University Veterinary Hospital is located on University Ave close to the freeway. Most people choose their vets based on proximity, because when your cat snarfs some string, you want to get that taken care of ASAP. If you're in the West Berkeley area, this is a very good facility for your pets. The vets and vet techs do seem to genuinely care about the animals, and the costs are not astronomical. University Vet also participates in the Berkeley low-cost spay/neuter program. I recently had a feral fixed there and he broke loose and nearly tore up their waiting room. I feel like I owe them some props for being great sports about that.