Hyde Park Animal Hospital -Stony Island

Grace Chen · 5★ · 2026-02-19

I want to clear any misunderstandings from previous reviews. Hyde Park Animal Hospital are heroes.\n\nThe cats abandoned in plastic bins were left in front of the hospital by an unknown stranger overnight. Once Hyde Park Animal Hospital opened, they immediately contacted Chicago Animal Care and Control and were able to rescue the kittens. In doing so, they saved these cats lives.\n\nJust because these cats were left at this hospital, doesn’t mean this hospital was the one that placed these cats in plastic bins. Please celebrate that these cats are rescued because of Hyde Park Animal Hospital.

Diane Young · 5★ · 2026-01-02

I had a wonderful experience at Hyde Park Animal Hospital. My cat was diagnosed with stones in his ureter. He was scheduled the following day to correct his urinary function. He is urinating with no problems at this time. I give praise to Dr. Narvaez and caring staff on my initial visit and Dr. Williams who performed my cats procedure, and staff for watching over him for 2 days during his hospital stay. Nothing but gratitude for all of them. Caring and compassionate with our other Loved ones ❤️. God Bless 🙏🏽

Sarah Bechdel · 1★ · 2026-02-25

Care is mediocre and the fees are outrageous. They provided me a cost estimate for a stage 1 teeth cleaning in the $1800 range (it will be costing me $500 at Banfield tomorrow). They charge $20 to give you a physical rabies tag in addition to the paying for the rabies vaccine (no other vet has ever charged me for the tag). And they will charge you extra money if you don't return their $0.50 cent plastic tube for a fecal test. South siders, just drive to Indiana and establish care for a quarter of the price - all the Chicago vets have been purchased by private equity and are profiteering off their customers. The extra 20 minute drive is going to save you thousands!

Martineja Coats · 5★ · 2025-08-27

I’d like to send a special thank you the staff and vets at this location. Both my dogs Sir Ellington and Paris were patients here. This year we unfortunately lost them both. Sir Ellington suffered from Congestive Heart Failure and collapsed trachea. Both progressive conditions I believe common in Yorkies. The care he was provided sustained him throughout the remaining years we had with him even as we changed vets due to relocation and I just want to thank you for taking the time, completing the test, and making needed modifications to his regimen that truly got it right. Although we were cross county I was actually planning on bringing him back during his last rough patch because I wanted him to be seen by the team who were most successful at his protocol but he didn’t make it. It took me a while to write this and I can’t fight back the tears. They both were so loved and will be dearly missed but I hope you all continue the great work you are doing because they are not pets. They are family. Thank you team.

Riley O'Neal · 1★ · 2025-10-04

I had a generally good experience with this clinic in the past (the vet techs are so nice and great), but felt really let down in a recent critical situation. When I first brought in my two young sibling cats, I asked if it would be possible to do an early spay/neuter, knowing the risks of them mating. I was told they don’t fix cats until 6 months unless necessary. When my female 5 month old kitten went into heat for the first time and was mated by her intact male sibling, they refused a spay, even though pregnancy at her young age is more dangerous than a spay in early heat. I was also told they don’t do pregnancy terminations, and that the only option was to separate them for 6-8 weeks until they’d be willing to do a spay, which does nothing to eliminate the risk of pregnancy if mating has already occurred. They offered no other solutions and were completely unwilling to be flexible on their policies despite the potential health risks for my pets, and their website advertising flexibility in special/emergency situations. The price was also incredibly steep— over 4x the cost of what I ended up paying at a different clinic (who also emphasized that early fixing was the more responsible choice at this stage). I left feeling like my concerns weren’t taken seriously and wasn’t offered real support to protect my cats’ health. In fact, I believe they prioritized their own “image” and policies as a clinic rather than their patients’ wellness. This may be the right vet for some people, but if you have intact cats or urgent reproductive concerns, you may want to ask detailed questions first. I will be taking my cats elsewhere moving forward to a place that is more willing to prioritize their patients’ needs and safety.