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4Paws Mobile Veterinary Services

4Paws Mobile Veterinary Services is a mobile veterinary team performing house calls for in Hillsborough, Redwood City, Palo Alto, and the surrounding areas. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of quality and compassion in veterinary care for our clients.

Our Staff

Our staff is not only knowledgeable about advanced veterinary techniques such as X-ray and portable ultrasound diagnostics, in-home surgical practices using a portable cryosurgery unit and on-site monitoring, but we also possess incredible passion for our work.

Mobile Veterinary Practice

We created 4Paws Mobile Veterinary Services to be your one stop shop for all the things you need for your pet. And we offer a variety of services to help you out no matter the situation. Let us help you enjoy a peaceful veterinary experience in the comfort of your own home.

Variety of Services

Sometimes we all need a little help when our pet isn’t feeling well or when it’s just hard to get to a clinic. So let the clinic come to you! We spend the time to get to know you and your pet (or pets) instead of you getting to know the waiting room.

OUR SERVICES

We are here when you need us, from routine checkups for your dog or cat to allergy and flea treatments, second opinions, vaccinations, travel certificates or even saying goodbye to your beloved pet.

Dr. Sterns and CSO Casey

Dr. Sterns and CSO Casey of 4Paws Mobile Veterinary Services are proud to offer mobile veterinary services in Hillsborough, Redwood City, Los Altos, Woodside, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and the surrounding communities.

What Our Clients Say?

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Susan Levin
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We are new to the puppy world and we’ve been so well taken care of! Dr. Stern’s has been patient with my many questions and sweet with our new little guy.
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Cynthia Goguen
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Dr Sterns is an angel vet. I have an old GSD with hip dysplasia. He continues to help her with mobility with certain medications. He has given me more time with my precious Carlirose. I know the time is drawing near that I will have to say my final goodbye. Forever grateful Dr Sterns.
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jennifer ott
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Dr Sterns is friendly, communicates well, and is sensible and straightforward. Highly recommend.
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Deborah Miramontes
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My rescue dog was traumatized and refused to leave the house. Having the mobile vet to my home was beyond convenient. The veterinarian that came to my house was gentle and kind.
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Barnstable Commons
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4 Paws’ Dr. Sterns is a very good vet. His many years of experience has developed an excellent intuition about dogs. He could tell where my dog’s pain was, and prescribed him medication that worked well. He is smart, reasonable, and considerate.
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Shari Pace
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So much easier for my dog and the family. Very professional and can tell Dr Stern is an animal lover.
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Leslie Roehm
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We are so glad we switched to 4Paws veterinary for our dogs. Dr. Michael Sterns’s thorough and caring, yet not over the top on tests as do many vet practices are now!
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Ingrid M
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I very grateful Dr Stern was able to take care of my pets on such short notice and providing the necessary paperwork in time for our travel abroad. Thank you Dr Stern!!
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Wilma Espinoza
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My dog was in need of attention because of severe itchiness. Dr. Sterns was unable to see her because he was caught upon surgery. Fortunately I was able to pick up the prescription at his home. Reina is now fine!
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Marcella Ramos
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Dr. Sterns gave my dog Rocky excellent care. He took him on as a new patient on short notice; gave him some vaccinations he needed; and lastly provided a box of heart-worm preventative medication. He even said Rocky had great teeth and recommended a shampoo for dogs that would help Rocky with his dry skin. Dr. Sterns took care of Rocky during a time when I didn’t have access to my car and Rocky was overdue for his vaccines. We are ever so grateful and are considering turning to Dr. Sterns for future veterinary needs, even though I finally got my car back from the shop. Thank you, 4Paws team!

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4Paws Mobile Veterinary Services is proud to offer mobile veterinary services in Hillsborough, Redwood City, Los Altos, Woodside, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and the surrounding communities.

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Dr. Sterns

After graduating from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, Dr. Sterns began his career as a mobile Equine Veterinarian in his current practice area. He earned his MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in 1990, and spent the next twenty-three years raising equity, negotiating licensing deals, building startups, and running sales and marketing teams in human therapeutics, medical devices and research tools.

Dr. Sterns returned to small animal clinical practice in 2012, and has been actively engaged in developing a small animal house call practice on The Peninsula and South Bay. Dr. Sterns is also a part time Associate Veterinarian, practicing general small animal medicine and surgery at Alta View Animal Hospital in Mountain View, California, and a Relief Veterinarian for Banfield. He has a special interest in giant breeds, having owned and raised a Newfoundland, a Leonberger, and a very large Maine Coon Cat. Dr. Sterns has also been performing weekend mobile vaccine clinics and working in local Wellness Clinics for VIP Petcare and its predecessor for the last 27 years.

While continuing to consult with small companies as a product development and marketing consultant, he travels throughout The Peninsula and Silicon Valley and can often be found at Maverick’s Beach and the local brewery — where he shamelessly hands out business cards and offers veterinary advice to anyone who will listen.

In his leisure time, Dr. Sterns trains for triathlons by swimming US Masters, biking with his team, the Alpine Chain Gang, and running (when he absolutely must) to survive the last leg of his races.

Casey Sterns

Casey Sterns, CSO (Chief Spaniel Officer) of 4Paws was born in Napa, CA on September 12, 2016. As the largest pup in a litter of ten, he was labeled “Not Show Quality.” Rather than being discouraged by this heinous process of “Breed Profiling,” he was determined to see the world south of Napa.

At ten weeks of age, he united with Dr. Sterns as a ride along companion and food tasting consultant, and was promoted to CSO in January of 2017. Although spending 24 hours a day with 4Paws, he still has bouts of separation anxiety when Dr. Sterns leaves the room.

Casey’s favorite activities include sleeping, begging for food, and smelling trees, bushes and sidewalks. He also enjoys chasing cats, birds, squirrels and just about anything that moves. On Sunday morning, he can often be seen sprinting up and down Maverick’s beach in Half Moon Bay looking for dead, smelly things to roll on.

After a nice morning of gulping salt water, exploring rotting carcasses and chasing sticks, he prefers to have lunch at the Half Moon Bay Brewery where he belly crawls under neighboring tables to clean up fallen French fries.