North Avenue Animal Hospital - Chicago, Illinois

Magali M.

Since our very first visit, the entire staff at North Ave Animal Hospital has been extremely friendly and accomodating. I first brought in my cat Cedric a few weeks ago, and since then we have primarily been seen by Dr. Doan. She has been great at thoroughly explaining everything we needed to know, extremely attentive and patient, and most importantly she always made sure to choose the best course of action after each visit. I really appreciate the work everyone here does and the amazing knowledgeable staff. It can be so hard to find the right vet clinic for you, where you can rest assured your fur babies are receiving the best quality care. My cat Cedric is finally back to his normal self and we are so happy that after a long time searching we have found our new go to clinic! 🙂

Nina Y.

The doctors, vet techs, and staff at North Avenue Animal Hospital are just wonderful. They are attentive, knowledgeable, and really take the time to answer any questions we may have for our fur babies.

I take both my Shih Tzu (Bao Bao) and cat (George) to see Dr. Chada. If I can’t get an appointment with her, all of the other doctors are fabulous, so you can’t go wrong!

George was overweight (probably still is lol), and Dr. Chada recommended a prescribed dry kibble for him that has actually helped him lose over a pound! He is looking great!

Dr. Chada has seen Bao Bao since she was a little baby pup. She also performed the spay procedure, and I knew Bao Bao was in good hands.

This year, Bao Bao was nominated as Patient of the Month for July. It was so sweet to have her photo and story on IG and at the front desk. Bao Bao even got a little goodie bag.

Thank you for being amazing human beings at North Ave Animal Hospital. You obviously care about our pets, who are nothing less than our beloved family members and an integral part of our lives. I appreciate you!! And so does Bao Bao and George!

Maeve

I brought my senior cat Gus in for wellness checks and blood testing. Unfortunately, I brought him in last week because he was declining and couldn't breathe. Dr. Chada did her best to make him comfortable, but we had to make the awful decision to euthanize him. She was so kind, letting me have time to say goodbye and hold him through the whole process. I'm so devastated to lose him, but I am so incredibly grateful that I was able to hold him as he passed. He left this earth knowing he was loved and cared for. I cannot thank Dr. Chada and her team enough for their kindness and compassion during this visit. They have earned a client for life-- I plan to bring my dog and other cat here as well.

Samantha R.

The staff here are so kind and actually care about your furry one's health and comfort. We love all of the staff and every appointment is a great experience. I want to call out Dr. Esther Cherrick for her incredible depth of knowledge, attention to detail, and positive bubbly demeanor. Thanks North Ave Animal Hospital- I am always confident you have my pup's best interest at heart!

Leon C.

Overall the staff and service are top notch as everyone is very friendly and knowledgeable for the 6 years I've been going here for my two cats. All of their recommendations and help have worked for the cats, which I'm very thankful for. The only knock would be that their prices have increased greatly over the last 1-2 years. It was 1k for lab, wellness visit and a vaccine for two senior cats.

Megan M.

My sister had an older dog that had been going to this clinic for many years. We adopted a puppy and started going there 14 years ago. In the beginning, the service was amazing! They knew everything about my dog and he was greatly treated.
The last 5 -6 years turned. At age 14, my dog died of severe liver cancer. We did not even know he had liver cancer.
The last few weeks, we were calling the vet to schedule an appointment as he wasn’t feeling well, but they were too busy. Finally our dog was not eating, drinking, started vomiting and had diarrhea. They told us just to take him to the ER vs making an extra appointment to see our dog, who they have known his medical history for 14 years. They ended up recommending us to Bond Vet on Damen, who were amazing. They moved appointments around for our dog who was in need. They ended up finding large cancer cells on his liver ….North Ave never told us about this or found cancer…Unfortunately, my dog passed away the next day in his home due to that sickness. We brought him to a different hospital on the Northside for cremation, they were great too, Premier. Premier and Bond both sent us handwritten letters of how sorry there were for our loss, etc. I called North Avenue to let them know the dog they cared for 14 years passed… nothing.
Do not go there you can find better clinics in the area that actually care.

Shannon J.

We’ve been taking our dog here since she was a baby! All the staff are so sweet, gentle, and helpful. My pup is so excited every time we visit them even after many many shots. Thank you for taking great care of my pup!!!

anthony (.

Pup had a large , hard bump on hip. We were told she fell and it swollen (she didn't). Wife is in medical industry told me to go back as it was weird it was so hard and came out of nowhere. Then, they Couldn't take a proper aspirate , nor read a x ray they took, said they saw nothing. I Drove to Urbana champagne , got the aspirate done with results (2 times) , we emailed a friend surgeon in Poland who quickly pointed out the calcification on one hip bone, which was caused by cancer, and quite obvious. Hip bump..... look at hip bone on x ray, see an abnormality ? Nope Many clinics send there x rays in for interpretation if you can't read them yourself..... if we hadn't taken action ourselves , my pup would have died of pain from bone cancer within a few weeks while they said it's all fine. We had her treated in Urbana champagne vet school for half the cost (lots of travel) , but lost time to treat the mass. I've come here since our pups were born for ten years now . Felt like they did the same thing when she first tour her acl ..... here's some pain killers , it'll be fine , multiple visits and can't take a educated guess it's a torn acl , one of the most common injuries. Just a money sucking leach of clinic while pups are in pain. Why do I have to ask a damn doctor in Poland to read tests they conduct !!!