Park Animal Hospital

The quality of this place is great. Very friendly and caring staff. I bring both of pits here and they are very well taken care of by dr green. The man is great at his job! Wouldnt go anywhere else

People– you need to know what’s going on here…
My parents used to take my childhood dog here regularly. That dog was going through what seemed like major depression. Not eating & sad. We took her to see Dr. Park and he gave her a vitamin shot and said it’s good sent us on our way home. Few days later she was so bad– not able to walk or get up – so she pooped herself due to the vitamin shot. She was crying the whole time. I felt awful. We took her to emergency and spend sooo much money to hydrate her and bring her back to «life». Turns out the dog had Addison’s disease and needed pills to be treated. That’s it– just pills! It was a simple fix. Had we waited 1 more day the dog would’ve DIED!
Back then Addison’s disease was considered rare so I let that slip. Then when I became a dog owner as I got older I took my dog here. She started wetting her bed and ours. Very annoying! Time for a doc visit. He looked her over and said she was fine. Few months later she’s still having the problem. I took her in for a second opinion at another animal hospital and they diagnosed her on the spot. Just asked me a few questions and actually communicated. It was a bladder issue when my dog lays down she cannot control it. The second doctor said this was not an uncommon issue and needed to be medicated daily (about $ 30 for a 30 day supply). None of this was the work of any Einstein doctor. Just a doctor on staff for a walk-​in appointment.
So why would I ever take any pet there again? Well I simply wouldn’t. Dr. Park downplays everything and doesn’t even ask any questions just shoves you out the door and you gotta pay the bill.
My advice… if you truly. truly love your dog. Do not go here– it’s not worth the misdiagnoses and heartache.

Let me just say that I’ve never been to Dr. Park for anything super serious – the most was an upset stomach (which he cured wonderfully). Luckily, the pooch has never needed anything more. Thus, I cannot really comment on visits that involve more than just shots and check ups.
The staff is great. Warm, friendly, and so good with animals. My dog is particularly skittish and always has been. They always do so well with her and she’s at ease within minutes.
The pricing is also great. Park Animal Hospital is a bit of a drive for me, but definitely worth it. I pay around half of what my friends pay who take their pets to vets in the area.
The facilities are clean, and the vibe is very family/​mom-​and-​pop, which to me is much more comforting than the ones that feel so sterile or corporate.

By far the best for any pet, you get a quick knowledgeable response, & most visits are $ 100 or «less» voted top 25 Animal Hospitals since 2008 by CHIGAGO Magazine– I love Dr Parks I love his staff– Furry Godmother over 700 clients I’ve seen them all

I’ve been going to Park for nearly 14 years. I’ve seen it all and I have to agree with other’s comments that quality has declined. It’s unfortunate because up until the last 3 – 4 years, we trusted his expertise.
I won’t even go into all the details relating to misdiagnosis and unwillingness to assist at least one of my pets. This is a vet who has actually cussed at my dog while trying to get a blood sample. Let’s ignore the fact my dog was muzzled and on the floor in a hot room with two techs holding him down. What dog wouldn’t struggle? This is a vet who has REFUSED to do an x-​ray because it would take too much time to sedate my dog.
He’s tired. He just wants to go through the motions while he trains his fresh-​out-​of-​vet-​school son to take over. The same son who spent 15 minutes trying to get a blood sample from my 13 year old dog. His dad stood just outside the door and didn’t help. You’d think he’d have some heart for a dog who he’s seen his entire life, NOPE!
Avoid this place unless you’re just looking for cheap sub-​par care or only take your dog for vaccines once a year. Staff is nice though, so there’s that. Meh.

Dr. Park is very good with our cats. He doesn’t try to rip people off like the vet nearby on Grand. We have been going to Park with all our cats… made the mistake of trying going to another place nearby… got taken for a lot of money for tests that were not needed. We will always go to Dr. Park from now on… learned our lesson. Many of these places could care less about your pet… they only want to make tons of money. Dr. Park will not take advantage of you… and he and his staff truly care about your pet. Thank you Dr. Park for caring for our beloved animals.

Dr. Park and the clinic overall is great!!! Every time i come in with my dog I walk out happy and my dog always receives the best care! With my busy schedule it is great that you can just walk in without an appointment! I would recommend to anyone!

