BluePearl Pet Hospital, Sarasota FL

I took my pet parakeet Pepe to Blue Pearl in Sarasota in Sept. She was cared for by the Avion specialist and given oxygen and X-rays etc.and sent home with medicine which improved her condition for about two weeks. Then I brought her back as she was deteriorating again and I was told it appeared to be a heart condition which may or may not improve and they treated her again and I was given new medicine. She passed away 2 weeks later. I appreciate the care given to her but a simple phone call to check on her condition after each visit would have been nice. My regular vet always does a follow up call after a visit, no matter what, for my cat or dog. Something to think about in the future…

Dr. Bennet and her nurses saved "Mrs. Kirby", one of our pet Indian Runner Ducks! We brought her in as an emergency ADR (ain't doing right) and her staff jumped into action with diagnostics and found the cause pretty quickly; she'd ingested a piece of rusted metal fencing and developed a type of blood poisoning. She required surgery to remove the metal right away, and would need intensive supportive care; Dr. Bennett was very clear about her chances, but delivered the news with compassion. We opted for surgery, and let me tell you that I was a nervous wreck! This was the FIRST pet surgery that I'd not be present for (retired surgical vet nurse of 21yrs), but the confidence of Dr. Bennet and her staff was comforting and I wasn't suprised when I got the call that surgery had gone well and that I could pick her up the next day! I am forever grateful that they were there for us and have no problem making the 2hr trek again in the future, if our ducks need a specialist. Thank you again, Dr. Bennet!

Yesterday Sunday my 14 1/2 dog "Sutter Buddy" back and hips broke down. She went screaming with pain, I called Blue Pearl and spoke with a woman that was difficult to understand. With my buddy screaming I told her she needs to be put to sleep. Her reply in a very cold way said "well if she really needs to come in it maybe a 4 to 6 hour wait and if "IT" needs to be euthanized you need to pay $300 in advance! ". The money wasn't the issue, it's the CARLESS of this operation and I would not let anyone touch my buddy that has no care! I was able to solve our problem with out someone like that.

First off my dog had an emergency because he was choking and they told us we had to wait 3hours! Keep in mind my dog was choking, anything could happen in just 3hours. It's a horrible place.

Nothing but respect for this place. My husband and I took our very sick sulcata tortoise Rainy here to see a specialist. He was in kidney failure with levels over three times the normal and had lots of other issues as well. Two surgeries later and lots of medications- The amount of support, respect and care from the entire team was astounding. While most of our friends and family didn’t understand why we were spending so much time, effort, and money on “just” a tortoise this team truly cares about him. Even us calling to ask medication questions, the receptionist asked for updates on how he was doing and was very excited and telling the whole team about his progress. We have referred several people here.

Dealing with a veterinarian emergency can be terrifying and heartbreaking. Not all problems can have a positive outcome. However, you can trust this team to treat your situation with nothing but respect and love. Rainy still has a long journey, but we know the team here will be with us no matter what happens.

I did wait for a very long time to get an appointment with Dr Anja, highly recommended for my adopted blind dog.
Nobody told me on the phone that I had to remain in my car and my dog gets picked up.
Then I was told that Dr Anja had to attend another matter and another Vet took over. Nothing could be done for my dog and I could not even ask any questions.
I have never been treated like that.

My experience with Blue pearl turned into an amazing experience when I encountered Jackie. My sweet baby boy needed to come in and as his age has progressed so much I worry about him and his anxiety levels. I never felt so comfortable as when Jackie came out to help him. She made sure that he was going to be well taken care of. I have encountered several people that were pretty rude with me and lack of compassion but She was not like that at all. You can tell when people have a passion for their job and she sure does. People should take note. Thank you for taking care of my boy Jackie and making sure he was comfortable and not nervous the whole time.

Our sweet guy had a serious health crisis and needed immediate hospitalization. BluePearl got him right in. Everything was explained to me in detail by the admitting Vet, and I got an outline for his care and an estimate of the cost.

During his stay, they called regularly with updates on his condition. He responded so well to treatment that they were able to discharge him a day earlier than planned. Once he was home, I needed to call a few times with followup questions, and the staff was helpful and understanding.

He's back home with us now, and feeling much better.

They get bonus points for following common sense covid-19 protocols as well. Many offices don't!

Hopefully you never need to hospitalize your pet, but if you do, you can trust BluePearl with their care. 100% recommended.

