Yaletown Pet Hospital is pleased to announce the introduction of a therapy laser to our practice.
Learn more about this exciting new treatment on our blog post, or ask one of the doctors or staff at the time of your next visit!
Yaletown Pet Hospital is a full service veterinary clinic, and is currently the only veterinary clinic south of Granville Street serving the downtown core of Vancouver.
The rapid growth of the area has resulted in equally rapid growth of the clinic since opening in the summer of 2003, necessitating a move to our new, larger premises.
Our new, much larger location is at 893 Expo Boulevard, just around the corner from our previous location on Smithe Street.
Parking is available on Expo Boulevard west of Smithe and along Beatty Street.
There is also a parkade in the Vision Critical Building, with access off both Beatty Street and Expo Boulevard.
Lobby of Yaletown Pet Hospital
From its origins as Vancouver’s warehouse district, Yaletown has in recent years developed into an exciting and vibrant neighbourhood full of interesting shops, amazing restaurants and a diverse community. The human population has brought along with it a huge number of animal companions, including a highly visible pack of dogs, and an equally large but less visible clutter of cats. At Yaletown Pet Hospital, we are pleased to provide quality veterinary services to the area’s furry family members.
Dr. Rob Spooner has been practicing as a veterinarian in the Lower Mainland since 1989. He worked extensively as a locum throughout the Lower Mainland, filling in at several clinics on a regular basis, with nine years at Capilano Pet Hospital in North Vancouver. This gave him the opportunity to see how different practices operated- what worked well and what he would do differently. He has succeeded in turning the best of what he’s learned into an efficient and comfortable veterinary clinic for the rapidly growing Yaletown area. Rob is also a member of CAAT and has taken part in several projects with the team, including the Yukon and Botswana this year. And loved every minute of them!! He currently works at the clinic every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well as every other Tuesday evening and Saturday.
Dr. Deb Archeck is a native of Vancouver who graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with her classmate, Rob Spooner, in 1989. She has practised throughout the Lower Mainland in small animal medicine and joined Yaletown Pet Hospital in 2004. Deb’s client-centred philosophy, along with an integrative approach incorporating various modalities, forms the foundation for providing excellence in patient care. Deb is very excited to be part of a progressive, supportive team of staff and doctors at YPH. Deb lives in Vancouver with her husband, son and super-cat, Penny. Dr Archeck is at YPH Monday to Thursday each week.
Dr. Roxanne Vandermeer graduated with distinction from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon in 2007. Before veterinary school, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science at Washington State University where she graduated Cum Laude. Prior to this, she spent 4.5 years overseas in The Netherlands and Singapore. Roxanne now works full time at Yaletown Pet Hospital as an associate veterinarian with a special interest in surgery and dentistry. As a member of the Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT), she recently traveled to Ucluelet as part of a volunteer spay/neuter clinic. She balances out her life with biking, snowboarding, surfing, playing with her pets, travel and friends. Dr. Vandermeer is usually available at the clinic every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well as every other Tuesday and Saturday.
Dr. Jay Korbelik graduated from the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) in 2008 at which time he decided to return to Canada to practice veterinary medicine. He completed a small animal internship in surgery and medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in July of 2010. His special interests include dermatology and internal medicine. Jay currently works at Yaletown Pet Hospital Monday evenings and Tuesdays, and frequently covers for the other doctors when they are away.
Dr. Sue Hughson is a Maritime native who graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 1990. More recently, she completed the ANH homeopathy course in 2000, and became certified in acupuncture in 2009. She has been practicing with a special interest in these areas around the Lower Mainland. Sue has always had a love of animals, riding horses as a child, and later teaching horseback riding, operating a small goat dairy, and shepherding with working dogs in France. She is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys running, skiing and hiking, but most important to her are spending time with her two children, her family and friends. Sue practices at YPH every Wednesday.
To arrange for an appointment for your cat or dog, contact Yaletown Pet Hospital by phone at: 604.682.7389
Clinic Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8AM to 9PM
Saturday: 9AM to 5PM
We are closed Sundays and Statutory Holidays.
In case of after hours emergencies please contact the Vancouver Animal Emergency Clinic at 604.734.5104.
They are located at 1590 West 4th Ave.
NOTE: Please contact us directly by phone for an appointment. We do not accept appointment requests by email.
