aleya trott (15.08.2017 18:11)
Absolutely the best place I've ever brought my dog. Good office space, long term front line staff, amazing and caring vets. I will continue to bring new dogs here even though I no longer live in the area.
Kyle Legare (28.07.2017 19:57)
We've been two a couple of different vets in the city and while nothing was obviously wrong I wouldn't call them great.
That's the reason we sought out a new vet and after some research we saw this place came highly recommended.
After our first visit we can certainly see why, the professionalism of the vet techs and vets is second to none. Everyone has been incredibly knowledgeable and most importantly transparent.
At no point have I ever felt I was being up sold or misled in treatment for my pets.
We currently take both our Dog and Cat here and I am a very vocal supporter of this business to any pet owners enquiring about Veterinary offices.
Daniel S (26.07.2017 00:07)
My sweetie accidentally mated with another dog on April 19. I took her to visit the Vet on May 30, which is already 42 days after the incident. The possible due day would be sometime around June 20. The Vet examined her and said "Congratulations, there's at least one puppy" and then I said "I would like to know how many puppies will be in the litter." She then took an X-ray. After a short while, she came back and said "Congratulations, it's a false pregnancy, there are no babies inside." And, I said there's two long dark shadows in the X-ray and she said "those are poop" (but she pooped just 10 minutes before she went in the hospital) Then I asked what's the after care etc.. she said I could do the annual vaccine (DHPP) and spay her asap if possible, and all meals should be back to normal etc. I was relieved and started to cut down her meals from 4-5 meals a day back to 2.
I called the Vet again about a week ago before June 20 because my sweetie's size was getting much bigger and she seemed very tired etc. The Vet said those are all symptoms of false pregnancy and I shouldn't worry too much.
On June 21, in the middle of the night, I heard my sweetie screaming. I thought she was just trying to tell me to take her out for her business. I went to check on her and shortly after she gave birth to the first few puppies... I was so shocked! I didn't prepare anything for her labour such as blanket, floor heater, whelping box, and I actually cut down her meals for a while already. My family and I didn't sleep well at all because we didn't know how many puppies she might have so we were just waiting and waiting for a few hours. It's really a big surprise to me!
I called the Vet next morning and the Vet said "my coworker also took a look at the X-ray and said there were no babies; however, we might not able to see anything if the time is too early" and I said I saw two long dark shadows in the X-ray and you told me those were poop... she pooped just 5 minutes before she came to see you. Thank you for the surprise!
She's now very skinny and lack of nutrient!
Overall, the vet is very nice and friendly but doesn't mean they won't make mistake and have enough practical/clinical experience. I showed the same X-ray to my vet friend from the other province and were told there were two puppies according to the X-ray.
My impression: most of the vet in lower mainland area never tell you how much they are going to charge you before they prescribe and do their work. The X-ray is expensive!
Melissa Graf (04.07.2017 23:56)
I took my guinea pig in for what looked like a case of bumble foot. The clinic was clean and there were two staff running the front desk, since it was busy.
The vet covered all the bases: helped me choose a more suitable bedding for my guinea pigs, reviewed some basics about vitamin C deficiency, went over how to administer the medication and printed out a booklet with info about bumble foot and the best veggies for Vitamin C. She was friendly and patient. The clinic then called in 2 days later to make sure I was doing ok with administering medication. This will be my guinea pig vet from now on.
Ju Kim (12.06.2017 00:31)
We have been taking our dogs here since day one and we have nothing else but best to say about the staff and Dr. Cheung. I and our dogs can sense that she truly loves animals and we are always greeted with the warmest smile. I have full confidence in her knowledge and decision making, and a number of times we were able to avoid costly procedures and get the best treatment because the staff deemed such extraneous procedures unnecessary. It's very hard to find a good vet that you can depend on for the duration of your beloved pet's lifespan, and I feel blessed to have found one so close to our home. Thank you Amy and all the staff of Vancouver Veterinary Hospital!
