We take our Butchie to Westside. Downtown and Hoboken are very expensive, sometimes almost double. I have had only good experiences with Westside also know as jersey city animal hospital.

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The place on Westside Ave. only charged like $40 or $50 for the vet to examine my cat, when I thought he was sick .

However, after all his shots & everything it does end up being over $100 for his yearly exam.

Are these vets reasonably priced? I took my cat to a vet in Montclair who charged me over $100 for a checkup, so I'm interested to know if there's anything in the area that won't charge me an arm and a leg.

3 recommendations is good for me. I will give them a call. Thank you everyone!

I third this one http://www.michaeltuderdvm.com/downtown.htm

We take our two dogs there... very thorough.

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I'll second this. http://www.michaeltuderdvm.com/downtown.htm


Nice doctors, nice staff, clean place. Full spectrum of care.


GWB

i've used - animal infirmary of hoboken for over a decade and they've been great (cats and a dog) - http://www.michaeltuderdvm.com/ - i know they have a branch in downtown JC.

Jersey City Animal Hospital on West Side Ave. is great. If you mention that you found them online, you save 15% on your first visit. I have one cat and have been going to them for a year.

http://www.jerseycityvet.com/

I know there was a thread on this before but I searched and it didn't come up.

If anyone finds it can you post it here?

Otherwise, I need a vet recommendation for my 2 cats. Anywhere in JC is fine.

Thanks to anyone who responds!

Dr. Phil Frezzo of the Bayonne Animal Clinic
201-437-6666
You often have to wait as long as an hour but that's because he takes his time with each and every patient. He's by far the best. There are other doctors there so be sure to ask for him.

Hey rs1139,
I wrote you a private message for help-check your PM inbox

Mary Ann

We just got a dog and we're looking for a vet around downtown JC... anyone have any suggestions? (or hints on who not to go to?)

I'd like to have one for him close to home that I know we can count on for anything so that if he gets really sick, I don't have to put him in his carrier and take him on the path to get to the MD.

Suggestions?

Dr. Tuder, the owner, is great. kinda gruff, but a super vet. he's not there very often, though.

Dr. Ponce and Dr. Wong are also really good.

To those of you who use Downtown Vets on 1st street/Animal Infirmary - which vets do you like to see?

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They nickel and dime you through the whole emotional process too.


If you can get a ride into Secaucus (10 - 15 minutes away), I recommend Dr. Hatch. Dr. Hatch saved my dog's life, pure and simple. He combines a holistic approach to modern medicine and was so concerned with my pet's pain management after a severe mauling.

His prices are very fair in an area where prices prohibit many people from getting their pets proper preventative care. The front desk people are sweet and attentive to all patients and their owners in the waiting room.

1250 PATERSON PLANK ROAD
SECAUCUS, NJ 07094
Phone: (201)867-4795

for years, the vet on Washington street was the only option in Hoboken, so they got away with outrageous charges and mediocre care.

when the infirmary opened, pet owners rejoiced. there was a huge defection from Hoboken Vet, and from what I've heard, there's been no reason to return.

the infirmary (and now Downtown Vet here in JC) have always given my pack of misfits excellent care, without bankrupting the biped at the other end of the leash.

good luck.

A very short ride away at odd hours in an emergency! Open 24 Hours.

http://www.fifthavevetspecialists.com/

I'm a big fan of the Downtown Vet Associates on 1st.

In an emergency this spring, I went to the vet on Washington St in Hoboken (Hoboken vet?) for an after hours appointment. I would be very reluctant to go again for a couple of reasons, mostly because they were wildly reactionary and ran a gazillion tests, and the vet on call had zero bedside manner. I was a wreck and just sort of went along with it. In the end, my dog snapped at the vet out of sheer frustration, I think. That's animal instinct for ya.

In the end, my regular folks at Downtown Vet had to decipher the $750 Hoboken Vet bill and gave my dog a much more realistic and not as life threatening diagnosis. And they laughed a bit too for what I was charged and what the various diagnosis were.

