Welcome to Best Friends Animal Hospital!

Best Friends Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The professional and courteous staff at Best Friends Animal Hospital seek to provide the best possible medical, surgical and dental care for their highly-valued patients.

Curbside Service

We’re here for you and your pet! We’re open for business and are continuing to see appointments, but have instituted some necessary changes to help keep you, your pets, and our team healthy while we navigate the current COVID-19 health threat together. Whether you have an appointment or just need to swing by to pick up a medication, things will be a bit different, starting with our new curbside service! When you arrive, please remain in your vehicle and call us at 952-884-7771, and our staff will come out to assist you. If you’re feeling unwell or have been exposed, please take care of yourself and arrange for someone else to bring your pet in.

*From your friends at
Best Friends Animal Hospital*

We are committed to promoting preventative health care, responsible pet ownership, and educational opportunities for our clients. Best Friends Animal Hospital strives to offer excellent veterinary care for Bloomington, Minnesota and the surrounding communities.

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~What Our Clients Say~

I used to go to a different vet who will remain nameless. After a couple bad experiences I decided to try somewhere new. Best Friends had great reviews and was near me so I gave them a go. Now that I've been, I could move to St. Cloud and I'd keep them as my vet. The difference from my old vet in terms of both quality and cost was amazing. Best Friends is so great with my cat. I've seen both Dr. Gatto and Dr. Metzen and they are wonderful, and you can tell they care about their work. All the techs are friendly and very great with my little one as well. And the costs are like half of my old vet. I literally cannot recommend them enough to convey how great they are!

R.H. - Facebook Review
My Great Dane Dana has been going to Dr. Gatto for years. She loves him and he takes awesome care of her when she visits him. He gives the best care to all the animals that trot through his office. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone!

Kimberly H. (Facebook Review)
My dog Shadow saw Dr. Gotto since she was a puppy. We put her down a couple of weeks ago at the age of 12. She had diabetes, and over active thyroid and many many other heath issues. If it wasn't for Dr. Gotto and his caring staff, I know that I would of had to put Shadow down years ago. This is the BEST vet office, and I have and will continue to recommend this office for there animals. Thanks again Dr. Gotto, and Sue "the vet tech" for all that you did for my Shadow girl. I will never forget all you did for her :)

Dana S. (Facebook Review)
Dr. Gato & his staff are amazing. They show pure love & compassion for your pet and all the animals. They made my decision of putting my kitty Cooser to sleep so much easier.

Sheri L. (Facebook Review)
Cody sure will miss Dr. Metzen and Susie at Best Friends Animal Hosptal. You guys are rock.

Ina C. (Facebook Review)
Dr. Gato and his entire staff are amazing.

Pittiemom J. (Facebook Review)