Brighton Park Animal Hospital

I’ve only started to bring my two cats to this location about 2 months ago. My Siamese cat occasionally gets pink eye and most recently got a urinary infection. I was able to get advice over the phone and they were able to see him immediately. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. We’re definitely coming back.

This Brighton Park Animal Hospital place sucks. 1^st. What happened with 25 dollars to see your pet now really its 40 dollars ! For not a proper exam just asking questions but no proper evaluations of eyes, heart, lungs, other ect. and fecal test for 40 too… Damn. 2^nd for over charged prices you expect for the place to be in better condition more modern. 3^rd Yea some days are ok but it all depends of what doctor you get, it is never never the same one whyyy. And ive noticed its always the female doctors who do the general evaluations better. 4^th Last time I went there the Doctor pissed me off. Im sorry but im a concern owner and sorry that my dog was barking but hey my dog was shaking meaning he is scared and terrified. What do you expect of a scared dog ofcourse he is gonna bark. As for a vet this is also what you signed up for WHERE IS THE COMPASSION? Then him having a nerve to give me a bad look while asking questions. He made me feel stupid and I certainly did not appreciate it. And did not properly examine my dogs wound because of it. Just begins naming things to do as test. BUT hello you think im rich no i need to know the prices and as soon as saying 200 dollars ha forget it. Yea it cost money to own a dog but come on. BUT in general I am done with this place Im going somewhere else they charge way to much.

Whatever you do don’t get your dog groomed there, I specifically told them how to groom my dog and they completely did a whole different thing. I want my money back I didn’t pay for the crappy job they did on him. Money is not the issue, it’s just that I believe you should get what you paid and asked for. FUCKEN IDIOTS!

Extremely expensive, and doctors always jump to surgery for everything. My dog had «happy tail syndrome» where the tip of his tail would bleed when he wagged it too much, so I took him in hoping for an alternative to surgery. The vet pushed surgery to cut off part of his tail, so we went home & thought about it. We decided to wait it out for a week or so, even buying my dog a larger cage & being extremely careful with him. What do you know? Had we not waited we would’ve cut off his tail for nothing & caused him grief; his tail healed perfectly & is now back to normal. A few months later we went back because of a scab/​mole on his face that we weren’t sure what it was. Once again surgery was pushed to remove it, without the vet even knowing how to explain what it was. We went home once again with our very expensive surgery quote; & were about to schedule the surgery for the same week. While we were finding a way to get the money for the surgery, my dog’s scab started disappearing, until it was no longer there.
Brighton park used to be my first choice; a few years ago they had a wonderful vet who no longer works there. I will no longer be coming here, I’d rather go out of my way for my dog’s health.

WARNING: If you have a big-​breed dog STAY AWAY.
Their poorly designed waiting room calls for a room full of dogs getting rowdy with each other. They address the problem by discriminating against the dogs and pulling the biggest one from the waiting room regardless of its behavior. Other dogs were barking at my bulldog and my bulldog was calmly sitting by my legs and their staff came and pulled him from the waiting room and threw him in a cage. How does that make sense? My dog is well behaved yet he gets punished by isolation. This is also not the first time this has occurred. It’s happened to me at their Cicero location as well. I thought that new location would be better designed to address this issue but it’s just as bad. Will not be back!

They should call this place nickel and dime. Most expensive vet I’ve ever been to.
168 $ for an ear cleaning. Waiting 20 minutes while they write up an estimate to try and make it seem like more than an ear cleaning. Nah, definitely taking my business elsewhere.

Expensive! After owning my first dog I fell for it all there. They charged me for anything they can find. I think you’re pretty much paying for cleanliness and high number of staff. For the same vaccines I now pay almost half of what these people would charge me. I remember the last time I went I walked out of my room with my dog heading to the front desk staff to pay for my visit, I ran into the «dog trainer» asked him a quick basic question and the Dr. charged me a consultation with the dog trainer!
I love my vet Dr. Vinu about 1 mile away down archer who is inexpensive and straight forward with you, no assumptions, no fancy stuff… honest.

I’ve been going here for 15 years. The staff is great, and Dr. Perez has gone above and beyond to take care of my pets. I will continue going here, because I trust them with some very important loved ones in my life.

Don’t go here!!! I took my dog here because she was very sick. This people charged me a HUGE amount of money and the vet was not even able to determine what was wrong with my dog. Now my dog is still as sick as before I took her. Their prices are crazy. They wanted to charge me 400 $ for an ultrasound when my local vet charges 60 $. All this people want is your money they don’t care about your pet.

I’ve been coming to them for years. They have a nice attentive staff and great doctors. I’ve never had to wait more than fifteen minutes to see a vet. I recommend this business to local pet owners.

