Columbia River Veterinary Specialists

Columbia River Veterinary Specialists is a veterinarian in Vancouver, WA. The hospital provides specialty and 24/7 emergency veterinary services for dogs and cats, open every day of the week including Saturdays and Sundays, and around the clock on holidays and overnight. Its board-certified specialists cover surgery, internal medicine, dermatology and critical care, and the surgical team handles procedures ranging from elective operations to open heart surgery. Internal medicine specialists diagnose and treat conditions in cats and dogs, dermatology specialists work through the range of skin conditions that affect pets, and regenerative medicine services include stem-cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy and proactive cell banking. Emergency and critical care patients are seen in the pet ICU. The hospital holds a rating of 4.30 from the customers who have reviewed it.

The hospital has served pets, their owners and referring primary care veterinarians in Vancouver and Portland for over 30 years. Each specialist has completed at least three years of additional training and examination beyond a standard veterinary degree and is board-certified in their field. The facility includes an in-house laboratory and advanced diagnostic technology such as CT scans and ultrasound. First specialty appointments begin with a review of the pet's history and an assessment, followed by a diagnosis, a range of treatment options and a treatment plan agreed with the owner. After the visit, the specialist contacts the primary care veterinarian and sends a detailed written report. The hospital also publishes guidance on heart disease, common skin conditions and emergency care, and has shared accounts of emergency cases including the delivery of seven puppies.

The hospital sits on NE 84th St, about 0.2 miles from Northeast 88th Street, Northeast Padden Parkway and Northeast Andresen Road, and roughly 0.3 miles from Seton Catholic High School and the Padden Parkway at Andresen Road stormwater facility. The Walnut Grove neighborhood is about 0.6 miles away.

Clients describe the care in terms of both expert skills and listening skills, and the hospital welcomes new patients by referral, by appointment for specialty services, and through walk-in emergency exams. For Vancouver pet owners facing a complex diagnosis or an after-hours emergency, that combination of round-the-clock emergency care and board-certified specialty medicine is what the hospital has built its three decades in the area on.