claim to love animals, they really show it!

Posted 06/25/09 | Report Abuse

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Dr Wheaton and his staff offer a very warm friendly environment to bring your pets. The front staff are great, very friendly and warm ( and you don't see that at all vets), they great many clients by their first name and just make you feel welcome. Dr. Wheaton is wonderful with the animals, and will tell you how it is , which i definitely appreciate. It is very hard to find a vet you can trust to care for your pets. And I will only refer people to a vet I would trust, and I highly recommend Dr. Wheaton's practice to anyone. With the special needs pets I have, i am extremely particular about what vet I use, and as an animal rescuer He tells you what he recommends, but he wont push or force you into anything you don't feel comfortable doing for your pet and/or financially.I would only take our rescue animals to a vet I trust as well, as they deserve the best care possible. Plus Dr. Wheaton is doing alot of good in the community with his Affordable Spay/Neuter Clinic as we so desperately need more affordable spay/neuter services so we can stop the overwhelming pet overpopulation problem, with this clinic he is trying to help."

Posted 03/30/09 | Report Abuse

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My experience at Alicia Pet Care Center was good. My cat had a dry and flaky nose that was odd. They were very nice and gave me realistic expectations of the cost and procedure that he would have to go through if I decided to continue. They didn't pressure me at all (another vet had tried to scare me into spending a lot of money elsewhere). The place is clean and everyone was very nice.

Posted 02/18/09 | Report Abuse

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We used Alicia Pet Care Center for our two, three legged dogs with special needs. Everyone at Dr. Wheaton's pet care center is very caring. Dr. Wheaton is very knowledgeable, compassionate and competent. Were they a good deal? As far as the cost of veterinary services go, they are on par with others but Dr. Wheaton never pushed us into something not needed. He was very realistic and again, compassionate to us and our dogs. We completely trust him.

Posted 02/14/09 | Report Abuse

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I have a few friends that rave about their clinic, and others that agree with me. Perhaps Dr. Wheaton and his staff have changed over the years, but I personally did not encounter a positive experience at Alicia Pet Care Center. I took my dog to Dr. Wheaton right when Dr. Hawkins started helping out at the clinic. My dog was a very laid back, calm girl that had no problems with boarding or hospital visits. However, after boarding her at Alicia Pet Care Center, she absolutely hated going back. I had never seen her act so fearful in my life, and really feel something must have traumatized her to impact her behavior so much.

Posted 01/09/09 | Report Abuse

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Dr. Wheaton came highly recommended by a vet we trusted with the care of our Aussie until he moved to a cat-only facility. Since our first visit back in 2006, Dr. Wheaton and his staff have provided the care and compassion you would hope your own doctor might. Since that day we never took our Aussie to any other veterinarian except in an emergency outside of the APCC's normal business hours. Dr. Matthew Wheaton is known throughout South Orange County as one of the best. It's his compassion, optimism and ability to communicate with both pet and owner that make him our choice for taking care of our babies.

Posted 09/30/08 | Report Abuse

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Dr. Hawkins and the entire staff at Alicia Pet Care Center treat us like family whenever we are there. It could be 6 months since our last visit and they always seem to remember our faces and our dog. They make sure that we are well informed before our aussie gets any treatments done. The new clinic is beautiful!

Posted 09/19/08 | Report Abuse

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Drs. Wheaton and Hawkins are graduates of the top vet school in the nation. They have cared for our rescue dogs for years. All of our dogs have been abused and neglected,, They need special attention. We drive 50 miles to get to the BEST. The Staff is Fantastic!!! This group is above and beyond all the rest.

Posted 09/18/08 | Report Abuse

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Dr. Wheaton's staff almost cares for my cat better than my wife and i do, believe it or not. I could not dream of having anyone else take care of my dear feline and Dr. Wheaton has always provided the best care and some of the most cutting edge options in animal medicine to us.

Posted 01/04/08 | Report Abuse

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I highly recommend this animal hospital. I feel that my pets are receiving the best care available. It is always an excellent experience. The support staff really make me and my dogs feel special.

Posted 12/30/07 | Report Abuse

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This clinic has shown loving, professional care to my animals over the past 5 years. Their equipment is state of the art. My cat was run over by a car and Dr. Matt patched her up so that she lived another three years (she was 19)...they saved my sanity because I was the one that ran over her...Pam

Posted 12/30/07 | Report Abuse

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I've been taking my dog to Alicia Pet Clinic since she was 8 wks old. The veterinarians are professional and friendly. The Clinic is immaculately clean, and the you can tell the doctors really love animals. I recommend them to everyone I know.

Posted 12/29/07 | Report Abuse

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