We focus on your pet healthy and happy with locally owned veterinary care awarded by the AVC for “outstanding clinical competence and extraordinary compassion.”

 –“Super friendly staff!! They have so much patience for your pet and will take the time to thoroughly explain whatever it is you are there for. I think it’s the most comfortable my pet has ever been at the vet. Highly recommend…!!” – Shae

Three Qualities of Care

Practical Vet-Med

An example perhaps best explains our practical approach to vet care.

If your pet comes with a problem, we don’t recommend a wide array of tests. We begin with just the most likely, based on twenty years experience, and on skillful observation of the facts.

Sometimes too we can skip tests and try using a simple potential cure to diagnose. If it works, you know you’ve found the problem, and you’ve already started the solution.

These are just two examples of the many ways to bring practicality to your choices with absolutely no compromise to care.

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Award Winning

Dr. Kristin’s award from the Atlantic Veterinary College originated because of her having returned gravely ill animals back to health and enjoyment of life, who had not been expected to receive that chance.

The AVC awarded her for “outstanding clinical competence and extraordinary compassion.”

She extends that same level of dedication and compassion also to pet-parents by setting Viva Vet’s schedule with time for clear, thorough dialogue. So you get your own assurances of your pet’s most effective care, Dr. Kristin and her team acquaint you with all your best, most sensible options and choices.

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Nurturing Space

For the well being of pets, we consulted a top veterinary architect to ensure our hospital has open spaces, minimal barriers, tons of natural light and views outdoors.

The difference shows. We’ve had many clients comment on how uncommonly relaxed their pets feel in our spaces.

Our unique design not only adds to everyone’s calm during a visit, but also helps with treatment.

Trusting our environment, pets extend their confidence and lean into our award-winning care.

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– “Dr. Olafson was amazing with our dog. She was gentle, explained tests, assessments and procedures very thoroughly. She was amazing with our dog’s vaccines…” – Mitch Chen

Above is the original stress-free sketch of Viva Vet. You can learn more about our special people and per friendly design HERE

We bring decades of experience finding the right cures to the right problems. You can read more about our diagnostic processes HERE.

We love helping you keep your pet healthy and happy with the profession’s most effective and efficient solutions and preventions. We come to you with decades of veterinary success fulfilling that mission. You can read more about our full-suite of services HERE.

You don’t need anyone to tell you your pet is special. You already know full well. We do nonetheless however make a point of appreciating, honouring and celebrating your human/animal bond. You’re taking us your special friend, which deserves our most sincere appreciation! 

Our nurturing space helps keep your pet calm and relaxed. We’ve created tons of natural light everywhere, in a simple, open design, provided by an awarding-winning veterinary architect. You can see more about our space HERE.

At Viva Vet, you get time to let us know about you and your pet. Locally owned, we set our own schedule. We go at a “friendly neighbourhood” speed for best care.

We get great delight when Pet-Parents benefit from our long history of successful cases such that we provide ultra-focused solutions and preventions. Our decades of experience helps us avoid diagnostics unlikely to yield results. It also helps us know what treatments stand the best chance of working and making problems go away. 

Clarity gives you total command over your pet’s care. As much as we focus on medicine, we also center on communication. We provide you with abundant clarity, support, options, recommendations and answers to all your question.