Cooper Square Veterinary Hospital

— nothing but great things to say about this vet (Dr. G.) and his practice
— was referred by a friend who’s been taking his dog here for the past 10 years, so upset at myself for not taking his advice sooner!
— the dr. listened and responded to all of my concerns with respect and empathy
— the dr. even went as far as to give me his cell number so I could call him in case of emergencies
— personable staff
— reasonable prices for the area
— wasn’t pushed to purchase anything extra

Just visited Dr G for the first time. As a born and bred New Yorker, I can say he’s exactly how I like my doctors: straightforward, no nonsense, knowledgable. He seemed nice enough but more importantly, the assured way he handled my cat is the most important thing and his answers to me about my questions gave me confidence that he truly loves and understands the animals he cares for, the mark of a great vet! His no nonsense demeanor is balanced by his very friendly and super upbeat staff.

Disclaimer: We have the sickest Bulldog in the world. We purchased a puppy from a breeder who clearly wasn’t the best and as a result Hazel came to us with a lot of health problems and has continued to catch just about any germ she can. She is also the love of my life.
Dr. G and his whole team has worked with us through 2 hospital stays, 2 additional respiratory illnesses, mange, ear infections, eye infections, puppy warts, UTI, and spaying (plus a few I have forgotten). I know Hazel’s quality of life wouldn’t be as good as it is with out Dr. G’s care and concern for her and ours would be worse as well. We don’t think she would have lived through her first pneumonia hospitalization without him.
I plagued with fear about what else she will catch but I know he can get her through it. My boyfriend said just today, «We can never move out of this neighborhood because we would be too far from the vet», that is how important he and his team is to us and Hazel.
I am surprised people feel that Cooper Square is expensive. We feel the opposite and additionally Dr. G. goes through pricing of all of the options with us each time we are there to be helpful. We tell every bulldog owner we see about Dr. G because we know the breed has a lot of issues and he has been so great with our Hazel.

Solid vet. Nice staff. Accommodating regarding dropping off and picking up, which is important for any working person.
I have never had to speak with Dr. G. at much length, since thankfully my dog is healthy. I know him tangentially through social connections, so my brief, completely satisfying conversations may well be because of that, but I think it’s more so because he’s a decent guy, solid vet, and cares mainly about the rational care of pet animals. Also, he also has things like an online pet patient portal, etc.
As a human, primary-​care doctor, I was a bit disturbed when I saw that his bill for a routine visit was more than I make for a routine visit seeing humans, but his rates are on the low side of average, and certainly lower than most vets that deliver the service he does.

I have been bringing my dogs to Dr. Gagliardi since they were puppies. At various times I have moved away from the city and each time I come back I realize again what a great vet he is. Highly recommend.
Oh — yes he can be a bit brusque. It’s part of his charm.

John has provided exceptional care and attention to our two rescue dogs. Our first rescue was a breeze, no issues, just routine shots and care. Our second rescue is another story. She gave us the scare of our lives when she came down with parvo a few days after we brought her home. Thankfully, John was accessible and in constant communication with us during this time and has been ever since. We cannot thank John and the staff at Cooper Square Vet enough for saving our second «furry kid’s» life and for the care and attention they have continued to provide.

I can totally understand why Dr. G’s ratings are so split. He is definitely the «you either love him or you hate him type». Basically, if you need someone to be all smiles and hold your hand at the vet then don’t go to him (even though all the support staff there will). Instead of all that you get competency and intelligence. He may not be the most punctual or friendly person, but he is straight forward, honest, and really cares about animals. If he tries to get you to buy extra flea medication or ear wash that’s just because he cares if your pet has fleas or ear mites! He may not know the most about customer service, but he does know the most about your dog’s health and that is personally what I will always prefer.

I agree, Dr. G does not have the best bedside manner. He is a bit awkward and can be harsh with his assistants. I’ve experienced both good and bad with him. But overall, he is very thorough! He always calls the next day with results and discusses them in detail. So, he’s socially awkward but I think he is just better with the animals.

