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Downers Grove Animal Hospital & Bird Clinic

4.5 (208)

635 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA

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Hours:

Monday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Saturday: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Sunday: 3:00 – 5:00 PM

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Schedule Regular Vet Visits

One of the best ways to save on vet bills is to prevent expensive health issues before they develop. By scheduling regular wellness checkups, your vet can detect health issues early, helping you to avoid costly treatments and surgeries down the road.

Price Shop for Pet Prescriptions

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Getting to Know Your New Vet: Essential Questions to Ask

Choosing a new veterinarian is an important decision for any pet owner. You want to find someone who is competent, compassionate, and a good fit for you and your fur baby. To help you get the most out of your first appointment, here's a list of essential questions to ask your new vet:

Tell me about your experience with [pet type].

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How do you handle emergencies?

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How do you communicate with pet owners?

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Reviews from Google

Michael Temes

If you are a pet owner and in need of a fantastic animal hospital look no further. We rescued a wonderful lab mix puppy 3 months ago and found this amazing place. Our previous pets we took to a larger more institutional facility so that was our only experience but coming here is like joining a family. The doctors and all the staff are welcoming, friendly and most importantly genuine. They love what they do and are truly excited to help. I would highly recommend Downers Grove Animal Hospital, keep up the great service!

posted: 12/11/2022

Kary Ouska

We highly recommend this clinic! The staff and doctor was so caring and compassionate towards us and our senior dog. We called before closing on a Friday night and they were able to offer us an appointment the very next day due to the circumstances - and on a Saturday! Our regular vet does not have weekend appointments so we were desperate to have her looked at. They took great time to evaluate her and provide meds to make her comfortable. Bottom line is that they care. Do not hesitate to call them.

posted: 05/06/2023

Virginia Wilson

Downers Grove Animal Hospital is the best. Dr. Graham and Dr. Max are both extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. I met Dr. Graham when my elderly cat was very ill. He went out of his way to take great care of her, even doing surgery on a holiday weekend. DGAH became our regular veterinarian after that, and I am so grateful for all the care and advice they have provided. All of the staff here are wonderful, and I highly recommend this practice for your pet.

posted: 07/02/2023

Koyfiish A.

I've gone here two or three times to get my green cheeked conure nails trimmed. First time was about a year ago and the doctor cut its nails with a human nail clipper, and while you can use a nail clipper its not the best option since its for flat nails. My bird did fine and only yelped once, wasn't a bad experience. A couple months I had to go again and they started charging 100$ for a health check. We all know they do this for extra money, but I didn't have another option since I didn't trust myself to cut my birds nails. The doctor is very arrogant and acts like your dumb for not doing "basic" information. Yes I know sandpaper perches will not file my birds nails down, WHY do you THINK I'm HERE? My bird was already frightened and it certainly didn't help when the doctor cut way too much and he started bleeding. It looked like the doctor was panicking because the bleeding almost didn't want to stop. THEN he said "cut them shorter so it can last you a while" something like that. Seriously? I rather my bird have nails than little stubs. Don't bring your bird here!! Its better to just cut your own birds nails, like I started doing.

posted: 07/20/2023

Virginia Wilson

If you are looking for a veterinary clinic - this is it! I am so grateful to Dr. Graham Merkin and his staff. I was not previously a client and my cat, Leia, needed emergency surgery on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Dr. Graham was willing to do it and took great care of her. Our experience was wonderful and I will be recommending Downers Grove Animal Hospital to others forever. They were attentive and thorough and have followed up on her recovery. Thank you from my entire family! You are all wonderful people.

posted: 11/28/2022

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