Maple Leaf Pet Corner

I have gone here a couple times now and I am completely impressed every time I have gone. The staff is very friendly and professional. When I called to ask questions about billing or post surgery maintenance for my dog I got a call back within the hour! Really appreciate this business and will continue to bring my dog!

Been bringing my pets, and referring this vet to my clients for years. They’re the best!

Dr’s Karen Hofmann & Julia McNeal and the rest of the staff at Maple Leaf Pet Corner are by far the most caring and compassionate group I have found for a veterinarian. They are excellent with animals; gentle, patient, sympathetic, taking the time the animal needs to be comfortable.
My dog is my family and they treat him that way without judgement. They are thorough, comfort the animals sincerely, and are careful to ensure my comfort as well.
Whether a routine check-​up or an urgent need they are flexible in getting your pet in, willing to work with you on payment, which can be a challenge at any other vet. They are caring and show true concern about your pets needs.
Routine vaccinations and other needs are not forgotten as they send out reminders, call to remind of appointments, and call to check on your pet after a procedure.
I will soon be living in West Seattle where there are numerous vets, but will continue to make the trek to Lake City to retain them as my baby’s vet. That is how impressive they are.
Having pets essentially all my life, I’ve been to many different vets and Dr’s Hofmann and McNeal and team are by far the best! I enthusiastically recommend Maple Leaf Pet Corner to care for your pets. I cannot say enough about how wonderful they are and how pleased you will be if you take your pet to them.

My husband and I take our ChiPin here and we love this place. We found them on Unilocal and while they aren’t in our neighborhood they are worth the 15 drive. They always take such good care of our fur baby, even offering to clip her nails during her appointments since she doesn’t like them being clipped. When she ate 5oz of chocolate they took her right away and gave her meds as well as activated charcoal to soak up the toxins from the chocolate. We couldn’t love this place more and our pup even loves going which is an extra bonus:)

I met them upon helping my first dog after a senior accident and they were kind enough to refer me to a specialist place when my dog needed more serious care. I unfortunately lost that dog shortly after and they were still so comforting and kind. Both my boys did and now only one adore Dr. Julie and melt like putty in her hands. I would recommend anyone going and taking there pet to her, she is a great value, and her staff care about pets like they are their own. All the 5 star reviews she has are really worth it.

I cannot speak highly enough about Maple Leaf Pet — the doctors are knowledgeable, patient, caring. When my cat of 18 years got sick the doc called me every other day to check on him and me. My only wish is that I would have found them sooner.

we went to another vet with our new puppy and were not impressed. they didn’t let us ask questions, and in general the vet we saw had terrible people skills. Going to maple leaf pet corner was just great. we got everything we needed done and felt confident we were getting good care. Both vets are great and they have good hours so you can really get in when you need an appointment. would 100% recommend them!

WOW! Taking your four legged child to the Vet isn’t easy, finding one that you love is even more difficult.
I thankful had met Karen Hofmann while she was shopping at University Village and she said she would love to meet my 5 lb Pomeranian, Violet.
So finally 4 months later, I did and I have to say that from the moment I walked in, they were so warm and welcoming! Even Buzz, their resident dog came out to greet us as first time guests.
Violet got her yearly shots. We got her flea medicine and Karen just gave insight as to what to watch for, like her sliding kneecaps (there’s a far more official term, but that’s not my trade) and other advice. Our last vet in Minnesota constantly was trying to up our bill with some new stupid add on but that was not the case one bit here.
Karen even clipped Violet’s nails herself and Violet didn’t go into hysterics as she normally does. She wasn’t easy but Karen took her time and did it gently herself.
I feel like I hit the jackpot with her as my Vet!

