Guildford Animal Hospital

Don’t get me wrong, the customer services are definitely good! The receptionists are very friendly, Dr. R is very kind and professional. However, this place isn’t for the poor. I spent around 1400 so far without knowing what is really wrong with my pet. And the answer as of now is if I really want to know please be prepared to pay another 700. Maybe it will be no problem, or maybe it will be a problem and thus require more money. Maybe I am making the wrong choice to not go to the highest possible examination from the start, so now it becomes that we can do the lower cost examines every while but we won’t find where the problem is, or if there is a problem.
Maybe this is the norm with every animal clinic. It is just hard for me personally because I don’t have a good job. Therefore, I will stop going there, since my pet is still alive and seems all right after a long while since the first check-​up, and more importantly, since I ran out of money to afford this.
But yea, if you get the money, this is definitely a good place to go.

I was in need of a competent vet and one hopefully close to my home. I tried Guildford animal hospital as I heard some positive things previously from a neighbor. I sent my dog in usually for checkups and vaccinations.
But things changed when my dog kept started getting skin allergies. Every couple of months my dog would have a flare up and I would see Dr. Hurdel and leave with a huge bill. He would treat the dog with medications saying its seasonal allergies but never help me find the root cause. He then loads pet owners up at the front counter with products that aren’t needed. When we suggested an allergy test he said they were unreliable.
I suspect that Dr. Hurdel chooses to treat but not try to help the animal in need.
Why fix a problem when you can keep profiting off an ongoing issue?
My dogs suffering was obviously not his primary concern…
Finally we used a vet my sister in law goes to in Vancouver and found a doctor that actually cared. I can now report my dog is happy and healthy as we’ve been using our current vet for the last 2 years.
Please listen to your gut if you any doubts about your vet is my advice.