Hurst Animal Clinic

Best Vet I’ve Ever Been to!
I love this place. It’s smaller and not in the best part of town, but the people there are the best. Dr. Daryl and Dr Genny are the two best vets I have ever used. I have raised and taken care of 7 dogs in my life, so I have seen my fair share of vets.
The reason I am writing this review is a year ago I moved an hour away from the clinic. I took my pug to another vet closer to my new home, and that vet (North Texas veterinary clinic) failed to fix a resistance ear infection for 7 MONTHS. Then they told me there was nothing they could do and suggested I have my pugs ear canal removed and basically make her def.
I said screw that and screw you, I took my pug back to Hurst Animal Clinic and within a month the ear infection was gone.
Hurst Animal Clinic is simply the best place to take your pets.
(And if you live in Fort Worth /​Keller) Stay the Hell away from North Texas Veterinary Clinic. The office staff are wonderful, but the actual Vets are incompetent morons.)

These guys saved my Great Dane’s life! They took us in for emergency surgery last minute in the evening, and treated my fur baby like their own. They went over everything weighing the pros and cons, and were not the typical «let’s just do it» and take your $$$. The vet there stayed late with him in recovery and called me afterwards. They were all awesome. I highly recommend them to care for your pets!

I love this place! They really are the sweetest people. I was really happy to find a new vet after moving. The receptionist is super funny, nice and helpful. She gave me tips to help my pup out until I could get him an appointment, which a lot of vets won’t do.

This was my first time going to this vet on 06÷05÷15. Let me tell you! Hands down this is the best vet clinic I’ve been to in a long time! I had just got a few week old kitten for my daughter a week prior on Craigslist, and wanted to get him checked out. (we all know about Craigslist! Lol)
Our kitten had a couple of minor treatable issues such as a parasite worm in his stomach, and a small eye infection. Both currently being treated with antibiotics.
The wait was not long (since I had my papers filled out prior) and we were seen by Dr. Ginny! She is the most compassionate and very positive vet dr that I’ve ever met! She showed so much affection and care towards my kitten! She even gave him a kiss! Aww! She was very knowledgeable about our kitten’s situation, and I didn’t feel like I was being «hustled» at all!
The pricing for me was very affordable! I just wished that I was able to purchase some good pet insurance that covered the wellness, vaccines, etc prior to. But, he’s going to keep seeing Dr. Ginny as he grows and gets ready for his first set of vaccines/​deworming, and in a month he would be a great candidate to be neutered as well!
This is our first time establishing a vet, and let me tell you… Dr. Ginny and her team has got my business!
I found Hurst Animal Clinic through a Google search, and even then there were so many good reviews which to me was too good to be true!
I’ve experienced this first hand that Hurst Animal Clinic hands down is the best!
I look forward to taking our furry family member there for his needs!
Thanks to Dr. Ginny, Debbie and Sam for your courteous service! Yalls amazing customer service to me and affection towards «Prince» make us want to come back to see yall again! We will soon!

Been a long time client at HAC. Dr D and his entire staff have been so nice and wonderful. They take great care of Duke, Beans and Jimmy. My family and I have been going there for years– I live in Arlington now but it’s worth the drive for extraordinary care!

This place is great. I called in needing to bring my dog in with pain and we got an appointment that morning. The staffs is nice and Dr. Genny is wonderful. They have great pricing too compared to other vets we’ve been too. We will be bringing our fur children here. This place is highly recommended.

This is a wonderful Veternary clinic. I called the Veternary practice that we used where we previously lived to ask about someone in the Hurst area. They recommended Dr Genny. We were able to get in the same day when my dog was in pain. The entire staff was very friendly. A couple of different vet techs came out to meet her the waiting room. They brought treats and lots of love. Dr Genny was super sweet. The office is old, but it is clean and they are in the process of an expansion. They are also reasonably priced. I really cannot say enough good things about them. I am so happy to have found them.

