Our Italian Greyhound, "Sophie", passed over the rainbow bridge on Tuesday. Cascade Veterinary had…read morediscovered cancer throughout her body. We looked for a service that would come to our home and anesthetize Sophie while we held her. We found Nicole Vega of Hummingbird Veterinary who came promptly. She answered all our questions and offered all of the other end-of-life services that might be required. After anesthetizing Sophie, she lined up a cremation service, source for an urn with inscription, and took Sophie with her to follow through on all those services. Dr. Vega was thorough and compassionate at every step of the process. She was thoughtful enough to create a clay medallion with Sophie's foot prints impressed in it (see pic). It turns out that Dr. Vega is well known and highly regarded in this area. She substitutes for other veterinarians when asked. We've decided to take advantage of the preventative care service she offers. Her philosophy of "an oz. of prevention is worth a lb. of cure" makes excellent sense in a time when other veterinarians are scheduling their services one to two months out. Her services to us were 5-Stars!

It can be such a hard decision to say goodbye to our four-legged family members, but I always hoped…read morethat when the time came to say goodbye to my girl, I'd be able to use an at-home euthanasia vet. I feel very fortunate Dr. Vega was available for us - she was so organized, communicative, and professional from the first email communication until her departure from our home. I was really impressed with her calm demeanor, that it was important to her that we were all as comfortable as could be before moving forward, and that we had all our questions and concerns addressed. She was kind and efficient in all the right ways and I wouldn't hesitate to call upon her again or recommend her to a friend. Thank you, Dr. Vega, for your compassion in such a difficult time. You are a blessing!

Kind and helpful- clean establishment. Very compassionate when your dealing with a situation.read more

I have depended on these guys since Fred Nueschwander was the vet in 1993. He was a much more…read morethorough doctor than the current one. A stray cat at work I call Buddy got an abscess on his right cheek and neck. Dr. Val drained it and cleaned it leaving a 1/2 inch round hole through his skin. To keep it clean we had to bring him home . The wound irritated the cat who used his rear claws to rip off any hope of a scab healing over the hole. After a few days he went back to Dr. Val and his wound was again cleaned and his rear claws were trimmed. About a week later I was separating a scuffle between Buddy and our spayed cat "Angel" and I pet buddy on the bed in my room to calm him down when he suddenly bit deeply into the base knuckle on my left thumb. The next day I called and mentioned that bite and asked to see if we could move sooner Buddy's neuter appointment. I was told no. They were concerned about his underweight and overall health and neuter surgery would be too risky this soon. My wife called them not realizing I had. She was told they were very concerned about his bite and I should see a doctor. I have no primary care physician since the pandemic. I have work to do at work... Then I got a text from my Daughter: Go see a doctor Dad... I called Mt. Stuart Animal Hospital and asked what the risks were. I was told a stray could have infectious disease even potentially rabies. I asked why such a cat was allowed to come home with us and was told to wait on hold for the doctor. When she got on the phone I asked why she would send such an animal home without any information about our risks she cut me off saying: You brought the animal here. You are the agent (whatever that means) and rather than unload my mind into the telephone I said: Thank you for clarifying that. Have a great day. Then I hung up. I went to the emergency room and sat there for a bit more than two hours before a physician could see me. They said there has not been a documented case of cat rabies in Washington state since 1978. Go home watch the cat for signs of rabies... Today was Buddy's neuter appointment. My wife took time off work and drove 10 miles home from wok and back to ferry the cat. When she got there she was told the appointment was cancelled by Dr. Val because I was "rude on the phone". They didn't call my wife last week and cancel when the hospital visit was going down. My wife had to drive forty miles and lose two hours at work. This feels incompetent and vindictive. I am happy to find a better Veterinarian. Won't see you Dr. Val. Lou Andrew