VCA Canada Western Veterinary Specialist And Emergency Centre — Veterinary Care in Calgary

Reviews of VCA Canada Western Veterinary Specialist And Emergency Centre

• Brandon

  Added 2016.06.04

  Amazing staff here, highly recommend whether you have an emergency situation or you’re referred. They took such amazing care of my dog, and everyone is so kind!
• Alex

  Added 2016.05.12

  If you can avoid this hospital, do so at all costs. If your animal isn't in immediate danger of death it's worth the drive to a different vet. They were not quick you see us at all, and by the time we got to see the bill it had been 3 hours (there was one other person in waiting room). The bill was absolutely ridiculous. Overcharged every single way they could, even with our top-notch insurance, the estimate was still between $800 and $2000. The vet also spent half an hour trying to convince us to change from a raw food diet. We were here for an emergency, he was not our regular vet. Not impressed in any way. Will avoid at all costs in the future.
• Blake

  Added 2015.08.20

  He was very sweet to our Tyson, and clear in his details explaining medical terms to us.
• Andrew

  Added 2015.06.28

  McKnight referred us here because Western has the tools to scope a bone out of my dog's esophagus. However, they don't staff specialist regularly, instead on-call basis. Since they didn't have anyone until next morning, they tried to persuade us to perform the procedure next morning and have the bone stuck in her esophagus overnight. We were warned of all scary things that could happen and the extra $700 emergency fee if we call the specialist to come right now. They said C.A.R.E operates the same and do not have anyone in house. Eventually, the specialist can't even make it the next day, so we took our dog down to C.A.R.E, Turns out CARE has specialist staffed and completed the procedure immediately! Western had have friendly staff, but we didn't appreciate their approach of operating their business. If they can't scope right now, they shouldn't have promised McKnight over the phone and brought us down.
• Matthew

  Added 2015.05.01

  I highly recommend him if your animal needs help.
• Adam

  Added 2014.06.18

  The ladies at the Western Veterinarian were very kind. The place was calm, and extremely clean. ☺️
• Charles

  Added 2014.03.31

  I wish my doctor was like him !!!
• Austin

  Added 2014.02.04

  I am really disappointed with Western Veterinary. I brought my cat in before Christmas because she had been limping for a few days and then stopped using her left front leg completely. Western did x-rays and found there was no fracture or break. They also shaved her leg to ensure she was not bitten by my other cat. Blood work was done and her calcium level was on the high side so they suggested another round of blood work be done because high calcium could mean cancer (yes - dropping the C word really makes a pet owner open their wallet). We agreed to do the 2nd round of blood work and were told this would let us know if she in fact had cancer, turns our you can not diagnose cancer from blood work alone. We were sent home with some pain medication for her leg and told they would call with the blood work results. We got a call a few days later and they confirmed her calcium was elevated. The recommendation made was to bring her back in to see an internal medicine specialist to start exploring why her calcium was high. It has been 5 weeks and my cat is still limping. I feel Western forgot why we brought her there in the first place and starting doing procedures that were not needed. This visit cost us $1200.00 and did not even help or fix why she was limping. I feel completely financially taken advantage of. I will not be returning to this vet.
• Hannah

  Added 2013.09.16

  Dr Cote was so gentle, sincere, and extremely knowledgeable.