I still bring all of my animals to Dr. Park and love the attention and care they all get. We are now up to two cats and a dog and they all actually don’t mind coming in for their check-​ups. When my first cat passed away, the emergency facility where he was being treated must have contacted Dr. Park because I received a condolences card from him the next week — that is such a nice touch.
Our most recent addition is our dog, who is a 7 year old rescue beagle and he was having «episodes» that weren’t seizures, but were scary. They went away after Dr. Park diagnosed him with having worms and then he suddenly had two in a row a few months later. We brought him back and Dr. Park ran a full blood screen on him before prescribing expensive meds. The work came back clean and he reassured us that we should just keep watching him for any more signs, but that there was nothing truly «serious» going on. So worth the $ 180 for that testing and I’ve never felt gauged — he even told us to order certain monthly meds online to save money and gave us a coupon!

I have been taking my dogs to Dr. Park since 1999 and have always been pleased. In 2008, I had to put my Yellow Lab down and Dr. Park was nothing but kind, gentle, and understanding. He even sent a handwritten card to my house afterword expressing his sympathy.
I have 2 BIG DOGS now (St. Bernard and a Husky/​Sheppard mix) and Dr. Park is always gentle and sweet with them. He takes his time and answers all my questions. His staff are attentive and helpful as well, and they actually LIKE dogs. The price can’t be beat and if Dr. Park doesn’t know the answer to your question, he does research to find the answer.
I wouldn’t go anywhere else, especially with my weirdo rescue dogs.

My dog had a hematoma on his ear. I took him in there to get it drained. Dr park took one look at it and wrote me a referral. My dog has allergies and I wanted to actually ask him about giving my dog an allergy test. He said well i can write you a referral to a dermatologist. Umm okay. I asked him about the hematoma again saying I had done online research and talked to other vets and read/​was told you can drain it, and insert a cortisone to keep down the inflammation. I really don’t want to put him under if I don’t have to. He said no, surgery is the only way. So I paid $ 35 bucks for him to look at my dog for 10 minutes and write a name down on a piece of paper. I just took it already knowing I was going to go to my other vet. Come to think of it he just wrote down a name, not even a phone number!
A few hours later my other vet got me in and drained the ear and injected cortisone and he’s fine. My other vet is elmwood grove animal hospital. I just went to park BC its close to my house and doesn’t need an appointment. But what’s the use if he doesn’t do anything but write referrals?
I also don’t like his staff. My dog is a bit fearful, and they were crowding him and were trying to keep me from handling him or helping get him on the table. They put way too small of a muzzle on him. I dont honestly know how that guy is in business.

I can’t even tell you the number of times Dr. Park and his staff have been so wonderful to me and my pets.
A few years ago, my beloved cat Mojo was so sick, and because of Dr. Park’s expertise and caring evaluation determined he had diabetes. With insulin and check ups, Mojo lived 4 more years. When it came time to euthanize him, I cried my eyes out and he and his staff were there for me. I received a sympathy card a few days after wards. Little did I know how much I would need them 8 days later…
I was walking my cousin’s Siberian Husky puppy at 10 am and we were attacked by a vicious pit bull. The attack on the dog and myself was so horrific, a neighbor had to shoot the pit to stop it from killing us. After I was attended to by paramedics, I took the husky to Dr. Park. He saw her immediately and assessed her injuries. He wanted to make sure her traumatic injuries were treated by a specialist, so he referred us to a trauma center. He refused to take payment for the visit and just told us to go take care of the puppy. My hand was badly hurt and I had to go to the ER, but luckily my cousin got there just in time to take his husky.
The next day, Dr. Park called to see how me and the puppy were doing. He was so happy to hear we were OK and that we were at our respective homes resting.
I can’t express enough thanks to Dr. Park and his staff. You cannot go wrong by taking your pet to this practice. He will always do his best and if he can’t do it, he is not arrogant to try in vain, he will refer you to a specialist. He just wants what is best for your pet, just like you.

I had my puppy neutered here. Everything went well and I’m glad with their service. The doctors really seem to care about their patients :)

I have been bringing my pets here (dogs and cats) for over 20 years. Dr. Park has always been very helpful with trying to find the best solutions for my pets needs. I had a diabetic cat on the brink of death. He instructed me on how to treat her. Her condition improved within weeks and I can happily say that two years later she is thriving. On another occasion, my dog needed surgery. Because of a death in the family, I was unable to pick her up after the surgery for several days. Dr. Park was very understanding and didn’t charge me for the extra days of boarding. Their offices are clean and well maintained. Dr. Park and his staff are clearly devoted to the pets they care for. I wouldn’t think of going anywhere else.

