Love this vet :)! Definitely on the pricey side but it's also a more expensive area anyways. The staff are always very friendly

My family has been using Village Veterinary for 15+ years. I cannot say enough about Dr. Lonam, Anne and the rest of the staff. The care and kindness that they have shown to our furry family members and to us cannot be measured. They cared for my beloved Bernese Mountain Dog, Georgia, from puppyhood through old age at 14. They showed compassion through her final year of life. They now care for my younger dogs. The new vet, Dr. Loki is amazing and we are looking forward to working with him but are happy to know that Dr. Lonam and the rest of the Village Vet team is still there. read more

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1 star for the friendly receptionist and they were kind. BIG RULE! Ask on how much everything is. The reason I say this is because they were pushing a lot of stuff onto us, like it had to be done, but charged us every little thing. We came in for a broken nail issue, leaving with a sedated dog with a cone, total cost for everything is $534. 25.50 for the wrapping 26.50 for wound cleaning 247.50 just for a bloodwork, which again they told us it was needed, even though she had never had any problems before. 85.00 for the office visit. 80.55 for sedation: reasonable price. And the rest were for her nails. 22.00 for a cone: she was talking like it was going to be free issue because of the procedure. This company doesn't really care about your pets, they just care on how much they can up-charge you on everything, just like a shady mechanic. read more

best vet experience I have had in a long time. All staff were very kind and professional. They attended my pet right away, the doctor was very clear on explaining what was wrong with my pet and answered all questions I had. I will be returning again! thank you to everyone for the help! read more

I absolutely love Village Veterinary Clinic. Everyone there is so friendly, kind, and caring. I switched to this veterinary clinic in May. My dog was 15 years old and had congenital heart disease, and I didn't feel we were getting what we needed from our previous vet. It was the right choice. They gave me options to make his last few months better, and I always felt that they had our dogs best interest in mind. We now have a 9 month old puppy, and I have taken him there twice for vaccinations. I don't think he ever realized that he was getting shots. They played with him, petted and snuggled him. And then there were some shots. And treats. He probably thought it was a fun little excursion:) read more

My first experience was coming in frantically with my dying cat and meeting Michelle. Village Pet, at that time, was not my regular vet. I had called my own vet and they barely helped me, so I went to Village Vet seeking emergency help for my sick elder male cat. On the way to Village Vet, my cat had died we drove there, and Michelle, in the front, was so incredibly kind and caring. She took the time to make sure my cat had in fact passed and wrapped him in a colorful blanket for me to take him home. I then took my elderly female cat there a month later and despite her declining health I felt my cat could not have been in better hands. I trust "Dr. Loki" completely. Ana G, Dalsie P , Tatiana, Sheila and Katie are all the very best!!....all were just the most compassionate people in a vet's office I ever met. I even got a heartfelt hug from Katie when my cat was put down....nowhere in this area will you get better care. read more

Beware ! Unless you pay in cash, check your statement.I was charged twice and am having a difficult time getting my money back. All I've got from them is a feeble apology. I want my money! Will never take my dog there again! read more

This clinic is overwhelming expensive!! l have been a pet owner for over 30 years and have never experienced anything like this. They had my dog over 9 hrs with no food or water since 8pm the night before. I was charged over $1000 for 19 different charges for a teeth cleaning, medication, and 1 extraction. Additionally, my dog has been a zombie for over 3 hours. We will never return and hope no one else has to experience this ridiculous poor service. read more

I have tried to figure out how to word my review of the Village Vet for several days now. I am still grief stricken, as are the other members of my family, but my friends suggested that I needed to leave my review to spare other families of the same heartache that we are dealing with right now. Just over one week ago, we left my two dogs (a toy yorkie who was 13 years old and a black lab/border collie mix who is about 8 months old) at the Village Vet for boarding while we took our first vacation in several years. I thought that boarding my dogs with their vet would be the safest bet for them. That logic proved to be very wrong. Both dogs weren't thrilled to be left at the vet, but they were fine when they were dropped off last Sunday. On Thursday night (while out of town and no way to return anytime soon) at around 8 pm, we received our first call from the vet. My yorkie was allegedly having difficulty breathing and was huffing. We asked what had happened to her. We were told that the person taking care of the boarded pets had locked her in the back room while feeding the other dogs. My sweet little yorkie had a tendency of barking a lot and having coughing fits after that whenever she would get ignored when her little (but bigger in size) sister was getting fed and she wasn't. We told the people watching her that she just needed to be pet for a little bit and fed so that she'd calm down. At this point, they wouldn't even let us talk to her to try to calm her down ourselves. An hour and a half later, we received another call from them. This time, they told us that they had decided to intubate her because she wasn't breathing easily on her own. When they tried to remove the tube, her air passageway collapsed and she stopped breathing on her own altogether. We were completely shocked by this. She had been fine before. They tried to talk us into agreeing to spend over $6,000 on a procedure to try to help her, which had only the slimmest chance of survival. My fur baby died that night. Everything about this situation is so horrible that even thinking about what happened to my sweet baby makes me cry. She died alone while in their care. She had been checked out by the vet there a few weeks before and even again when she was dropped off for boarding. There was no indication that there was anything wrong with her. When I went to pick up my sweet puppy's body today and my surviving dog, the way that we were treated by the vet and the front desk staff was shameful, to say the least. We waited over 20 minutes before the vet would speak to us about what had happened, because we weren't leaving without an explanation as to why we dropped off two dogs and were going home with one dead puppy and only one living dog. Before the vet would even see us, I had to repeatedly ask the desk staff for both of our dogs medical records. They quickly gave me the records for the dog that was still alive. For my sweet puppy, they had to be asked several times to give me the records. I wanted to read them to see what had happened before the vet would speak to us. It was after the vet was finally with us that the records were finally provided. There was no record for how she had been cared for during the boarding. Because my mother and I were both sobbing loudly in the waiting room while waiting to speak to the vet, we were forced to wait in a room where other patients wouldn't see us crying and ask the reason why. As though we hadn't been insulted and devastated enough, the room that we were "held" in had a horrible picture of a small dog dying while another dog and a cat looked on, with the word "Sympathy" underneath it. I've uploaded a picture of it so that you can see how inappropriate it is for grieving family members to see something like this when they are trying to figure out why their previously fine dog died when they were out of town. The vet finally showed up and showed us x-rays of my poor baby with a large tube shoved down her throat. Instead of x-raying her airway before shoving the tube down her throat to see what the problem was, they waited until after the tube was in to x-ray her. They took x-rays of her airway then collapsing after they slowly removed the large tube. There was no sympathy. No apology. No condolences for the loss of a family member while in their care. Just a shrug and "these things happen" kind of explanation. Oh, and a surprise total bill of over $1,000 for my dead dog. Mind you, that's without agreeing to the over $1,800 that they wanted to cremate my 4.5 lb sweetheart. (It cost less to cremate human family members that recently passed.) My black lab mix is also visibly traumatized. From the second that they brought her out to us, she was jumping on us, trying to leave there, and shaking violently. She was never like that before. She has always been happy, playful, and energetic, with her tail constantly wagging. I don't know what they did to her, but that is not my dog anymore. read more

This is my local vet's office for my three pooches. I've been bringing my dogs and a cat here for 10 years. The vets are knowledgeable and helpful. My dogs love them and the treats that they get. The office staff is friendly and empathetic. The vet's explain things to me in great detail and are patient and kind. They care and that means the world to me. read more

Our sweet pup Skooter went to Village Veterinary Clinic from the time we brought him home back in May of 2013. He always received excellent care, whether it was just his yearly check up or if we had any health concerns. Six week ago we were shocked by the news that Skooter had lymphoma. From the moment we received this news, Dr. Lonam and every staff member we came in contact with at Village Vet were alwa kind, compassionate and available to answer questions. Our amazing dog passed away yesterday morning and our hearts are broken, but we are grateful for the care he received and the compassion shown to us as pet parents. **Update: It cost less than $250 to have our sweet corgi cremated. He came back to us in a beautiful wooden box as well as one of his paw prints pressed into clay. read more

Village Veterinary Clinic - Our sweet pup Skooter waiting for his usual treat after another visit with Dr. Lonam. - Veterinarians Near Me - Burke, Virginia

My cat was prescribed insulin. I brought her in because she was ill. The vet John Lonam proceeded to show me her glucose was 330 and to yell at me for using the wrong needles telling me she needed higher dose and to go to another vet. I took her to another vet, they would not release Tina's records until I had paid an extortion fee of $513.00 which I have paid. Tina died 2 weeks ago from low blood sugar (too much insulin). I received 1 bill int eh mail. I paid $300. I received another bill for 213.86 and paid that. I have now paid the bill in full but I continue to get ROBOCALLS regarding this bill which has been paid in full. My cat is dead. I am disgusted. read more

My senior dog, age 14.5 years, had an appointment for teeth cleaning. I delivered her to Village Vet at 7:30am. By one pm, dental work had not been done, but I was informed that my dog was "fine". By two pm, dental work had not been done, so I told Village Vet not to perform any procedure for her. She had been in a cage the entire day and I refused to leave her any longer. I picked her up and brought her home and she headed directly for her water bowl. She was partially dehydrated and very stressed from cage confinement. It is unpardonable to leave a very old and frail dog in a cage for seven hours and inform the owner that the dog is "fine". The dog has previously received treatment at Village Vet but today is the last time we will walk through their doors. read more

Our neighbor recommended Dr. Lonham and his team when we moved here and they have been really great with us and our pets. We had an emergency situation with our cat this summer and Dr. Lonham was there to help. Update: 4/19/2010 I've continued going here and one of my dogs has lymphoma. Dr. Lonham has been extremely helpful in walking us through the process and explaining exactly what is going on. read more

Dr. Thibideau is THE BEST! My boy has a rare toenail disease and she was determined to find out what meds to treat him with. She was able to call a specialist in another state and correspond with the other doctor by taking pictures of my boy's nails. I am 100% satisfied with Dr. Thin idea and am very grateful for her services. 5 plus stars for this clinic! read more

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we love Dr. Kim and trusted her to see the last stages of Kitties life and still trust her to see the first stages of our three boys life.

I called Dr. Van Sickle last August 2017 after another vet (closer to where I live near Arlington) told me my English Cocker Spaniel was in kidney failure with only a few days to live. Dr. Van Sickle reviewed the bloodwork results I emailed to her and saw my pet right away. She addressed the underlying problems of Cushings Disease and high blood pressure, and my pet began to improve. My pet turned 14 years old last month (May 2018) and is stable, running a bit again, and doing lots of tail wagging. I am so thankful for Dr. Van Sickle--she literally saved my pet's life!!! In addition, I found out that Village Vet does laser treatments -- I had been travelling to Mansassas to get them before for my pet's elbow dysplasia. Even though Village Vet is 30 minutes away, I still save myself an hour of travel time for each laser treatment. read more

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this veterinary office. Everyone there is just amazing. So good at what they do, so good at explaining things, & all so very kind & compassionate. My neighbor has used them for decades & recommended them to me a few years ago & I am so glad she did. I have used half a dozen different, great vets in the last 23 years, but these are my favorites now & so are the only ones I will ever use from here on out. Dr. Lonam is absolutely fantastic, & every one of his staff vets that I have also seen are really wonderful, too. Even the front desk staff are fantastic! So knowledgeable & so kind & caring. I can't say enough good things about them. read more

My family went to this vet for many many years. That all changed this year. I called to get an urgent appointment as my dog had a problem and he was in pain and was told that I could be seen in 2 days. When I pushed to have a sooner appointment since he was in pain I was given the following day. When I asked who that was with I was told the Dr Kim. I prefer not to see her as she was not good with my dog when I saw her before and then I was told by the woman on the phone "Well she's the only doctor in and I guess you don't have much of a choice now do you?" To that I said I sure do as I will be finding a new vet and I did! Got a new vet that saw my dog that day and good thing cause he did have a serious problem. As much as I liked certain people at Village Vet I will not go back since that's how long time patients are treated. read more

Wow...so I had good reviews for Dr. Kim the last couple years I went but today she wasn't working so we saw Dr. Lonam...boy was that a mistake! If you do not agree with his views he will yell in the room and make you feel extremely uncomfortable. He will call you uninformed and argue with you back and forth. He apologized as he walked us out and then started again IN FRONT OF OTHER PPL WHO WERE WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM. COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL. Even though I liked Dr. Kim I will not be returning. read more

Dr Lonam is very straight-forward, and knowledgeable, but not very owner-friendly. He took plenty of time with us, and did many tests, but we had to call the office for lab results, and it took all day - twice - for him to get back to us. Sadly, we had to put our cat down (actually 2 of them, on the same day), and not one person has called us to even see how we're doing... I'm sure they've been told by now that the cats died... While I appreciate that they are busy, I'm sure someone from the office could have called to find out how we're doing - it's been 2 weeks! I guess I need to find another vet in the area... read more

Very satisfied with the doctors. The front desk staff are unfriendly and not helpful. The last time I went in, they were running hours behind and unapologetically told me to come back later. A phone call giving me a heads up would have been nice, and would have shown they care about their customers. Apparently not. Every time I go in I'm treated as if I'm disturbing their otherwise busy day. read more

I have been taking my Samoyeds here since around 1998. I live in Old Town Alexandria and it's a little bit of a hike, but I wouldn't consider letting anyone else take care of my new rescue Sammy. Dr. Lonam is the best and so is all of his staff! read more

