Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care.
We provide a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories. We also work closely with local practices when special diagnostic procedures are required. The facility includes a well-stocked pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, in-house x-ray capabilities, a closely supervised hospitalization area, and indoor boarding kennels with outdoor walking areas.

At Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital we strive to offer not only sound advice, but also optimal veterinary care, thus allowing you the enjoyment of your companion for a maximum number of years. Our job is not noly to treat your pet when he or she isn't feeling well, but also to help you learn how to keep your best friend happy and healthy.We are proud of what we are doing today, and equally proud of the rich history of over a century of helping animals in Berkeley.
People have been caring for animals on this site since the early days of California history. Records show that a livery stable initially occupied this site in 1879. The property extended over what is now two entire blocks, and harbored a blacksmith who cared for the horses of the Berkeley and Oakland police and fire departments. There were apparently numerous paddocks and holding pens for the animals being cared for first by the blacksmith, and later by a series of large animal veterinarians. Huge mulberry trees apparently provided shade throughout the area.In 1907, Dr. McNair named the facility Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital to identify this practice as no longer treating farm animals, but rather specializing in pet animals, a rather novel concept at the time. It was said that his injuries from a horse kick forced him to stop treating large animals and concentrate on his dog and cat practice. Since that initial construction, there have been at least six facility remodels. Portions of the old building that survived the 1906 earthquake still form the framework in one part of the hospital. Following Dr. McNair's retirement, Dr. J.W. Roberts spent his career tending to the ills of the now growing pet population in Berkeley. By the 1960's, under the tutelage of Drs. Cucuel and Frye, the hospital had earned itself a reputation for high quality medicine and progressive practices. The practice was expanded to include special expertise in reptile and avian medicine and soon became the source of numerous scientific articles on the care of these more unusual pets, as well as the first textbook published on reptile medicine.
In 1976, Drs Benjamin and Shriro took over the practice and soon realized that the rapid advancement of technology occurring in the medical fields was beyond the financial reach of each local veterinarian. Two years later we started the Special Veterinary Services within our facility to identify the then novel concept of a group of specialists all sharing a singe facility and a singe set of advanced instrumentation. With board certified specialists available, local practitioners could now send their patients to us instead of the university in Davis. We were the first private veterinary hospital in the world to install a CAT scanner. This, along with special radiology and surgery instruments, allowed us to provide advanced diagnostics and therapeutics to the bay areas pets. Today, with a further expansion completed a few years ago, we have one of the largest and sophisticated facilities in the state. Our new CT scan makes the old one look like an Atari game. We have color flow Doppler ultrasound, endoscopy,  arthroscopy, x-ray therapy, and a myriad of instruments and inventory required to provide for such an endeavor.