While the staff was so friendly and helpful, I wasn’t thrilled with my experience. I arrived emotional because my dog was having difficulty breathing (would go into asthma like fits), and after waiting awhile they informed me my dog could have a few different ailments. I was then charged nearly $700 for medicines and the visit, to later find that really she had just inhaled a little dirt and it was causing her difficulty breathing. She was completely fine, didn’t need the prescriptions at all. How they were unable to detect that, I don’t know. I’m a young adult and this was in the middle of the covid lockdown, so forking out $700 was not easy to do, and to know it was entirely unnecessary is a slap in the face.

Took my cat Frankie here tonight. Jessica was extremely patient, kind and helpful. The Dr.helped to explain in detail about his diagnosis. I would recommend taking your beloved pets here. They truly helped me in my time of need.

It was 11pm and my dog wasn’t acting right. I called two emergency vets. One (in North Port) acted like they didn’t care if my dog lived or died. But at Blue Pearl, Raven was instantly ready to take down my info as I started the drive. Once there they greeted us with compassion and concern. They had said it could be 2-3 hours and I was prepared for that, but they had her checked out and on our way in under 45 minutes. Plus the consultation fee covered 24 hours in case I needed to bring her back. Fortunately she improved, but if we have another emergency this is where I will take her. Thanks! You gave me peace of mind!

In an emergency situation, most of the staff lacks compassion to say the least and I also feel they prey on the emotions of an emergency. I opted out of their astronomical outlandish price of a surgery and ended up at a different emergency vet the next day. I'm giving a 2 star because the Dr that worked on my dog was the main one to give me compassion and all info on her.

Absolute money grabbers. They don’t care about your pets they just want as much money from you as possible I took my dog here because he wasn’t breathing right THEY WANTED TO PUT HIM DOWN. They charged me 300 and wanted 7k for the surgery and him having a likely hood of not surviving. This was in the middle of the night but I said screw that I took my dog to my vet I usually go with he turned out COMPLETELY FINE. All he had was something in his throat they gave him oxygen and medicine and he was fine didn’t even cost me more that 50$. This place is absolutely horrible I don’t know how you live with yourself knowing you work here.

Beyond awesome. Took X-rays of this beast. Thought she ate a hearing air. In and out in 30 minutes. Very caring and kind.

They definitely have some type of bias against each animal. I have been here a handful of times. Out of those times, I’ve had two bad experiences. I have guinea pigs and I could tell the difference in service when in comes to them. The staff here has been kind only when it comes to money. It seems like you can never get a hold of one of the vets or even get answers. You get your “answer” when you bring your pet in and pay the expensive fee. I brought one of my guinea pigs in for a deep cut and was prescribed a 7 day course of antibiotics. On the 4th day I ran out, I was doing everything the instructions said to do. I called Thursday morning, I was told the ER vet I saw wasn’t in and they would rely the message back to the one on call when she had the time. It’s been two days, I’ve called them multiple times and have gotten the same response. They suggest bringing him in…why would I do that if all I need is more antibiotics. I just spent a lot the first time…. Why would I spend more for them not to help. I understand they are busy but so am I. He isn’t on antibiotics for fun, I’m trying to prevent infection. In the two days he’s been off of the antibiotics, it has swelled up with pus. I have tried my best to clean it. It’s ridiculous that I have to go through this much effort to reach someone for a 5-10 minute phone call. This is the second time I’ve encountered this situation with them. Most likely I have to spend a lot more for this infection that could’ve easily been avoided.

We have had the best experiences with Blue Pearl in difficult circumstances for our pets. So grateful that they also have veterinarians who could help with our rabbit, which was very difficult to find. They truly care about the pets and the families.

Horrible experience! Do NOT recommend this place at all! They tried to put my dog down for just having pneumonia! They wanted to have surgery on him for 6k! They just wanted my money! I took him to another vet in Bradenton and they just gave my dog oxygen and he was better! PLEASE DO NO COME TO THIS VET! Horrible!

The staff was kind and caring and the vet that actually had the decency to speak with us face to face was reassuring and helpful during this difficult time of having to say goodbye to our baby. However the vet that works days not sure of her name, had the audacity to tell us when we asked to be there for our baby’s final moments that “he’s not even going to know you’re here”, she also refused to come speak with us in person while we were in to check on his condition. We waited an hour inside and another hour outside just for her to call us on the phone. When we said we thought she was coming to talk to us we were ignored. Completely terrible bedside manner and just so happened to leave before we arrived to say goodbye.

3500.00 for one night - xrays - she was a 3 year old trained support companion. We were Her liver was small and she was most likely in liver failure. Our vet said her weight was perfect. We questioned it because she only liked sweet potatoes and squash we gave her supplements because we were afraid of her not getting enough protein. She was active her hole 3 years of life untill her last week.
Her belly was bloating.
Im not complaining about her care altho we were not allowed in,
The amount of money they charged was shocking.
Our vet agreed.