We've been here lots of times now for everything from euthanasia for an elderly cat to new kitten care and it's a wonderful practice. I love how they take us right into an exam room so our pets don't get stressed out from waiting in the lobby and all of the vets and veterinary assistants we've seen here have been caring and thorough. They're helpful and efficient and have earned our trust. Highly recommend! read more

Hometown Veterinary Hospital - This is our cat, Gramercy, pretending to be an egg. - Veterinarians Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

They were gentle, BUT.. everything else was a nightmare. They never ever delivered prices the same each person has a different price for everything. And if I hadn't kept on my toes they would have double charged me several times I don't recommend anybody go there. Plus I feel like they knew my my cat wasn't going to make it and I feel like they just kept him alive, to extort money. I want a refund, honestly. read more

Hometown Veterinary Hospital - My cat Percy. - Veterinarians Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Do NOT take your pets here. I caught them trying to scam me into TWO $2,500 procedures for my cat. I decided to get a second opinion on the "large bladder stones" they found in my cat and the second vet not only was going to charge a fraction of the cost for the procedure, they couldn't find ANY stones. Followed up in six months and still couldn't find any stones. The second procedure was teeth cleaning, claiming he had infected teeth. The other vet agreed teeth weren't great, but definitely no infection and could wait. And even worse, they told me my other cat most likely had cancer and since I couldn't afford to go through cancer treatments for an 18 yo old cat, there wasn't anything else I could do. Meanwhile, my cat is getting sicker and sicker, but I felt my job was just to make her comfortable until the end. On another visit with the same cat, they acted like they'd never said that and claimed a different diagnosis!!! I decided then to get a second opinion, but it was too late. She was too far gone and passed away. read more

Yesterday my pooch had surgery at Hometown Vet on W Republic in Springfield. Dr Carmichael and her Team provided excellent pre-op, in-surgery & post operative communication. They also review anticipated costs prior to the surgery. I highly recommend Hometown Vet based on their care of my dog, and knowing anticipated cost before surgery. read more

We've been with Hometown Veterinary Hospital for years, and there's no one else we would trust with the care of our dogs. From puppy visits to senior care, the team and Dr. Mease has been there for every stage of our pets' lives with compassion, professionalism, and genuine love for animals. Dr. Mease and staff always take the time to explain things clearly, answer our questions, and make sure our dogs feel safe and comfortable. Whether it's routine checkups, emergencies, or those harder moments every pet owner dreads, they've supported us with kindness and grace every step of the way. We're so thankful for the years of care and dedication from the entire team. Hometown Veterinary Hospital truly feels like family. read more

Have been coming here for over 10 years and would not go anywhere else. Everyone is so kind and helpful. Dr. Mease and Jenny are both amazing. They truly care about you and your pets. Today was my dog's annual exam but we were also addressing another issue that has been going on for a couple of weeks. They took great care of him, listened to everything I had to say. They gave me options and let me ask as many questions as I needed to. They took their time with us and didn't rush. I feel so much better knowing my beloved pet is well taken care of. I highly recommend this wonderful place. read more

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Be aware. Second opinions are a must.. about 4000.00 just to send our dog home to die And that was just suppose to be for the neutering. Thousands more prior.. Instead of prolonging his life, they took him from us plain and simple! We trusted them and they killed him. The word "anesthesia" is evil and not to be taken lightly. Of course it's necessary but one incision at a time. NOT THREE!. . Especially for an older small dog. If we had just known more Do your research pet parents. R I.P Claude We miss you so much When they say "Is that ok?" it is all about money... read more

They were very helpful and caring when my cat needed to be put to sleep. The location was close to where I live and easy to find. Staff was very caring and helpful navigating a difficult decision emotionally and financially read more

