Danada Veterinary Hospital PC

My dogs are like children to me, so it’s important that I find a vet who is knowledgeable, thorough, and will take the time to get to know them. I’m hoping that in few years, when my dogs are older and start having health problems, my vet has already built a relationship with them, know their «typical» behavior, and are familiar with any medical history. I know this can be done, given my experience with multiple prior vets who have now left the area or have retired.
Keeping all of this in mind, my appointment with Dr. Wallach was extremely disappointing. Beyond disappointing, really. I was about 15 minutes early to the appointment, filled out all of the new client paperwork, and gave them all of my dog’s records to copy. Dr. Wallach came out promptly, and started the exam. But really, was it an exam? She listened to my dog’s chest, and I warned her that he may growl/​show his teeth as he had been abused in the past. She quickly stood up, lifted one ear flap, and ended the exam. She was visibly scared of my dog. Enough that even my husband commented on it, and he is typically rather oblivious.
I mentioned to Dr. Wallach that I thought my dog has allergies, since he chews on his feet and sides, but no response. She didn’t ask how often he chews his feet, or ask leading questions to determine whether or not he should try a different food, allergy test, or maybe an anti-​histimine. She didn’t ask any questions, actually. Except to ask what he’s eating, because he’s too fat. She took him back for his shots, and came back with him quickly. I asked if they could try clipping his nails, and she said he’s «too wound up.» And then she was too scared to try and weigh him, so she was throwing treats onto the scale from 3 feet away, hoping my dog would step onto the scale to eat one. My interaction with Dr. Wallach lasted about four minutes, not counting the 3 minutes it took her to give the shots. I KNOW she didn’t review his prior records that I brought in, because she looked surprised when I told her that my dog was extremely underweight, about 35 pounds thinner the year before, when I adopted him. Isn’t that something they’re supposed to do? Why else would I bring his records? She also warned me about his «aggressive behavior» and said I should get rid of the dog. At the very least to take care of it now, because the situation could turn really ugly, even though my dog didn’t growl or show his teeth at her– unless you count his squeal of pain when she gave him the shot.
When I left, I noticed I still had the day ahead of me. I was allocating about an hour for the appointment, but I actually left only ten minutes after my scheduled appointment time (including the time it took to pay the bill!). Definitely a record. And the search continues for a thorough, knowledgeable vet…

The Doctors and staff are great and the facility is very clean and organized. I would highly recommend this Animal Clinic!

Just got back from Danada, what a pleasant experience. the staff was very knowledgeable and extremely nice. I am visiting from out of state, I called at 7:00 am Saturday morning, and my dog was seen at 7:20, even though I did not have an appointment. I was very happy about the bill also, it was not blown out of proportion like a lot of Vets do for an emergency on Saturday morning. I wish all Vets were like these people, and I wish they were in Arizona where I’m from. This has been an Eye opening experience, there are great Vets in the world, and I just found one. I highly recommend this place.

We feel so comfortable bringing our dog to Danada. We have been there many times already in the year we have had our dog and whenever something comes up that is worrying us and he needs to be seen quickly, they have been able to work with our schedules to fit him in asap. I love that we get prompt phone calls back from the doctors about any questions I have or to relay test results that weren’t available by the time we leave the office (which they usually are). The doctors here are very thorough but only as far as you as the owner feels comfortable going. Any time it was felt that further workup was needed, the doctors have always come to me first to weigh the options and tell me how much everything would cost. Can’t forget about everyone else– each staff member there is always so pleasant and helpful and really seems to love working there.

I am writing this review before I even go home. In the 7 years of having our dog, we have been to more vets than I can count trying to get people to listen and help with chronic ear infections. Not only over time has this added up to cost thousands of dollars but I have never been fully satisfied in her care options. Not only is this vet affordable, they listen, spend time addressing your concerns and converse with you about the complexity of all issues. They are out for overall health of your dog and not just money. Honestly I was dreading taking my dog to the vet today for yet again another ear issue thinking it would cost $ 400 – 600 dollars as this has been the case in the past. Not only was it less than half that, we also were given many more affordable treatment options for now and in the future. Amazing. We have found our new vet and couldn’t be more thrilled!

