McKnight Veterinary Hospital

This place is an absolute rip off. After a 2^nd opinion from 2 other vets to confirm, I am appalled at this place.
basically they tried to charge me almost a thousand dollars more than anywhere else and made me sob thinking my dog has cancer.
Not true at all.
What a bunch of money grubbing jerky here. They even made me feel like a criminal for walking out and not leaving my dog there.
They tried to charge extra fees for literally everything.
They even charged a walk in fee because I didn’t make an appointment. so I have to pay more to take you away from … um… sitting at your desk playing on your phone?
Their estimate to remove a «llump» from my dog was $ 2000. TWO THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS?
Next 2 vets basically said this vet is charging every fee they can, doubling up on exam fees and anesthesia to try and make me do extra procedures that aren’t necessary, and marking up their prices.
I am so shocked.
I think the only merit to this place is that it’s 24 hours. However you will pay DEARLY for it and there are 2 other 24 hour vets within a 5 minute drive.
Needless to say none of my pets will be taken here. Ever.

I’ve known Dr. Kimura a very long time. That said, if she isn’t available the other associates are great.
We board the pups here one day or night a year (Christmas) when we drive down from Edmonton. It’s great to know that there is someone we can trust available ²⁴⁄₇. I always check that they have room-​if there’s an emergency I hate to fill a needed kennel.
Cats, dogs, ferrets exotics… you name it-​and a fully equipped clinic too. It’s not common that a clinic can offer all the equipment to treat a pet, but as a regular clinic and an Emergency Vet Hospital they have pretty much everything on hand.
Plus, they have specialty pet food & supplies. No, it’s not going to be cheapest place in town, and it shouldn’t be. But, I can get food any time, day or night, and I find some great toys here.
I also like to drop by and weigh the puppies once in a while. :-)

It’s close to home and the staffs are friendly :)

The facility is super-​clean and the staff very friendly!
It is also open 24hrs as an Emergency Vet Clinic.

Friday night, of coarse, 20 min after my vet closes. My beloved dog comes down the hall with a cut on his elbow… So I went to the closest vet that was open. I was in and out within 45 min. With meds and no excessive billing. My dogs, I call them, the good son and the bad son because this one is convinced he is a puppy and always into something. I think I might have to change vet, it will save me time and money. Should of found them sooner… He’s 10…

The hours are good here, that is about all I can say favorably about this place.
Be prepared to wait as they stack people in and go by priority. And be prepared to open your wallet WIDE.
Yes, vets are a business practice but I respect vets that put my animal before the almighty dollar.
We used to go here a couple of years ago when we first moved to Calgary.
McKnight was close to home at the time and was convenient. Re shots and check-​ups — the vet will tell you one amount that you will be charged then the front desk will charge more and will try to explain the discrepancies away with this and that and everything.
I have found that unnecessary expense has taken place with my animals on another occasion that needed no more than a home remedy.
Vets need to stop gouging people in ‘emergencies’ for the love of their pets!!!
I believe that going to the towns/​cities on the outskirts of larger cities charge less and the vets care more RE routine checkups.

We took our 5 month old puppy into the emergency at about 3am a couple weeks ago. She woke up coughing and we thought she was choking on something. We went home with some meds that would reduce swelling in her throat.
We did a search on YouTube and diagnosed her having kennel cough. The vet didn’t even ask about that or mention it. We ended up having to spend another $ 100 for a visit to our regular vet the next day for some more medication and a proper diagnosis.

I apologize that this review is a bit dated as I was there back in May (I really need to keep on top of my Unilocaling).
Had the unfortunate need to take my pup into the clinic on a Saturday evening and McKnight is the closest so thought I’d give them a try.
Is in a great location for anyone in the NW or NE with good access to McKnight and Deerfoot (obviously important if you’re trying to get there in a hurry). Facility is clean, well lit (maybe a little too well lit) and lots of room. Desk staff were helpful and friendly and made quick work of admitting us. While I realize that they’re an emergency clinic and patients (even the furry ones) are dealt with on a priority basis that I waited around for almost 4 hours seemed excessive. Don’t get me wrong, I’d wait as long as it takes for my beloved puppy to get the care he needed but they just seemed a little disorganized.
That said Dr. Kimura was through in her exam and tried to ease my concerns.
Would have rated higher if they could iron out some of their staffing/​capacity issues but wouldn’t hesitate to return as I sincerely believe they have the best interest of my little guy at heart.

Since we have moved, we decided to look for a new vet closer to our new place. We wanted one that would have emergency capabilities, so in case there was a 2am emergency, they would have all his history on file as needed. Our other criteria was for it to be a private clinic.
My first visit here was because of our foster dog, so not up to us. The vet was extremely friendly and kind, and just great with our shy foster. After this visit, I thought we would give them a try as our own vet clinic for our dog.
His first visit was for a sprained leg. The vet was so nice, and explored all options for us and our dog. The staff was all great. 2 days later, they did a follow-​up call to find out how he was doing. The vet-​tech gave some great over the phone advice.
We’re very happy with making them our new vet. A great family-​owned business that also helps local rescues.