So many bad experiences at this vet clinic. Went in once and they told my my animal "looked perky so must be fine" and gave me painkillers, we went into a second vet for another opinion the next night however by that time it was too late and he didn't respond to treatment, two days later he was dead. Sent my dog to the boarding kennel at this vets and when I came to pick him up he was limping so badly that for two days I had to carry him everywhere because he was in so much pain that he didn't want to walk. His pads were a bloody mess. Saying this I have heard people that highly recommend this veterinary hospital, however I personally will not be using them again. Read Less

I've had great experiences here. I see below others complaining of over selling and pushy people. Not true in my case. Do you understand this is a business? They are not a charity. How about listening to their opinions and making your decisions? Would you question your own doctor like that? Your lawyer like that? No. See you next time kittie needs some TLC.Read Less

Todden (my dog) loves Dr. Poynter. The prices here for exam are the cheapest we have found. Dr. Poynter is very thorough, she shows that she cares very much for the animals she takes care of. Their bloodwork is done in house, and quick. In two appointments we were able to have his first visit to this clinic, his fatty cyst lanced, bloodwork done and analyzed, and allergies diagnosed; for a fraction of what it would have cost at the vet clinic we came from. She is excellent and we will be taking Todden here from now on. Read Less

They are amazing and very caring about animals.. Dr. Poynter look after my cat and got him cure.. Thank you! I went others vet and they didn't cure like Tantallon did.. Great job! Best Vet I ever went to.. I tell people about your Veterinary.. I hope they will go there.. :) I wouldn't change another Veterinary.. Your the best! Read Less

This vet clinic is amazing. Dr. Heather Mosher took such good care of my little yorkie during his appointments. She is very attentive, nice, and answered all my questions. She put my mind at ease during every step of the way. I appreciate the level of detail that she goes into during her examinations of my pet and also the procedure he had. I could not ask for a better vet experience. Read Less

I would like to thank Dr. Karen Gormley and all other staff for taking such good care of my fur baby Baylee. It is not just a job for them they sincerely care so much about our animals. I love you all and thanks so much for continually calling and answering my silly questions which you reassure never a silly question. Highly recommend tantallon animal hospital to everyone.... Read Less

I can't say enough good things about this vet, we have a 15 year old Shih Tzu who had some skin issues do to allergies and Dr. Poynter worked day and night to find the right medications and shampoos for him. She is the best veterinarian I've ever had. My husband and I have 4 dogs and this is the only place we well ever take any of them. Read Less

I am very pleased with the staff who did everything in their power to help my Siamese lynx point Diego.Thanks for all the phone calls everyday to see how he was doing.We are blessed to have a caring hospital staff.Also, thanks for the beautiful sympathy card. Read Less

The female vet I had here over prescribed and over medicated our cat, and charged us about three times what other vet's would by the end of the experience. I've called around and seen this issued charged as low as 450$ at other vets, with a high estimate of 750$ at a 24/7 vet practice. That high estimate is a bit over half of what I had to pay.The male vet at this place is great, he treated my friends cat for the same thing at a much lower cost, he's also very nice and professional. The first time my friends took their cat with the same issue into this place, the same female vet I had offered them the huge bill, or else pay less for a pain pill if they wouldn't cough up the exorbitant "full meal deal" cost. The only thing the pain medication would do is ease the pain of their cat dying because they wouldn't pay the crazy lady for procedures and medicines above and beyond what was actually necessary.If you have to go here, get Hoskins. Other than that, I'd stay away. Read Less

I have nothing but good things to say about our experience at the clinic. All the staff have been great especially Dr. Emily and Dr. Heather. When we lost Bruiser the compassion and care was overwhelming. Read Less

I have been bringing our boy Ruddick (standard poodle) since he was 10 weeks old to this Tantallon Veterinary Hospital. I can honestly say the staff and Dr's are so very loving, kind and empathathic towards us as pet owners and to our precious pets who are so dear to us. Ruddick is almost 2 years old and I will say that over this period of time, I have developed trust and have a lot of respect in his Dr Gormley and the staff as well. I can't imagine bringing Ruddick anywhere but here. I take great comfort knowing he is safe and in good hands whether he is in daycare or there for a check up....I recommend this hospital with a 110% :) Read Less

I am incredibly picky when it comes to vets! I usually go to Truro Vet, but after noticing a mass in my dog's mouth and recommendations to go here, I gave them a call. They got me in within two hours and were so friendly and caring! The abscess needed to be drained so I asked if they could also neuter my dog at the same time and they could! This not only was great to get two procedures done, but they were able to make as cost-effective as possible for me. It was so reassuring knowing that everyone there not only cared about my dog, but also how I felt about leaving him. 200% would recommend :) Read Less