We’ve been going to Danada Vet. since they were on 22^nd. They moved into a beautiful new building at 10 West Loop Road in Wheaton. We moved to Oak Park a few years ago and recently tried a closer new vet., yesterday, due to transportation limitations (my car is not working) big mistake! We’ll not be returning to the vet. this way and returning to Danada. Dr. Berley provides educated, experienced, compassionate and humorous care. My former dog that died in 2012 he diagnosed with an aggressive Cancer, Anal Gland Cancer. We worked closely with other teams (holistic and oncology) to ensure my dog lived a quality of life and he died 7 months after diagnosis. We now have an Am Staff/​Lab mix just love her. Dr. Berley is my top choice and am very thankful for him along with the friendly staff at Danada. Even though transportation and distance are issues I’d not think of anywhere else to go for quality healthcare.

I am happy that DVC has been following out story and responded. An apology and understanding was all I needed to move on. Thank you Dr Helen.

This is hands down one of the best veterinary clinics that I have brought one of my pets to. I dealt with Dr. Wallach and Dr. Robbins in regards to a tumor that was discovered on my cat, Honey. This situation is unsettling for any pet owner but both Dr. Wallach and Dr. Robbins took as much time with me as I needed so that I was comfortable with my options. Dr. Wallach did the initial visit and diagnosis and was very professional. I can imagine it is not easy to break difficult news to clients but she did so in a way that I felt assured. Dr. Robbins performed the surgery and provided me with information to help Honey recover. If you are looking for a professional yet compassionate veterinary hospital, I highly recommend Danada. Their office manager worked with me financially and everyone from their front desk staff to their vet technicians are beyond kind. All around great customer service.

Kind of hard review to write. The vets have taken care of our dog for several years. Recently he was found to have kidney disease. After discussion of all options we brought him home to comfort his last few days. Finally the time came to give him some rest. The staff and doctors where kind and understanding. The charges and care being reasonable. They cared about our dog like it was one of there own. Thanks to staff.

This was an excellent experience.
We made an appointment (with Dr Robbins) for Chaps first visit here. At our previous vet we always had to wait a long time, so it was a pleasure to see the doc shortly after we arrived. The reception area is spacious and the seating is designed so that a nervous animal can sit on the seat next to his human while they wait. NICE!
I liked Dr Robbins right away, she took one look at Chaps, folded up the examining table and plopped right down on the floor with him. He got himself a belly rub AND a check up. The dude is living LARGE!
I got in small amounts of trouble (Chaps gained a couple of lbs over the winter, I buy Heartworm preventative from a shady source) for being (ahem) honest.
We like to take Chaps out and let him run sometimes, so she asked if we want him to have the Lyme vaccine… poor Dr Robbins… this opened up a whole can of worms as I just had to tell her about my Weimaraner that died a few years ago due to seizures that began when she developed a long un-​diagnosed case of Lyme disease, despite using Front Line and having the vaccine. (see? now you get the story too! although Dr Robbins was trapped with me and got the looong version)
We ended up getting the Lyme vaccine anyway and continue to use Front line because we love our goofy guy Chaps and want to take precautions to keep him around.
The staff was very friendly and super efficient. We got our test results before we left, the pricing was very competitive and I never felt like they were trying to oversell me on things.
This is the best that I’ve felt about a veterinary visit, ever.
I’ll ask for Dr Robbins again, I want her to be the Doc that Chaps knows. Maybe she’ll get lucky and I won’t have any more rambling stories to subject her to… but, what’s the chance of that?

I have a very sweet rescue FIV+ cat and Dr. Hiller has always been so responsive, thorough, and thoughtful. Prince Caspian recently had to be de-​clawed because of infections and I was super traumatized to put him through that (especially since he had had his teeth removed years ago). On top of it all, my sister was getting married that week… so there was a lot happening.
Dr. Hiller was so calming and reassured me that he would be fine. I was such a wreck the day of the surgery and she called me with her usual cheerful voice to assure me that all went well. When I picked him up the next day, the staff took the time to thoroughly explain what I needed to do to take care of him. AND then when I panicked a few days later and thought he might need to come in, the staff again took the time to listen to my panicked rant and soothed and calmed me, yet again :) The best. Love Dr. Hiller and her staff!