Summit Veterinary Referral Center

Vets in Tacoma

This referral veterinary center specializes in emergency and surgical care for dogs and pets, with experienced surgeons like Dr. Loomis providing detailed guidance through complex procedures. Clients consistently praise the attentive staff, rapid scheduling, and compassionate care provided during critical situations.

  • Address: 2505 S 80th St, Tacoma, WA 98409, USA
  • Phone: (253) 983-1114
  • Website: Visit website
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 (1039 reviews)
  • Category: Vets

Summit Veterinary Referral Center sits on South 80th Street and is set up as a specialty hospital, not your regular neighborhood vet clinic. They handle emergency cases and complex surgeries, which matters because if something serious happens with your dog, this is where your primary vet will send you. The 4-star rating across over 1,000 reviews isn't inflated—people consistently mention specific things like same-day surgery scheduling and detailed explanations of procedures before they happen. When one person's 14-year-old Lab came in with a suspicious mass, the surgery team got her a CT scan, then operated the next day. They walked the owner through everything step-by-step and kept them updated throughout. That level of communication actually shows up in multiple reviews, which tells you it's not a one-time fluke.

The emergency side moves fast. Someone brought in a dog that got into medications, and staff took the dog back immediately. That's the real test of an emergency clinic—do they actually treat it like an emergency? The reviews mention attentive post-op care too, including ICU monitoring when needed. Dr. Loomis and Dr. Gillikin show up by name in reviews, which suggests consistency in quality. Obviously you hope you never need emergency surgery, but if it happens, knowing there's a place in Tacoma that won't waste time and will explain what's going on makes a difference. It's worth having their number saved. If you're in the South Tacoma area near Owen Beach, you're basically in their backyard.

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