Vancouver Veterinary Hospital

This is our regular vet– I have two frenchies. They are friendly and will make time to see your pet if there is a serious or potentially serious health concern. Got them both spayed and neutered and teeth cleaned here and trust them with the care of my fur babies!

I have 3 cats and was referred to Dr. Velardi by another friend that has 10 cats.
He seems to be able to pinpoint what the problem is and I think the prices he charges are fair. One time when I showed up at the office with a little stray kitten, I was told that the vet’s schedule was totally booked. But they referred me
elsewhere, gave me free flea treatment and loaned me a carrier to take him to the other place. I was able to find him a home right way but he had his first shots and got checked over by a vet first. I am a satisfied regular customer and my cats have been seeing Dr. Velardi for 4 years. I tried several other vets before I found him.

My dog went in with a fracture in her leg and came out in a box.

We began using Vancouver Veterinary Hospital over 25 years ago and 5 Labradors later, still consider it a superior clinic. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and compassionate. Dr. Velardi practices veterinarian medicine, but doesn’t push unnecessary products or procedures. He begins with the least intrusive treatment but is not afraid to move quickly, if the situation warrants. He listens to you carefully, gives good, straight forward advice and has a sense of humor! I have recommended the clinic to many people over the years and no one is disappointed. Our dogs walk into the clinic, wagging their tails, happy to greet their friends. What better recommendation can you get?

This vet is so nice! I’m so glad that I found them while calling around for a teeth cleaning quote for our Pug. After our normal vet quoted us a range of $ 600 – 800 for a teeth cleaning, I called around to see if that was the normal rate. Thankfully here it is not. Plus, it is just across the river! It was quicker to go here than somewhere else in Portland.
I came in for an initial exam with our pup to see how he would do and we had his glans drained. No big whoop to do it here (not like at our previous vet). The Doc just rolled in and did his thing calmly and educated me a bit on the process.
What I liked most about that initial visit is the doctor took a good amount of time to do a thorough exam and answered my questions. Turns out he also has Pugs himself and that was reassuring. Putting a Pug under anesthesia can be tricky from what I was told, so it helped hearing that he was a fellow Pug Wrangler.
Fast forward, cleaning went awesome and our pooch has sweet smelling breath without breaking the bank. Yay!
If you are looking for a straightforward and honest Veterinarian, this is your place! they also have a Dog Groomer located across the parking lot, but I haven’t tried it out yet.

Saw me on a weekend with no notice. My daughter broke her knee. The doc was AWESOME. saw in no time, diagnosed the issue with no trauma to my girl (did i mentions her knee was completely seperated, that cruciate ligimate!!!) OUCH. she was young, active and completely in shock! Coudlnt even move she was shaking so much after the injury she I thought she was having a stroke or something.
OK, I was the one freaking out when I went there, and they did the best job on short notice to help and placate me. The dog make sure to treat me like I was the patient.
They were Awesome and I will be back. Thx

It’s strange to write a five-​star review for a place where I had maybe the worst experience of my entire life. I came here because the price was better than on my side of the river and I felt like I was funneling money away when my strangely behaving and rapidly thinning cat didn’t even have a diagnosis yet. I came in about thirty minutes early for my appointment and I was roomed right away and couldn’t have waited more than 15 minutes before the veterinarian came in. He was calm and friendly, and he listened to my entire epic tale of running around trying to find out what’s wrong with my cat and feeling uncomfortable at other clinics. He offered the most financially prompt solution, offering surgery right away instead of expensive diagnostic tests. He did a proper x-​ray to make sure the surgery would be low risk for my cat. He handled her beautifully and she didn’t do her usual kicking, biting and hissing that she usually does with strangers. He calmly and thoroughly explained to me how the x-​ray showed multiple tumors all over her body and then gave me ample time with her alone to say my unexpected goodbyes. He let me hold her wrapped up in a big towel while he administered the euthanasia and let me have ample time once again to kiss her head and rub her ears, and of course sob hysterically, one last time.
This was my first time losing a pet and so many other things are hard for me to deal with. It is reassuring, at least, that I can truly believe that my kitty was comfortable, pain-​free, and happy when she passed away, and I think that’s the best kind of care she could have received.