Been taking my dog for years! Wouldn't trust my fur baby with anyone else. They always provide excellent care and address all of my concerns. Would definitely recommend. read more

I have been going to this Clinic for years with all of my dogs. The service is great. All of the staff remembers who you are and are very helpful. The Vets are very thorough and several times have found problems unrelated to why I was there. I would highly recommend this Clinic. read more

I would say this is the best veterinarian practice that you could ever take your animal to caring loving and overall five stars more to come

We have been using Village Vet for as long as I can remember. They are not only amazing with pets but with people also We had a kitty who became very ill and was diagnosed as terminal. They still did everything to make the kitty feel better (after they exhausted all research to save him) in his last days. But the above and beyond is unbelievable. They let my daughter who was 7 at the time come in every night to kiss her kitty and put him to bed until he could come home with us. Upon this kitty's passing we adopted a new kitty who turns out to be special needs. AND again Village Vet takes care of this little guy with a smile and treats him as if he is the most special kitty in the world. Thank you Village Vet (Dr's and front office). You are ALL AMAZING read more

Hi, We were fortunate to get care for our dog Katy at Village Veterinary Clinic over the past 6 years frequently - on average 8 times a year, Katy had allergies and skin infections. During the visits we encountered many wonderful Doctors and veterinary professionals. The care was always compassionate. Because of how sick she was we ended up seeing Dr Kim and Dr Lonam. Dr Kim suspected lymphoma and went out of her way to get us speedy results. Not only did that take care of anxiety for us but it meant Katy didn't have to take pills in case it was something else. The end came just 5 weeks later and Dr Lonam spend much time helping us know what to expect. He even made himself immediately available to care for Katy when a tumor became large rapidly and it was decided it was her time. We could'nt be more grateful for the front desk staff, the great vet techs, and all the support from Ann, too. We love you for all you did for our Katy!!! Thank you!!! read more

My 14yr old cat became sick with cancer. I brought him here in his final hours and they were so kind and respectful to me. I will be forever grateful. With such a loving staff I will be returning here with my other cat and any future pet. read more

don't give this place any of your hard earned money. I am very sorry to hear about your experience Constance. but not surprised. I am so ptsd about this place myself but for lesser charges (being yelled at and told I am stupid for using the wrong sized insulin syringe). I am having to pay $500 to this practice for no treatment at all after being yelled at and treated like crap just so I can move on. I feel like a masochist paying this bill for that abuse. read more

I have a very "needy" dog and this practice has been wonderful with her. They are on top of her problems and don't hesitate to refer her out when the usual treatments are not working. The staff is friendly and helpful and all of the vets we have seen her have been great. The senior vet, Dr. Lonham, is straightforward and a little gruff, but you can tell that he really LIKES animals. I also board the dog with them when we are out of town (very few places are prepared to deal with her medical needs) and the techs are always just wonderful to her and always seem glad to see her. More important, I know that she has been well cared for since she comes back healthy and happy. My very healthy cat has also had great care there during his yearly visits. read more

They always remember me and my dog. I've called in 30 minutes before closing time with someone else's dog's emergency and been taken care of. I have a weird needy dog and call in all the time with odd questions and get an answer that day. All the vet techs are good with my dog (she's a squirmer) and my dog still gets excited to go to the vets! Never happened before. I was referred to them because I heard they are really good with small animals. My dogs 17 pounds so not itty bitty small but a friend took her rabbit there and loved it. read more

It has really changed and gone downhill since when we first started coming...we are chaning vets due to recent bad experiences here

I don't even want to give a star, unless it is necessary to post my comment about this vet. The office staff is nice, but when I took my dog in to get surgery at 7:30 am, I was told she was the first one on the schedule. I waited anxiously at work for them to call me, as I was nervous about her coming out of the anesthesia. I called around 11am, and they said there was an emergency, but she was going in next. I called at 2pm, and they said they were just finishing up with a cat and she should be next. I got off work at 4pm, thinking surgery would be over, and the girl at the front desk went back to check and Dr. Lohnam came out and said I have her sedated now, do you want me to stop, wake her up, and not do the surgery? I of course said no, I need her to have the surgery, but I came in to see how she was doing as I was told she was the first on the schedule. He rudely said that they did not have a schedule! The office girl apologized to me when he walked off. I took her back there only because she had to be followed up after the surgery, and to get her stitches out and it seemed like she was having a problem hearing. He said her hearing was fine. I never took her back there again, as I wasn't going to put up with this kind of treatment. When I took her in for the surgery, I told Dr. Lohnam that she was diagnosed with a heart murmur. He said she did not have one, and that vet didn't know what she was talking about. I took her to another vet, as I was concerned about her hearing. That vet told me that if their blood pressure drops to low during surgery, it can cause hearing loss, but that some of it might come back. Three other vets after that confirmed she indeed had a heart murmur. I would never take another animal into this clinic! I know that my review will probably be in the hidden section, along with the rest of the negative reviews, because of the negative feedback, but I thought that is what this was all about, getting the truth out to the people, so they can make educated decisions. A pet is a family member, and as such, should be treated like one! I guess I left out the part above, she left the vet smelling like urine, that she had layed in. read more

