North Central Animal Hospital

4.6 (720 reviews)

9 pet owners visit this clinic

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20 W Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, USA

Hours

Monday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday Closed Thursday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Friday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday Closed

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Preventive care

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Experience

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Reviews from Google

4.6

720 reviews

The staff is amazing! They always check up on my puppy after any shots just to make sure she’s doing well.

Feb 4, 2026

Amazing vet!!!! Everyone there is so positive and nice. I brought my snake Apollo there recently, they spent over an hour with me addressing my concerns and easing my worries. Very educational and direct. They even took him back to say hi to everyone and you could tell they really love animal here. They showed me how to administer meds and said I could come back anytime for a demonstration. Appreciate what they are doing for my sick baby boy!

Mar 22, 2025

Beware!!! You do not want to bring your birds here. Very upset with everything I experienced with this vet. I brought my beautiful (never sick a day in her life) Quaker to this Avian vet because my little girl was Egg bound. When I first arrived they put me in a room and tell me the doctor would be right in. A woman came in, took one look at my bird and told me my bird was in prolapse. She told me this was very bad and there’s not much they can do. I said are you sure I was told that she is just egg bound? She said well she could be that too. Let me look. She took my bird and begins to look with a Q-tip in side her to see what the problem is. She then says to me oh yes, she is just egg bound not prolapsed. She tells me she is not the avian doctor, she is her assistant, but she’s been doing this for 13 years so she will handle my bird. They took my bird to the back and said they would be back shortly with an estimate. When they came back in, they gave me an estimate for $2200!!!! I told them that that is ridiculous and I don’t have that kind of money. They asked me what I could afford I said maybe $700. They left the room and magically came back with an estimate that was now $780. They said that included keeping my little girl overnight. I agreed and I left planning on returning in the morning to see the actual vet. Within 30 minutes, I received a phone call that my girl had passed her egg. Then 15 minutes later I received a phone call that my bird had died. I talked to quite a few bird owners and breeders about my situation and my bird that was egg bound for less than 24 hours should not have died. Very suspicious. I do not hold them responsible for her death because I could never know what actually killed her. But I certainly do not feel a vet assistant was the proper hands for my bird to be in. To top off this horrible story I have now gotten a copy of the bill. This company had the nerve to charge me $70 for hospitalization 24 hours for them caring for my bird for less than an hour. When I questioned them, they couldn’t care less! Absolutely Shameful!!! Unfortunately, there are so many vets out there that are just interested in making money from vulnerable pet owners. Praying on people who would do anything to save their baby! In my opinion, this is one of those places. Trust me, avoid them like the plague.

Mar 11, 2025

Staff very welcoming and friendly. All are obvious animal lovers. Gave my new rescue gentle, tender loving care. Explained options going forward without hard upsell. The extent of care is left up to the owner. Pup and I have found a family vet.

May 20, 2025

I love how considerate they are of your pet, they were very aware of my cats comfort and worked really hard to make sure she had a good experience. However, they constantly were trying to get me to spend as much money as possible. Some examples include trying to hurry me to buy expensive meds before test results are back, expensive dental treatments when my cat has had perfect teeth until then, and even trying to get me to buy meds when test results came back negative.

Oct 30, 2025