However, any port in a storm, as they say. I was grateful for the option at the time. Would just proceed a bit more cautiously next time.

It's actually the Hoboken Animal Infirmary and Downtown Veterinary Associates that are part of the same practice. I use the Hoboken Animal Infirmary for my dog and found their service to be excellent. My dog has very severe allergies and separation anxiety and the doctor went out of her way to reach out to specialists to find out what would be the course of action considering multiple medications might be needed.

Hoboken Animal Hospital and Downtown Veterinary Associates (on Newark Ave at 1st) are run by the same group and I believe the same vets often work at both places.

I have brought my dog to DVA a few times and have been happy. I like that they don't need appointments for anything but surgery and the quality of the vet care has always been fine. Keep in mind many if not most of the vets will be a BVM and not a DVM, but for routine things like shots and such that shouldn't be an issue.

I have never needed a 24-hour animal emergency hospital but there are none in Hudson. I think the closest one is in Ridgefield or Bloomfield.

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+1 for the place on West Side. I've been taking my cat there since January & they've been friendly & helpful.

Thank you, people for the info. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your pets. My cat is doing well, but just in case something does happen, I want to be prepared. So, the information will be stored in my pet emergency kit.

Thanks!

Atsushi

i hope it doesn't come to it, but the nearest 24 hour emergency room for pets that i know of is in lyndhurst

http://www.njves.com/html/index.html

actually looking at their hours i don't think they're 24 hours but they're open at night when your regular vet would be closed.

another option for a good vet nearby are the ones in secaucus:

http://www.secaucusvet.com/

i took my old doggie there and they treated him very well in his last couple of weeks.


the other good one nearby is in hoboken
http://www.hobokenvet.com/

good luck and i hope you don't have an ailing pet!

We have been very happy with Hoboken Animal Hospital for the past 10 years. On July 5th we had an emergency - one of our two dear cats Owen had a stroke during the day - since it was the July 4th weekend they were closed and sent us to Ridgefield NJ with him. We lost Owen that night, but the doctors at Ridgefield were very very caring to us and to Owen.

Hi all,

In or near Jersey City Downtown, is there a good vet? Also, if there should be a pet medical emergency, where is the nearest animal emergency room?

Thanks in advance.

Atsushi

The thinking these days is the annual vaccination is more detrimental to the animals than what was once thought. Vets will tell you every year is a must but the companies that make the vaccines don't know how long the vaccine lasts once given so the protocol was well - just give it once a year.

In cats vets are finding cancer sarcomas at the site of the injection so that is also a good reason to change to every 3 years.

Morale - do your research. There's a ton of info on the net.

Don't rush to do the annual vaccination.

Check out http://lmp.luvmypet.com/lmp/index.htm (low-cost vaccinations given by vets at local Petco stores)

Also, Friends of Animals sells certificates for neutering/spading redeemable at local vet offices. I purchased a certificate from them and used it for my dog's procedure at the Animal Hospital in Jersey City and saved a lot of $$ for the same procedure I would have gotten without the certificate. Here is a link to their webstie: http://www.friendsofanimals.org/

Can anyone tell me what the various vets charge around here for a dog's annual and/or vaccines? My dog doesn't have any health problems, so I am slightly more interested in cost than quality of care / having questions answered (I have a vet that I would use for serious issues, but they are not in Jersey City).

Don't get me wrong, Dr. Tudor performed a successful surgery on my other cat in 2005 @ the Hoboken office. They just seem to charge a lot of $, and to want you to spend, spend, spend more when you're there. Like the mechanic who finds 12 other things wrong with your car when you bring it in for an oil change...

I was going to bring my new cat over to 1st Street even though I was skeptical because it's Dr. Tudor (or his son) from Bayonne....But, it is convenient. Then, I was told how much he charges...So, I went back to my old standby on Westside. They're still wonderful after 20 years since my last pet....