Columbia River Veterinary Specialists

These veterinary professionals are easily among the most compassionate and caring individuals I have ever encountered as a pet parent. When my beloved cat suddenly became ill and had to be put down, this team went above and well beyond to keep her comfortable and communicate amongst the chaos of an ER. I'm so grateful for their care and never making me feel rushed as I said goodbye to my best friend. When it comes to the health and dignity of your pets with heaps of compassion, this is the ER I'll choose everytime.

On Wed night Jan 21st our Vinny a 12yr old adorable long-haired chihuahua experienced a 2-4 min seizure or extreme heavy breathing episode. Because our normal vet CW Animal Hospital was closed...had to bring to what has to be the most inhospitable place with a Dr Valentyne that was the least compassionate and had we listened to the Dr. our amazing Vinny would have been euthanized! They did blood test, xrays and to what the Dr had guessed was wrong with him was a incurable brain tumor. The only true way to know would be a CT scan which they dont provide. We left him with them for 4 hours and when returned to hear she recommended euthanization...we said we want to see him before that is even considered. They brought him to us in what is the end of life goodbye death room. When he came in and saw us he perked up and was able to stand and even go outside to pee. We told Dr in no way would we euthanize Vinny and we left after paying $2k which is extremely unjust too. Came home and Vinny has improved. Took him to his vet at CW and Drs. there had amazing compassion and we believe he just had a reaction to under dosage of his heart meds...not a brain tumor! Hes home happy and back to his old adorable self. If could give this place a negative score...I would. Any recommendations for better 24hr care in future please share to me!!

Dr. Sarah was understanding of why I was there, she however gave me an option to see if we could preserve my little dogs and improve his health. I can only pray that this works because it is hard to watch you animal suffer. I can't explain how extremely grateful I am for receiving an opportunity to see if my little dog could get over whatever is making him so ill. She and her assist are forever in my thoughts. They were very caring to both my little dog and my feelings about the whole situation. God bless them both. My little guy is home resting a lot but that is how one heals. Thank you both for your kindness I pray he snaps out of this.

My yorkie was attacked by another dog in my neighborhood. Since CRVS was close to me I quickly took him there. I can’t say enough about the wonderful treatment I received from the Front Desk, vetinary associates and last but by no means least Dr Wallace. The whole team worked together to take the BEST of care of my dog, got him into surgery and I was able to take him home that night to recover at home. At all times I was kept informed of how he was doing and what treatment was needed. I would highly recommend CRVS to anyone who has the unfortunate need of emergency care for their pet. They’re are so professional, kind and caring to both pet and pet parent.

Today was our first visit. We brought in our 5mo old Golden Retriever because we suspected he ingested a sock or other foreign body. After x-rays, Dr. Valentyne and the team at Columbia River Veterinary Clinic gave us our options with clarity and kindness & they were able to successfully get the foreign body (hair scrunchie & makeup pad) out in the least invasive way possible by inducing vomiting! So thankful for how quickly they saw him and their quality care at 6am!

Really appreciate the customer service and expedited experience. I had with Columbia Rivers veterinary yesterday. Their team was super caring and got my dog in right away. I just want to give an extra shout out to the front desk and to the doctor that performed the surgery. They were really great with communication and keeping me updated, my dog was in really good hands. Which is the best feeling during an emergency!

I have always appreciated Columbia River Veterinary Specialists. Everyone is so incredibly helpful and compassionate. Unfortunately, I had had to use their ER services several times for my dogs. They help us quickly and efficiently. If you need help with you pet, this is the right place to get it. Thanks to everyone at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists!