Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital

Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital is an independent veterinary hospital in Westwood, New Jersey, at 346 Kinderkamack Road. It treats dogs, cats, and exotic pets, including snakes, guinea pigs, birds, and bearded dragons. The hospital offers routine care as well as urgent and emergency services, and the Westwood location is open daily from 9 AM to 10 PM.

Services

•Wellness exams and preventative care
•Vaccinations
•Parasite screening and prevention
•Heartworm preventatives
•Diagnostic laboratory testing, including blood and urine tests
•Urgent and emergency care
•Hospitalization and overnight monitoring
•Surgery, including emergency surgery
•Spay and neuter procedures
•Cystotomy for bladder stone removal
•Ruptured cruciate ligament repair
•Foreign body removal
•Care for dogs, cats, and exotic pets

Pricing

No published pricing information is available for this clinic.

People

The veterinary team includes Dr. George Cattiny, Dr. Maribeth Hartwick, Dr. Francesco Giammanco, and Dr. Silver.

Reviews

Google reviews show a 3.5/5 rating from 346 reviews. Recent written feedback is mixed: one reviewer described dissatisfaction with follow-up, communication, and the outcome after surgery; another praised Dr. Cattiny, the veterinary technicians, and follow-up discussions with Dr. Hartwick during a complex surgical case; a third reported concerns about seizure treatment and medication management. Themes in these recent comments include emergency and surgical care, compassion from some staff members, and criticism around communication and medical management in difficult cases.

Reviews for Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 346 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Hackznova

1 month ago

Ertan Tulumoglu

2 months ago

I’m sharing my experience specifically regarding the medical care, follow-up, and overall attention at Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital. I lost my dog on April 26—just two days after surgery—due to cardiac arrest. I had been told he was recovering, so this outcome was shocking and devastating to me and my family. He passed away in an oxygen cage at the hospital, without his family present. What makes this even more difficult is everything that led up to it. About six months earlier, he developed a dry cough and gagging that progressively worsened. In early 2026, I brought him in for evaluation and was primarily seen by Dr. Hartwick. After exams and bloodwork, I was told it was possibly a virus from daycare, and he was sent home with antibiotics and cough medication. His condition did not improve. As his symptoms became more frequent and more concerning in March, I made multiple attempts to follow up and discuss next steps. I was unable to reach her and did not receive callbacks during that time despite my messages. Eventually, another doctor contacted me a few days later and advised continued monitoring. From my perspective, there was a concerning lack of urgency, follow-through, and continuity of care during a period when his condition was clearly deteriorating. By April 23, his breathing had worsened to the point where he could barely breathe, and he was admitted for surgery. He passed away two days later. Given how his symptoms progressed and the difficulty I had getting timely responses, it’s hard not to question whether earlier intervention, more proactive care, or clearer guidance could have made a difference. I felt a lack of compassion and awareness that I did not expect. I would not feel comfortable relying on this hospital for situations that require attentive medical care, timely communication, and close follow-up.

Linda DeYoung

Dr Cattiny did a nice job excising two mast cell tumors from Gavin's skinny hind right leg. He acted quickly to do an emergency surgery, of a complicated infection and a difficult skin graft. He was most compassionate sitting with me as we faced the future. The vet techs did beautiful jobs wrapping his leg for special needs, overnight surgery Care Tech sent me an adorable selfie next to morning showing Gavin awake in his arms. And follow-ups, Dr Hartwick was forthcoming with information about options for cancer patients, she was patient, calm and informative, lovely lady. There is an ample staff serving their clients. I usually go to Dr Cattiny's original Pompton Lakes Animal Hospital due to proximity. But his newer 24-hour Hospital in Westwood is state of the art for all aspects of care. We also loved Dr Giammonco who was our regular vet at Pompton Lakes, so caring and kind and sensitive to my financial situation. The doctors care about the human owners as much as our pets, are aware of Gavin's work in the public, and sensitive to our financial situation. Hopefully Gavin will recover and we will be granted the gift of more time living normal healthy lives. He also is missed in his vital role as a certified therapy dog who has served our community and Elsewhere for years, in a wide variety of events and locations , including our schools, organizations, municipality , senior housing since 2017. His friends are waiting for him and we hope to get back soon.

Johnny disco balls

3 months ago

Please do not ever bring your pet here if they suffer from seizures. These doctors had no clue how to treat my pet, they misprescribed his medicine seizures were becoming so bad that we thought we were going to have to put him down.. Finally took him to a neurologist and they gave him four times the amount of medicine, if it was up to Westwood he would have been left for dead