Pender Veterinary Centre - Chantilly

Dr. Valencia and Tech Melissa did an amazing job with our anxious Aussie! We booked a last minute appointment after a morning of vomit and diarrhea, and they listened to our concerns, his history, etc. A small but important note to me: Dr. Valencia had ACTUALLY read his file before coming in and commented about an incident he’d had as a puppy ages ago that I hadn’t mentioned! In my experience with vets, reading an animal’s file is a rare but wildly helpful quality. They were very thorough in their exam of him, and were able to diagnose his issue correctly. They even took the time to do a quick biopsy on a lump I had found but wasn’t sure if it was concerning (luckily it was not!). Appreciated their attention to detail, gentleness with our nervous pup, top notch listening and research skills, and thoroughness of the exam and symptoms. 10/10 recommend and will definitely be back to both Dr. Valencia and Tech Melissa!

This was my first visit to Pender and was extremely pleased with the service. Dr. Valencia and tech Melissa were outstanding. My dog was there for a pre-boarding wellness check and vaccine update. As a lifelong pet owner, I can’t recall receiving such a thorough exam. All questions were answered. I mentioned I had problems cutting his nails and the good doctor showed me how to do it safely. Thank you, Dr. V and Melissa.

Overall, we had such a great experience at Pender Chantilly. The staff was friendly and attentive. The Veterinary Tech, Shelby, was so nice and made sure to really pay every bit of attention to my pet. During the visit, we ended up needing far more services than we had come in for and Shelby was calm and kind to my dog, taking time with her when she was anxious and scared and making her feel safe. Dr. Valencia was beyond helpful, taking special interest in underlying problems my dog had that other Veterinary Doctors had tried to work on without much help. They all took the time to really try and root out the problem and really get the best treatment options available all while absolutely keeping my dogs wellbeing at the forefront of the visit. I would absolutely want this team helping all of my pets every single time.

Friendly staff. Doctor was thorough. Called me himself to discuss blood test results when resulted.

We brought our Golden in to see Dr. Valencia for the first time and she was AMAZING! She was very friendly, professional, and courteous and she went out of her way to make our dog feel comfortable (she even sat on the floor!). She was very thorough and interested in hearing what we had to say, and she even looked through our dog's health records before the appointment so she was familiar with our dog's history. She assessed quickly and thoroughly and created a treatment plan for our dog and explained everything really well. She called us the next evening with test results and even though they were closing she was willing to call in the prescription to the Fairfax office so we could pick up the medication and get our sweet pup started on it last night instead of today. She is a great vet and we would highly recommend her! So good, in fact, that we have decided that we will try to see her whenever we have to visit the vet! :-).