Wicker Park Veterinary Clinic - Chicago, Illinois

Hillary McLaren

I have been bringing my dogs here for four years and have always had excellent experiences. Today we laid my dog Jake to rest and it was a very smooth experience. From scheduling, to Dr. Darcy’s kindness to the assistants who gave him French fries from their own lunch. It’s good to know he was taken care of in death as well as he was in life at this clinic.

Rachel Perry

If you visit these facilities with a cat DO. NOT. VISIT. DR. MAKOWSKI. Wicker Park Vet was a great vet when my cat and I were visiting Dr Darcy. The clinic does not prioritize cats, and may be a great place as a dog parent, but as a cat parent they will prescribe you the same wipes every time, and kick you out the door spending $100+. I went as a regular patient, had been visiting for 5 years, my cat was having issues with her anal glands. They proceeded to take her to the back, and come back dramatically, almost making me feel responsible, that my cat had bitten the vet. I would think when sticking a foreign object up an animals nether regions, you would set up some kind of restraints for them, but apparently it was my fault.

My cat would have to be drugged, per my expense, if she was to return. We had never had any issues with any vet, (she is adopted and has visited Animal Cruelty Society) any babysitter, or any visitor. I was treated like my cat was violent when it was neglected proper care. After being condescendingly explained what anal glands are, they sent me home saying there is no problem and sold me a fecal test. I dropped off the test and heard no response of any kind. (after being a patient of 5+ years) they like to say they have the wrong email for me but i receive all of their other emails. They said they "forgot to attach the medical results" when i called, when I received no email period, while receiving marketing emails inbetween.

She is now experiencing extreme issues to her anal area, after being told nothing was wrong and that she was a violent cat that needed to be drugged if she was to enter the facility again.

Megan Phillips

Wonderful clinic & staff! There was a short wait to get in as new patients but it was worth waiting for. Staff are great at explaining how to schedule visits and deposits and things. The vet was super nice and spent a lot of time talking through all of my questions. She was also very upfront about the costs of each service and I was able to pick and choose what we thought made the most sense- something I’ve struggled to find at other vet clinics in the city. I’m very happy to have found a good place for my dog and cat to get quality care!

Emilie Riggs

I've only gone to Wicker Park Veterinary for a few months and they've already done so much for me. My rescue Walter is usually petrified of the vet, but has now tried to drag me over to the vet just to say hello. They were patient when he was really agitated getting his blood drawn and worked with me to figure out the right medication to have calm visits.

Most recently, I woke up realizing I'd left his anxiety meds at mother's house in Indiana. I called the vet and had replacement meds in hand within an hour, and was still able to make my flight that morning.

Walter and I appreciate them so much!

Tony Ruiz

Dr. Cohen is an exceptional veterinarian. His expertise and genuine care for animals shine through in every interaction. Compassionate, knowledgeable, and thorough, he ensures pets receive the best possible care. Highly recommend Wicker Park Vets. Dr Cohen has been my dog (Russell's) vet for 10 years now and I credit Dr Cohen for saving my dogs life during a time when my dog was in need of emergency care. Dr Cohen and staff are top notch!!

ksc5431

I am truly disappointed with my experience at this vet. As I was doing research, I found that this Vet has a great google rating. It was very important to bring my new golden retriever puppy to a good vet for his monthly vaccines.

First, I made an appointment. The individuals handling appointments are very nice people. A few days later, I was deciding if Pet Insurance would be worth it for a puppy. I decided to ask this vet the price of their vaccines, so I could make the decision. This vet would give zero transparency into their pricing. This was the first red flag.

I decided to go into the appointment and gas light myself that this is normal, maybe they don't know, etc... Then I get to the appointment, and they bring us into the exam room. The first thing the vet asks is if it is okay to give him a treat in order to keep him distracted during the exam. Please note, he did not have a bunch of energy at this point, but we said, "yeah, that's fine". Mind you, my puppy at the time was about 10 weeks old. The vet put down a foot long line of dog cheese whiz. My puppy really liked it, then they put down another line. At this point they are almost done with the exam and the vet tech comes in opening a can of wet dog food to put on a lick pad to keep him distracted...

You can likely see that my puppy has now had a lot of new food to eat and shame on me for trusting the vet and not stepping in and asking, "don't you think all of this new food will upset his stomach?"

For 4 days, he had diarrhea all day and night. We bring him back to the vet, and they try to send him home with new digestive wet dog food (my puppy has been on canidae dry food his entire life). I asked the vet tech, don't you think the food will upset his stomach even more? He suggested I try one can and if his stomach is still upset to stop.

Needless to say, I lost all trust in this vet, did not feed him the dog food and my puppy was better the next day with probiotics.

I have since changed vets.

In summary, maybe this vet is rated good because of the older dogs, but take your puppy somewhere else!

Pearl Avery

Hands down one of the best vets in Chicago! All four of my pets have been going there for the past few years ever since we moved to Chicago. Fair pricing and friendly staff!

Jason Haddad

The whole staff is lovely! I’ve been taking my pets here for several years and they are the best. My cat can be skittish about the vet, but she was comfortable at WPVC and my bulldog LOVES everyone there.