Greenfield Veterinary Hospital

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611 Greenfield Ave (at On Parkway East, exit 74. Follow U-turn exit to Greenfield. At 1st light turn left. Take next right, on right side of street 1/2 blk up.)
Pittsburgh, PA 15207

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(412) 422-7755
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Greenfield Veterinary Hospital - Pittsburgh, PA
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My mom and I have used Greenfield Veterinary Hospital for our many cats since I was a child and Dr. Babik was still independently practicing there. We met Dr. Winnie shortly after...

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I have been taking my pets to Greenfield Veterinary Hospital for several years now, based upon a recommendation of an animal loving colleague (the proud owner of dogs, cats, birds...

I love dogs! 1/18/2010

If u love ur animals at all, please do not take them to GVH. I have a lab who is very sick. He had been throwing up and lossing weight. Dr. W. told me that this was all an allergic reaction to an antibiotic he had finished approx. 10 days ago. (funny thing is is that now he takes the same antibiotic almost every day with out any reaction at all). Long story short, dr. W. didn't examine my dog, never did any xrays or lab work either. My dog has lymphoma and he missdiagnosed it as an allergic reaction. \r \r I don't care how close or convient GVH is, I would even take a rat I found crawling out of the sewer there for help!! They almost killed my dog. So PLEASE don't go there. This message will be erased shortly after it's posted, because the staff has erased my other 3 before. But hopefully this will touch at least one person and save at least one dog's life! more
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Web page is graphic, Dr. Ruiz is great 12/14/2009

I just want to warn people with a weak stomach, do not go to their webpage. Under services they show pictures of the inside of a dog's stomach, I almost got sick. Dr. Ruiz is great, she really took an interest in the problems my cat was having, listened to all my concerns and offered me several options. Much more than Dr. Winnie ever did. If you go to Greenfield, set your appointment with her! more
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Hot and Cold 12/13/2009

I've been in the Pgh area for three years now, and when I got my cats two years ago, I found the GVH. When one of my cats recently had his yearly go at ear problems, I took him in. Dr. Winnie saw me and I didn't even see him for 5 minutes before he proscribed me and shoved me out of the room; talked to me as if I have never had cats before. Pros: Dr. Ruiz Cons: The Secretaries are chatty and gossipy. more
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Office manager is horrendous 11/5/2009

I don't know where they found this person, but she is terrible at her job. I've been a client there for a long time (since the days of Dr. Babick) and I'm afraid she's running that place into the ground. The vets are good and the technicians are nice, but you can tell that no one tjhere likes the office manager. Dr. Whinnie needs to do himself a favor and let her go NOW. No wonder they can't keep a steady staff there. more
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alienating his stable customer base 11/5/2009

Dr. Sean Winnie's practice of stacking appointments has gotten out of hand. As a long-time, faithful customer, I take offense at having to wait sometimes up to an hour after my appointed time to see the vet. Animals in a vet's waiting room are anxious and frightened, especially when there are a number of other animals in the same condition around them. As I understand it, doctors do this to make up for late arrivals and no-shows. Well, I'm tired of suffering for the sins of others. While Dr. Winnie is pandering to this unreliable group of people, he is alienating his stable customer base. And this is not a one-time occurrence. For the past several years this practice has been getting steadily worse. I don't feel I should have to subject my pets to this stress and I also feel my time is just as valuable as the vet staff. In the past, I would have whole-heartedly have recommended Dr. Winnie to other pet owners, but will no longer do so. Today I left after waiting only 25 minutes in the waiting room. While waiting I spoke with another patron who said she had been waiting 15 minutes longer than I. She had a toddler with her who was getting restless and uncontrolable, a whining dog, and had to be at bus stop to pick up another child at a certain time. If you are practicing stacking because of the reason I listed above, than shame on you Dr. Winnie. Get rid of the deadbeats and give your steady, reliable customers better service. (whateveruwant, 10/22/2009) more
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Greenfield Veterinary Hospital is bad 10/5/2009

My dog has cancer...I would do NE thing for my dog!! I love him more than I would love a human son!!! MY DOG IS MY LIFE...I have been to this vet, and I would not take my dog back there. I wouldn't even take a mouse I found running around my kitchen there...I am not trying to be rude, but that last comment was right. I have written several negative reviews and they have all been tastefull, but removed...If U love your pets find a REAL vet that knows what he or she is doing!!! Thanks for listening. I hope u read this before it gets deleted! more
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Kind, caring and professional 9/14/2009

