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Monday 9am - 3:30pm Tuesday 9am - 3:30am Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm Friday 9am - 3:30pm

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Great Lakes Veterinary Treatment Facility, 305 A Street, Bldg 43H, Great Lakes, IL (2026)

12/29/2025

HAPPY MONDAY ✨🐶🐱

✨ Happy New Year from all of us at GLVTF! ✨
Thank you for trusting us with your pets’ care. We’re excited to continue keeping your furry family members healthy and happy in the year ahead 🐾💙

Here are our hours for this week:

Monday, December 29th - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, December 30th - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, December 31st - CLOSED
Thursday, January 1st - CLOSED
Friday, January 2nd - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Chuy hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

12/22/2025

HAPPY MONDAY ✨🐶🐱

🎄🐾 Paws, purrs, and holiday cheer! Wishing all our patients and their humans a season full of cuddles, treats, and wagging tails. Thank you for trusting us with your fur family all year long. ❤️

Happy Holidays from all of us at Great Lakes Veterinary Treatment Facility!

Here are our hours for this week:

Monday, December 22nd - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, December 23rd - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, December 24th - CLOSED
Thursday, December 25th - CLOSED
Friday, December 26th - CLOSED

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff, Nora, and Charlie hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

12/15/2025

HAPPY MONDAY ✨🐶🐱

Here are our hours for this week:

Monday, December 15th - 9:00AM - 3:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, December 16th - 9:00AM - 3:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, December 17th - 9:00AM - 3:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, December 18th - CLOSED
Friday, December 19th - 9:00AM - 3:00PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Toby hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

12/07/2025

HAPPY SUNDAY ✨🐶🐱

International Day of Veterinary Medicine is celebrated on December 9th. This day recognizes and celebrates the important work veterinarians and animal care professionals do to protect animal and public health. At our clinic, we are proud to work alongside incredibly skilled and compassionate veterinary professionals. Their dedication to healing, comforting, and advocating for animals inspires us every day.

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, December 8th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, December 9th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, December 10th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, December 11th - CLOSED
Friday, December 12th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Buddy hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

11/28/2025

HAPPY FRIDAY ✨🐶🐱

🎁 Give a Little, Help a Lot! 🐶🐱
We’re collecting pet food and toy donations to help local pets in need stay happy, healthy, and full of love this season ❤️
Drop off your donations at our clinic anytime this month — every little bit makes a big difference! 🐾✨

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, December 1st - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, December 2nd - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, December 3rd - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, December 4th - CLOSED
Friday, December 5th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Whiskey hope that you have an amazing weekend ❤️

11/21/2025

HAPPY FRIDAY ✨🐶🐱

WE ARE CLOSING A LITTLE EARLY TODAY! WE WILL BE CLOSED AT 2:00PM.

🎁 Give a Little, Help a Lot! 🐶🐱
This November, we’re collecting pet food and toy donations to help local pets in need stay happy, healthy, and full of love this season ❤️
Drop off your donations at our clinic anytime this month — every little bit makes a big difference! 🐾✨

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, November 24th - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (OPEN for medication pickup ONLY)
Tuesday, November 25th - 9:00AM - 2:00PM (OPEN for medication pickup ONLY)
Wednesday, November 26th - CLOSED
Thursday, November 27th - CLOSED
Friday, November 28th - CLOSED

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF, CPT Siskind, and Bandit hope that you have an amazing weekend ❤️

11/14/2025

HAPPY FRIDAY ✨🐶🐱

🎁 Give a Little, Help a Lot! 🐶🐱
This November, we’re collecting pet food and toy donations to help local pets in need stay happy, healthy, and full of love this season ❤️
Drop off your donations at our clinic anytime this month — every little bit makes a big difference! 🐾✨

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, November 17th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, November 18th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, November 19th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, November 20th - CLOSED
Friday, November 21st - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (OPEN for medication pickup ONLY and CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF and Doug hope that you have an amazing weekend ❤️

11/03/2025

HAPPY MONDAY ✨🐶🐱

🎁 Give a Little, Help a Lot! 🐶🐱
This November, we’re collecting pet food and toy donations to help local pets in need stay happy, healthy, and full of love this season ❤️
Drop off your donations at our clinic anytime this month — every little bit makes a big difference! 🐾✨

Here are our hours for this week:

Monday, November 3rd - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, November 4th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, November 5th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, November 6th - CLOSED
Friday, November 7th - CLOSED

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff, Fritz, and Doug hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

10/26/2025

HAPPY SUNDAY ✨🐶🐱

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, October 27th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, October 28th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, October 29th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, October 30th - CLOSED
Friday, October 31st - CLOSED

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

10/19/2025

HAPPY CATURDAY ✨🐶🐱

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, October 20th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, October 21st - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, October 22nd - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, October 23rd - CLOSED
Friday, October 24th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff hope that you have an amazing weekend ❤️

10/13/2025

HAPPY MONDAY ✨🐶🐱

HAPPY VET TECH WEEK! 👩🏽‍⚕️🩺💉🩹✨
National Veterinary Technician Week celebrates the incredible contributions vet techs make to animal healthcare. From assisting in surgery and monitoring anesthesia to performing lab work and providing compassionate care, vet techs play an essential role in every aspect of veterinary medicine. HUGE shout out to our amazing vet techs ✨👏🏽 Your knowledge, compassion, and attention to detail make a difference for our patients, clients, and team every single day. We’re so grateful for your hard work, dedication, and the heart you bring to this profession!

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, October 13th - CLOSED
Tuesday, October 14th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, October 15th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, October 16th - CLOSED
Friday, October 17th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Doug hope that you have an amazing week ❤️

10/03/2025

HAPPY FRIDAY ✨🐶

October 4th (tomorrow) is World Animal Day! It is an annual international event observed to raised awareness of animal rights and welfare. The day mobilizes animal welfare movements around the world to improve standards for animals of all kinds.

Here are our hours for this coming week:

Monday, October 6th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Tuesday, October 7th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Wednesday, October 8th - 9:00AM - 3:30PM (CLOSED for lunch 12:00PM - 1:00PM)
Thursday, October 9th - CLOSED
Friday, October 10th - CLOSED

We are accepting towel and blanket donations. You may drop those off at any time that the clinic is open. Please do not bring us bed sheets as we have no use for them.

When coming to the clinic, please make sure to bring your pet on a leash or in the carrier, ALWAYS. There is wild life surrounding the clinic and we want to make ensure everyone’s safety.

Please call (847-688-5740) or email (greatlakesvtf@gmail.com) prior to medication pickup and to schedule appointments. We do NOT honor appointment requests made through Facebook.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to schedule you on a first come, first serve basis.

Please note that in terms of running late to your scheduled appointment, we are allowing a 10 minute grace period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, we are going to ask to reschedule you. Unfortunately, it causes all our other appointments to run later than the scheduled time.

As always, we can’t thank you all enough for your support! The Great Lakes VTF staff and Dug hope that you have an amazing weekend ❤️

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Monday	9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 3:30am
Wednesday	9am - 3:30pm
Friday	9am - 3:30pm