Harborside has been our vet for over 10 years. I can't say enough good things about their front desk personnel, vet techs, and especially Dr. McCormack. She is so knowledgeable, caring, patient, and I never feel that I am being gouged for more services. We live further now than we used to, but we happily make the trip to receive such excellent care. read more

I've been bringing my pets to Dr. Frevola and the team at Harborside Veterinary Hospital for years, and they never disappoint. Dr. Frevola's decades of experience shine through in every visit--he's knowledgeable, thorough, and genuinely cares about animals as if they were his own. Whether it's routine wellness exams, vaccinations, or handling more complex issues, his diagnostic skills and calm demeanor put both pets and owners at ease. The entire staff is compassionate, professional, and empathetic, especially during tough moments like discussing treatment options or end-of-life care. Appointments are usually prompt with minimal wait times, and the facility is clean and welcoming. They've treated my dogs with the utmost kindness and respect. If you're looking for a trustworthy, caring vet in the Halesite/Huntington area, Harborside is an excellent choice. Highly recommend Dr. Frevola and his team! read more

Just north of Hungtington village is Harborside Veterinary Hospital. Its a nice building with easy parking for customers, and pleasant waiting room. Very grateful to have a nice group of professionals to call when a pet needs a visit. They are organized from the setting the appointment to being available when we arrived. Their very helpful receptionist was super getting us the earliest appointment she could squeeze in, then even nicer when we needed to reset for later, because needed assistance bringing my 87 lb dog. Just nice people all around. A friend had also good experience with their aging German Shepard, so we gave them a try. We worked with a woman vet there who was experienced, patient, and helpful. Worked out, the dog is up and walking around again with more ease. Would recommend even if a small drive over. read more

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I took my cats to this vet hospital for many years and found the staff to be very competent and caring. It is often difficult to find a good vet for one's beloved pets and this medical facility was the only place I would go when I lived on Long Island. Dr. McCormack, in particular, is a very good doctor and an all around nice person. The vet technicians are also very helpful and kind. The front desk personnel are also very kind and interested in the pets and the pets' families. I miss living on Long Island for many reasons, but not havaing Harborside to turn to when my cats are not well is one of the biggest concerns I have now. I would recommend this place and often do!! read more

Very happy with our experience took our pit bull in for a stomach bug and they were extremely accommodating. Will be back soon & start taking both our dogs there from now on. Plus it's conveniently located by the water if you and your furry friend want to take a walk after. :) read more

Would give zero stars if possible. First, this is not an animal hospital so be forewarned do not bring your pet here for anything more than routine checkups and basic care. Second, as you can read in the reviews, their staff as well as their owner, Dr. Frivola are some of the rudest people you will ever meet. Next, you will mostly be dealing with different vet techs every visit, who will push every vaccine on you as well as use scare tactics to get you to agree, such as they just had an animal die yesterday of lepto (extremely rare and the vaccine is hit or miss). Now the Major issue I had with them is they almost let my 1yo puppy die at their hands if it wasn't for my intervention. They missed an internal blockage from a sock because their dr. was away on vacation ( a common occurrence) so they could only do an Xray, not an ultrasound. Since we had no idea what was wrong with our dog we believed them when the told us he had pancreatic issues. 2 days later Dr. McCormack told me she was "concerned" so it was up to me to take my dog out of there and get an emergency ultrasound, on my doing... i am not a vet. Thanks to my action my dog was saved. I was told the symptoms were clear for a blockage and should never have been missed. If you bring your pet here you will be misdiagnosed according to whomever is available and not on vacation, get the hard sales pitch for every vaccine under the sun, as well as vets who are not even knowledgeable about natural or raw diets, just shove whatever they can sell you, they also had issues clipping my puppies nails and said he was aggressive lol, i brought him somewhere else and he was as comfortable as could be, they had this issue with other people's dogs as well. They are cold salespeople and it is time for the head dr. to retire. ***Response to Dr. Frevola: Case in point, he wasn't there for any of this since he was on his usual vacations but has everything to say about it. Never said anyone on your side said the "symptoms were clear" I was told that by the other hospitals and dr's.. writhing in pain vomiting, straining during bowel movements, severe sudden vomiting, abdominal pain, hunching. Not once was a blockage mentioned until 2 days later when I insisted we couldn't wait anymore to move hospitals. Just more denial... you weren't there, I was never recommended to go elsewhere for an ultrasound that was the problem, your Dr. was literally dumbfounded on the phone with me 2 days into the issue! IT WAS MY IDEA TO MOVE MY DOG for an ultrasound immediately, thereby saving his life. Why don't you listen to the phone call when I literally say "I need you to tell me what to do here, you're the vet"... nothing. I see you don't like internet reviews, that's what happens when you have rude assistants, and subpar care and I have never dealt with a ruder vet than you. The reason you should pay half of the surgery is because the dog only needed surgery because your practice missed the clear signs of a blockage and instead told me it was a pancreas issue, if you had caught it like the other practice did in 5min it would've been an endoscopy not costing me thousands upon thousands for emergency surgery. You're just playing monday morning quarterback, unfortunately when it comes to pets lives that's not good enough read more

