This place is really wonderful. The veterinarians are all compassionate, competent, patient, generous, and extremely knowledgable. I have been to many vets over the years, and this is by far the best in every way. My dog has received excellent care here and although for the entirety of his 8 years of life he's been terrified of vets, he actually pulls to go into this place. I will have to move from Minneapolis in the next year or so, and the people here will be the reason that I'll forever be disappointed with future veterinary care.

I wish I could give them more than five stars. I had an urgent issue with my cat's eye and they were booked for the day. They allowed me to come in between appointments to resolve the matter and I was on my way in about a half hour. Staff was so genuinely friendly and they were extremely efficient. Prices were very reasonable, and they have later hours which is awesome. LOVE.

In 10 years we had 2 very small service glitches, total. Dr. Christopherson almost exclusively saw my dog between the ages of 12 and 18 and her care could not have been better. Their euthanasia service is almost as good as having it done at home. I was thrilled when Dr. Stadtherr returned to the practice. We loved her as a tech and she is as good a doctor. And the techs there are as good as the doctors. When Cynthia cried at my dog's euthanasia, I knew she was authentic. She had always remembered Lula, knew what she needed and gave lots of affection with her skillful care. A tech who wasn't the best at finding her little veins admitted it and called in another tech to take care of that. I was always mystified when I heard others tell stories about long waits at the vet's office and animal conflicts in the waiting room. At Grand Avenue I spend hardly any time in the waiting room. The front office staff may be their weak point (but not very weak) but someone is keeping things running very smoothly. When I decided to change vets solely because of location and because I was starting with a new dog who had no special needs, I had a long conversation with Dr. Brownlee. Grand Ave will always be my second opinion when things get serious.

We visit Grand Avenue Veterinary Center for our animal-family needs, Dr. Heather Stadtherr is our family vet. We've found the staff to be kind, efficient and VERY helpful, always willing to go a bit out of their way if necessary to make our pet's lives a bit easier. . . Currently we're facing an end-of-life decision for our beloved standard poodle, and Dr. Stadtherr has been supportive, loving, and extremely sensitive as we examine alternatives to give our Atticus a relatively pain-free end to his long and happy life. . . We feel very fortunate that GAVC is just a few blocks away from our home, we can walk there easily. Having experienced the loving care they provide to their animal patients, and the kindness they show toward the pet-parents they deal with, we are very happy to recommend their services.

The Grand Avenue vet is amazing, and surprisingly, the same prices as the other two mentioned above (even though they're on Grand Ave, where the rent is higher...maybe it's volume, because they're so popular?). They don't push an "insurance" plan like Banfield, and are much more personalized than Feist. When a friend's dog had to be put down, I went with her, and Grand Ave had a room set up on their second floor, set up and furnished like a living room, where she got to say goodbye. It was amazing...and the other two places don't have anything like that. I was always suspicious of vets (so many seem like they're just in it for the money, and push shots and treatments, even when they're not needed...this was a problem at both Feist and Banfield), but Grand isn't like that - they really want the best for everyone concerned, and make you and your pet as comfortable as possible. OUTSTANDING!