Rae Strickland
I just recently started seeing Dr. Daryl due to the fact that my vet passed away and the clinic was not the same. My boxer Max got sick and they were not getting down to the problem so I went to Dr. Daryl because he is down the road from my previous vet and I looked up his reviews. Well I’m here to say he is the greatest they diagnosed Max and got him on the road to recovery. He is so kind and his staff is the greatest. Debbie greets you like your family and Kasi took such great care of Max. I took my pit bull in for her check up Cola and Dr. Daryl was great with her because she is so nervous. I’m feel blessed to have found him, because when it comes to my four legged children I’m a particular mom. I thank all of you at Hurst Animal Clinic for being so kind and taking care of my babies.

This is the BEST vet there is!!! Dr. Daryl is the absolute greatest! My dog had to have major neck surgery recently. They took such amazing care of her from day of surgery all the way through recovery. I have been to countless vets throughout the Metroplex and honestly these guys are top notch! The entire staff is so friendly and kind! I will be taking my sweet babies there for the rest of their lives. I would give them a million stars if it was an option!

I wanted to update my review as it’s been about two years. I am still driving all the way from Addison to Hurst to see Dr. Daryl. He is amazing and I’ll always drive that far to see him as it’s worth it even throw all the horrible construction! Last I heard they were making plans to expand the building which will make it more roomy and see more people since as of now there are two exam rooms. It is always clean and the other staff are super friendly too. Debbie is hilarious and personable. She can tell it’s me calling without me even saying my name. My boxer and lab are always happy to see Dr. Daryl, jumping on him to give him kisses. Dr. Daryl also has never pushed a product or procedure on me. He has explained what is wrong, what can be done and what the options are with pros and cons along with a made up quote in advance. I am so blessed to have met him and he will be my vet for life. He truly knows his stuff and loves animals and will go the extra mile for you. I can’t recommend him enough!

Dr Daryl is amazing! I had left my older dog at the vet for boarding because she wasn’t doing well. While I was on vacation I received a call from him stating she wasn’t breathing well and would have to be put in an oxygen tent every hour or so. He said he would call in the morning. She made it through the night. When I went to pick her up I was told by a tech that Dr Daryl stayed with her all night and was found sleeping with her when they came in the next day.
No one else would do that. I will always go to this vet clinic.

I love this place. It’s been here a long time and they have an established clientele. They have been nothing but professional and compassionate with us, always. They see all kinds of animals and offer some boarding in addition to the vet services, which are not expensive. I consider my family very lucky to have found them as our dog sometimes needs a little extra help and they remember him and treat each of their clients like family.
The Saturday wait can be long, as it’s on a first-​come first-​served basis, but they will stay late and make sure to see you as long as you show up before closing time. It’s a priceless service to have this availability.

I’m shocked at the negative reviews! Honestly, I’m a high-​maintenance person (although it pains me to say that!) and I absolutely love Hurst Animal Clinic. We started going to this clinic a number of years ago and have been absolutely thrilled since Dr. Daryl took over in 2009. We had taken our older dog there for years prior to Dr. Daryl taking over the practice and had been satisfied, but never felt like part of the family. We do now. Our dog (who was about 12 at the time) started experiencing some issues — drinking a lot, urinating in the house, some food aggression, etc. Dr. Daryl figured out that our dog had Cushings disease. We were able to put him on a treatment plan that extended his life significantly! Dr. Daryl never encouraged us to do anything outside of our comfort range either from a treatment or financial perspective. Our dog, Bear, ended up having many additional issues including an enlarged heart, lung issues, etc. and Dr. Daryl always treated us and Bear with an extreme amount of compassion. I can’t thank him enough. At one point, Bear was on upward of 6 pills per day — which was our choice. Dr. Daryl walked us through the pros and cons of each treatment, the efficacy, the anticipated outcome and was kind of enough to share what he would do if it was his own dog– always with a kind demeanor and an understanding heart. We lost Bear in March of 2011, but due to Dr. Daryl and Hurst Animal Clinic, we had 18 months more than we would have and we couldn’t be more thankful. I also know that Dr. Daryl and the staff at Hurst Animal Clinic grieved with us and still continue to remember Bear as we do.
In November of 2010, we had a cat adopt us. We are not cat people (or we didn’t realize we were) but this cat stole our hearts. We tried to find another home for her, but quickly realized that we were destined to be her family. We took her to Dr. Daryl, as well, and he was just as kind to her. We have since added another kitty and a new dog (just 1 week ago) and all of them are just as much a part of the family of Hurst Animal Clinic as they are ours. I know very few offices that can ask, with confidence, which pet you are calling about when you call. When I call, if I leave it open at all, Debbie will ask me if I’m calling about Kitty (our first cat), Henry (our second cat), or Mercedes (our new puppy). When we go in to the office, the staff come out to greet them by name! Can you ask for more???
If anyone has questions or would like additional information, I would be happy to talk with you. You can reach me at 817−919−7269 — kim.