I have 2 ancient wiener dogs (one is 19 years old, the other is 16). Their health is very good, but they only get there with good veterinary care – and I don’t care if their veterinarian is softspoken or spritzes lavender oil into the room as I enter. I care if their vet is, bottomline, knowledgeable and compassionate about my dogs’ wellbeing.
This, I say, after taking my dogs for 9+ years to a veterinary practice that doled out hugs and smiles and whatnot, but misdiagnosed my dogs not once but three times. (Once, my dog had gastritis, and had to be re-​rushed back to emergency care in the middle of the night (and ended up staying overnight 3 days) because the vet told me he was fine. The second time, my dog had a skin yeast infection that they treated with antibiotics (wrong choice of medication – antibiotics worsens yeast infections) and so my dog unduly suffered over a span of 3 years).
Dr. Gagliardi is a bottomline oriented veterinarian. His speech can come off as brusque, but I find it refreshing to have a veterinarian who tells me like it is, who makes correct diagnoses (my dogs no longer have yeast infections on their skin and they are HAPPY as CLAMS thanks to Dr. G), who calls me to followup on my dogs’ wellbeing, who makes sure his veterinary assistants carry my dogs in a way that supports their long backs, and who has shown in his behavior that he cares deeply about his work and his canine patients.
He is also amazingly detail-​oriented, and has picked up on details of my dogs’ health that went unnoticed for nearly two decades. It gives me miles of comfort to know my geriatric dachshunds are in such good care.
And as a sidenote: Dr. Gagliardi’s front desk staff is wonderful and caring. His assistants seem to rotate a bit, but they’ve all been nice and well-​intended.

When I first walked into this place, I was impressed by the décor and the fact that the place was busy with other clients. Made an appt on came here with my 8 week old puppy for all his shots. Dr. G never looked me in the eye and did a thorough exam on the dog, even cleaned his ears for me and yelled at me at the same time (he asked me if I washed the dogs ears with warm water, I answered yes, when I thought he said «eyes»). He injected my dog who started to SCREAM at the top of his lungs! (Dr. G said «damn, I didn’t have the plunger down», this is when I started to PANIC. He injected my dog with AIR!!! I watch «House», is this what an embolism is?! Anyways, he then injected the dog with the rabies shot, my puppy leapt off the counter onto the tiled floor and started screaming while running laps around the room. Horrifying! Dr. G brushed it off and said, «that one stings». No apologies or anything, just ushered us to the front and asked for $ 300! Not recommended!

I recently stopped by the office to get a quote and the neuter and spaying of my new Tonkinese Kittens. I was told the docotor was not available and If I would leave my reach info he would get back to me, which he never did. Either business is so good that he has no i nterest in developing new business or he is just sloppy and does not follow through.

I just have to say, I am so happy I switched vets. I could not be happier with Dr. G.
My dog has been sick for almost two months now and we’ve run so many tests to come up with nothing. From the start, Dr. G has told me to get an ultrasound but I wanted to run more tests as it is expensive. I ended up doing the ultrasound and we came up with a solution and so far it’s working.
Not only does he know his stuff, but he has been calling me everyday since we started treatment to see how my dog is. Now that is a good doctor. My own personal doctor doesn’t even call me to tell me that my tests came back negative, but Dr. G calls to make sure things are going well.
After I hang up each call, I’m so relived to know my dog is in good hands.

Dr. John G is the best. He may be grumpy to humans but he is very much the Dr.. Doolittle with our pets. I was quite impressed with his knowledge and care. He lives close by as was
up on my dog in the wee hrs of the night. Top schooled and trained! I do not understand the negative reviews. I don’t care if my Dr. is grumpy as long as he is very skilled, cautious, and knowledgable. I found him generous with his time and his fee was very reasonable. Down w/​the haters.

im pretty surprised at any negative reviews! they have been nothing but amazing to my little Miss Nala! :) they told me everything i need to know about having a new «baby» plus its was a wee bit cheaper then the other vets in the area. And it seams like they really care about her, which is something ive never really experienced at other vets, i always feel like its a doctors office most times, in and out, and on to the next, so i really enjoy the personal attention they give her.