EXTREMELY dishonest practice. The vets lie throughout their documentation, and lie about diagnoses to cover things up (this happened to us with Dr. Hilton who no longer works there; and then a few years later--just this year--with Dr. Mease too). Dr. Mease is the lead doctor of the facility (and who I thought was the owner), but as it turns out, they are another CORPORATE, non-vet owned facility. If you have pet insurance, watch out--they love sending you and your pet to BLUEPEARL for specialty care--even though there are much better qualified, more affordable, and CLOSER providers who are BOARD-CERTIFIED. Thanks to their last BluePearl referral (Dr. Carmen Yeamans, a non-board certified neurologist from BluePearl Overland Park in Kansas/Kansas City)--my healthy 6-year old Shih tzu's life was almost taken--repeatedly. She was actually never supposed to make it out of BluePearl so that I would never know the truth of what happened. The neurologist these doctors referred us to (and that they highly recommended) caused my dog to have an entirely PREVENTABLE stroke (that Dr. Mease refused to diagnose or admit; I had to be the one to discover and diagnose the stroke myself--even though I don't work with animals). BluePearl did a spinal tap that was done without my consent, which worsened the stroke they had already caused her. After 1 day, when they saw she wasn't getting any better from the strokes (still not eating, not able to walk or even left her head, unable to urinate/defecate)--the neurologist from blue pearl lied in the medical record and said my dog Coco was "getting better" and released her to me to take home. I was given an unreasonably large dose of Acepromazine, a horse tranquilizer, for my 3.7 lb dog--in which there was NO VALID USE FOR THAT MEDICINE FOR HER. Unsurprisingly, after a few hours of me giving her the medicine, Coco stopped breathing, went totally limp, lifeless and cold. She was totally unresponsive and fell into a coma/comatose-state and didn't wake up for over 30 hours. The odds of her surviving this was 1-5%. The odds of her surviving ALL of the things that happened to her due to what BluePearl and Dr. Yeamans did: less than .00019% !!! There were also other direct attempts on her life that I don't even care to mention right now, because that's how disgusting thinking about what happened to her is...the torture they subjected her to was repeated, criminal level animal cruelty, and unacceptable given the fact that it came from multiple vets from their center who either did things directly or indirectly to harm poor Coco. Dr. Mease, our vet of many years, was aware of all of this, and still wanted me to keep taking coco back to this place even after she had somehow survived all of these attempts on her life and the absolute HELL we had gone through. Turns out coco never even needed a neurology referral to begin with...all she needed was $5 blood pressure medicine! Dr. Mease also blocked me from taking her to an "outside" facility for stroke rehab (no explanation given--she just said "don't go" and made it sound like they would harm coco, so we didn't)--so for months Coco struggled to get better without any outside stroke care. I then found out that the neurologist who had done all these things to Coco had a similar pattern of harm with a dog in Arizona in 2020. I informed Dr. Mease of this alarming pattern of behavior and basically begged them to not keep referring animals and their owners to this person (because now there is an ESTABLISHED pattern of similar wrongdoings). Dr. Mease's response? Something along the lines of: "We can't discuss our referral habits or policies with you." Yep!!!! So now I have to sit here every day and think about how this woman is still sending people and their pets to such a horrific doctor and center. I'm happy to say that that was our last communication and we left their "care" immediately after that. Everything stated above is TRUE, based on FACTS, and I have all the evidence and documentation to prove it. I'm a licensed medical professional (PA) so these claims are not made lightly. Thrive and Dr. Mease--although they didn't directly cause all of the abuse and repeated harm to Coco--they allowed for it to continue and essentially turned a blind eye to it all. To say that we were let down would be an understatement. I felt there wasn't ANYONE to left that I could trust with my poor dying dog's care. This has been by far the worst, most traumatizing experience of my life. These people don't care about you or your animals--what they care about is money and self-protection...even if it's at the cost of your pets' life. That's what I experienced first hand at least. Don't bring your pet here..and please don't trust any of their referrals! read more

I absolutely love hometown veterinary hospital !! I have been taking my pets there since I moved to Springfield in 2005. They are very compassinate and caring staff !! When I first met Dr. Mease, I thought, wow, what an amazing veterinarian and kind human. She is very knowledgable at what she does. All of their staff is amazing , and I can honestly say that I have never had a bad experience there. I have a Great Dane that can be difficult to deal with and they always try to make him feel calm when they need to do a procedure on him. I would never go anywhere else with my pets. Love this place !! read more

I highly recommend this veterinary clinic . Our dog died just prior to her vet appointment at a different veterinary clinic. My brother recommended Hometown Clinic for cremation. They were absolutely wonderful. Very kind and caring during a difficult time. If you're looking for a place that's caring this is it. read more

1/31/25 was an especially hard day for our family. I was at work and received a frantic call from my husband that our 15 year old blind Chihuahua was attacked in our own yard and he was almost attacked by our neighbors dog. Without going into too much detail, when all was said and done with their dog, my husband and I had called nearly every vet in Springfield looking for someone who could see our baby. The Emergency Vet on Glenstone was still closed at that time. We finally reached Hometown Veterinary Hospital. They agreed to see him just as soon as I could get him there. Sad to say he passed before I could get him there but they still took him back to see if I was right. They took my daughter and into a room and within a few minutes a staff member came in and confirmed what I suspected. Then eventually 2 different vets came in and expressed their condolences. From the time we walked in til we left the care and compassion we were shown really showed us just how much they care for people's fur babies. Even when they called to tell us our babies ashes were available for pickup and we got there we were met with caring staff. Again they took us to another room away from the public. They returned my laundry basket we brought him in cleaned, our towel and his blanket all washed and cleaned. This vets office is very clean. It is a place I had hope to never need but so glad they were there when I did! read more

I cannot say enough good things about this hospital. My elderly dog has been a patient there for several years. Each visit experience is consistently amazing. From the check-in staff, to the technicians, to doctors themselves. All professional, courteous, kind, and - most importantly - empathic. My dog has several unique medical needs and the staff are always understanding and patient with her. I would recommend this hospital to any of my friends or family. read more

Absolutely wonderful and caring people. Dr. Heywood is amazing! Everyone there was personable as they cared for our sweet dog and also took the time to answer all of our questions and provided us with timely feedback. I would highly recommend these wonderful and professional people to anyone in need of a veterinarian. read more

I would highly recommend checking versus other veterinarians the cost of their service and tests were much higher for a completely comparable service at two other vets I compared them to. read more

excellent staff, excellent job at explaining the billing, which I appreciated the upfront information BEFORE having to pay....but, back to the staff.... read more

They save our Goldens life. Looked beyond the obvious listened to us and the symptoms. Dr Cara was able to make a diagnosis. She thought about Gracie's problem and consulted withe other vets. Could not ask for more. The staff is professional and uniquely caring. They even called for follow-up. They did not try to sell anything or upsell. What a pleasant experience. I would highly recommend Hometown Veterinary. read more