Veterinarians
Spall and Harvey Animal Hospital
About Spall and Harvey Animal Hospital
Choosing a vet often starts with an address rather than a recommendation, simply because the animal needs seeing soon. Spall and Harvey Animal Hospital works from 1949 Harvey Ave, on the central corridor below Dilworth Mountain, which puts it within a short drive of Glenmore, downtown and the Rutland side of town alike.
Veterinary practices vary more than people expect. Some are general clinics handling vaccinations, dental work, spays and neuters, skin and ear complaints and the ordinary business of keeping a household pet well. Others carry diagnostic equipment on site, or keep patients overnight, or work strictly by appointment and refer anything urgent onward. Whether a clinic sees cats and dogs only, or also takes rabbits, birds and other small companion animals, differs from one practice to the next, so confirm it when you book a first visit.
A few practical points make the visit easier. Call ahead rather than arriving unannounced, particularly with a new patient, and ask what happens outside the clinic's own hours, since after hours coverage in Kelowna is often arranged through a separate emergency service. If you are moving from another vet, ask for your animal's history to be sent across before the appointment so it arrives with you. Access along Harvey Avenue rewards a little planning: highway traffic makes left turns slow at peak times, and coming in from a side street is calmer than crossing four lanes with an anxious dog in the back seat. For anyone in the central neighbourhoods, this stretch sits about as close to the geographic middle of the city as a clinic can.
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In the Dilworth neighbourhood of Kelowna.
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