We have moved into our new location (same plaza; across Dunkins)! Please email us with your current email address & updated contact information & we will send out reminders through email! We offer a comprehensive immunization and parasite control program for puppies and kittens. Our new location is 1424 S. Azusa Ave. G-01 --in the same South Hills Plaza, just next to the gym! We would love to keep you all updated, so please email us with your current email address and we will send out reminders through email!
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May is one of the recent additions to our animal hospital. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 2021 where she received her Bachelor's of Science Degree in Biology, and she is planning to continue her education to be a registered veterinary technician. May has always had a passion for working with animals, and as a result, her home has always been filled with all kinds of pets. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her three senior dogs and taking care of her various aquatic friends.
South Hills Animal Hospital is proud to serve the West Covina CA area for dog and cats health related past 33 years. Our veterinary clinic and animal hospital is run by Dr. Francis Park, who is a licensed, experienced West Covina veterinarian. Our team is committed to educating our clients in how to keep your pets healthy year round, with good nutrition and exercise.
We are appointment only at this time.* Our appointment book is computerized which allows us to efficiently make appointments for you and your pet. Our receptionists and team will attempt to accommodate all requests to the best of our ability. Emergencies are accepted case by case anytime our clinic is available.
The grieving process includes accepting the reality of your loss, accepting that the loss and accompanying feelings are painful, and adjusting to your new life that no longer includes your pet. How do I tell my family? Family members usually are already aware of a pet's problems. However, you should.
Reviews (11)
Dusty Tavera Huerinchi
Jun 13, 2022
Emily Ito
May 20, 2022
Irene Rodriguez
Apr 26, 2022
My 3 week old English bulldog mini was sick. I walked in, no appointment, they took us right away. This is their new office, same shopping center. I was worried they would push her off as "too young, just euthanize her." But they gave her tests & meds & she was doing much better that night. Only 3 in the litter, she is now the last surviving pup. Never thought I'd love a dog sooo much. Can't take losing her too. Thank you for your care & time
Colleen Sibayan
Dec 06, 2021
Shanti Hinojos
Oct 28, 2021
I couldn't be happier with the results from the extractions dr Park did on my two dogs. Prob best vet I've ever been to. The staff was friendly and professional, the office was beautiful and modern, and dr Park was communicative and kind. I drove from LA because they came highly recommended and I'm so happy I did. It was prob a 1/3 of the cost I was quoted by other vets. I wish they were closer to me! Thanks guys!
Mackenzie S.
Oct 04, 2021
Dr park. HA! Dr Upsell should be his name! I took my dog in to get her ear cleaned.he didn't want to just give me the wash for her ears. He made me feel like I was a horrible owner because I wouldn't also pay for unnecessary shots, antibiotics and somehow even managed to add COVID into the mix. Absolutely ridiculous, and just wants $$$$$$$ for unnecessary treatments! Never ever going back there again.
Tracey Okubo
Sep 26, 2021
Dr Francis Park's personal attention of keeping us informed, and detail of what he felt was best for Tiffany situation of her teeth was such a relief. All of the staff we met were amazing! Thank you Kyle K. from Friends Fur-Ever Pet Food for recommending Dr Park. He will be our new Veterinarian from now on.
M. InTheDesert
Sep 26, 2021
Sierra Nichols
Sep 14, 2021
W. Kent Smith
Aug 05, 2017
Because today's world offers so many choices, you're here today to decide whether or not this veterinarian is the right choice to entrust with the care of your furry kids, and because you're so concerned about this, let me tell you about my own experience with South Hills Animal Hospital in the hopes that you never go through the same nightmare I've been forced to live for the past eight years.
You see, it all started in 2008 when I took my boy, Race, there, who is known as a cryptorchid cat, because his testicles did not descend into place like most males. It required a special operation in which the surgeon enters the abdomen to remove their testicles--an operation that costs four times what a typical neutering costs. And believe me, the money would have been well worth the extra cost, if only, that is, the surgery had been performed correctly, because removing these hidden testicles not only stops them from "marking" their territory and acting aggressively toward other cats in your home but because it eliminates the well-known increased risk of testicular cancer that occurs when they are left inside the abdomen.
After the surgery, all seemed well for a while, but in time Race began again to exhibit all his old male tendencies, like marking and acting aggressively toward my other three cats, all females four years older than him. For years, this put me in a terrible dilemma: I was unwilling to abandon Race to anyone else because I feared they would just get rid of him when he began to "mark" up their home, too.
But how to protect the girls was another huge priority, especially because I had been forced to take all three of them at various times for vet care for life-threatening abscesses they had received from Race's bites. Then came an unexpected turn of events: A few months after I had even gone so far as having Race's canine teeth filed down to minimize any further damage, I felt a lump in his belly that felt strangely like testicles to me. Naturally, even the new vet I had been taking him to was reluctant to believe it was anything more than a typical growth that he believed could be removed.
