About Dr. Barchas
Dr. Eric Barchas, DVM is a veterinarian who lives and works in San Francisco. His emphasis is on small animal medicine, surgery and wellness. An avid traveler, he has studied lions in Botswana and salmon in southern Chile.
Dr. Barchas is the resident veterinarian of Dogster and Catster. Since May of 2005, he has provided insightful and thoughtful answers to questions from our members. His professional advice has added greatly to the wealth of pet health information on Dogster.com and Catster.com.
Dr. Barchas receives a large volume of questions from our members. Though he would love to respond to every message, he unfortunately is not able do so. The questions and answers he chooses to post are those he feels are most beneficial to his all his readers and their pets. You can also ask advice from our community of pet-lovers at Dogster Answers and Catster Answers. Or, for urgent matters, contact your own veterinarian.
