I am a dentist in Philadelphia. I found the experience at Society Hill Veterinary Hospital to be very professional as well as personable. Dr. Casavecchia took the time to explain the importance of good dental care for dogs, which as a dentist I found very informative. The staff, Rachel and the front desk were friendly, helpful and professional. I would definitely recommend this office to anyone who cares about their pet's health. This office will put you and your pet at ease if you are a nervous pet owner. Five star service and so much more! Dr. E

This place is a RIP OFF. We got a spay voucher from Morris Animal Refuge today for $40, which Society Hill Vet says they honor,so I made an appointment for my cat. I asked if there were charges on top of the $40 we paid for the voucher. The guy at the counter said there's bloodwork and a pre-exam needed, which were included with our voucher. A NORMAL person would take that to mean we wouldn't be paying extra on top of the voucher which covers the spaying. NOPE! We were handed an estimate bill of $300 (subtract the $$ for her shots, we were still being taken by these crooks). PAWS honors the voucher and doesn't charge for the bloodwork or anesthesia, OR pain meds needed after the surgery so we're goping there and you should too. To top it off, they had the NERVE to call my phone later and say they wanted $66 for the"office visit" for which they did nothing. I went back down, paid it, went off and got my money's worth venting. AVOID these assholes, go somewhere else

DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE!!! FOR OVER $130 all MY PUPPIES GOT WERE FLEAS. While you may have read some good reviews, please take my advice and DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE. I actually liked the Dr that examined my 2, 9 week old puppies and wish she was located somewhere else. Not only was I told on the phone that morning that their exams would be $37 each and then charged $47 per puppy but my perfectly healthy puppies wound up with FLEAS FROM THEIR VISIT. Their waiting room looked semi clean but as my puppies have not had all their shots I left them in their carrier while I waited. Once I was taken back to a room you could tell that it had not been cleaned at all. The tech. even said to me hold on that table (the exam table covered visibly with a lot of animal hair) needs to be cleaned. He cleaned off the exam table and I held them on my laps until he finally asked to have one to weigh. He put the puppy on a clearly unclean ground and took my 2nd puppy to weigh. They were only on the ground for a short period of time and besides for being handled by myself, the Dr, the vet tech and 2 people that worked their they were only in my care. I took them straight home and bathed them because I was not happy that the floor was so unclean and that they had been on it, bath time, a meal, a puppy pad break and they were worn out and off to bed. When I took them to the puppy pad that night I noticed one scratching behind his ear, it was back to bed and in the morning as we started our day there was more scratching. I thought I must have irritated their skin by bathing them and thought nothing of it until the next day when the scratching was worse. I tried to examine them and brush them to look for fleas but they would barely let me so I brushed them the best I could and did not see anything. That night I noticed I had bug bites on my legs and thought how strange as I had not had one bite all summer. The next day I called the vet and got a phone call 48 hours later at 6pm on a sunday night telling me they likely could have picked up fleas and to treat them. I searched every drugstore and supermarket near me and couldn't find anything safe for them. I called out of work the next day and searched 3 pet stores and couldn't find anything safe for them. I called the vet and was not called back. I then picked up all the natural ingredients and treatments I could find online and treated them and brushed the fleas out, bagged up everything in my apartment and started endless loads of laundry. I cleaned my entire apartment with flea sprays and powders from the pet store only to find out the next day that my pups were scratching again. Finally a tearful phone call got their attention and I was finally told (36hours after I had been told to treat them) that I could use shampoo that said for 12 weeks old and they had a prescription I could pick up AND PAY FOR. The girl on the phone told me they weren't responsible because I could have somehow brought it in on my clothes or shoes after leaving the vet, getting into my car, and taking them home. My family had 3 cats my entire life and we never had one flea problem yet after an 2 hours at their office I am on my 2nd attempt to rid them and my house of fleas. I spent over $130 for them to pick up fleas and have now spent $300, an unpaid day of work and endless time and energy to now only have to go buy medication and more flea stuff to retreat my puppies and my entire apartment. WILL NEVER GO BACK.

SHVH has been my veterinarian of choice since I moved to Philadelphia 10 years ago. The staff is very friendly and Dr. Meister does a great job of caring for the animals. It's nice to go to a veterinarian that specializes in feline medicine, and the staff is great about answering my e-mails when I have questions about the cats. The location is nice, but I wish the parking situation was a little better. I also think the prices are a bit high and slightly unreasonable, but at least I know it's clean.

We are so happy with Dr. Meister and all the staff at the hospital. They've been great with our French Bulldog.