But when he operated, what do you think he found? That's right, a testicle--a testicle with a tumor attached to it. But sadly, when I informed South Hills that the operation that had been performed some eight years ago had been botched and that I had been living with the negative results of said operation, I was told that the doctor who had performed the surgery no longer worked there and that they did not believe they were responsible for any costs accruing from Race's non-neutered condition.
Now comes the part that involves anyone who is considering taking their pets to South Hills: What South Hills told me totally flies in the face of California law, which states the hospital is in fact responsible for any actions performed by their doctors, which requires the hospital and not the individual doctor, to make restitution for any damages resulting from malpractice cases like this.
Then to make matters worse, within six months of his surgery, Race's health deteriorated to the point that he stopped eating, and after he became so weak, I had to reluctantly consent to letting my boy go. And even though I informed South Hills Animal Hospital of Race's death, they have yet to offer any form of restitution in this matter, and as of this writing, my legal counsel is still awaiting some explanation as to why they insist on dragging their feet in a matter that is so cut-and-dry in terms of malpractice.
We have in our possession a signed certificate of sterilization, signed by the original doctor, but which is refuted by the eyewitness testimony of another vet who has provided written documentation of his having removed a tumor-laden testicle from Race's abdomen; and we have the post-mortem biopsy confirming that Race was the unfortunate victim of cancer in his spleen, his liver, and various other organs.
Yet in blatant defiance of all these facts, South Hills Animal Hospital of West Covina still refuses to reimburse me in my loss, and as time goes by, it seems less and less likely that it will happen. That said, the only question that remains is: Do you want to take a chance on taking your furry kids to a vet who, if they do make the kind of mistake that all humans are prone to make, refuses to make restitution?
If not, then you now know the name, address, and phone number of the place to avoid at all cost, and I do mean "cost" in every sense of that word. I hereby testify that the above statement is true and entirely factual.
W. Kent Smith
You see, it all started in 2008 when I took my boy, Race, there, who is known as a cryptorchid cat, because his testicles did not descend into place like most males. It required a special operation in which the surgeon enters the abdomen to remove their testicles--an operation that costs four times what a typical neutering costs. And believe me, the money would have been well worth the extra cost, if only, that is, the surgery had been performed correctly, because removing these hidden testicles not only stops them from "marking" their territory and acting aggressively toward other cats in your home but because it eliminates the well-known increased risk of testicular cancer that occurs when they are left inside the abdomen.
After the surgery, all seemed well for a while, but in time Race began again to exhibit all his old male tendencies, like marking and acting aggressively toward my other three cats, all females four years older than him. For years, this put me in a terrible dilemma: I was unwilling to abandon Race to anyone else because I feared they would just get rid of him when he began to "mark" up their home, too.
But how to protect the girls was another huge priority, especially because I had been forced to take all three of them at various times for vet care for life-threatening abscesses they had received from Race's bites. Then came an unexpected turn of events: A few months after I had even gone so far as having Race's canine teeth filed down to minimize any further damage, I felt a lump in his belly that felt strangely like testicles to me. Naturally, even the new vet I had been taking him to was reluctant to believe it was anything more than a typical growth that he believed could be removed.
But when he operated, what do you think he found? That's right, a testicle--a testicle with a tumor attached to it. But sadly, when I informed South Hills that the operation that had been performed some eight years ago had been botched and that I had been living with the negative results of said operation, I was told that the doctor who had performed the surgery no longer worked there and that they did not believe they were responsible for any costs accruing from Race's non-neutered condition.
Now comes the part that involves anyone who is considering taking their pets to South Hills: What South Hills told me totally flies in the face of California law, which states the hospital is in fact responsible for any actions performed by their doctors, which requires the hospital and not the individual doctor, to make restitution for any damages resulting from malpractice cases like this.
Then to make matters worse, within six months of his surgery, Race's health deteriorated to the point that he stopped eating, and after he became so weak, I had to reluctantly consent to letting my boy go. And even though I informed South Hills Animal Hospital of Race's death, they have yet to offer any form of restitution in this matter, and as of this writing, my legal counsel is still awaiting some explanation as to why they insist on dragging their feet in a matter that is so cut-and-dry in terms of malpractice.
We have in our possession a signed certificate of sterilization, signed by the original doctor, but which is refuted by the eyewitness testimony of another vet who has provided written documentation of his having removed a tumor-laden testicle from Race's abdomen; and we have the post-mortem biopsy confirming that Race was the unfortunate victim of cancer in his spleen, his liver, and various other organs.
Yet in blatant defiance of all these facts, South Hills Animal Hospital of West Covina still refuses to reimburse me in my loss, and as time goes by, it seems less and less likely that it will happen. That said, the only question that remains is: Do you want to take a chance on taking your furry kids to a vet who, if they do make the kind of mistake that all humans are prone to make, refuses to make restitution?
If not, then you now know the name, address, and phone number of the place to avoid at all cost, and I do mean "cost" in every sense of that word. I hereby testify that the above statement is true and entirely factual.
W. Kent Smith
Jacqueline Odom
Dec 26, 2016
