Granville Island Veterinary Hospital

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Granville Island Veterinary Hospital has been operating since 1981. The doctors and staff are dedicated to the wellness of your four-legged family members.

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The Granville Island Veterinary Hospital (GIVH) has been operating since 1981; the doctors and staff of the Granville Island Veterinary Hospital have been dedicated as a team to the prevention of disease and preservation of the age old human-animal bond with empathy, compassion and respect. We are proud to announce that we are the official veterinarians for the Vancouver Police Dogs.

The goals of the Granville Island Veterinary Hospital have always been to heal our patients and advance the science of Veterinary Medicine. We are committed to staying on the cutting edge of new and innovative technology and to applying state of the art procedures for our patients' benefit. Through the principle of group practice, we are able to quickly focus our knowledge and expertise where the need is most urgent.

Dr. John Clark, Dr. Janet Adam, Dr. Bill Ignacio, Dr. Jeffrey Berkshire, Dr. Anna Wallace, Dr. Cynthia Rose and the staff of Granville Island Veterinary Hospital are dedicated to the wellness of your four-legged family members.

Address: 1635 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L8, Canada

Phone: (604) 734-7744

Website

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State: British Columbia

Zip Code: V6J 1L8

Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Reviews

So far.. It's been a great easy experience for our cat. Everyone has been quite friendly, and they all seem like they love animals. We have a Siamese / Ragdoll.  Located quite near dowtown Vancouver with parking provided. The prices for most services have been acceptable. Will update if anything changes!

 7 years ago (29-01-2018)

Highly recommend.  First time on recommendation.  Emergency surgery on Christmas eve.  Dr Chan very nice and caring. Dr. Schnarr excellent. We live on the N Shore,  but might be worth the travel!

 7 years ago (29-12-2017)

We took our puppy here for his puppy checkups and vaccinations. All the staff were very welcoming and friendly and sent us home with a bunch of samples to get us through the thick of the puppy chewing phase. Our vet Dr. Rose gave us ample time to ask all of our "new parent" questions and gave us all the information we needed to decide what vaccinations were right for our puppy given his "lifestyle".  She was very gentle with our puppy during his physical examination and he was completely at ease the whole time. And the price of our visits was much less than the first vet office that we visited (which is nice too).

 8 years ago (05-10-2017)

Edit to this review - I struggled greatly with the end of my pet's life. At one point, I cancelled a scheduled euthanasia. No one at Granville Island checked up to see why I'd cancelled. You would think as vets, ethically, they would feel some compulsion to find out what was going on at least for the sake or welfare of my animal. But no one did. To me, in retrospect many months later, it's a huge red flag that this is a clinic that really only gives assembly line care at best and really doesn't care about its clients or their animals.

After reading the CVBC website, I'm reducing the rating to two stars because I am still incredibly hurt by the lack of care and compassion I received. I feel that I did not receive the counsel that is incumbent upon veterinarians according to the CVBC guidelines on euthanasia. They are posted on the CVBC site under "resources," and "general topics."

I've gone here for years and have been generally very pleased with the care. However, this is an extremely busy practice and if you don't ask questions you may not get the information you need to take good care of your pet. For isolated, stand alone issues they are probably very good. But if your animal has a chronic, long-term condition you must make sure you ask questions especially if you see a vet you've never seen before. In my experience, they treat long-term, chronic conditions as they would stand alone issues with no information about preventive care or overall health improvement. This is a hospital - it is not a "wellness" clinic. Just because the clinic has a great reputation and the vets on an individual basis are very good, it doesn't necessarily mean they talk to each other or even read the full file. They are fine, but you must be an advocate for your own animal.

If you find a vet that you resonate with, like I have, stick with them and really push to see that vet every single time. That goes especially if a vet other than your regular vet calls with test results. Before you agree to any treatment plan with a vet you don't know, make sure they know your pet's file and follow your gut. They may be a fine vet but may also have less experience or have a different philosophy about animal care than the vet you know and trust. I deeply regret trusting a vet at this clinic that I didn't know even though I am certain they were doing what they felt was best. They may know veterinary medicine, but you know your animal.

 7 years ago (27-01-2018)

I wish I could write a review for every new puppy owner in British Columbia to see. I took my dog in who had a cough which was previously diagnosed as kennel cough from A pet hospital near where I life. The cough had been going on for weeks. The doctor scared us and told us our puppy has a collapsing tranchea and she needs X-RAYS right away. $300 later the doctor told us that indeed she will have collapsing tranchea for the rest of their life she will not be able to breath and eventually die from suffocation’s. Took the X-rays to 3 different vets after  and it was NOT diagnosed as a collapsing tranchea. Puppy coughed for another week and has now recovered from the cold and is No longer coughing. What is even more disgusting is that the doctor watched me cry my eyes out in the clinic while she gave me a misdiagnosis to simply make money off me. My boyfriend took our puppy there to get her shots shortly after and there was another doctor who pulled up the scans and there were some photos that the other doctor HAD NOT SHOWN US that showed puppies trachea even more normal. I am disgusted with how I was treated and I really hope that new puppy owners can read this and remember that vets pray on new puppy owners who are uneducated. They know you will do anything and pay any money to save your pet but they are also big sales men and not like regular doctors so remember THAT!

 7 years ago (20-01-2018)

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