St Pete Beach Veterinary Clinic

When I first got my cat I took her here, and they seemed very nice. My cat stopped eating, and when I took her to get checked out the vet made me feel terrible about not being able to afford a $ 1000 overnight stay at an emergency clinic or another very expensive option. He made it sound as though I didn’t want to spend the money when it was very obvious I’m a student who can’t afford that high of a bill. If I had the money I would have spent it in an instant. They wouldn’t even allow me to do a payment plan when I asked. Any vet that views your pet as a bank is a vet that doesn’t care about you, and even less about your pet.

They diagnosed my friends cat with liver failure but they weren’t sure why it was failing: either liver failure caused lack of appetite or not eating caused liver failure. They tried forcing her to pay $ 1000 to observe the cat overnight to see if she would eat and the owner told them that $ 1000 was out of budget. They accused her of being stingy which for her fur baby is such a disgusting accusation and refused to create a payment plan for the overnight observation just to see if she would eat. This is a vet that only cares about the money, not about the animal they made a commitment to protect.

My fiancé and I rescued an eight week old American Staffordshire puppy about 5 months ago and took her to another veterinary office for her first check up and vaccinations with us, but unfortunately didn’t really like it. We just didn’t feel welcomed and they were not up to current technology. The office seemed like it hasn’t been updated since the 70’s and they were using a typewriter to enter records (who does that still?). After several recommendations and online research we decided to switch to Saint Pete Beach Veterinary office and so glad we did. It is the best clinic we have ever been to. The moment we walked in the door we realized this is the place for us and our puppy. Now several months later we would definitely still recommend Dr. Nicole Tisdale (we’ve only seen Dr. Tisdale) and St pete beach veterinary clinic to anyone.