I can't say enough good things about this place. We were dealing with doggie diarrhea for months and while we were on a trip to Long Island with our Marti the diahrea came with a vengeance. A little back story, we'd gone to 2 different vets in our home area and they had us convinced he was allergic to chicken. So after doing some very complex things with his diet (chicken is in almost everything), he still had diarrhea regularly. Dr. Frevola and his team took a different approach all together and had our Marti back to normal in about a week. He put him on a special food (which had chicken in it) and gave him some meds and no more doggie diarrhea. The other vets had tried for months and had no success. I'm so thankful we took him here. And oh by the way he can eat chicken again! Which makes our lives a lot easier. A special shout out to Sandy who was at the front desk too. She was no nonsense and got us everything we needed to get Marti back on track. read more

Do not recommend -- they prescribed medicine for our 10 week old, 7 pound puppy for her UTI. HOWEVER, they prescribed the amount (375mg) that would be fit for our 60 pound, 11 year old dog. Even though we said which dog it was over the phone AND via email, they still got it wrong. If we didn't notice our older dog's name on the prescription, we could've given our puppy all that medicine! When we called to tell them their mistake (turns out our puppy needed 65 mg, not 375 mg), they were VERY unapologetic and brushed off our concern. They blamed it on us arriving with our urine sample "right before closing" (at 4:59). However, on the phone, they told us as long as we dropped off the sample by closing, they would test it. Needless to say, we switched vets because we completely lost our trust in them. I misspoke in my previous review and said we got there at 5:15, but we were able to double check our call log and we called at 4:59 when we arrived with the sample, which is before closing. read more

I have been Going to JIm Frivola at Harborside since 1985,with all our Dogs and Cats.Most of our Family and friends go there too,and Dr. Frivola and his Staff,are exceptionally supportive and compassionate.We take all our dogs from puppys,to there "Golden Years" here,and we ,and our pets have always been treated with the best of care. We recently had a health scare with one of our Jack Russells,and the minute I put her in their care,a weight was lifted,knowing she was in the best hands.I have always know Dr. Frivola to diagnose with great thought and care. read more

I have brought my six labs to Harborside since their birth; sadly, only one is still with me. She is 15 1/2. Her sibs made it to 13 1/2. My three cats were patients of Harborside from their birth until their end. (19, 18 and 15). Bedside manner is good, the honesty is good. When a specialist was needed, the recommended Doctors were personal and caring. The vet techs are gentle and loving. I'll stick with them as long as I have pets. read more

The Harborside staff has been wonderful to my cat and me. They have been accommodating when needing an appointment, especially last minute and because I come from out of state. They have diagnosed my cat and given him proper care without charging me an arm and a leg. I appreciate their protocols during this Covid pandemic and are doing what is necessary to keep everyone safe. I highly recommend them for pet care. read more

It's so unfortunate I had such a lousy time at this veterinarian with my dog, he brought me back there twice made me pend a lot of money never fix the dog... then telling me the dog needs an operation the dog didn't need an operation it needed a new veterinarian.. want to talk to West Hills the first visit diagnosed properly give me the proper medicine and my dog is perfect I hear the complaints about this veterinarian Harborside many times... charge a lot of money and doesn't fix the dog read more

