Radbill animal hospital is a great dog veterinary resource in downtown Philly. We walk our dogs there for their visits which is very convenient. It's not the largest office space in the world, but there's room for several "patients" at a time and a Keurig coffee maker for a tasty beverage while you wait. We have been here multiple times as we went through the puppy shot series as well as treating our older dog for some medical issues (teeth cleaning etc.) Every time we have been there (at lest six by now), the staff and veterinarians have been extremely knowledgable and hospitable. Thumbs up!
Dr. Radbill has been caring for our cats since early 2001. We switched to his practice when our prior vet's office was bought by a national chain and went ultra-high-tech with its treatment recommendations. Dr. Radbill is kind, practical, thoughtful and never goes for a complicated or ridiculously expensive treatment plan when a simpler solution is just as good. He takes the time to use his hands, eyes, ears and extensive experience to diagnose what is going on with an animal, turning to more invasive and expensive tests and tools only when necessary.
Recently, when our 11-year-old girl cat had a bad reaction to a flea treatment and stopped eating, I took her to an emergency clinic, where they wanted to subject her to several thousand dollars'-worth of intrusive testing to rule out some serious-but-unlikely possibilities. Instead, I asked them to stabilize her with subcutaneous fluids and anti-nausea meds and called Dr. Radbill's office in the morning. He made room in his schedule for us right away, did some simple in-office blood work, and identified the probable cause of her distress as pancreatitis. We treated her for that, which meant more anti-nausea meds, liquid nutrition and subcutaneous fluids -- all administered at home where she was more comfortable -- and Dr. Radbill called me every day until she was eating on her own again, five days later. If she hadn't improved in another day or so, we could still have done the expensive tests, but the simple solution turned out to be the right one, and it saved my cat from much more distress and me from a huge and unnecessary bill.
Dr. Radbill has been similarly straight-forward, caring and effective with all three of the cats we have brought to him over the years, including when it came time to end the life of one of them who was very old and in pain that could no longer be assuaged. In that case, he was compassionate and supportive, giving me time alone with my boy cat but also making sure that I knew that I was doing the right thing.
Dr. Dalago, who recently joined the practice, is another vet in the same tradition. We recommend this practice to anyone who wants traditional, practical and compassionate care for their pets.
I've been a client of Dr. Radbill's and his staff for ten years now. They're passionate veterinary professionals who treat every pet with love and compassion. Dr. Radbill is a very experienced vet with the sort of skill only years of service can produce.
I'm not entirely sure what "Tracy's" concerns are. The facility is in a small storefront in Center City, which is not unexpected considering that the office is in a downtown residential area. It's an older storefront, which is also not surprising considering the fact that Philadelphia is an old city. Other than being an older home, the interior is kept clean and I'm sure the smells of which she complained are the antiseptics and pharmaceuticals the staff needs to keep pets healthy. To imply that a pet might "catch something" from the smells in the office is a pretty unfair claim.
In my nearly fifty years on this planet, my family has owned dogs, cats and horses. I wouldn't trust my pets' welfare to a vet I thought was not professional and talented. Dr. Radbill and his staff are all that and more. I highly recommend them.
