By VetsCompared
About Veterinary Care in Brooklyn
Brooklyn has 78 veterinary clinics, giving pet owners a broad field of options with an average Google rating of 4.4 out of 5 across 22,472 reviews. What stands out is the service mix: alongside standard dog-and-cat care, Brooklyn also has support for exotic pets, while emergency care is available through 26 clinics.
Top 3 clinics (current town ranking table)
| Clinic | Our Score | Verified | Published prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Slope Veterinary Center | 41/100 | — | — |
| Prospect Park Animal Clinic | 41/100 | — | — |
| Carroll Gardens Veterinary Group | 41/100 | — | — |
Brooklyn is a strong market for pet owners because there is enough choice to be selective rather than settling for the first available appointment. The overall review picture points to generally solid care, and the size of the market matters: it increases the odds of finding a clinic that matches your pet, your neighborhood, and your preferred style of communication. That is especially useful in a borough where needs range from routine dog-and-cat medicine to more specialized care for birds, rabbits, and reptiles.
The main caution is access and certainty. No clinics in Brooklyn are marked as verified, so owners should treat online listing details as a starting point and confirm the basics directly before booking. Weekend availability appears especially thin, and there are no listed options open past 7pm, which means routine care may require more planning around work schedules. The reassuring counterbalance is that emergency or out-of-hours help is present, with 26 clinics offering that kind of support when something cannot wait.
For choosing between vets in Brooklyn, start with fit rather than reputation alone. If you have a dog or cat, ask about appointment lead times, same-day sick visits, surgery and dental capacity, and how follow-up is handled after diagnostics. If you have an exotic pet, ask very specifically which species the clinic sees regularly and whether they can hospitalize and monitor that species safely. In reviews, pay more attention to comments about communication, continuity, and how the staff handles anxious pets than to star ratings by themselves.
Because the borough has so many options but weak weekend and late-evening coverage, the smartest move is to choose both a primary clinic and a backup emergency plan now, before you need one in a rush. In Brooklyn, convenience, species experience, and dependable communication are likely to matter more day to day than tiny differences in online reputation.
More Veterinary Practices in Brooklyn
Additional veterinary clinics serving the area
Canarsie Animal Hospital is an independent veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, New York, located on Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie. It treats dogs and cats and offers a mix of routine preventive care, diagnostics, some surgery, hospitalization,...
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Our Score (34/100)
Heart Of Brooklyn Veterinary Hospital Flatbush is a veterinary clinic on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn that treats dogs and cats. It is part of PetVet Care Centers. The clinic offers routine care, surgery, dental services, and urgent or...
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Our Score (34/100)
Park Slope Veterinary Care is an independent veterinary clinic in Brooklyn that treats dogs and cats. The clinic lists general medical care, surgery, diagnostic imaging, in-house ultrasound and echocardiography, hospitalization, and...
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Our Score (34/100)
Vinegar Hill Veterinary Group Brooklyn Heights is a veterinary clinic in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, located at 10 Columbia Place. It has a 4.6/5 Google rating from 112 reviews. Recent feedback describes a calm office, on-time...
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Brooklyn Heights Veterinary Hospital is an independent veterinary clinic in Brooklyn that treats dogs and cats. It offers routine and sick visits, dental care, surgery, pharmacy services, and prescription diets. The practice is USDA...
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Pet Haven Animal Hospital is a veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, New York, located on McDonald Avenue. It sees dogs, cats, and a range of exotic pets, including birds, reptiles, rabbits, rodents, and other small mammals. The clinic offers...
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Noah's Ark Veterinary Practice is a veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, New York, on Quentin Road. Recent reviews describe care for a cat and a senior bearded dragon, indicating the clinic sees both common household pets and at least some...
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Jacobson Veterinary Clinic is listed at 4145 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510. It has a 4.7/5 Google rating from 192 reviews. Recent feedback mentions dog care, a friendly team, and positive experiences with Dr. Jacobson.
4 Legged Veterinary Clinic Kings Highway is an independent veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, New York, treating dogs and cats. Its listed care includes routine preventive services as well as surgery, dentistry, imaging, and in-house testing....
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Hope Animal Hospital is a VCA Animal Hospitals clinic at 390 Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, New York. It treats dogs and cats. The VCA/myVCA platform connected to the clinic includes appointment scheduling, access to health records,...
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Our Score (31/100)
Clinton Hill Animal Clinic is an independent veterinary clinic on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. It treats dogs, cats, and other small companion animals, including birds and reptiles. The clinic offers routine and urgent veterinary care, and...
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Veterinary Care Group - Greenpoint is a veterinary clinic located on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It has a 4.4/5 rating on Google from 89 reviews. Recent written reviews describe care for cats and dogs, with repeated mention...
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Windsor Terrace Veterinarians is a veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, located at 1252 Prospect Ave. Google lists the clinic at 4.4/5 from 95 reviews. Recent comments describe a small family-run practice with attentive communication,...
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Verg is an independent veterinary clinic at 196 4th Ave in Brooklyn that treats dogs and cats. The hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with emergency and critical care available at all hours. It also offers...
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Bluepearl Pet Hospital is a veterinary hospital on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn. Recent reviews describe urgent and late-night care for cats and dogs, including seizure cases and diabetic ketoacidosis. Its Google listing shows a 3.8/5 rating...
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Our Score (28/100)
Healthy Pets Veterinary Services is an independent veterinary clinic in Brooklyn, New York. It treats dogs and cats and offers preventive care, diagnostics, surgery, imaging, dentistry, and internal medicine referrals. The practice lists...
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Our Score (27/100)
