Animal Care Center

I could not be happier with the care given to my boxer puppy, we drive all the way from South Whidbey to be seen by Dr. O Rourke. He is one of the few vet who know how to care for show boxers ears and produce a wonderful outcome with no discomfort to the pup. We are more than happy to drive the 180 miles round trip for this level of care.

We drive all the way from Bothell just because we know that our animals will always receive the best care from Animal Care Center’s staff.

I used to go to Highland Animal Clinic, but on the advice of a friend transferred my cat here due to lower prices. My friends recommended Dr O’Rourke, said he was amazing, but he was on vacation so I saw Dr. Johnson instead. That was the first of my problems. Without even looking at my cat, and getting key things I told the vet tech wrong decided my cat was allergic to her cat food. Then when I shared my concern about her recent increase of eating grass, and lack of throwing up hairballs, and wondering if that could be related to her hair loss I was met with sarcasm, rudeness, and a condescending tone. Telling me if I wanted to live in «happy land» where those things are connected that I am basically screwing over my cat. And that she didn’t want to go «over my head» about what was going on. When I called her out for being rude she, condescendingly, apologized for being condescending and blamed it on my use of «medical jargon» and lack of communication with her. Even though I told her everything I knew! From then on out she was a bit nicer and treated my cat.
Next time I’ll know better and make sure I see Dr. O’Rourke. If I go back. I even had to schedule a follow-​up appt at Highland later that day because I was so worried about my cat after seeing her.

Love our vet! He is so carting and even gave us his personal cell just in case anything went wrong ! Great vet for anyone with bulldogs too, not A lot of vets know how to work with the breed.

We drive close to 50 miles to see Dr. O’Rourke. My American Eskimo broke her wrist like 4 years ago and my vet recommended VCA. They charged me $ 600 for xray and consultation and a splint (which did nothing). They said that her wrist needed to be fused which was $ 5000 which we couldn’t afford. She has had a limp ever since and clearly in pain. Was at my vet and she mentioned Dr. O’Rourke does these surgeries. We took her to him and she had surgery and all went well and he charged much much less. In Feb they had discounts for teeth cleaning so took both our dogs, and they kept them overnight to make sure they were ok. We know have a 3^rd little girl and decided it was worth the drive to take her to Dr. O’Rourke. My other dog has a skin infection and got conflicting diagnosis from other vets so took her to Dr. O from a third opinion and now she is on a plan to get her skin back to normal. You can make appointments so no waiting. Dr O’Rourke and his staff are awesome. Trust me this clinic is worth the drive. The only negative is I wish we had found him years ago

We’ve been in Wa for almost two years and have had horrible vet experiences until we found Dr. O’Rourke. He was recommended from a friend and I only wish we’d found him sooner. We live about 45 minutes south of his office, but would gladly make the drive ten times over to receive the care and expertise from Dr. O’Rourke and his staff. His «bedside manner» is outstanding. He’s more than happy to answer questions and spends the time necessary to make sure you know what’s going on before you leave the office. What’s more, his office visit and services are less expensive than a trip to Banfield/​Pet Smart. He truly is for the love of animals.

Best vet and staff out there. They truly care about your pets and treat them like family. Very reasonably priced and worth the drive. I commute 45 min each way to take my dogs here. They also know my dogs, not just a number like some other larger” box” clinics. Best decision you will make for your pet.

Dr. O’Rourke is such an excellent vet! Our dog Clementine had an CCL tear. He fixed her quick and caring. I drove all the way from Oregon to see him and he was worth it. He is very reasonable on pricing as well.