I saw Dr. Kirshbaum and he was by far the most thorough and patient vet I've seen for my dog so far. He listened to my concerns and didn't dismiss my worries about my dog's behaviors as 'needing training.' He was super gentle and had my nervous Aussie mix trusting him right away. Definitely switching to this vet! read more

Harborside Vet Hospital is one of the things I miss about my old neighborhood as I now live too far. Dr. Sponza is fantastic. Very knowledgeable and sensitive. I brought my cat in with a very tiny cyst that most could have overlooked or told me was nothing (as my most recent vet did). I am fairly certain my cat would not have made it as long without the care of Dr. Sponza. read more

This is the best place you can go for the care of a beloved pet. Harborside has been so unbelievably caring, kind and genuinely concerned for my pets well being. Dr. Munro was exceptional. She is beyond kind. They are not judgmental in any way, and the care of your pet comes first. They are not driven by money which sadly many vets are. I cannot say enough good things about the way they cared for my beloved dog-the really went the extra distance. Dr. Frivola called me from his home on a Sunday morning to not only see how my dog was doing, but to see how I was doing. I recommend them to every one!!! read more

TYRANTS OF THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY. These insane animal people gave our family a bad recommendation when trying to adopt kittens because we didn't bring our current cat in for "yearly check-ups," which has prevented us from adopting kittens from any organization. We had brought our first cat there for 20 years. It being blind and unaware of its surroundings wandered into the driveway and was accidentally hit. We brought him to Halesite Hospital but it was too late. Now a year later when we try to adopt, they tell the host organization we are negligent. To top it off they say we are bad owners because we don't bring our perfectly healthy cat in for check-ups (aka so they can make money), resulting in our applications to be declined. Five to be exact. How can these people say we're not suitable to own a cat when we've had one for TWENTY YEARS. Our vet we trusted in betrayed us. Enough said. They will no longer be our vet to two Shellty puppies, 8 year old cat, and eventual pair of kittens. read more

My experience at Harborside Vetinary Hospital was nothing but pleasant. The staff were extremely professional and were understanding, empathetic, and compassionate when presenting the options to treat my cat's diagnosis. I've recommended Harborside to all my friends and family, and will continue to give my patronage. read more

I love them, have taken three cats and two dogs to them for the past 2+ years and don't have a single complaint. When my elderly dog developed a fatal cancer, they were so kind and compassionate while also being realistic about the situation and giving me the information I needed to decide how to proceed. I truly appreciated that they focused on making my dog comfortable rather than trying to guilt me into spending lots of money on tests and treatments that would have only prolonged his suffering. read more

Harborside has knowledgeable staff and great technology. I have always found the vet techs and secretaries to be very helpful and to genuinely love animals. I really wanted to like Harborside because that they were close by and they were able to offer so many services. I went several times with my 2 dogs due to the convenience but was always extremely surprised and disturbed by their prices. I am particularly upset after my recent visit when the vet spoke to me so rudely. I find it appalling that I am giving her money that far exceeds the costs of her services and that she can be rude to me. I have moved 3 times so I have had 3 veterinarians and have never experienced anywhere near the prices at Harborside. The prices are unfair and unreasonable. For example, we had our 2yr old dog micro-chipped at Harborside for an absurd amount of $120.00! Our second dog we took to a different veterinarian office for the micro-chipping and it cost $39.... that is a big difference for the same chip. I believe all animals should have proper health care at a decent price. Needless to say, Harborside will no longer be our vet. read more

I am truly disappointed in this veterinary practice. I have been bringing my dog here for 4 years as well as referred other to it. I brought my dog in today because he has not been feeling well the last few days due to a situation I explained before hand to the vet who examined him. Some how from a physical evaluation this vet jumped to a doomsday scenario where my dog has some sort of cancer. This vet then started naming off biopsies, ultrasounds and surgeries along with prices. When I began to push back it then turned into well maybe it's an infection let's treat with anti biotics. I have dealt with vets like this in the past who play upon your emotions in order to make money off of you. I truly am disappointed that I walked away feeling like this today. Also, I want to add that my mother brought her dog there and they claimed he had a heart condition and made her spend hundreds of dollars only to find all was well. read more

Professional, Friendly Staff, Modern equipment. Up to date on latest vet medicine. Compassionate. Understanding. Your pet comes First. 2 Thumbs Up! read more