Turner Animal Hospital

Turner Animal Hospital is an animal hospital in Kansas City, KS. It is a full service general cat and dog practice offering wellness appointments, sick appointments, urgent care, surgery, dentistry, vaccinations, microchipping, nutritional counseling, and exams and consultations. The hospital serves Kansas City, Kansas and the surrounding communities of Shawnee, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Overland Park, Merriam, Turner, and Argentine. It holds a rating of 4.10 based on customer reviews.

Dr. Eric McConkey, a 2009 graduate of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, spent his first three years in practice in St. Joseph and Independence, Missouri before he and his wife Tara bought Turner Animal Hospital in 2012 to be closer to family. In addition to general canine and feline medicine, his areas of interest are dermatology, dentistry, and soft tissue surgery. He belongs to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, and the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association. The hospital's team is made up of trained and experienced animal health professionals.

The practice performs thorough dental cleanings, including the area beneath the gums that owners cannot reach at home, and notes that 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats over three years of age suffer from some form of dental disease. It offers microchipping, a procedure that implants a chip registered with a pet's vital information so any veterinarian or animal shelter can scan it and return a lost pet. Nutritional counseling is available for owners with questions about diet or weight, since a pet's needs change at different life stages. Regular checkups establish a baseline for each pet's health and help detect problems before they become serious.

The hospital sits on South 55th Street, about a tenth of a mile from the Turner Unified School District Offices and the Turner Community Library, and roughly half a mile from Turner Middle School. Kansas City Kansas Fire Station 16 is about six-tenths of a mile away, and Kansas Avenue is about seven-tenths of a mile away.

Office hours are 8:00am to 6:00pm on Monday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Friday, and 8:00am to 2:00pm on select Saturdays, with weekday closures from 12:00pm to 1:20pm for lunch and staff training.

For Kansas City pet owners, Turner Animal Hospital pairs a long-standing neighborhood location on South 55th Street with a veterinary team that has cared for the area's dogs and cats since 2012.