Don’t like this place at all :(My dog has gone here for years and I feel like a bad «mom» for not having found a better place sooner. I’ve had multiple bad experiences and keep thinking «next time something like this happens, I’m going somewhere else.» Well. I’m done! First of all, the place is TINY and I feel like the back area (which I’ve never seen bc they don’t let people go back there) has got to be so cramped for the animals. The staff isn’t the friendliest. They over charge for products. For example, I bought a 6 pack of Frontline and they had it in a 12 pack that was marked out with a sharpie, with a black 6 written on top. When I called later to talk to the vet about this, he said «Yes, I know it seems shady (yes, he actually said shady) but I do this because I think it helps keep costs down for my customers.» Umm. NO! I think you do this to keep costs down for YOU because you are still charging more for the 6 pack than I found at other places. I then told him that I would be ordering it from a vet pharmacy online and then he told me «You shouldn’t do that because those medications are from the black market and aren’t real.» Seriously? Do you really think I am falling for the «shady» marked out package and trusting your «black market» comment? They have also had some girl working the front counter that is not ALLOWED to check people out. What? A few times I have gone in (once to pick my dog up from getting groomed and another time just to buy some product) the same girl was there at the front desk and I had to wait 15+ mins until the doctor or someone else who is allowed to check people out, be done with whatever they were doing in the back. How annoying and time consuming. The last incident that drew the line for me was when I went in to get more of her heart worm preventive medicine. They told me that I had not bought it since 2010 and that if I wanted to buy more for her now, I would have to have her come in for another round of testing. My husband took her in April for all of her vaccines and testing (9 months ago) and bought it then. For their own reason/​fault they didn’t put it in the computer that I bought it, so they wanted me to pay for another blood work test etc. just so I could by the heart worm pill! I asked «Isn’t the testing and vaccines good for one year?» «Yes, but it’s not in our system that you bought the heart worm pill then so you have to pay for the blood work to be done again before you can buy it». Well I’m sorry that YOU didn’t put it in! Ugh. Makes me so mad just thinking about all the time and money I have wasted at this place. There are a few other little incidents that have not set well with me, but I honestly don’t want to spend anymore of my time dealing with this place to even type it. Just DON’T take your precious animal here!

My vet ran out of an expensive special diet that one of my cats must eat, and I had a very hard time finding another vet that stocked it. When I called Hurst Animal Clinic, I spoke with Betty (I think that was her name, anyway), who acted quite pleased to tell me that they were unable to help me because I was not a client. She would not even look to see if they stocked the food, actually would not even let me tell her what kind of food it was, and informed me in a very condescending tone (calling me «honey») that they were not a pharmacy for other veterinarians. This is a diet for cats with struvite crystals we are talking about here, not crack nuggets. I would have been happy to bring my cat in for an exam if that’s what it took to get the food, because my cat needed it and I was getting desperate. But Betty did not even offer that option, her only answer was NO («honey»).
I guess Hurst Animal Clinic has enough clients and they don’t really care about presenting a professional, caring image to clients of «other vets». I am in my thirties and don’t appreciate being talked to as if I was a teenager.
For the record, every other vet I spoke to was helpful and courteous, one vet’s office manager even called the food sales rep to find out what local vets carry the food. Only Hurst Animal Clinic stood out as sub-​standard.