I am extremely happy after my first visit at this vet today! My recently adopted cat is quite shy and I was a little nervous about taking her in, but she ended up being very comfortable in this caring environment.
When you walk in to the clinic, a staff member is immediately ready to help you. If you’re a first time visitor, the paperwork takes about 2 minutes to complete (bring past vet paperwork if possible). Within 5 minutes of walking in the door, I was in a check up room getting started with my appointment.
Two of the staff members spent lots of one on one time with me and my cat, discussing every little thing I could come up with. They were patient, informative, and made sure I knew all of my options in regards to treatment. They even presented me with an estimate before actually doing anything.
Once we got going with treatment stuff, it was all quick and smooth. Not rushing, as they obviously respect you and your pet, but they are definitely efficient.
Two of the best things from my visit that stuck out in addition to the friendly and hard working staff: 1. My cat was very comfortable and they were sensitive to her 2. Every question I asked was answered thoroughly (I ask lots of questions!).
I’m so very glad to have found a good place for my cat, and will be coming back regularly! Any extra expense (it isn’t the cheapest vet around, but not bank breaking) is worth it in my opinion.

Dr. McNeal, Dr. Hofmann, and the staff at Maple Leaf Pet Corner are excellent! We have had nothing but positive experiences with our two dogs. My dogs hated the vet, but they often felt at ease, especially when Dr. McNeal would sit with them and comfort them. Both Dr. McNeal’s and Dr. Hofmann’s love for animals is very obvious! And yes, as a reviewer mentioned before, sometimes they have a small, calm doggie walking around the office, which actually helped calm my dogs down! Having a calm presence in a situation that made my pups anxious worked! Regardless, everyone here is kind, compassionate, professional, and nice. Glad we found this place!

This is a great place. It feels homey, warm and animal centered. That carries over to the way they tend animals. They don’t over prescribe; they have a sensible approach but at the same time, they make an intelligent assessment and try multiple things with sick animals. I had a very ill cat who simply couldn’t be saved. Karen Hofmann had the right touch with her and with me. My older dog goes there now and gets good care for all of his aching bones.

Love love love this vet. I have never loved a vet before — more saw them as a necessary function of caring for your pet but this clinic is amazing. I have a 16 year old Siamese that is my baby and we started going to this vet about 2 years ago. My cat has always had a puking problem and she has been seen by probably 6 different veterinarians in her life due to my moving from college to different cities and the resounding answer I got from vets (after expensive tests, changing food and feeding habits) was she’s just a puker. I even had one vet say that he’d had a Siamese just like her live to 20 and she puked every day. So I resigned myself to that was an unfortunate part of my kitty’s package. The difference happened when I visited Dr Hoffman and she recommended I give Pepcid to my little puker and voila, puke is almost completely gone. Also I told her about my cat’s behavior changes and that she winces constantly and we agreed she probably has arthritis. She recommended adequan shots since my cat hates pills and we’d tried several different kinds of glucosamine treats and powders which she rejected. So a year or so later after she started sleeping so much I would only be able to interact with her briefly in the morning, we started the shots and holy crap it’s like I have my baby back. It was an almost immediate change. I wish I had done it sooner but the thought of giving her shots really freaked me out. But the doctor had a nice, patient vet tech walk us through giving her shots and between our training, my husband and the internet we have been successful so far with giving her the shots. She barely notices the shots and is back to herself. Her eyes are bright and alert, she sleeps about half as much as she used to and begs for scratches again. She even tried jumping up on our bed without her kitty shelf and has been playing with her sister kitty so those are good signs she’s feeling better.

I switched to Maple Leaf after being unhappy at my previous vet. Dr. Hoffman and Dr. McNeal were both amazing! My cat had blood in her urine, and I was so worried. Dr. Hoffman was able to get a urine sample right there on the table, examine it for stones or crystals, and tell me the necessary steps to take, all in one appointment. The doctors eased my mind and told me not to worry, my cat would be fine. And they were right! So happy with Maple Leaf! These doctors know what they are talking about and will not give up until your pet is 100% better!

