VCA El Mirage Animal Hospital

Our Story

At VCA El Mirage Animal Hospital, we help pets live long, healthy and happy lives. We deliver the best medical care for pets and the best experience for pet owners.

Serving Surprise and surrounding communities, our veterinarians, technicians and pet-friendly support staff are trained to the highest standards. Their thorough knowledge of the latest procedures and medicines ensures that our patients receive the best in preventive and healing care.

Hometown Care at VCA El Mirage Animal Hospital

VCA El Mirage Animal Hospital has been serving the Surprise, El Mirage, and Sun City and surrounding communities with excellent veterinary medicine for over 35 years!

Our pet clinic is located between Bell Road and Grand Avenue off of Dysart Road. We are on the same street as the St. Mary’s Food Bank, just minutes from downtown Surprise. Our veterinary hospital is easily accessible from Bell and Grand Road. We are open Monday through Saturday to provide the best care for your pets. Our staff looks forward to welcoming you and your beloved pets.

We're proud to offer high quality medicine in a warm, safe and welcoming environment that is designed to provide your pet with the very best available veterinary care.

Our services include preventive wellness and sick care, early disease detection and vaccines, parasite control, internal medicine, spay and neuter, dentistry, digital x-rays, soft tissue and micro-chipping, along with boarding, limited grooming, Home Delivery services and CareClub, our comprehensive wellness plan for pets of all ages with easy affordable monthly payments. We carry a variety of pet food like Hill's, Purina and Royal Canin Prescription Diets.

We are here to address any medical concerns you have questions about. If conditions occur that are beyond the capacity of our hospital, we have an excellent network of specialists to refer you to.

We have a close relationship with the Arizona Humane Society and Lost our Home Rescue. Our hospital contributes throughout the year to help support many of our VCA Charites. We are happy to help the greater Phoenix area continue to reduce shelter population through partnership with local shelters and rescue organizations.

With over 25 years of combined experience, Dr. Waltman, Dr. Honikel and Dr. Rogers provide a vast amount of expertise, knowledge and experience. They always enjoy meeting your furry family members.

VCA El Mirage is proud to be an AAHA-accredited animal hospital. Being an AAHA-accredited hospital means that we are evaluated on approximately 900 standards of veterinary excellence every three years. These standards address a variety of issues related to both patient care and the facility, including exam facilities, dental care, diagnostic imaging, and cleanliness.

Everyone on our staff believes that the better we get to know you and your pets, the better we can provide the best possible health care for them. In fact, when you come in, you'll see exactly why our veterinarians are praised for their kind and thorough care. In every case, you'll be served by experienced, knowledgeable members of our staff.

Accreditations & Affiliations
American Animal Hospital Association

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) sets the standard for quality veterinary care for companion animals. As an accredited hospital, we voluntarily uphold the Association's high standards in 18 different areas and are routinely evaluated on over 900 different standards of veterinary care. Not all animal hospitals are accredited, and we are proud to be amongst only 12-15% of veterinary hospitals that hold this honor.