VRCC Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital

We had a late-night visit to VRCC with our sick dog. Everyone was very informative and helpful during a tough time for us. We appreciate the professionalism and the kindness that everyone showed. Getting time to say goodbye was so special.

It’s a terrible process to deal with our beloved pets getting sick. They love us unconditionally and all of our love in return can’t tell us what ails them. It’s hard to see them suffer, deal with the cost & even diagnose as a professional. As a quick aside: GET PET INSURANCE!! Having coverage has save me almost $50,000 through the last 4 years at the cool price of $70/month! My sweet pup has IMHA which almost took his life 2 years ago and it was thanks to Dr Timian and her amazing team that he’s still here and (usually) thriving. I would give them 10 stars if I could! They’re compassionate, thorough and invested in the lives of their patients & families. We’ve had many issues since his original diagnosis and VRCC has had the resources to get him healthy. This is the place you want to be when your pets care gets serious!

We recently took our two little dogs to our mountain town vet to have their teeth cleaned and have a few dental extractions. Our girl took everything like a champ. However, in hindsight, we see our boy who was muzzled and given extra sedation after being labeled "a bad boy" by the vet, received a more invasive treatment and received only half the pain prescription our girl did, despite both being in the same dosing weight class. The night after the dental cleaning, as his pain meds wore off after he refused his latest dose, his pain was palpable and very obvious. He began struggling to breathe, rapidly breathing, wheezing, and his heart was racing. We rushed him down the hill into town to VRCC. They advised he was in critical condition and they needed $900 to proceed. We proceeded. At 2am on Friday morning, VRCC had a vet and a cardiologist on staff to review his situation. They determined acute heart stress (concerning with his murmur) and bronchitis/pneumonia. They admitted him and he stayed under their incredibly compassionate care for 4 days and has made a near complete recovery. (He still needs a little oxygen, but we live at 8800 above sea level, so it's to be expected.) Dr Raj and our tech Alisha (sp?) were fantastic and provided multiple updates on his condition each day he was there and never once referred to him as a "bad boy". In fact, they both seemed to really enjoy taking care of our sweet boy and we were impressed with the care and attention we received from ALL the staff, including multiple folks at the front desk. We were impressed enough, we inquired as to whether they provide general veterinary care, but unfortunately, not at present. Good job VRCC in finding and retaining such great staff! I spoke with our neighbor the following day and he advised he too had used VRCC and was pleased with their treatment of his Yorkie when he had acute pancreatitis. Admittedly, this is a place for folks who have the money and are willing to spend it on their fur babies or for folks willing to get the money needed to save their fur babies life when possible. As a side note, if you hear of any liquor store robberies in the coming weeks, it wasn't me. I was at my Mom's surrounded by 3 independent witnesses. And I have a kidney for sale on the dark web, if anyone's interested, hit me up. I may lose an organ, but I have my baby boy. Thanks VRCC!

If you have an emergency with your pet, I encourage you to choose VRCC. They became my go-to over the years for my dog and I always knew she was in kind and skilled hands when she needed help. From their ER team to their front office staff to their cardio team and other specialists, they take great care of our pets.

Thank goodness for VRCC. The other night, at 2.30am in the snow storm that rolled through, we rushed our 15yr old dog, ODB, to them. The gal at the front desk was so reassuring and patient while we were emotional wrecks the Dr was amazing and encouraging (I'm sorry I don't remember names it was such a whirlwind) . They walked us through the hardest and most loving decision we ever had to make for ODB. We miss him so much but thank you thank you a million times over for being so amazing with us and with our forever baby boy. Also, a few years ago you helped us with our other dog who suffered a dog bite and she was still pretty young but you took such good care of her. We can't thank you enough for your professionalism and compassion and thank God you're 24hrs and take care credit. Our fur babies were worth every dime and I was grateful it wasn't as costly as I thought an emergency clinic would be. Our heart is broken over this loss but thank you again. I look forward to bringing him home as you also offer cremation and memorial options