A local, independent, veterinarian-owned hospital, Viva Vet was founded in 2023 by Dr. Kristin Olafson, on care awarded by the AVC for “outstanding clinical competence and extraordinary compassion.”

Informed Dialogue

We enjoy putting pet-parents in informed charge of their pet’s care. Independently owned, we set the pace of our own appointment schedule, which we space with time for due dialogue. You receive thorough answers to all questions and discussion of all options and recommendations. You get all the information needed for you to choose and confirm what you decide is most sensible and practical for you and your pet.

Cures and Preventions

Whether you’re visiting for a cure to a problem, or for preventions to avoid problems, your pet is attended to with veterinary care informed by twenty years experience keeping animals healthy and happy, and awarded by the AVC for “outstanding clinical competence and extraordinary compassion.”

Nurturing Space For Care

Pets respond best to care and treatment  in a nurturing space. In Viva Vet, they encounter minimal barriers, and in almost every area get the familiarity of a view outdoors. Under treatment, they feel at home, able to take in the outside world as usual.

Adequate Time For Care

Pets can sense full focus. Similar to our unrushed appointments, staff in our treatment area, too, have time for due attention to your pet. They administer the care and assurance they themselves enjoy as much as your pet.

All Stages of Life

If your pet is a puppy or kitten, mid-life or senior, you talk and ask questions of a team sharing answers and recommendations from decades helping animals avoid and solve problems at all stages of life.

Full Service

To be available for the comprehensive care of your pet throughout its life, Viva Vet is a full service hospital –  dentistry, surgery, x-ray, internal medicine, blood work, and in-patient treatment.

Focused Diagnostics

The best diagnostics provide an answer with the fewest tests. We test incrementally, starting only with what’s most likely based on experience and observation of the facts. If it yields the needed result, you’re done diagnostics and onto the cure.