Absolutely love Dr. Michelle! (so do my dogs!) I've been taking my dogs there for years. She's never tried talking me into doing anything expensive or unnecessary. I'd recommend her to anybody!

We have a rescue dog with a history of abuse, and he is scared of a lot of things, but most of all, the vet. We brought him to Hillside because I'd come here growing up with pets, but hadn't been in years. We'd taken him to a couple other vets in the valley and didn't feel like his fear was treated the way it should have been (sensitively, gently). When we got to Hillside, we saw Michelle and were absolutely blown away by her calm and caring demeanor. She was an answer to prayers. The staff is all friendly helpful and we just cannot say enough good things about the treatment we receive here. Michelle is gentle, patient and kind toward our dog who can be more than a handful. Hillside is quite a distance from our house but we will never go anywhere else. We're so grateful to have a vet we can fully trust with our dog's life, he is everything to us!

I saw Angela west at hillside today for the first time! She was absolutely the most wonderful vet I have ever been too. My golden, is 11 and absolutely hates the vet and gets so scared. Angela made her feel so at ease that my dog kissed her on the chin in the middle of the exam. I'm so thankful to have found a good vet to take my baby to!!!!!!

I'm so impressed with the staff and the hospital. I have been here about 5 times. My dog had a breast tumor and I had taken her into a different Vet at first. I was told that I'm not giving her the proper care and that is probably why she has the tumor. They told me it was going to be well over $1000 to take care of her. I went online and saw that Hillside had really great reviews. I decided to bring her in to get a second opinion. At first I met with Michelle and she told me that the tumor just happened and I had done nothing wrong but she will need surgery and a biopsy to determine if it was cancerous or not.. Michelle was out of town when I took her in for surgery. She assured me that my dog is in good care and Jessica was the one who performed her surgery. I was not charged anything close to what the other place had quoted me and I was able to get her teeth cleaned as well. I highly recommend this place. I have been to a lot of Vets before and have never found one I absolutely loved until now.

Our experience with Hillside Veterinary Hospital has been stellar over years of patronship. Many years ago, (on a recommendation from a friend) our animals began seeing Dr. Kaye Brown. Dr. Brown gave our lab/pit mix great care for years and ultimately provided a very peaceful and humane experience when her life came to a sad but expected end. Beside Dr. Brown we have seen most of the other staff at Hillside including Dr. Michelle Schilling. We repeatedly were impressed with her knowledge and by the honest care Dr. Schilling provided to our animals; ultimately we began asking for Dr. Schilling exclusively. She not only is one of the most skilled animal practitioners we have worked with, she is also kind and caring. We believe animals can sense much in humans which we miss. Our little dogs (we work with a chihuahua rescue society) trust and feel safe with Michelle. Every time we brought in oldest chihuahua, Dr. Schilling would say, "I just love this dog"; we knew she was not putting on a show, because, for this animal in particular, the feeling was obviously mutual. Our sweet little girl recently passed away at home. Dr. Schilling and the staff of Hillside walked us through the mourning process comforting us as they too (honestly) mourned her loss. The staff even gave us a thoughtful expression of sympathy by making a donation to Best Friends Animal Society in her memory. Going to the Vet can be an extremely stressful event for our pets. The staff sees them only on their (and subsequently OUR) worst days. I can not imagine how difficult it must be to see animals suffering day in and day out. I strongly believe that these people are saints. Even though they possess special talents needed to do their work, I also know, from experience, that they are not all equal to Dr. Schilling and her staff. Hillside Veterinary Hospital is nearly a half-hour drive from our home. And even though its a complete pain to have to drive past so many other (likely skilled) vets, I will not go anywhere else. For as long as we are able to keep rescuing and fostering animals, our home will remain full of animal companions. Likewise, Dr. Schilling will remain our Vet; she has earned our trust and respect. I highly recommend Dr. Michelle Schillinger and Hillside Animal Hospital.