Peace Arch Veterinary Hospital

I love coming here. The staff take such amazing care of my animals. I've had to take my senior dog in a few times for senior emergencies and they've been wonderful with him every time. They are also wonderful with my newest addition/baby kitten. I won't take my animals anywhere else.

I truly appreciate you helping us out in a time of need! You were unable to get test back in time to help my very sick puppy and so you wrapped her in a fresh clean blanket and warm saline water pack and told me where to go that could attend in time to my dog and didn't charge me for your help (oxygen and Assesment) not only were you correct about what was wrong within minute and no tests to confirm it you send me on my way without having to pay a bill or anything and I truly appreciate it! Thank you for being smart and caring!

Dr Virk is very compassionate, listens to what I know about my dog. I think my dog is their oldest client at 20 years old

I had a very strange and disconcerting experience with this clinic this past weekend. I brought my dog in because he was vomiting bile, not eating, and constipated. I was quoted $1700 for diagnostics that I later received at another clinic for $1000 less on the same day. The communication was beyond weird — the vet met with me and examined my dog and then disappeared into the back room. The (very kind and polite) veterinary assistant appeared with this astronomical quote for what amounted to iv fluids, an abdominal x ray, and blood work. I asked to start with the abdominal x ray, so she appeared with another quote for $1200, including $300 to have the x ray interpreted by an offsite radiologist. We were wanting to x ray to check for a possible foreign body and/or severe constipation, so I do not think a boarded radiologist is required yet they were unwilling to budge on this point. I am happy to pay for what my pet needs, but this situation was so strange and uncomfortable my gut told me to leave and take the dog elsewhere, which is exactly what I did. I asked the assistant the cost for the exam and handed her cash to cover that amount and left. She followed me out of the clinic and returned my cash. I can only assume she did this at the vet’s request so he would not have to write out a record of the visit for the exam fee alone, but I cannot be sure. While I understand diagnostics are required and can be costly, this approach the vet wanted to take amounted to let’s throw everything under the sun at this dog all at once and see what sticks, rather than the approach I am used to taking which is to start somewhere and work from there depending on results. It is concerning that the diagnostics were priced so incredibly high, with lots of little charges adding up. I have had horses for many years and am fully aware that an x ray is not $1200 so something very fishy was going on here. I was disappointed because I had taken my dog to this clinic back in 2017 for an emergency and at that time the care and communication were excellent. I will not use this clinic again and will actively discourage friends from going there also. It’s unfortunate because I thought so highly of them until this happened.

I had a really fantastic experience taking my kitten here for a Spay/Neuter. The staff were all super friendly and really awesome with my kitten. Dr Virk was similarly fantastic.