VCA Northview Animal Hospital Specialty Referral Center

Reviews

• CB

  Christina Bowes

  Apr 26, 2026
  5.0
  VCA Northview is the best! Amazing doctors and staff!! They truly care for animals. They have always treated my baby Frankie Beans like he is their own. We are so happy to be a part of the VCA family❤️. I couldn't ask for a better vet. And there is not another vet that I would trust with my Frankie beans like I do them ❤️
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  Joan Beatrous

  Apr 26, 2026
  5.0
  We have been going Northview for many years through many vets. We have always been please with the service but also with care the personnel demonstrate to the animals.
• MW

  Mailinn Wong-Perez

  May 19, 2021
  5.0
  I’ve been using VCA Northview for a decade and their staff is lovely. Care has been available when ever I need it though I’m sure it’s pricier than other vets. What prompted me to write this review is that my dog’s urine culture from last week turned positive. The vet contacted me and, the next day, the antibiotic was shipped via FedEx to our vacation place. Within 48h of culture results, my pup was able to start the antibiotic 6 states away from home which I think is excellent service.
• KP

  K PR

  May 29, 2017
  1.0
  This used to be my go-to place. The staff of doctors is OK. Recently they have changed BIG time - they no longer examine your pet in front of you, nor are you invited to watch the exam that occurs in a back room. Their prices have also SKY ROCKETED. This has become one of the priciest places around. The lady at the front desk even recommended a number of chain/mainstream places in the area that have become cheaper than this place with just as good (if not better) care. When your own staff says that something is going wrong!
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  Mikaela Witwicky

  Mar 5, 2016
  5.0
  My dad's cat could not breathe well at all. I took him to my vet and they said they couldn't help him as they didn't have the equipment that he needed. I was already highly stressed and more so when they said I'd need to take him to an ER vet. I called both AVETS and PVSEC, even after reading the horrible reviews they have (overpriced, lack of care/concern, and more), and discovered that they charged way more just to walk through their doors than VCA Northview. After calling VCA, I decided to go to them just on the call I had with the receptionist. She was friendly, and seemed to really care. The staff I called at AVETS and PVSEC weren't a fraction as warm as the VCA staff. I had my mom take my dad's cat up, as I couldn't get out of the office, and she was a mess, crying the whole way up there. She said the staff were concerned and caring and poor Tom was seen asap. He was there for three days, on oxygen, and we were kept updated whenever we needed to be called by them and whenever we wanted to call them. I've never had a better time at a vet's office. Yes, it was expensive, and yes, there were multiple Care Credit accounts opened, but my dad's cat ended up living from whatever it was that hurt him. Dr. Purvis could only deduce that it was some sort of bacterial infection. I had to take him back up there a year later, after he got overheated during the summer. He ended up not needing to be seen. The car ride up there, in air conditioning, helped him out more than the vets could've! To my surprise, this is the same office that helped out a cat of mine almost fifteen years prior. I'd simply forgotten about them as I rarely went out to the north hills. They had helped my thyroid kitty with a radioactive treatment. As I recalled, they treated my Calla (now deceased from jaw cancer) as if she was one of their own, and they even sent her home with a toy after keeping her for at least a week, if I recall correctly. My dad's cat went home with lots of medicine, but I'll never forget how nicely they treated us and him. One thing I recommend is for the pet parent to try to keep calm, even during a horrible emergency. Often times judgement and what one sees can be clouded by extreme stress. Try to keep calm for your pet, if not for yourself. They CAN sense emotions! Your fear might make them more afraid. I always recommend this ER as an ER to anyone with a pet, and I may make them a regular vet! Thanks, VCA!

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