Kirkwood Animal Hospital

Sunny Bokal

I cannot say enough awesome tbings about KAH. Friendly, prompt, patient and accomodatiing. I was referred here from a friend and will happily reccommend KAH to anyone looking for a great Vet for their furbabies.

Meredith B

I adopted a 12 year old greyhound whose previous owners had used KAH. In the interest of continuity, I continued taking her there. She needed a dental on a somewhat emergency basis, and they were fantastic. Everyone I encountered was super nice, very caring, and the care we received was top notch. Putting an elderly grey under general anesthesia is risky, and Dr Hemler knew that, so she worked hard to ensure the best possible outcome. She also needed to repair an area if skin in her face where the infection had burst through - Her sutures were plastic surgeon quality. I had to look hard to find the scar later. Sadly, Prancer died at 14, just 2 days before her scheduled geriatric exam with Dr. H - unfortunately it was in the middle of the night so we had to go elsewhere for euthanasia. However, I received the nicest note of sympathy from Dr H in the mail. My youngest grey is now a patient there, also receiving very good care. She recently needed stitches, and again, Dr H did phenomenal stitching. She takes pride in her work and it shows. My previous vet could rarely fit in an urgent visit. KAH does, and makes it seem like it isn't an imposition at all, when I know there must be times they're wondering how they'll make it all happen. The office is calm, efficient, and well cared for, which I think is a reflection of their care of our pets. 2022 update: had a somewhat urgent visit tonight for what I thought was going to be a "bad news" appointment. After a thorough exam and X-rays, which the vet carefully walked through with me, the diagnosis was just worsening arthritis. This is my spooky, terrified-of-the-world greyhound, and they were all so gentle with her. She apparently chilled out completely for her X-rays, which enabled them to get very good views. And she looks pretty darn good for 11.5, I'm told. The fact that they could fit her in the same day was tremendous. I never feel like the visits are rushed, I'm offered options for treatment whenever it makes sense, and I leave feeling confident in my choice to bring the dogs there.

Dean Hooks

Great service, caring staff.

Jane Pollard

Kirkwood Animal Hospital is the best in St. Louis. We had come from a terrible experience at a local well known animal hospital. We were referred to Dr. Hellmuth, we had an elderly dog that was on every medication we could put her on and she helped us walk through a very tough but correct decision. She was with us the entire time hugging us and allowing us time with our beloved Daisy. Since then we have had them for our sweet Lucy and they have been amazing! Highly recommend!