Insight Animal Behavior Services
4.9 from 22 reviews
Address 3927 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Phone Number +17738881317
Description We are a veterinary behavior clinic focused on addressing behavioral issues in dogs and cats. We take care to provide our clients with a safe and non-judgmental environment. Our mission is to help improve your dog or cat’s quality of life and help you to build a healthy relationship with them based on better understanding of their motivations, consistent guidance, and kindness.
D Madura
My 5-6 year old pit bull rescue, Btrix, had been off her meds for about a year during the pandemic and her fearfulness of new people and environments coupled with aggression towards other dogs had gotten noticeably worse. It took a little while to get an appointment, but my dog trainer said Insightful Animals was worth the wait. Since we started seeing Dr. Drewno 2 years ago, Btrix made steady progress with one or two incremental increases to her behavioral medication, but the real change happened when she started taking anti inflammatory medication for her knees. Dr. Drewno diagnosed that both of Btrix’s knees were arthritic post her TPLO surgeries which was causing her discomfort and in turn affecting her overall demeanor. Dr. Drewno’s wholistic approach of taking all of Btrix’ health issues into consideration really helped improve Btrix’ quality of life significantly. I am so thankful to now have a much happier and friendlier pup, who is much better with car rides, new environments, people and dogs we pass by on walks. I strongly suggest if you are having behavioral issues with your animals to seek the help of the nice people at Insightful Animals.
Matt Bednarczyk
We have really enjoyed working with the Insight Team! Over the past year, Dr. Kuntz and the team were nothing but supportive, patient, and loving to our dog. They provided a safe clinic appointment during the evaluation, and also were very flexible with scheduling virtual follow ups over the next several months. I appreciated the time to allow for proper transition and for us to see our dog’s response to the treatment plan before proceeding to the next step. He has responded wonderfully to his treatment plan! He is much less anxious overall, while still being the same silly dog that we know and love. Thanks so much to the Insight team!
Bria M. Berger
I can't thank Dr. Ballantyne and team enough for helping my dog Hank. He was brought up from Alabama by a Chicago rescue, and when I first brought him home, he was so afraid of the outdoors that I had to carry him outside and he had frequent accidents inside due to being terrified anywhere but his crate. Through working with Dr. Ballantyne, we tried different medications and training techniques and found a medication regimen that reduces his fear without side effects. Now Hank runs around the yard, plays with other dogs, and we go on very short walks, which was unthinkable when I adopted him! He's a very happy dog and though he'll never be an off-leash hiking dog, he leads his best life now :)
Joanne Leiman
Dr Kuntz has provided expert advice and support to me and my cat and we’re all so much happier! With Dr Kuntz’s guidance, I learned how to better interact with my ‘reactive’ kitty so that she became much more calm and trusting, we figured out the right dosages of medication for her, and she also helped improve the interactions between both my cats. Dr Kuntz provided me with many practical solutions and I felt like we worked together to address the issues. I highly recommend Dr Kuntz!
Katie Buitrago
When we first brought our American Eskimo Dog Lily to Insight for her separation anxiety, we could barely walk out the door without her melting down. We were either curtailing our social lives or spending too much money on boarding and dog sitters. Now, we can confidently leave her home for up to six hours, which has given us back so much freedom. While we had setbacks along the way, Insight helped us build the confidence to troubleshoot them. Even when it seemed hopeless, they were calm and solutions-oriented. It's a joy to come home to a calm, happy dog!
Marie Naumann
We had the good fortune to connect with Dr. Ballantyne in 2016 after adopting a giant breed pup with anxiety and reactivity. For the past 7 years (including location changes, pandemic shutdowns, etc), Dr. Ballantyne and staff improved our intensely anxious boy's life immeasurably. Dr. Ballantyne engaged in a systematic process of medication trials to find an effective treatment, and then to find the most effective treatment. She was highly professional and responsive in communication, had a caring nonjudgmental presence, and was always aware of research on cutting edge medications and behavior management strategies. Having this team on our side helped calm the anxious humans so we could maintain hope and positivity. We would all give Insight and Dr. Ballantyne our highest recommendation.
Business Hours
Monday:09:00AM - 17:00PMTuesday:09:00AM - 17:00PMWednesday:09:00AM - 17:00PMThursday:09:00AM - 17:00PMFriday:09:00AM - 17:00PMSaturday:ClosedSunday:Closed
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