I have an older rescue dog with some health issues and I am always very well treated at the hospital. One time when I brought my dog in the staff was glad to see that it was just a routine visit because they say she's such a good girl and they love her and were worried she was sick. I have never found the hospital or any of the staff to be dirty or smelly, I've never been treated rudely and I was suprised to read these comments from others. Perhaps these folks were the problem because I have never in all my visits experienced any of the problems. This is a five star all the way in my opinion and I am a paying patient, not an employee. Pros: Easy access, good staff, fair pricing Cons: haven't found any more
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My first visit was my last 9/13/2009

While I was able to get an appointment within 2 days of my phone call, the vet tech I spoke with on the phone was slightly rude when I said I couldn't bring my cat the next day and he made a snide remark. When I went in for the appointment, I checked in with 2-3 employees at the desk. I arrived 20 minutes early and brought all paperwork from previous vets. After at least 3-4 people came in after me and got seen before me, about an hour later, an employee asked if I was waiting to be seen. When I said yes, she asked my name and informed me that no one had checked me in. So I waited another 20 minutes and then got seen. The visit went fine and the doctor seemed competent and nice. However the same vet tech made another snide remark when holding my cat for a shot, he said that someone had cut her toes off (referring to her being declawed) to which I responded I adopted her as a 4 yr old shelter cat and she had already been declawed. Professional staff should keep their opinions to themselves, especially when not knowing the facts. When I checked out, they did apologize and give me a free flea treatment but the bill was $110 for a check up and shots. Pros: Quick appointment scheduled Cons: Slow and rude service; expensive more
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Always a Satisfied Customer 8/18/2009

I have used GV for years. I put my 19 year old cat down years ago...I was treated with respect, comfort, and good information. When my young daughter's old hamster was dying, Dr Winnie sent her home with in-structions in caring for his last few hours, and sent her a sympathy card after he died! I got on this site to check out a phone number and was SHOCKED to see the negative reviews.......what ugly comments. What do you expect, the Taj Mahal? They are in the business of caring for animals, give me a break. I would recommend GV to everyone and anyone for good care for their animal friends. Pros: Good service, sensitive docs Cons: better parking I suppose more
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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THIS PAGE. 7/28/2009

All of these reviews are written by the manager. Do you really think Greenfield Vet is a 5 star vet? Have you been inside? Have you seen or smelled the Dr Winnie's bad hygiene? Conveniently all the bad ratings have been deleted. Including the review about the secretary doing a necropsy. Also including people's many accounts of terrible customer service, and the doctor's bad advice almost costing their animals' lives. How juvenile is it to delete all the bad ratings from your own company's insider page? Does the manager have nothing better to do with her life than rig this page so she can trick more people into using her company, and to hide their business' terrible reputation? Here's some more quality information: 1. The doctor doesn't always change gloves in between surgery patients. 2. He's killed pets during simple surgeries due to his overall negligence. 3. If you're Jewish and rich, you'll get excellent customer service from him. But if you aren't you will only get rude rep more
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Run by morons. 7/27/2009

All of these reviews that have five stars are written by the manager. Do you really think Greenfield Vet is a 5 star vet? Have you been inside? Have you seen or smelled the Dr Winnie's bad hygiene? Pros: none Cons: Dr. Winnie and his manager. more
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Looking for a new vet 7/16/2009

I have given GVH many chances and after my last visit I won't be back. I don't mind if the vet doesn't want to be my best friend, but this guy is actually rude...and in my experience not terribly thorough. We brought my dog in from a shelter and he neglected to examine her ears..we had to bring her back in a few days because she was shaking her head so much...she had infections in both ears. That was just the beginning of a long string of unprofessional visits. My dog is usually a really happy go lucky dog..when we first started going there she didn't mind it at all, now she is terrified of the place. We are looking for a new vet. Pros: Vet techs are friendly Cons: Unprofessional, poor technique, dog hates it more
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Lectured! 6/15/2009

Granted this isn't about Dr. Winnie....I had seen Dr. Babik in 2005 with my brand new puppy at the time. I got lectured for getting the breed I got even though I had had the breed before and was aware of the possible genetic problems! He also did not accept my vaccination records from my breeder and gave him ANOTHER set of shots! I didn't know any better at the time...extra shots are NOT good for this breed, especially when the last shots were just a few days old! Pros: Nada Cons: Everything! I will NEVER go back again! more
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Great experience once again 4/21/2009

Today I took my dog to the Greenfield Vet Hospital because he was having some back problems, something that he has had before. He is a regular patient of Dr. Winnie, whom we love, but he wasn't in today so we saw their new vet, Dr. Ruiz. She was great! First of all, she was great with our dog. She answered all of our questions and explained so much to us. She asked us all kinds of questions to best understand what was going on. She took the time to not only examine him for what we came in for, but since we were so close to his annual exam, she was kind enough to give him his annual exam and the shots that he needed so we didn't have to come back. Pros: Ease of appointment, knowledgeable staff, very friendly Cons: parking more
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If you love your pets, find another clinic! 2/27/2009

This place has a very low standard of care for their patients, inexperienced staff, and an unprofessional doctor who has NO people skills. Dr. Zambon was my shepherd's vet and when she left I was beside myself, but decided to stay UNTIL I was treated like an idiot by Dr. Winnie, you could tell that even the tech in the room couldn't stand to be around him...he also treated her like dirt, yelling at her because she couldn't hold my 115lb dog alone...she was a petite girl, I offered to help and got yelled at as well. He barely even did an exam, just peeked in his ears, teeth, and looked at his skin NEVER even felt his belly, and when he only listened to his heart for about 5 seconds, good thing I'm a nurse and can listen for a heart murmur myself! I had labwork done, and when I hadn't heard anything almost a week later I called and they didn't have the results...made up some lame excuse about there not being enough sample for them to run the tests...They had a full sample that day...my best guess, they lost it and I had to come back for them to do it again. I'll never go back...The doctor never even called to tell me my results, the receptionist said they couldn't find my record and that they'd keep looking. There went my money! I now go to Duncan Manor and have had very good experiences thus far (only been there twice). I ended up repeating labwork there and the doctor called me 2 days later and personally gave me the results, very professional! As for greenfield, if you care about your pets go somewhere else! My best guess is that these recent good reviews were written by an employee or manager (probably a manager, since the employees don't seem to like the doctor either). Pros: Clean Cons: no parking, tough to get an appointment, cramped office more
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Excellent! 2/21/2009

I called the Greenfield Veterinary Hospital on the advice of a friend when my cat was very sick and my usual vet was not available. I explained the situation and was able to get an appointment in about two hours. Once there, my cat was seen right away-something I am not used to at my old vet. It didn't take any time at all for the doctor to come in and examine my cat. He explained things very thoroughly and did not do any unecessary procedures-again, which is something I am not used to. The total visit did not take very long andmy cat was feeling better the very next day. Overall, I was very impressed with Dr. Winnie and the office. He was genuinely concerned about the animals welfare and making sure their owners were reassured and had every bit of necessary information. I am definitely taking my cats to Dr. Winnie in the future. No question. Pros: Great vet, very caring, minimum wait time more
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Very satisfied pet owner 2/8/2009

I've always been satisfied with the care my two cats have received at Greenfield Veterinary Hospital. My cats have been treated by both Dr. Winnie and Dr. Zambon and I've never had reason to doubt their professionalism and expertise. I am especially grateful to Dr. Winnie for diagnosing and helping to control a chronic condition one of my cats had when he was adopted. I appreciate his approach of starting out with the least invasive (and least expensive) treatments first before recommending more aggressive action when it was clear the first alternatives were not working. I never felt pressure to spend money I wasn't comfortable spending and never felt as though Dr. Winnie was trying to back me into a corner by forcing me to choose between expensive medical procedures and a lifetime of suffering for my cat. He will work with you to figure out a solution that helps your pet that is still within your financial means. As a result of his care, my formerly sickly cat who refused to be petted or played with is now a very loving lap cat who loves to chase a toy around our home. It wasn't a quick fix but Dr. Winnie was always honest and straightforward with me about every step of the process. I've recommended Greenfield Vet's services to friends and I have always gotten positive feedback from them. Pros: skilled professionals Cons: no walk-in hours more
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Really? 1/30/2009

