Vetco Total Care

Vets in Vancouver Wa

This listing offers a veterinary clinic in Vancouver where dogs are welcome for care. Reviews indicate mixed experiences with service quality and thoroughness of examinations.

  • Address: 305 SE Chkalov Dr #102, Vancouver, WA 98683, USA
  • Phone: (360) 828-3984
  • Website: Visit website
  • Rating: 4.2 out of 5 (118 reviews)
  • Category: Vets

So Vetco is on Chkalov Drive in that strip near Hockinson Meadows, and yeah the rating's 4.2 but honestly read the reviews before you commit. The place does basic stuff—wellness exams, vaccines, standard medical care—but there's a real pattern of people getting charged for minimal work. Like one person got charged $92 just to have their Chihuahua looked at for a few minutes because the staff said they "couldn't handle" the dog, and another person went in for a flu shot and got pushed into a full $200+ exam even though they had recent labs. Ended up going to Canfield down the road instead and had no issues.

The bigger problem isn't just the upsell tactics though—it's the actual exam quality. Multiple reviews mention Dr. Johnson specifically doing surface-level checks on sick dogs, skipping temperature checks and real diagnostics, then ghosting on results. Someone brought in a dog with bloody diarrhea and got a glance at the eyes and ears, nothing else, and had to call repeatedly just to get test results back. That's not being thorough, that's being careless. The receptionist apparently is solid, but once you're in the back it gets sketchy.

If your dog just needs routine shots and you don't mind rolling the dice, maybe it's fine. But if something's actually wrong or you want a real exam, honestly skip it. Canfield gets mentioned as the better option in the same area, and based on these reviews that checks out. Vetco's not a scam in the sense that they're not a fake business, but they're definitely counting on people not knowing what a proper vet visit should look like.

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