My cat was bitten by a dog on her rear end, she was bleeding a little but walking around acting normal, took her to Family Pet Hospital and they said they would stitch her up. My husband received a phone call an hour or so later and they said he needed to come right away, (I was at work in Abbotsford) so when he got there our kitty was laying on the operating table, completely paralyzed from the waist down, they said she had suffered paralysis and needed to be euthanized. My husband didnt know what to do so reluctantly agreed to have her euthanized under the doctors orders. Whatever they did to her caused this paralysis.. I have spoken to other people now where the same thing has happened at this clinic to their pet.. do NOT.. trust them.

There are no words great enough to express my gratitude to Dr. Kulvinder Grewal and his staff at Family Pet Hospital for saving my dog's life. My dog was throwing up blood at home when I realized she'd eaten a steel wool pad. I rushed her in and they had to perform emergency surgery. She is a tiny Pomeranian and the odds were not in her favour. But with their skill and expertice, she pulled through and seems to have no idea how closely she brushed with death. The team at Family Pet Hospital were compassionate, kind, informative, and most importantly, showed much patience for my many questions and concerns. My dog is my child, and to know that she was in good hands is all a pet-parent can hope for whilst feeling completely helpless when your pet is sick. Thank-you doesn't seem good enough, so I hope this review is :) xxxooo Colleen & Joi

My spouse brought in his cat due to the cat having urinary tract issues. The vet mentioned passingly that the kidneys were "slightly enlarged", but when asked if it was something of concern, dismissed it. The vet prescribed Clavaseptin without mentioning the side effects. One such side effect is renal failure for cats. The cats symptoms continued to progress. On day 6 of being on the medication, the cat was brought in once again, and the owner insisted on bloodwork. Initially, the owner was told that they would know the results of the bloodwork the next day within 24 hours, and that they would call the owner. They neglected to call the owner, and the bloodwork took 2 days total. Meanwhile, the cat was in extreme discomfort and pain. The results of the bloodwork was renal failure, and the vet insisted that with a treatment that would cost 600 dollars, the cat "might have a chance." After researching renal failure and getting second opinions from other vets, it was discovered that nothing can actually stop renal failure at that stage. The vet at Family Pet hospital was simply trying to gain more money off of the owner on false promises. The cat, who initially had only minor urinary tract issues and "slightly enlarged" kidneys, passed away 10 days after the initial treatments, from a complication which was a known side effect of the prescription.

I'm not from the Chilliwack area but came to this vet after my 2yr old dog was attacked and badly injured by another dog. Family Pet Hospital preformed life-saving surgery - my dog had 2 punctured lungs, a punctured diaphragm and 2 fractured ribs. They lost him once during the operation but brought him back and he survived. I am forever grateful for Family Pet Hospital, my dog would not be alive today if it wasn't for them.

These guys are awesome and I'll explain why. We came home from my mother in law's sunday evening at about 8:30 pm to find my cat Larry hobbling around the house. Within 1 hour he was unable to move his back end at all and he was yowling. Nothing had been wrong with him prior...so this was completely unexpected. We originally called The Sardis Animal hospital and explained the situation, and that pay day was still a few days away.All they did was talk about how much extra it costs becasue there it was in the evening, and they would not do ANYTHING without payment right away, even thought they could hear Larry yowling and I was crying on the phone. They turned us away. No compassion at all...not even an "I'm sorry but" If fact their parting words where "yeah good luck finding somebody who will not want money up front" So I called these guys at the "THE FAMILY PET HOSPITAL" and the receptionist said to me right away "bring him in" we'll figure the other out later we need to care for the cat first" Sadly it turned out to be a wicked blood clot very little could be done without making him suffer loads of pain with only a 20% chance of success, so we had to put him down. They took care of all the arrangements and I got an urn with his ashes in it. The entire time they were compassionate and caring. I will NEVER use a different animal hospital in chilliwack again. Family Pet hospital is our furry family members vet from now on.