Abbotsford Veterinary Clinic

Dr Vanderwal has been the acting veterinary in several public animal abuse cases. He should not have a license to practice as a veterinary. Any place he works in the future will be under closer observation by people who care about animals. He should have lost his license a long time ago. Do not hire this human.

Have worked with multiple vets from this clinic for numerous years. Very helpful in answering questions about herd health and have had good experiences when they come out for on-farm calls or emergencies. Definitely saved many of our animals with their expertise.

DO NOT under any circumstances take your pet to this veterinary hospital. If anything like my experience, the Vet will misdiagnose your animal, and you will have to return. Specifically, I was not given antibiotics despite asking for them repeatedly in consideration of how obvious it was that he needed them. The vet did not even ask relevant questions like the history of my pet’s antibiotic use. I returned the next day after a major infection occurred, I was then given antibiotics.The Vet then ran extra tests and told me that he didn't want to alleviate my pets discomfort by draining the massive puss sack that had developed after his misdiagnoses. He said he didn’t want to because There are a lot of big words in there.”There are a lot of big words in there? This was the most demeaning and unprofessional experience I have ever had. Despite being treated with complete disrespect

Dr. Taylor is fabulous with our dogs! I was worried our one dog wouldn't allow the vet to even get near him since he doesn't like strangers at all, but Dr. Taylor knew exactly what to say and do and at just the right times. He made the whole thing a very pleasant experience for our dog, and even earned a couple of doggie kisses by the end!Both our dogs love going here and the vet always takes the time to give lots of extra information and ask if we have any questions or concerns about anything.I've been taking my dogs here for about 2 years after having a less-than-caring experience at a different vet and deciding to switch. It's so refreshing to see that Dr. Taylor really cares about the animals.

I didn't head the warning of the ONLY other review. This is by far the worst Veterinary hospital I have ever been to. My cat only needed a simple splint that ended up costing me over 1000$ for something that shouldn't have costed even 500$ because they are greedy and do not care about your animals. The Dr. who looked at my cat Olive when I first took her there for X-Rays had no idea even what she was looking at and told me that this line you see here is normal for cats her age and it shouldn't be a problem" even though my cat was clearly limping. It was not until a few days later when apparently their "expert" called me back saying that I needed to get a splint which they wrongly quoted over the phone. All in all their "team" is lacking in animal knowledge and I would strongly advise ANYONE to take their pets else were."

Extremely helpful - went way above and beyond for us. Would go back and trust any of our animals in their care going forward. 10/10 would recommend

I've dealt with this veterinary clinic twice now, and both times they have treated our goats exceptionally well. Gentle handling, a very clear apprieciation and respect for our animals and farm, competent and effective treatments. One of our girls was injured and needed stitches to her leg, and was very stressed because she was in so much pain, but as soon as the vet began to handle her she calmed right down. Goats are NOT known for being docile and agreeable when they're upset, but they were still handled patiently and with care. When vets are already in such high demand and short quantity, it's a huge relief to have a dependable clinic nearby.

Good staff were able to connect me with the appropriate vet clinic i needed for my babies

Our farm has received excellent service from the vets who have helped our animals.It is also unfair to the clinic to see all these negative reviews that are referring to only one vet out of many who work at the clinic