Dr. Park and his staff are absolutely the best vet people around! My family and I have been taking our pets to his office for 15 years and he and his staff have always given us excellent service and care. His rates are extremely reasonable, and we have never had to wait very long to be seen. He always takes his time and explains everything clearly and answers all of our questions. Dr. Park has a very reassuring demeanor, which makes people feel comfortable and confident in his work.
Earlier this summer we had to put our 15 year old dog down, and even though he had a waiting room full of people, who were there before us, he took us in right away and took his time and answered our questions. He asked us to let him know when we were ready and afterwards he and his staff took the time to tell us they were sorry for our loss. A few days later we received a sympathy card from him. I blown away at that a doctor, of any kind, would take the time to send a card and sign it himself.
Dr. Park is a class act!
Enrico F.

We took our dog there all of her life, and since it was my parents that actually took her, I never really thought twice about the quality of the service. But as I got older and started taking her also, I wasn’t too fond of the place.
Throughout the last few months of my dog’s life, we noticed rapid weight loss, but no other obvious symptoms. She was overall very healthy! We just associated it with her age (she was 12) since she didn’t seem to be suffering in any other way. On her 13^th birthday we took her into Dr. Park because we really started to worry about her weight loss. After a blood test he calmly told me «it looks like it’s her kidneys» and then he said some other stuff & told me the food she had to eat. He has a very heavy accent so he is EXTREMELY hard to understand. and when you ask questions he seems annoyed. Well, he didn’t seem overly concerned about the situation so I bought the special food from them & went home and started her on her new special diet.
I went home and took it upon myself to do research on dogs with kidney problems. I started reading a lot of horrible things, and reading about how severe it is when their blood levels are so high. I had remembered looking at her bloodwork & seeing how dangerously high her kidney levels were. Yet Dr. Park didn’t make a big deal about it at all.
3 days later, my dog couldn’t get out of bed. She was weak and out of it. We rushed her to the emergency vet where we learned her kidneys were FAILING. she was put on dialysis over night to try to keep her alive. By the next day, they told us she’d have to be on dialysis 3 days a week just to survive. We took her home to spend time with her before taking her in to Dr. Park. When we finally went in so he could euthanize her, we were all a mess. She was our family member for 13 years, my entire family was bawling. Dr. Park emotionlessly put her up on the table and did his job. He didn’t discuss anything with us. didn’t try consoling us or explaining her illness or anything. I know for a fact that if he had actually put more care and effort into her health 3 DAYS BEFORE she would not have passed so quickly.
I just adopted a dog and i will absolutely not be taking her to Dr. Park. If you want your dog to be cared for with compassion, and a vet who can explain what is wrong and do everything in their power to help you, then do not even consider this vet.

*NEVER, EVER bring your pet here!!!
A few years ago, I brought my 9 year old Chow to Dr. Park because she was vomiting and had bad diarrhea. He had been her vet since she was a puppy, so he was very familiar with her health and history. She never had medical issues, just saw him for check ups.
When Dr. Park entered the room he was visibly distracted. We explained to him that she was vomiting, had bad diarrhea and that she wasn’t eating. Whatever was distracting him was obvious, and he just looked her over and said, «Do you know she is also due for her vaccinations». I am not a veterinarian, but I am well aware that you do NOT give a dog his or her vaccinations when ther are ill. Any vet will tell you that!
I told the doctor that I didn’t think it was a good idea because she was ill. He said, «Don’t worry. She is fine.» When we woke up the very next morning, our dog had passed away. I called the «doctor» and screamed at him about what he did. His exact answer was, «Damn! I shouldn’t have given her the shots yesterday. I am sorry, it is definitely my fault.» He went on to offer me a refund for the previous day’s visit, as if that was enough!
Since I live in the area, I know several people that had used this veterinarian at some point in the past. Not even one of them uses him any longer. He has gotten quite a reputation for being a low-​quality veterinarian.
Please, if you love (or even like) your pet, AVOID THIS VETERINARIAN!!! He is careless, RUDE & thoughtless!