WE LOVE DR. KAREN HOFMANN!!!
As any pet owner would agree with me, pets are NOT just pets. They are part of the family, and like most, my spoiled baby! So choosing the *right* vet is serious business.
We found Maple Leaf Pet Corner through the reviews on Unilocal and we have been coming here for the last 3 years for our pup, Lucy. After a somewhat rocky start, we felt at ease and appreciated that the staff here will go out of their way to make our visits comfortable. Lucy has a lot of insecurities/​fears/​anxiety and can be difficult when there are other animals present in the office, so I love that I can pop my head in and let them know of Lucy’s arrival, in which they would let us go straight into an empty room for her exams.
Dr. Hofmann is very pleasant. understanding, caring, sweet, thoroguh, knowledgable, etc. THE LIST CAN GO ON! Her calm demeanor is also very very helpful when you have a million thoughts going on in your head. Love that Lucy is comfortable with her and we’re so happy to have found Dr. Hofmann and her staff :)

My cat got very sick over the course of a week. Like most cats, she tried not to show it. We initially filed her strange behavior under «Cats Are Weird, example 53,439» but discovered her very ill one morning. Dr. Karen at Maple Leaf was able to see us right away. Our sick cat was put at ease by her and by her wonderful staff. We opted to do the high end of testing and medication, and it was a good thing — our cat had swallowed a toy and it wasn’t passing. Going home with meds might have been pretty risky. The quick diagnosis and resolution were wonderful. Reasonably priced, too.
We haven’t chosen to use her as regular vet because there were unrestrained shelter animals (being cared for by the clinic) passing in and out of the exam room the whole time we were there. My cat’s an only child for a reason and is stressed out by seeing even tiny dogs. It’s awkward being alone with a sick animal and having a tech randomly pass you a kitten and then disappear for ten minutes. My own cat is pissy, the kitten is crying, I don’t feel like I can leave, I’m not sure I should be exposing either of them to each other… and I feel like a monster complaining about kittens on the internet! Their in house rescuing is awesome and it seems like nobody else has this problem. Maybe I caught them on an off day.

I’m extremely grateful for the effort these guys put forth to get my dog certified to travel overseas. In my opinion they went far beyond what I expected. I totally appreciate it. It was no easy task either. I felt that here my dog was well cared for by the vets and technicians. I can’t thank them enough. In addition I felt that the vets and their staff were just as good with the pet owners as they were with the pets themselves.

We took our new puppy to this clinic over the Summer for an adoption check up and did not have a very good experience. I was surprised because there seem to be many 5 star reviews (why we took him here in the first place). I believe we saw Dr. McNeal, and she seemed nice enough but was very pushy about putting our new pup on ongoing flea meds (not tolerated well by his breed, which she apparently had no idea about) and also did not understand our hesitation about some optional immunizations (also particular shots not tolerated by his breed). When we asked about her knowledge of holistic vet medicine, she was totally in the dark. We wanted to find a vet that wasn’t just going to medicate at every turn, but would try the most natural and least harmful methods of treatment first, when possible, and then move to the western stuff if that didn’t work. This is not the place to go if you like that idea.
If your dog is a hearty breed and doesn’t have many problems, I think this place would be fine. For brachycephalic breeds, I would not recommend taking your pup to this place. Find a vet that is knowledgeable about your breed and willing to listen to your concerns.

I love our regular vet but needed my sick pooch to the doc today and they were full up. On a referral from a friend, I tried these guys. They gave us their only available spot and were so lovely, patient, knowledgeable, thorough, and kind. My dog is quite nervous with new people/​situations and Dr. McNeal and Joanna were just great with her. The visit went way better than I thought it would, and I also have what I need to get my dog better without a costly trip to the emergency vet. Thanks, Maple Leaf!

We have 2 dogs that we take to maple leaf. We love dr Karen she’s amazing. They are treated like her own animals. I love that her dog Buzz is always there to great us. That they have house cats that run around. I feel this just adds to the great experience. I highly recommend taking your furry family members there. They will be well takin care of

GREAT experience today! 9 yr old cat who had 24 – 36 hrs of not eating, lethargic, depressed, not able to swallow, no sign of foreign object but coughing/​choking — decided to take him straight in without waiting to figure anything else out. New to Seattle, used online reviews to find the best local vet, and trusted in Unilocal reviews. BRAVO — found an excellent vet and staff who was caring, passionate about their work, thorough, got straight to the problem, very sensitive about costs and budgets, and VOILA — healthy, happy cat 12 hours later. You have new customers in us and we will spread the word. (and when we get another four-​legged friend, we’ll be glad to have them grow up under your care). :-) :-D :-) Thanks!!!