My dog Elvis came down with a mysterious illness where he was throwing up and had severe diarrhea. Dr. Vetter saw him immediately and quickly diagnosed him as having Parvo even though he had been fully vaccinated. He saved my dog's life. I've used Dr. Vetter for both my dogs and my two horses. I know I can reach him in an emergency and at all hours. Dr. Vetter is everything you want in a vet. He's the modern day James Herriott. He has an old school compassionate approach with modern day technology and knowledge. I have peace of mind knowing that should I ever have an emergency he'll be there to help. He took care of my pony when she foundered and called in the services of Dr. Arnold to consult on a lameness issue with my other mare. I can't say enough about him and his staff. Highly recommend.

Tonight, our dog Champ got into some antifreeze and drank it. In my moments of terror, I called our vet to be informed that yes they can treat that but they were too booked and couldn't see him, and to therefore take him to an ER vet....which the closest is about 45 minutes away. Knowing what I know about ethylene glycol (or antifreeze), I didn't think that I could make it there. So I frantically began calling every vet to let them know what had happened only to be told that they would not see him because he is not a patient with them or that they were too booked. In one last ditch effort before I attemtpted to make it with him unharmed to the ER vet, I called Foothills Veterinary Hospital in Buckley WA. I briefly told them what happened and they told me to come there immediately ( which is about 8 minutes away from me). As soon as I pulled up, they grabbed champ and immediately treated him. Needless to say, they saved his life. They stayed WAY past closing hours and everyone pitched in to help. They genuinely cared about Champ and just did what it took to save him. And you know how much the bill was? Less than 100 bucks...which is less than what it costs to take Champ to my normal vet for a simple check up. Whe I asked why they did what they did, they simply replied.."We just want to do the right thing." This is they kind of place that cares more about actually caring for an animal than how much money they are going to make. I am in "human" healthcare myself, and the example they set tonight was something that I only hope I can carry on everyday as I see" 2-legged " patients. There is something to be said about that.Thank you so much guys for saving Champ...bringing him home safely to my two young children meant so much more than you could ever know. Jana