Veterinarians
West Richmond vet tucked into the Seafair Shopping Centre, in business since 1983 and now paired with Ironwood Animal Hospital under the same ownership. General medical, surgical and dental care for dogs, cats and small pets.
Seafair Animal Clinic covers dental work alongside general medical and surgical care for dogs, cats and small pets, operating from the Seafair Shopping Centre on No. 1 Road under the same ownership as Ironwood Animal Hospital. Dental is the part owners underestimate most, and it is quietly causing problems in a great many older animals.
West Richmond is dog country and the numbers bear it out. The West Dyke Trail runs the full western edge of the city from Terra Nova down to Garry Point, and on any given morning it carries a steady stream of people walking, running or cycling with an animal attached. Having a vet on this side of the city rather than across it matters enormously on the day something goes wrong.
Seafair itself is a quiet residential pocket between Blundell and Francis, and the shopping center is its local hub, holding a mix of everyday services and nothing that pulls people in from elsewhere. That is what makes an appointment easy. You are not navigating a parkade with a nervous animal on your hip and a carrier that will not sit level.
Ask about after-hours arrangements before you need them rather than during the emergency itself. Every owner learns that lesson eventually, and the ones who learn it at eleven at night learn it expensively. Knowing in advance which clinic handles overnight cases, and how far away it is, is fifteen minutes of preparation that pays for itself the first time it is needed.
In the Seafair neighbourhood of Richmond.
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Full-service animal hospital on Francis Road, established in 1974 and one of Richmond's longest-running vet clinics. Preventive care, dentistry, diagnostics, general and orthopedic surgery, plus grooming, boarding and end-of-life support.
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Steveston Village vet on Moncton Street currently taking new patients, using a fear-free approach for nervous animals. Wellness exams, vaccinations, dentistry, surgery and diagnostics, and it will do house calls and medical boarding.
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Full-service small animal clinic on No. 3 Road, open weekdays and Saturdays and accepting new patients. Wellness exams, vaccinations, dentistry and surgery for cats and dogs, in a central south-Richmond location with its own parking.
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South Richmond vet clinic in the Coppersmith plaza, open weekends and with one late evening a week but closed Mondays. Shares ownership with Seafair Animal Clinic, so between the two locations you can usually be seen seven days a week.
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One of Canada's largest non-profit animal hospitals, run by the Regional Animal Protection Society in east Richmond. Open seven days with walk-ins and urgent cases, treats exotics as well as cats and dogs, and subsidises care for owners in need.
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A neighborhood takeout sushi counter on No. 1 Road, open since 2001. Rolls, nigiri and bento made to order, plus premium boxes from the Kyoto Takenoko kitchen next door. Mostly a pick-up-and-go operation for locals.
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