I hate to give a negative review, but I also wouldn’t want someone in a similar situation to experience the same:
I selected Park Animal Hospital because it was one of a handful of places in the near west suburbs that:
– opens at 8am on a Saturday
– has consistently glowing Unilocal reviews
– was reported as being budget friendly.
I took my cat in b/​c I thought he had a urinary tract infection after finding some blood in his urine the night before. I needed to take him in early because I teach classes on Saturday morning, which I can’t cancel at the last minute. I teach til 12:30, and most vet clinics are beginning to close down by that time.
Since the clinic works on a walk-​in basis, I arrived at 7:30 to make sure my cat would be first in line and arranged for my boyfriend to meet me at 8:00 to stay for the appointment because I didn’t think I’d have time to stay (I had to be at a studio in the city at 8:30).
The staff was really helpful in letting me in a little early and letting me fill out paperwork. And the doctor actually saw us a few minutes before 8, so I stayed for the exam. (This is why I gave them TWO stars instead of one.)
The vet immediately concluded that what I thought was blood in his urine was actually blood in his stool (really just liquid coming out). He had a fecal impaction that was really bad (even though he’d pooped just a few days prior) — reached all the way up to his ribcage.
At that point he told me I’d have to take the cat somewhere else because he didn’t have time to clear out his colon because he would have other clients to handle (despite the walk-​in appointments). When I told him that I wouldn’t be able to have him seen until Monday because of my work schedule, he said that the cat needed to be treated immediately and that it couldn’t wait until Monday. (!!!) He gave me a card for a 24 hour clinic. He also said (off-​handedly) that my cat may also have a UTI, he didn’t know.
I understand his need to keep his business up and running, but I also understand that I’d be paying for his time if he’d selected to take care of my cat.
The upside of the story is that he didn’t charge me for the visit. The downside of the story is that had I selected a different vet, I’m fairly certain my cat would’ve been treated.
If you think your pet has an extensive problem that will take more than an in-​and-​out office visit, and you haven’t established a relationship with Dr. Park I wouldn’t recommend this clinic.

We’d been taking our cats to another local vet for years, but weren’t happy with them at all (our cats would go in for an occasional routine checkup and come home sick). When we started hearing some horror stories from neighbors, we switched to Dr. Park and couldn’t believe how much better he was. The facility is as clean as any doctor/dentist’s office, the staff is friendly, compassionate and TOTALLY non-​judgemental (understanding that different people have different levels of commitment to their pets) the services are less expensive, and the doctor and his employees always clearly present the available options, without pressuring you to make a certain decision.
Can’t recommend them enough.

It’s time to move on to another vet. Our family has always had a few animals in the house at a time, and we treat them like family. We love them, and we always try to give them the best care possible.
My family has taken several pets to Dr. Park for at least 15 years, but too many things have happened that make it imperative to finally make a switch. To summarize, Dr. Park has let us down more times than he has helped our dogs. He has been unable to diagnose them correctly several times, which I think is completely unacceptable. Here are some more facts:
A couple of my dogs have died of cancer, but that wasn’t before Dr. Park performed very costly surgeries knowing that there was no hope for the dogs. He didn’t tell us there wasn’t a chance for survival and that the cancer would grow back immediately. One of our dogs had to suffer an extra month before she died.
Another one of our dogs developed an array of problems, ranging from severe skin problems to blindness, but the Dr. never managed to fix him for the 10 years the poor dog lived.
Another dog has become so deathly afraid of Dr. Park’s office ever since she was spayed that she hyperventilates and bucks like a horse whenever she she’s the front of the office. Makes me think she suffered a lot of pain there — maybe she woke up in the middle of surgery? I am just speculating, but I do wonder why ever since then, she acts like someone will murder her if she goes inside.
A year ago this poor dog developed a severe skin problem, but because of her fear, the Dr. only looks at her from 10 feet away. Isn’t a Dr. supposed to be able to manage a dog’s fear? So of course he couldn’t diagnose her properly again. And the dog continues to suffer a whole year later until I finally decided to get her to another vet who I hope can save her.
Dr. Park is always busy, the waiting room always has patients waiting, so I think he doesn’t care if a couple of unfortunate souls slip through the cracks. My family will not be returning to his office.

Between my two cats, this is my third vet. When I lived in Logan Square, I took Gatsby (a self-​made cat of dubious origins) to Roscoe Village Animal Hospital and, unsatisfied with the price of the place, later took Zelda (young, pretty, nimble, and a little bit of a basket case) to Animal Ark, a place that kept her initial consultation under $ 100, but was still pricey for shots.
When I moved to Montclare, I had to find a new vet and saw the good reviews of Park Animal Hospital on Unilocal and decided to give it a shot. I was in without an appointment on a Friday and waited about 30 minutes (not bad) for my appointment. Dr. Park was especially sweet to Zelda and patiently answered all of my questions from feeding times to her kitten habits. He gave her a handful of treats and had her shot taken care of in less than 10 minutes. There was none of that taking the cat in a separate room for the shot. There was no waiting forever in the examination room. In the end, I paid $ 28 for the visit and $ 17 for the shot.
Hell, I pay more than that with insurance when I see a doctor.