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Garden State Guardian Vets

Your first visit, start to finish

About thirty minutes. You meet the vet, not just the tech. The exam is $75, and anything beyond it comes as a written estimate before we do it.

A tan and white puppy with worried eyebrows, looking up at the camera

What happens

  1. 1

    Request a visit

    Use the form or call. We'll confirm a time by phone or text within one business hour during opening hours, and we'll ask for any records from your previous vet so you don't have to chase them.

  2. 2

    Arrive

    Dogs come straight through to a room, cats wait in the quiet room. Bring your pet hungry: the exam involves a lot of treats.

  3. 3

    The exam

    About thirty minutes for a first visit. You'll meet the vet, not just the tech, and we'll ask what you're actually worried about before we start.

  4. 4

    The estimate

    If we recommend anything beyond the exam, it comes as a written estimate with a line for each item. You sign, we proceed. You decline, no hard feelings.

  5. 5

    After

    You leave with a printed summary. If we ran tests, we call with results the same day where we can, and always within 48 hours.

What to bring

Momo, domestic shorthairNutley
“First visit, they told me which two vaccines my indoor cat didn't need. Who does that?”
Priyanka S.
The quiet cat-side waiting room with oak benches and a tall window

Cats wait on their own side of the building, carriers up on a shelf, never on the floor next to a dog. Dogs go straight through to a room. Nobody sits in a row of chairs holding a frightened animal.

Free parking behind the building at 412 Bloomfield Ave.

Request your first visit

Tell us your pet's name and what's going on. We'll confirm a time and request records from your previous vet.

CallRequest a visit