Anybody else feel terrible for Ben, one of the assistants? I swear each time I visit, he’s being being yelled at. «Ben, Come here!» «Ben, what are you doing?» «Ben, where are you?» It’s pretty discomfiting.
Related?
But otherwise, a step up from where i was before.

There really aren’t enough words to explain how amazing of a vet Dr. G is. I take many of my foster dogs here and no matter how many other people have given up on the little buggers Dr. G never will. He is kind, caring, compassionate, and so very understanding of an emotional wreck of a dog mommy. No matter how many questions you have Dr. G will answer them all and take all the time necessary to make you feel much better. I HIGHLY recommend taking your furbabies here for an amazing vet experience.

My mini doxie will be turning 6 this summer and I must confess that her good health & my sanity as a pet parent are largely due to the terrific care and compassion that I’ve received from John & his staff. I freely confess that I can be a bit neurotic at times, most especially when it comes to my pup. When we arrive for appointments, or when I call, the staff greets us by name. John, himself, is always patient & honest with me, answering a million & one ridiculous questions or concerns that I might have. He clearly gets that his four-​legged patients are only half of his job – dealing with the human parents is the other half– and probably most challenging.
A prime example was when my pooch was just about a month old, I called the office late one Sunday night in tears. Something was terribly wrong! Within a few minutes John returned my call, calmed me down, and was headed to his office to meet me @ 10pm @ night! It turns out she had impacted anal glands (yuck!) A few days after that, he called to check up on my little lunatic to see how she was doing. I couldn’t ask for a better medical professional! I only wish that my doc would give me a followup call after my annual exam! This is typical of John and of the level of care, professionalism and dedication that he gives his patients.
If you’re looking for a vet, I would highly recommend Cooper Square Veterinary Hospital without hesitation. Dr. John Gagliardi and his staff are the best in the business!

Let me start off by saying that I’m only writing this comment about the Vet John Gagliardi, the rest of the staff appeared cordial enough. I initially went here because the place that we purchased our adorable but rambunctious baby frenchie referred us there and told us that the first visit would be «free». Well obviously the visit wasn’t free, i felt pressured into buying several products from the office ranging from food, tooth paste, ear cleaner, and diagnostic tests. All said and done the bill was close to 300 bucks when I walked out the door, but of course this isn’t the reason why I’m taking the time to write this review, as with anything in nyc, going to the vet can be expensive.
My real qualm with cooper squre vet hospital is the treatment I received from Dr. Gagliardi. He was condescending from the start and when I did ask him a question his answers were littered with unuseful medical jargon (which I am well familiar with since I’m a physician). I’m extremely surpsied by his attitude given how much they were charging for everything. The final insult which made me write this comment happened today when I called to cancel my appointment tomorrow for an additional treatment which 2 other vets I took her to see after Dr. Gagliardi said was superflous. He was extremely rude and said that he’d mark her care as «incomplete» and said I could do what I want before abruptly hanging up on me. Which of course means nothing to me as I’d never take her back to him nor ever recommend him.
With a vetnernarain office almost every few blocks here in manhattan, I’d definitely recommend you go elsewhere when looking for a vet.

We just relocated here and needed to establish a vet for our geriatric pug. We were also doubly worried because he hadn’t been acting himself and had gotten sick the day before our appointment. We had to wait a while because the doctor was running behind, but it was a busy Saturday so we understood. Despite seeing us at the end of his busy day, Dr. Gagliardi took his time with my dog and answered my millions of questions about stuff unrelated to my dog’s acute problem.
The icing on the cake was how affordable this visit was. I’m so glad we found Cooper Square Veterinary Hospital!

John Gagliardi is a great vet.
He really cares about animals and has been great with my dog.
Highly recommended.