I take my beloved pet to GVH when ever he needs something. Dr. Winnie is always there to help and so is the caring staff that work there. Now I will be the frist to agree with all of you. Dr. Winnie is a caring, vet that can do his job right. Now that's with out saying his fault. Everyone has them. Have you ever had a bad day? Have you ever worked with animals who would like do nothing more then rip your head off all day? What people don't remember is that he is trained in how to handle pets. He knows what they can take and what they can't. But all people think about is OMG he's going to hurt them! I know how this is. My baby Moe screams and crys when i cut his nails. I'm I hurting him? No he just wants to be a big baby. If you don't trust him with your pet then you have never been to a really bad vet. When I liveed in Maryland I took my pet to an emergency clinc. After spending some time there with my pet that needed attention all the time I say how evil this hospital was. I saw one women bring her cat in that had been stricken by a car. She begged for someone to please save her friend. They took the cat into the back. I spoke with her while she was waiting, trying to help her get threw what was happening. I knew the cat was already gone when she walked in the door. The doctor came up to her and said there was nothing we can do so we put him to sleep. After she cried for her pet she went to the counter and the women behind the desk told her that she would have to pay for her cat being put to sleep. She look at her and said that she never agreed to that. And all that women said was that the doctor didn't think he could help her cat so he just put it right to sleep. He didn't even try. He just got the pink shot and that was it. If you go to GVH they will fight to save your animal. They won't stop untill there is nothing else they can do. So it's your choice. Some one who can't control his mood but will help your pet or someone who only pretends to care? Pros: Great office staff that helps in any way they can Cons: A moody doctor that can't contorl his temper sometimes more
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Don't hurt your animal's heart with this heartless vet. 12/2/2008

Dr. Zambon WAS the best but she's gone, and so's my business. The head practitioner -- I won't call him a doctor because I think some sense of honor and commitment attach to that title -- at this clinic is the most ungracious, unkind, condescending, contemptuous person I have ever spoken with. Simply insufferable. Not to mention that he couldn't be bothered to know that my animal had ongoing problems following release from the hospital. Pros: The assistants are nice. Cons: The vet is a sadist. more
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Excellent Doctor 11/7/2008

I took my dog to see Dr. Zambon on the recommendations of 3 separate people. They all said she was an excellent doctor, so I went to see her. And boy were they right. She was so good with my dog, and she was very patient with me. My dog was 10 at the time, and she had alot of chronic problems. And Dr. Zambon helped us with every single one of them. She made my dog look, feel, and act better than she had in a long time. I only wish she was still there to help us! more
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  • Greenfield Veterinary Hospital opened its doors in 1979. The owner, Frank Babik, VMD operated as a solo practitioner at this location until Sean Winnie, DVM joined the practice in 2001. In 2006 when Dr. Babik decided to reduce the number of hours he wished to practice, Dr. Winnie took over as medical director. Dr. Babik officially retired in November 2008. Since 2006 the hospital has undergone a series of upgrades and changes to serve the needs of our clients better. New radiographic equipment for more expedient and improved radiographic quality were acquired in 2007. An endoscope to assist animals with chronic ear infections was also purchased in 2007. In 2011 we purchased the Abaxis HM5 Complete Blood Count (CBC) and the VS2 Chemistry Analyzer to provide rapid in-house blood analysis for critical and urgent cases to better treat those patients. We are modernizing our facility with a veterinary software management program for invoicing, vaccine tracking, record keeping, inventory and billing/payments. Although transitioning from a completely paper based practice to a paperless practice is far from complete, we are making major strides in reaching that ultimate goal. Our recycling and environmental goals are set for the future and achievable in the next couple of years. There will also be some structural changes to the building forthcoming at the end of 2012 beginning of 2013 that should help accommodate more patients and provide better service for our existing clients as well as the new clients that join the GVH family every day.. We perform all general surgery (spays,neuters and declaws),oral health assessment and cleanings,dental surgeries,mass removal,total ear canal ablations,enucleations,abdominal exploratories,anal gland abscesses,toe amputation,tail docks and dew claw removals on puppies,splenectomy,biopsies,limb amputation and more. We also offer ultrasound by a board certified internal medicine specialist who will come on-site to perform the procedure. We work exclusively with Antech laboratories for all our outside lab work.

    · Local veterinary hospital servicing the community for over 30 years.

    · We are familiar with your pet and your pets needs.

    · In-house laboratory to check internal organ function preoperatively to insure pet is healthy enough for anesthesia.

    · All surgeries over the age of 7 are placed on IV fluids to stabilize blood pressure during all anesthetic procedures.

    · All declaws remain hospitalized for 2 days so that pain can be managed with appropriate pain medication.

    · Pets hospitalized overnight are monitored by capable staff members.

    Orthopedic surgeries are referred to highly trained surgeons off-site at a specialty practice.

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  • Hours: Sun 9am-1pm, Mon 9am-8pm, Tue 8am-8pm, Wed 8am-6pm, Fri 8am-6pm, Thu 10:30am-8pm, Sat 8:30am-1pm
  • Neighborhoods: Greenfield
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