VEG-ER is the best…read more Eariler this week one evening, we had to take our Siamese boy, Pablo, to VEG-ER not long before midnight. You know you've heard that if your indoor-outdoor cat who always comes home one day doesn't come home one day, something has happened. Well, it's true. Usually, Pablo (a.k.a. Bunky) comes back within minutes after being let out, but this day was different. We looked for him and looked for him, but came up empty-handed. Pablo has an AirTag and, curiously, it showed he was on our property. Finally, he appeared around 10:00pm at the back door. We were relieved, but noticed he had wounds on his hind legs. Because of our excellent experience we had last year with VEG-ER, we brought Pablo here. Pablo received top-shelf compassionate treatment from the VEG-ER staff, each of whom has a heart of gold. I really admire, respect and appreciate people that devote their lives to the care of pets. They're a blessing. We were told Pablo did not experience an animal attack, but maybe got stuck on a fence, and slipped. Pablo is home recovering now, getting stronger by the day. We basically live in the woods, and realize fully now that it is just too dangerous here to let him outside unsupervised anymore..

We brought our dog here after severe GI issues. We saw 3 doctors over ~36 hours and all of them…read morewere amazing. We've been to many pet ERs/urgent cares in the 8 years we've lived in NoVa and this the only hospital where we spoke to a doctor within a few minutes of walking in the door. They were thorough, took time to explain our treatment/testing options and answer questions, and made us feel like Norman's care mattered even when more severe emergency cases came in. At VEG, you can see everything, stay with your pet, watch their treatment, and staff are readily available to talk to or answer questions. That alone eased so much anxiety. Kenzie, one of the nurses that was assigned to Norman, was so kind. It was clear that everyone in the room cared about making these animals feel comfortable. More than one nurse came over to introduce themselves when we were preparing to leave Norman overnight. They offered us a room where we could stay with him if we wanted, and even asked what he liked to watch on TV to create a comfortable environment for him after we let them know he suffers from separation anxiety. The discharge and follow-up notes were also incredibly detailed, which made following up with our primary vet so much easier. No one ever wants to bring their animal to an ER, but this is now the only place we will go when we need urgent medical care. A HUGE thank you to everyone at VEG Alexandria for taking such good care of our dog!

Simply an amazing staff all the way. From my initial phone call with Dr. Burns, to all the…read moretechnicians. We came in for an emergency C-Section on one of our females. The entire staff was so kind and understanding. We utilize a mobile vet for our dogs' standard routine care. But we will come here for any care requiring a full hospital setup. Absolutely cannot say enough good things about my entire experience here

This place MIGHT be okay for a quick emergency, but only if you have no other option. But do not…read moreadmit your pet to the animal hospital under any circumstances. Take them to Dogs and Cats or Friendship. The vets here are fresh out of school and not well trained. They'll try to throw every medicine an intervention at you to get the bill up. Our dog was given plasma transfusion and after we transferred him to Dogs and Cats the vets there said there was no therapeutic reason for the plasma. They also administered thousands of dollars of duplicative meds that Dogs and Cats streamlined. Just don't do it if you care about your pet. They might mean well but they're not qualified to handle anything complicated.

Man it's so difficult to have to take your pet to an ER but if you're able to stay with your pet…read moreduring the entire experience, it's well worth it. I unfortunately had to take two pets to the ER on two separate occasions and the staff is compassionate and very very accommodating. If you have the need to go between South paws and veterinary emergency group I would pick the ladder. Still expensive, but it puts you at ease being with your pet during whatever procedure they have to have

10 stars! I'm a helicopter dog mom, and when my dog started having an issue with her backside, I…read morepanicked a little. I called this practice and they immediately connected me with a vet to talk through her symptoms. They suggested I bring her in just to be safe. When I arrived, I was checked in right away and even offered a drink or snack. A doctor quickly came out to make sure nothing was urgent, and after about a 20-30 minute wait we did a full exam. The team was so patient and kind--consulting with each other, keeping me with my dog the whole time, and making sure she was comfortable throughout. Thankfully it ended up being full anal glands and some irritation. They took care of it and gave me guidance on meds (which I already had on hand). Checkout was the biggest surprise: only $205, which feels incredibly reasonable for Northern Virginia. The clinic was clean, organized, and calm, and it was obvious the pets there were genuinely cared for (even the ones in cones having a rough day). For a stressful night, this place made it a really good experience.

My chocolate Labrador Ted got sneaky and ate a makeup remover pad out of the laundry and of course…read morehe did this on a Saturday late afternoon. We came to VCA Southpaws as an emergency visit and Ted was lucky enough to be seen by Dr. Molero, who rushed him back since we were in a race against the clock before an intestinal blockage. He was given some medicine and threw it up right away, saving us from a very expensive surgery. Dr. Molero was helpful, and made us feel extremely calm (and like Ted was in very capable hands) during a scary moment. We are thankful!!

Ok for emergencies, but every long term diagnosis was grossly wrong and made matters worse…read more Failed to identify steroid induced diabetes. Prescribed insulin and then a monitor. Issue was also removing pred reduced glucose to dangerous level. Their response was that monitor was faulty. Stopping pred and insilin solved issue. Minor web search solved issue.

Fast, reliable, and trustworthy professional medical care for pets…read more My boxer had a MCT removed and was back to normal self in no time. Their pre-op and post operation follow up was top notch. Highly recommended

Had a great experience at my visit today. I called ahead to ask if I could bring my dog in and they…read moresaw her right away. We had to wait a bit in between getting some tests done and receiving results (which is to be expected), but the doctor was very thorough and addressed all of my concerns. My dog usually hates going to the vet but all of the staff were so nice and welcoming, it put us both at ease. Definitely recommend if you need emergency care.

