VCA Canada Beardall Animal Hospital

Truly a very kind and friendly Vet Clinic. The treatment of my Forever Buddy Steve / Sarah. It was handled with care and consideration. I highly recommend this Vet Clinic.
May 18th, 2023

Wonderful vets! My dog felt right at home. Very pleased with them.
May 15th, 2023

I was being forced by my old vet to put my dog down. I came to Beardall for a second opinion and they were AMAZING I have only positive things to say. I cant thank them enough for providing my dog the proper care she needed!! They saved her and me. They were so kind and so helpful. Im so grateful for Dr. Loomis I now bring all 3 of my dogs there and the MY VCA app is incredible. Prescriptions, test results, receipts and so much other information to keep you updated and informed. Thank you Beardall I will forever be thankful to the whole team.
Apr 27th, 2023

This is just another one of those vet clinics that over prescribed tests that return inconclusive results and need to be repeated, again and again and again. And the vets use the fear your dogs death to get you to agree. I have been here a few times and can tell you the vets did not read my dogs history and did not listen to me when I told them things. She found concerns that werent and talked herself into believing them even though Ive had my dog for 12 years and the day I brought him home, the things she were talking about were already there. This woman had seen him for maybe 10 mins and was telling me he might had kidney failure. No. Im not coming back to this place ever. These people should be ashamed of what theyve made of their lives trying to make money with a fear based approach. Its disgusting.
Apr 22nd, 2023

I will feel guilty for going to this office, for giving the kennel cough medication prescribed by Dr. Loomis. Hydrocodone .4ml every 12 hours to a active 1.64 kg, 16 year old chihuaha, even though I explained it can not be kennel cough as she is an inside dog and peepy trained. I should have asked why are you not perscribing anything for the heart murmur you have noticed during the exam which also has symptoms of dry cough and light eating. I did not want a blood test done at the time and asked instead to get former testing transfered and that I would happily continue the honey which soothed her throat. Dr. Loomis did not pursue this option and I would suggest not recommending medication of this sort to anyone that does not get a blood test done first. As well not to a geriatric dog of 16 years. The VSA site mentions to give with caution to a geriatric dogs especially after noticing the heart murmur during the exam. I also called the office to explain that she does not like the medication and that she is eating less. When she became lethargic and stopped eating all together I went to the emergency vet and was informed that she was going through kidney failure. After a few days her condition worsened to shallow fast breathing and her heart murmer was going into heart failure. I made the difficult decision of putting her to sleep. The vet tech held her leg and neck for the cathadar to be placed into her bony little leg (as she had not been eating) followed by saline injection to see that there is no blockage, when tears came from her eyes, the tech then released her neck. *This is feedback I share to change procedures for tiny dogs that have only skin on bones, are elderly and very weak. The tech I am sure had no intention of hurting any animal. It is a difficult job. I was allowed to stand infront of her giving her calming messages like.. I love you, I love you. I also will feel guilty for the rest of my life for not asking for her to be sedated before the buzzing of the hair clippers started to put in the cathadar followed by injecting a needle of saline water. Then when I was ready Dr. Loomis came in for another needle of saline, and then needle of sedation and finaly a needle of euthanasia. During this phase I was allowed to have her on my lap. I did not know however that they would not automatically sedate her a little so she wouldn't know what was happening as well I did not know it would take so many injections for a tiny dog that has a little angel heart the size of a pinky finger tip. *As my mother's vet sedated her dog as a normality before anything started, they even let her hold her instead of a vet technician for the cathadar in put. Here it was not allowed. As well my mother's dog experienced only one needle given and she passed away very peacefully. I was there for her support as she was with me for mine. I WANTED TO DO RIGHT BY MY LITTLE DOG INSTEAD I FEEL I DID WRONG! What my little girl was going through the last moments of her life. I will never forget!! Samantha
Mar 29th, 2023