Dr. John Lonam is a CROOK! He forgot to do the heartworm test on my dog. Didn't realize it until I went in to get heartworm meds and was told that she needed to be tested. When I asked why this wasn't done when I brought her in for her annual, the rude girl stated that she didn't know. When I returned the next day, they stated that I denied all vaccinations and tests.. Which is a load of BS. I have had my dog since she was 1 and she is almost 10 yrs old. I have always taken her and my other dog in for their yearly tests and vaccinations. This vet clinic is the worst.. I would not trust them with your pet, if you care anything about your pet. Then the doctor wouldn't return my call either. PUT YOUR PETS FIRST AND FIND ANOTHER VET! STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE!!! read more

Run away...don't walk. Totally missed our dog's tongue melanoma. Of course, performed multiple surgeries for big bucks. We had to take our dog to the Hope Center (great place) to get the real news. Our dog died a terrible death because of lax check ups. Then the staff had the nerve to blame us. No follow-up; surly staff. The rest of the reviews are pure hog wash. Avoid like the plague. read more

I spent near 600 dollars in vet fees recently for shots etc. for my GSP. Went back because apparently my pet had a urinary infection . Or something worse. He's 12 years old, so they gave me meds and the Dr. said that she'd like to see him again after the meds run out. Ok for that but I thought that he may be bleeding again from ( you know where ). I called to see if they could tell me if my dog would need to have his privates taken out and if that was the solution to make him healthy at his age. I asked because after spending the monies to make my buddy healthy, I would make the decision to not have that done if he'd pass on any way. Didn't want to spend my monies since I'm on Social security. Lady said she'd have the doctor email me in a couple days with an answer and a cost to have the surgery done. I've heard NOTHING after 10 days. I will not go there again. To bad, Kings Park vet, is not there anymore read more

Avoid this clinic like the plague..... This Vet is not interested in helping animals, but is interested in getting your money. I went there with my dog after having gone to two other vets. The other vets had prescribed my dog two medications; one for pain and one was an anti-inflammatory. Dr Lonam prescribed the same medications, but I had lost one of the prescriptions and when he found out that I wasn't doing the surgery with him, he refused to give me a duplicate prescription for the pain medication for the dog.....I personally went into the office and explained that I needed to get the medication because I was running out and would not have enough to cover me until the surgery was scheduled. I explained that the Vet who was doing the surgery could not give me a prescription until after he did the surgery because he did not have a relationship with the dog which is required by law. He called me and told me to get the meds from the new doctor!! His wife works there and was the first one to give me her "attitude" stating that he probably would not give me another prescription because I was going to have the surgery done by another vet....BTW, his estimate was $3100 for the surgery and I had it done for $1800 by Columbia Pike Animal Hospital and I must say that I HIGHLY recommend Columbia Pike; the people are great and its the first animal clinic/hospital that has actually been impressive as a medical facility!! read more

Dr. Lohman = a vet w/no empathy, a rude, condescending doctor! I have taken my cat to Dr. Lonham's for 11 years and my dog for 5. Luckily, my pets have always been healthy. Unfortunately, my cat has become sick. After an xray showed abnormalities, Dr. Kim recommended an ultrasound. I scheduled one for today. Dropped my cat off at 7:30am. Called at noon and test had not been done. I was told at noon that "he was about to do the test." Called back at 2:30 - test not done. Ok, asked why, and said I was worrying because my cat might have cancer. Hold please. Dr. Lohman then came on the phone and told me I had no reason to expect my cat's test to be done by now. Told me I was NEVER told that the test was being done at noon. Told me he'd "Get to it when he could." All I wanted to know is when I could expect to have an answer about my cat's condition - not to be essentially called a liar and treated like a nuisance. He told me "you're no more important than any other patient, I'll get to it when I can." Again, didn't want special treatment, just wanted to know when the test would be done and why was I told at noon it would be done. Needless to say, I expect more compassion from a veterinarian. Picked up my cat and took him to Centreville Animal Hospital where we were treated like we mattered. read more