My friend's Dog was treated with Amoxicillin for bacterial infection,…read moreand already a Diabetic Dog on Insulin it made her quite sick and the last time taken in, all Dr Abrioux could recommend was Killing her as a solution. She even stated people don't really own your pets. She did it without any reservation as if she was just another Malignant Psychopath without any Empathy! Stay away from this Vet! She will Kill your Pet.

Dr Young is the sweetest and most patient vet I have ever met. He takes his time with the animals…read moreand is so soft spoken and gentle with them. This man truly loves animals and I am so happy we found him. The reception girls are lovely as well; warm and accommodating.

I've been taking my cats to Oaklands Vet Hospital since they opened. Dr. Tom and the staff have…read moregiven them such loving and gentle care, especially when the older one was diagnosed with cancer. My new rescue is quite shy yet was incredibly calm while receiving a vaccine shot. Later, when another staff member came in to clip her claws, it went so smoothly. (The pats and treats from the staff member helped!). Highly recommended.

I wanted to share the very positive experience we had at Oaklands with the vet techs. Our dog,…read morePoppy, has an ongoing anal gland issue that requires them being expressed about twice a year. Poppy is totally fine with that. What our Mexican rescue is NOT fine with is getting her nails trimmed. The last couple times she has gone in the tech room to have both procedures done, she has shrieked - not for the anal glands, but for the nail trimming. Yesterday, though, we heard no high-pitched keening. What we did hear was a round of applause and voices saying, "What a good girl!" Out came Poppy a second later, tail high and wagging and very pleased with herself. The vet techs had all given our girl, who loves attention, a round of applause for her being such a brave girl with her nail trim. It was such a positive experience!

My husband and I came here on holiday our dog was dealing with an ailment that we thought to stop…read morein due to the name of they'll if. The man turned us away saying they only deal with locals. He said you have to understand we have only time for so many. They were not busy it was the middle of the day. I will never forget how helpless we felt trying to find aver clinic. Finally the hillside vet helped us. We needed are renewal of prescription all they had to do was call our vet that prescribed it. The guy was condescending and horrible. I left crying as our dog was suffering. I now live here and after that experience I give them a no thumbs up. I would never set foot in there again... I was actually crying when I turned away and he said so sorry there is nothing I can do... He was a Horrible little man.

I had been looking for a vet in the Victoria area. I have heard about a few but decided to check on…read moreyelp first to see what others thought. I found Kindred Spirits on there and have been very happy ever since. Today was an emotional day for myself and my dog who has anxiety at the vets. She needed to have two lumps checked out with possible removal. Since, she won't stay still long enough to allow a check up we needed to sedate and put her out. The staff and the vet were so wonderful during this, allowing me to be with her almost every step of the way. I'm so glad to find such caring and patient humans to take care of my girl ........and me too! Thanks Dr. Allyson Belyea!! and all of your wonderful staff.

Dr. Janet Adams has my complete trust. She takes a pragmatic, but respectful, loving approach to…read morethe health of our son's cat, Galileo. He has a nervous temperament, but became calm when she examined him. I know that she would always be honest and straightforward and would take the time to answer all of my questions in detail.

Dr. Pottinger and the staff at Millstream are all so wonderful! I live in Southern California but…read morewas up camping around Vancouver Island for holiday. It was early in our trip when I saw my dog was peeing blood. I brought him in that day and we had surgery the next. He ended up having 5 decent size stones that would have blocked his urethra if they tried to pass, and HUNDREDS of tiny stones! They are so caring, patient and responsive at this vet. I worked in the veterinary field, myself, for about 10 years and felt like they were just so genuine. Honestly, I am a bit sad I don't live there so Millstream could be my regular vet!!

Admirals Walk Pet Clinic , I can't say enough good things about Dr.Rick and his staff. Extremely…read moreknowledgeable is to be expected. The friendliness and kindness is a bonus. After care and checking in just to see how things are is great too. If you are looking for the best possible medical needs for your much loved pet ,you just found it!! Thank you Dr.Rick and staff for all your help......oh , and the prices are very reasonable.

I just noticed that there were 4 reviews and 1 response from the owner that I didn't see in my…read morefirst post. I don't think it's fair to just have poor reviews listed and not the responses and positive reviews. Dr. Collis is the first vet to take the time via a phone call to respond to my enquiry for a poultry vet. My second experience was the one I wrote about because it upset me that only poor reviews were showing on the Yelp site https://yelp.to/qTKq/n38fbD3Kd9 Dr. Collis spent almost 1/2 an hour on the phone with me (not a client/patient yet) discussing cockerels being caponized (neutered) and then offered to have a discussion with his avian vet and get back to me. His office called back the following day and we got rolling on the details including costs and availability. I have spent thousands of dollars on veterinary expenses for large animals including horses and purebred Charolais all the way through to exotic fish. It's been a very long time since I've been able to have the luxury of having 3 cats, 11 chickens and 6 ducks. Vets are human beings who deserve to be applauded for so much nonsense that they put up with. Yes it's difficult to swallow an $800 bill for one of my cats TIA exam and advice but maybe we need to start changing a system that could include helping people to offset costs with insurance and non-profits that help such as the SPCA. Thanks for reading and let's keep being kind and loving!

The kindness and patience when we had to have a much loved pet put to sleep was beyond compare.read more

Have been going to Liz for years. Wonderful caring vet. My animals love her as do I. Highly…read morerecommend her.

I have yet to meet the vet, but was treated in a passive-aggressive manner when having to rebook an…read moreappointment. I completely agree with other reviews that the receptionist is incredibly rude. I would not choose to conduct my business there after being treated that way.

*WARNING!!!* Do NOT use this vet…read more My young daughter took her cat in to get spayed and was charged $740!!! And this is AFTER having paid $140 for a 5 minute (literally) consultation. This is far more than we have ever paid for any of our cats (or dogs). She was prepared for a vet bill of $400ish dollars. We told her how much it would be based on having had 8 cats go through it (at different vets)- one of which was last month a one of the best clinics in our area on the Lower Mainland. I looked up the recommended fee on the CVMA (Canadian Vet Association's) fee guide- and this price not even close to what is suggested. I then went on to randomly google vets in the area.... All of which charged far less. This was not an emergency procedure, and there were not any complications. I was sure that there was a mistake, and called for clarification, asking why it is so much higher, and the office just said "well I guess we are more money, but thats our price". They were cold and unapologetic while our 19 year old daughter is in tears. She was also charged for a microchip that no one discussed with her (ethical???). She was not given a quote for anything by the way. She was however sent a contract at 7am to approve the morning surgery, which she rushed to complete- only one signature was required. At no point did anyone explain or outline the cost or the addition of the microchip. The price breakdown that I eventually insisted on was given to my daughter. The breakdown charged a fee for the "spay" which seemed reasonable at $216. But then went on to charge extra for: anesthesia (is this an option), fluids, pain medications, and a collar (that she was not given). We encourage everyone to spay their cats (for all of the obvious reasons) but with it costing $900, I can see more people declining than going forward with it. :( Lets just hope that from here, our cat will heal well in case the vet decided not to use stitches because it "is an extra" or was not specifically requested. So brutal.

Dr. Rachlin is a good Dr. but she is never there anymore. So you get whoever is there. Since it…read morewent to the VCA model, I think it is too much like a clinic, albiet an expensive clinic. Lots of auxiliary staff, line ups to buy food, not enough seating. I regret to say I am going to find a vet that is NOT under the VCA model, where there is more consistency and they take a personal interest in you and your animal.