These people are scary. Their concerns are money over your animal. They have an amazing business model, quite clever in fact. Their banker and accountant will be pleased, but their success comes at a cost to animals and pet owners. Their model is simple. Build an annuity (an ongoing income). Their goal in each visit is to put your pet on a medication plan. Quarterly, monthly, and if they can find things to justify for daily doses, they pounce. Again, very clever. If they can get 40% of their clients on some sort of plan, they start each month with a significant guaranteed minimum income before they even see an animal. Another clever tactical strategy in their business plan is their insistence on unnecessary appointments. Here again, not only do they capture a visit fee, it creates a new opportunity to sell you a recurring prescription. I'm not at all suggesting they prescibe medication dangerous to your animal, I suggest they like to prescibe unnecessary medication knowing it's harmless to your pet. After just seeing and diagnosing your pet, if you call, their answer is always "bring her in". Our new vet, BTW, will ask questions over the phone, then say "ok, do this...". He provides immediate relief for our pet and peace of mind for us. Specific Examples: Dr Heather insisting on shots only to admit later it's for a parasite not even in Nova Scotia. Dr Karen is the worst of all. If you've ever been to a time-share sales experience, you will relate to an experience with Dr. Karen. She took a skin scraping for analysis. The entire time we are waiting for results, she is high pressure selling on a treatment plan (initially $600, then $125/month for LIFE). I spent the entire time reminding her she doesn't have the results back yet, doesn't know what it is, and is being premature selling a plan for life on an 11 month old puppy. Scrapings came back, she loaded me up with 4 meds, 2 of which we found later were unrelated to our puppy's illness and were totally unnecessary. Having paid over $300 in treatment with no results, my wife went to see Dr. Karen. Karen says "bring her in" and starts saying all she would do in the visit. My wife stopped adding up and stopped listening once Karen got up to $400 in tests without once discussing healing our pet. We went to another vet. The entire vet visit, including treatment, was less than $100. What's more, we left with a treatment plan which is working and have a happy 11 month old puppy we finally can trust is in good hands. UPDATE: Thank you for your response. Reality is this was our experience at every visit, not just the last one. We have more examples, such as when we brought our 4 year old in-perfect-health cat in for shots. Dr Karen spent her time telling us how much pain the cat is in (which he was not) and that we need to have surgery to remove his teeth. But not to worry, we can discuss implants next. Thank you again for your response. We are satisfied now with 3 healthy and cared for animals Read Less

My 3 month old kitten presented with diarrhea. She was tested and found to have Giardia. We treated her and it didn't clear up. We were advised to get her tested again and it came back positive. More medicine for her and our 6 month old kitten. She still had issues. We were advised to get special Gastrointestinal food at $60 a bag. We did. The issue continued. We were advised to get her feces tested again ($30 each time) and it came back positive for Giardia again. The vet "called in a favour" to consult with one of her professors at the Veterinary College in PEI and learned that our cat likely had another parasite that could only be tested for in Ontario at a cost of $200. He also advised not to treat the Giardia as she was likely just expelling it from her system. Which means all the other fecal tests and 2nd round of medicine was likely not necessary. I am now on the hook for all those fees plus another $200 for this test and possible cost for treatment. If they had known their stuff in the first place I could have used the funds I spent on unnecessary treatments to pay for this test. I've expressed my concern at every turn and they did try to accommodate, but I wonder where we'd be if I had just gone along with their advice each time without pushing for a better answer. My cat would have been given more medication she didn't need. Read Less

We have been using this vet for a couple years now and I would recommend them to anyone. We recently had to deal with our cat getting cancer and they were very compassionate, told us every available option, the cost of each option and the possible outcome of each option. There was no pressure to make a sudden decision or pressure to pick any one option. This was in the summer, sadly our beloved Sookie is no longer with us as of a couple weeks ago. The Tantallon Veterinary Clinic were compassionate, caring and I thank them for their support and professionalism at such a difficult time as letting go of a fur baby. I would like to state that I've never been charged more than quoted, or told I needed anything without a reasonable explanation. I see another persons rating and review and I think it poorly reflects the reality of this vet clinic. I have 3 dogs, and had 2 cats. I've been to many vet clinics living in different cities and provinces. This clinic's prices I find are reasonable for their exceptional service. Read Less

We had brought our cat Maddy in for a consultation for allergies no reason was found, but it was pointed out that our cat had a chipped tooth and if it didn't get it removed she would have internal problems so we agreed on X-ray's and blood work, I don't know the medical terminology......but we were told she should have surgery and we agreed what a mistake!, our cat Maddy was burned severly 2nd and 3rd degree burns  all over her belly and her shoulder's because of the wrong use of a heating blanket that Dr. Mosher and Dr Karen ......so far she had 3 surgeries and Maddy is loaded with stiches, pain medications and anti-biotics.......the photo's that I have are to disturbing for me to share and Maddy may have to go for another surgery if one area on her belly does not close and heal......we paided over $1500. of our own funds for pain and suffering to our cat and our family.......we had been going to this VET for 8 years and now it is all money to them very sad.....The co-owner David is very ignorant and rant's and raves at customer's if he does not like your thought's...be careful around him....every thing is very expensive.Dr. Bail is very nice, caring and sincere about pet's........ across the street Up date: I filed a complaint with the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association and it was found in the end that Dr. Mosher and Dr. Karen were responsible for Maddy's 2nd and 3rd degree burn's from the heating blanket method they used. Now they have to use a safer method that meet's the recommendation's of the NSVMA.The Panel will submit an article discussing safe use of external heating devices to the NSVMA for publication in it's member's newsletter. However this unprofessional ignorance can't be assured it won't happen again. I caution that if you love your pets like family make sure! they are in the right hands for the right reasons, not a surgical procedure that is completely not necessary. Your pet will be stressed for no reason and so will your pocket book......to them Money first! Oh and the whole staff will attest that they are the best around, once again caution! Read Less

BEST. VET. EVER.These Veterinarians here are among the best I have ever dealt with!They are informative, open, knowledgeable, and down right awesome.Of all the vet's I (we) have used over the past few years since getting our Cats, I have been most comfortable with these ones.They are very friendly, and caring towards our pets, as they are with others I am sure.The prices are fair, and even lower in some cases to other vets we have used!They even stay late if needed, so you can make it in to pick your pet up.This will forever be my go to vet! Read Less