We take out cat there and they have been nice and my cat is healthy, so I'd say that's good.

UPDATE: My Vet at South Seattle Vet Hospital ran blood tests and found My Husky was suffering from pancreatitis! Mystery solved. Why couldn't VCA just drop the authoritative/bureaucratic act and just given my dog some care? Original Story: My 4 year old Husky has been acting "cranky". One day she bit a dog at the Wescrest dog park, and the next morning bit my son in the face as my son was laying on top of her. I wanted to check if there were underling medical reasons or pain that contributed to the sudden aggression before I considered euthanasia. I walked in with no appointment, Every other vet I've ever gone to always operated this way and figured given the circumstances, they might squeeze me in. The two vets were "out for lunch" but when I told them why I was there, the receptionist told me "I'll be right back." The female Vet, (forgot the name) that I had never met before, came up and shook my hand, asked me to come into the exam room where we could talk privately. She had nothing helpful to say, but instead started getting all bureaucratic on me telling me I better take my son to the Dr and call animal control, ON MY OWN DOG!!!! I was dumbfounded! The conversation deteriorated and turned into a debate about whether or not yearly booster vaccinations are necessary, and I eventually said "You know? I'm feeling uncomfortable so I'm going to go to another vet." I thanked her for her time and left. Well guess what she goes and does next? She calls Animal Control!!! I'm having to deal with Animal Control now. On my voice-mail this morning, the officer working on my case received a fax from the Department of Health with a statement saying something about how "I don't believe in the vaccination." EXCUSE ME? This is ludicrous and unfounded!!! I'm not positive, but possibly DEFAMATORY!!! As a result, my Husky is on a 10 day rabies quarantine. I can't even take her to the vet to check for an underling medical condition that might make a formerly sweet dog, mean. I've raised my two babies with this dog. The bite wasn't even substantial. A couple scrapes under his eyes and that's about it. The teeth never broke through ALL the layers of the skin. My 8 week old Puppy (who is now 4mo old and up to date on his vaccinations) has done more damage!!! It left red marks, but not an ounce on blood was dropped. Certainly nothing I would take my kids to the Doctor for. I'm not even sure if her report to Animal Control was called for. I feel my privacy has been unjustifiably violated. I wouldn't trust going back to that Vet. I caution others to avoid VCA in West Seattle, UNLESS you LOVE having Big Brother in your life. Seriously? Who would call Animal Control on their own, vaccinated, dog?

I've had only positive experiences here with my dogs. I don't know why there's all these negative reviews.

We took our animals here for close to 10 years, it was a rotating clip of Vets at this facility, some super caring, some just average. We had a bad experience with a procedure on a very loved elderly cat; and that ended our patience with this place. We moved our care over to Lien Clinic and it is like night and day. One big criticism of VCA that other reviewers have, we share...too many fees, too many tests, too many costs embedded in, even with simple well-animal checkup. Lien is a family owned clinic; VCA is corporate owned, and that makes a huge difference in the customer service in our experience. I want to stress that many of the negative things we hated about VCA have to do with the corporate fees and policies. Most of the Vets themselves seemed to have been caring doctors personally (with one exception that we had the very bad issue with.) Maybe that is why so many Vets have come and gone from VCA....they didn't like the setup either. We are very happy at Lien's now and so are the animals.

I disagree with most of the ratings I see here. I have been taking my dogs and cats to this vet for three years and I am very pleased with the level of care my pets have received. Dr. Plosky is an amazingly caring person and a good vet. Yes, it is expensive, but I have had nothing but pleasant interactions with the staff and effective care from Dr. Plosky. I have also had great experiences boarding my dogs here. They always come home happy and healthy. I will continue to use VCA and Dr Plosky. She is fantastic.