Chicago Animal Rehab

Dr Whelan, Mary and the rest of the staff are miracle workers and angels from God. They saved my dog’s life. After a tragic accident and expensive surgery my Chihuahua/​terrier mixed had a severe back injury and was paralyzed, with no bladder control. Dr. Whelan devised a treatment plan of treadmill therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic for my diva dog that had her walking in a few short weeks. 3 years later she is a happy, healthy, vibrant girl. I wish every Vet Hospital was as caring, nurturing, knowledge and effective as CARE. I highly recommend Chicago Animal Rehab.

I can’t say enough good things about Chicago Animal Rehab, Mary and Dr. Whalen. They helped me with my dog Lexi after she had to have emergency spinal surgery. I was so pleased with the care she received. And, they are truly dedicated professionals who love the animals and what they do. I feel lucky that we live here where they offer this type of service. Please don’t hesitate to bring your animals here. They will receive cutting edge care and be treated with the utmost kindness as well!

I took my German Shepherd, Night to Chicago Animal Rehab when he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia. He has a pretty bad case in one of his hips. Mary suggested underwater treadmill therapy. He has been going to Chicago Animal Rehab ever since and he is now down to every other week from originally going once a week. He gets acupuncture and chiropractic treatment on an as needed basis to help supplement the underwater therapy. I have seen a great improvement in my dog’s quality of life as he can almost keep up with his brother, Rex. I highly recommend this facility.

Best rehabilitation place on the sw suburbs. Excellent care offered to my pet. We felt like home, and that my pet was on excellent hands. He has improved immensely and I am glad I went to CARE. Mary is excellent, compassionate and caring. I recommend this place to anyone.

I took my 14 year old German Shepherd Dog here after he was having trouble walking and keeping his hind legs up. Dr. Whalen, Mary and the whole team are just awesome! They all have huge empathy for the animals and the owners. We did water treadmill therapy, accupuncture and adjustments. I also changed his diet and gave him healthier grain free foods (Wish I would have known about this when he was a little pup!). They also taught me stretching exercises to do with my dog at home. The accupunture and adjustments helped out with my dog’s arthritis in his front legs. Alas, they are not miracle workers and unfortunately, after making no improvement after 8 sessions on the treadmill, and discussing his lack of progress with Mary, Dr. Whalen and my VCA vet, Dr Mayors, I decided to stop treatment. 4 days later, I said goodbye with a clear conscious knowing that I did everything I could to help him and put him to rest. In hindsight, I wish I would have taken him there when I first noticed the difficulty in his hind legs. It wouldn’t have cured him, but it would have made his legs stronger and gave him a little relief from his arthritis. When the office contacted me to give me a refund for the unused treatments, I dontated them to dogs and families that were in need. The folks at C.A.R.E. really helped me make a tough decision and were supportive and empathetic when doing it. I took Kaiser there as a last resort and knew that the posibility of success could be limited. It is apparent they love animals and do their best to help all cases, even the tough ones, like my Kaiser.