This is the first time I wish I could give six stars on a review. From reception, to the amazing…read moretechs who checked us in, and the wonderful Dr Doering, our trip here was fantastic. I was blown away by the efficiency, care, and attention to detail. Great for non-life-threatening, but still time sensitive visits. In the past, we've only had to access to emergency vets. This urgent care for pets is so helpful and greatly reduced our wait time from many hours + overnight monitoring to less than an hour with great care and all of our questions answered. They sent us with clear discharge instructions on how to follow up with our primary vet. well, we hope we aren't back frequently, we look forward to using them for future visits.

My partner and I have brought our cat, Edgar, here twice now. They were so kind and helpful both…read moretimes. I would recommend and come back here for any emergency needs. The staff was kind enough to mail us a card hoping our cat feels better soon. Thank you for what is usually an awful experience (taking your pet to emergency vet) be a less traumatic one.

Exceptional quality of service. I barely got through the door when I was greeted by Izzy and walked…read moreover to a seat where I was immediately asked about what's going on - no wait time at all. Within a few minutes, the nurse spoke to me and the vet very shortly after that. Dr. Delaplane was truly great - discussed treatment options, explained things very understandably to a non-vet, was honest. The part I appreciated most was that he didn't want to just run a ton of tests of everything to run up our bill, and even referred us to internal medicine specialist at another ER who would better serve the needs of our pup to get down to the issue. This place is top notch. I wish Dr. Delaplane was at a general vet office so we could see him regularly as our normal vet! All staff we interacted with was very kind and just wanted to ensure my dog and I was comfortable.

This is a review amazing vets and whole team. Came in worried since my pup swallowed a chicken…read moreskewer.. WITH THE SKEWER... :(..no fault but my own . The one thing about VEG is the open door policy except during X-rays... otherwise you can see what's going on with your pup from bring given anesthetic , through the whole procedure and till they wake up. There may be a bit delay at first which once I voiced my concern they were able to switch things around and doing 2 different procedures on 2 patients at once. Yes they did have 2 vets ready that night. And were taking 9pm onward. They managed to successfully find and remove the skewer by scope procedure and stay for another hour to be monitored before we left to go home at 3am. Thank you, VEG!

Our 13yo Italian greyhound was in distress at 3.00 am and received the best of care from the team…read moreat VEG ER Georgetown, especially Dr Ashland Roquemore. Thank you so much.

The saddest days of my life were spent at this location where VEG made several mistakes and my dog…read moredied. I made a snap decision to go there based on high Google reviews, not realizing they were they were capital-venture shop with limited medical staff. Please go to Friendship Hospital for Animals or similar.

Just returned from such great care (9/9-9/10/24) for our older dog. He had a tremendous infection…read morein his leg and required surgery. Just brought him home. How much? $2,500. Yes, we love our dog. Now, let's get a few things straight. First, we have had great care at Waldorf Emergency Care over the last 7-8 years. This has included multiple visits with our dog and our cats during that time. Dr. Fox has a lifetime of experience caring for all types of animals and is still committed to his clinic and patients. I have had the same experience with the other vets on duty, and also with the vet techs. Second, yes, there is actually a cost to pet care. Imagine that. Notice that each of the poor ratings were people complaining about the cost. It is an EMERGENCY CLINIC! Ever seen the cost of an ER visit at your local hospital? Jesus. If you can't afford the cost of care, either get pet insurance or a CareCredit card, or do NOT get a pet at all. Third, having observed many, many people in that waiting room over these years, I am astounded at the incredible impatience and outright sense of entitlement of so many pet owners. The pets are evaluated based on their conditions and rank ordered for care...no difference than in a hospital ER. Bottomline is that the poor reviews are not at all my experience. Read through them and see if $$$ is actually the core reason. That's what I got out of them.

Our family had a bad experience here. All I can say is that this place cares more about earning a…read morefew thousand dollars than they do about your pet and you. Our cat had a terminal illness with tumors in his over extended twice the size belly. Only a cat scan showed it. But they didn't say that to us and it wasn't performed there. We were sent home with a 10 day supply of antibiotics. Our cat suffered for 2 more weeks before we took him to a different vet. It took her less than 10 minutes to find the tumors and because the cat was having a difficult time breathing and couldn't be cured: together we made the humane decision to put him down. We spent THOUSANDS of dollars at this vet and they could not figure out what was wrong with him. I'll tell you something though: they knew enough to ask us to pay for every other test imaginable; just not the one that would have helped our cat from suffering. Horrible, absolutely horrible experience here. Don't take your pet here. You will be robbed to the tune of a FEW THOUSAND dollars and your pet will not get the humane care it needs. This place needs to be put out of business.

We found ourselves here after trying to wait out the weekend for our boys ear infection. With…read morecleanings and over the counter meds it was not getting better. These ladies were wonderful. Yes...there was a wait, but it is COVID. Everyone is overworked and understaffed. They were compassionate and the prices were not ridiculous as other posts stated. They were well on par for emergency care. Thank you, shout out to Diana, Val, and Dr V.

Our sweet dog , Lilly, had to be euthanized last week at Springfield Emergency Veterinary Hospital…read more The staff were so kind and empathetic. Dr. Griffin and Dr. Nelson were wonderful. Especially Dr. Nelson who was on duty and had to tell us the bad news that there was nothing else that could be done for our sweet girl. She explained the process to us and reassured us we were doing the right thing for our Lilly. The entire staff were kind and understanding. I highly recommend this ER for anyone whose pet is in need of Emergency Services. Thank you Dr. Nelson.