My dog Liam had a noticeable hard bump under his eye. My friend suggested we take Liam to the Brighton Park Animal Hospital. I called and was able to get an appointment the day after Thanksgiving. We did not have to wait long and we ended up seeing Dr. Gruszka who examined Liam. I found him to be nice, no nonsense. He diagnosed Liam with an abscessed tooth. Dr. Gruszka was also concerned about 2 small growths on Liam’s neck and leg. He suggested an operation to remove the teeth and growths. I had the foresight not to feed and limit Lima’s water intake just in case so we were able to schedule a procedure for that very day. Dr. Gruzka had the office prepare a statement beforehand so I could see what the payment would be. The statement was itemized so I could see what each procedure would cost. It was not cheap but also not as expensive as other places. If you are a responsible owner and take care of your dog then you should be aware that procedures are not cheap. What I paid is what I thought I would pay. The office also told me that I might pay a bit more. It turned out that I didn’t but I was prepared for it. I felt with Dr. Gruszka that Liam would be in good hands. After the operation I was called personally by Dr.Gruszka. I was able to pick Liam up the next day. I receive d call from Dr. Gruszka in the middle of the week explaining that the small growths were benign and was sent a letter regarding the fact. Liam is now healthy and happy as ever and I can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to Dr. Gruszka and the Brighton Park Animal Hospital. Yes I would definitely take my Liam back there again.

This year I have been needing boarding services more than ever before. Up until this year I mostly boarded Bart with his human grandparents. But they live out of state and that can be quite a hassle. …
Bart is always happy and relaxed when he leaves here. Usually after being boarded he cries for days after coming home.
The bonus is that it is his vet also!!! Seriously the best. I drive 50 blocks from home to bring him here. That says something. …

Not too expensive compared to petsmart. But sometimes take forever to get in lane even you have an appointment. The doctor is professional, they can always made the right calls and make my pet heal fast.

I was an owner of two dogs. One a lab and the other a terrier. The first time I went and I took my lab and everything seemed to be fine. The doctor we were seen buy seemed to like dogs. The second time I went with the terrier and my terrier was being yappy and this time it was a different doctor. Short temper on this one and he got irritated with my little guy. You could of just maybe won him over with a treat! Didn’t like that the doctor didn’t seem like a true and blue pet doctor. You forgot you picked your profession because you liked pets or was it the money? Good thing there’s other places I can check out.

This place deserves no fuckin stars.

I was recommended Brighton Park by my roommate because she has many family members that work there and I could not be more pleased :)
I found my terrier on the street and decided to keep here so we came here and they told me exactly what to do to get her back into good health. My dog has seen both Dr. Gruszka and Dr. Ho. Doctor Ho is the nicest lady ever and you can tell she is very caring and gentle with the dog, this previous summer my dog was severely dehydrated and Dr. Ho had her acting like her normal self within a day! Doctor Gruszka is extremely knowledgeable and tells you exactly what is going to take place with whatever your dog needs (shots, xrays, etc). So that being said we always bring her back here when ever she needs anything because we really trust them to get her back to health!
Just yesterday I brought my bunny in to see Dr. Gruszka to get neutered. He is very funny and made sure all of my worries about the little guy were put to ease. When i went to pick him up Dr. G was there and told me all about his recovery and even asked if I had any more questions to give them a call.
The front desk staff is always very nice and my dog was once groomed at the place next door (i think they own that too) and she looked great!
Woo hoo brighton park animal hospital!

This place can be pretty expensive and some of the vets are not all that great.
However, Dr. Gruszka is a great vet. He is very knowledgeable, and caring. Brighton Park Animal Hospital is truly lucky to have him.

This place is ridiculously expensive. Took my 56lb Golden Retriever in for his rabie shot, grooming, teeth cleaning ! Medicine for Heartworms are $ 50 and plus other charges that added up to $ 467! I will try another vet next time.
Update: I only came back to get my dog his canine influenza because the dog flu is going arpund. The vet told me that in order for vaccine to be effective, my dog have to do 2 shots. They charges me around $ 40 bucks for the first vaccine and $ 60 for the second. This place charges for everything!!! Including seeing the vet when it’s only like a 5 minute examine –_​–
If you are living in Chicago, go to Animal control for rabie shots because it is only $ 15. If your dog is nuetered, you just pay a $ 5 license fee and un-​nuetered it’s $ 50 for the license. Way cheaper than going to the vet. Check the city of chicago animal control website for low cost pet vaccine

They have saved my pet a few times! Their prices are cheap, the vets are great. I had an incident here, the vet rushed me through the consultation without much clarification. I don’t blame her there was a room full of people waiting to be next. I showed up without an appointment and they took care of my pet. I recommend it here, if it’s an emergency! You have to be very wary of what they put on your bill, they put unnecessary things on it that can be optional. They do try to persuade you but say no. Plus they have treats for your pet or candy for yourself. Good overall service and great value. They do follow up calls, and send you «pet birthday cards».

I wouldn’t trust this place.
1. Dr Perez is a jerk.
2. They really overcharged me for something simple. GRRRRRRR $ 700 for nothing!!! My dog accidentally ate chocolate :(He didn’t really need overnight hospitalization!!!
I won’t come here again.
Dr Gruska is the only doctor you should hace see your animal. He is very nice and smart. I liked him. He seen my bunny :)
The owner, Dr Perez, can shove it where the sun don’t shine!