I trust everyone at North Port Animal Hospital. The minute…read morethat you walk in the door, you know that they will treat your pets with love and care. They have been with me through life and death situations. They have helped me say goodbye to my pets and welcome new arrivals. They do not try to upsell you. I cannot say enough how wonderful they have been to my family.

Honestly, writing this review is difficult. We took our family dog to this clinic because we knew…read moresomething was seriously wrong. Despite showing signs of an emergency, we were sent home with only an adjustment to his medication. After he passed away just a few hours later, we looked at the paperwork and saw it documented that he was bleeding internally. The heartbreak of losing him is something we'll never get over, and I'll always wonder if he could have been saved with different care. No family should have to experience this. Based on our experience, I cannot recommend bringing your pets here.

Wow! Great office staff and Wonderful vet. We love this place!…read more We are definitely going to be clients for life

Stay away. You have been warned North Port…read more Tell the truth Toledo Blade Animal Clinic , we fired you. You have always been rude , you are dishonest , you show no integrity , show no empathy. I brought zena to you in my arms , in my arms! . She was paralyzed, I was distraught, my German shepherd was dying!! You didn't care, all you cared about was an appointment, rabies shot up to date. I stood there holding her in my arms arguing with your staff. I was told bluntly do you have an appointment? Do I have an appointment? Are you kidding me?? She is not up to date with her rabies shot! Doctor is not in! . My German shepherd was dying!!! We should have left you yrs and yrs ago . You took thousands from us . Your staff kept saying you saved Bo's life! Our other doggie . We saved Bo's life. You didn't do anything except draw blood over and over and over again and then you gave up on him. You just bled us dry. We were told to put him to sleep . We didn't and he is with us . So happy you are gone from our remaining dogs lives! I brought in a dying German shepherd and your staff didn't bat an eyelid ! North port stay away from them. I am warning you again . Stay away , go somewhere else, get your records like we did and FIRE them.

My dog had an appt last week at 10:45a. I told the receptionist at the time I made the appt that I…read morehad to be in Venice at 1p, which we agreed shouldn't be a problem. However I waited until almost 12 and finally had to leave to get my dog back home and get in the road. They've moved into a new building and maybe that's why they were running so behind. They never explained why. I think some other people were leaving too. It would have helped if they would have offered some explanation.

The ladies at the front desk are all super nice and very helpful. Dr Hilzinger is patient and very…read morethorough and answers questions that I have. He treats my boys Sammy and Griffin and takes his time with them. Joanne Marino

I have been a client at Choice Veterinary for approximately two and a half years, and writing this…read morereview is honestly very saddening. I have invested a significant amount of time, money, and trust into this clinic -- but my recent experiences have left me extremely disappointed. To begin with, I do not live in the same city as this clinic. I drive over 40 minutes for appointments because I believed I was bringing my dogs somewhere reliable. With that kind of commute, punctuality and communication matter. Unfortunately, nearly every scheduled appointment has involved excessive wait times -- often 30 to 40 minutes or more -- with little to no updates from staff. When I've brought this concern to management, the issue might improve briefly, but it always returns to the same pattern. It shows a lack of consistency and respect for clients' time. As a breeder, veterinary evaluations are not casual visits for me -- they directly impact my program and future prospects. Most recently, I had OFA testing performed on one of my dogs. Anyone familiar with breeding understands that OFA results can make or break a potential prospect. During my appointment, I specifically asked about the X-rays and was told by two different technicians that the doctor said they looked good. Naturally, that gave me reassurance. However, when the official OFA results came back, my dog failed. That was shocking and extremely disappointing. When I called to speak directly with the vet, additional information was mentioned that had never been discussed with me at the time of the appointment. That lack of transparency is unacceptable, especially when dealing with something as serious and financially impactful as OFA testing. When I initially booked the appointment I was told I would have the opportunity to speak with the Dr who performed the Xrays (Dr. Shaw) Upon arrival that didn't happen. Instead, messages were being delivered through a middle man who mentioned that Dr. Shaw didn't see anything concerning and believed that the X-rays would result in a passing score (Lies). The vet offered to redo the X-rays. I arrived 8 minutes early for the follow-up appointment, only to wait 28 minutes after check-in with no updates. Ultimately, my dog was not even seen that day. After driving over 40 minutes, arranging my schedule, and showing up early, this was beyond frustrating -- it was disrespectful. So in total for these 3 trips that were made a spent over 4hrs in driving time. Out of funds that I would have never submitted if an honest assessment was given not to include all of the fees and charges that the vet charged. Another major issue has been the professionalism of the front desk and management staff. Hear me clearly when I say this: it is not just one employee. The dismissive, rude tone and lack of proper communication has been a consistent experience across multiple visits. Most recently, I entered the building, greeted the receptionist, and was completely ignored and dismissed. That was not the first time I have felt unwelcome or brushed off. I have spent thousands of dollars at this clinic over the years. I have referred fellow breeders and families I've placed puppies with because I initially believed in this practice. It is incredibly disheartening to now feel that loyalty and support have not been reciprocated with professionalism, accountability, or respect. For anyone who values customer service, reliability, transparency, attentiveness, and respectful communication -- especially breeders needing accurate OFA testing -- I cannot recommend this clinic based on my experience. I wouldn't recommend this vet to either breeders or pet families UPDATE: After posting this review, I was told I am no longer a client -- despite previously being told that leaving a review would not affect services. I had my dog retested elsewhere, and she passed OFA and PennHIP. Had I relied on their original results, it could have negatively impacted my program and cost me significantly.

as a follow up to my last review, my cat was doing well initially but 6 days since the teeth…read moreextractions, he has taken a turn for the worse and is no longer eating. Since choice had done the extractions which I paid for, I reluctantly decided I need to call them. While initially I was given an appointment 45 minutes latter, after I asked if the vet that would see my cat was the same man who had gotten very scary reviews here. I was then told to speak with the office manager who flat out told me that they would not treat my cat and would be sending me a letter to this effect. What a load of horse... How about humaine treatment of an animal

Just moving into this area and need vet for dogs. Everyone very friendly no waiting and prices…read morelower than vet in Alabama.

You can try and put whatever spin you like on the experience I had with your facility. As far as…read moreI'm concerned all you care about is making money. Fact is my initial request for a prescription for Fluoxetine was ignored. I believed his throwing up was anxiety related and guess what I believe I was correct. He's been on melatonin and has stopped the excessive grooming and more importantly stopped throwing up. Dr Myburgh disagreed with me and insisted it was something he ingested. Keeping in mind he did not review my cats chart to see that it had been over two weeks between visits where my cat did not throw up at all and would have known he was already on a prescription diet which Dr Myburgh suggested as an option on my second visit . He said cats don't throw up when stressed..really?? I do appreciate the refund but quite frankly under the circumstances a full refund should have been given.

We came down this year as snowbirds and brought with us our 2 dogs…read more we needed service for both this facility took the upmost care of both of our dogs. they removed a lump from the doxy shoulder cleaned his teeth and took cate of lab work and established a plan to help him get well as he has an enlarged liver (my vet at home tried to tell me other stuff) they checked out the boxer and she is old and helped come up with a better plan for her! I thank each and everyone at this hospital for there time and care of my pets if you need a veterinarian please give these people a try! Rick and Sandi Sloan

They really care about the animals the help and don't encourage unnecessary testing or procedures…read more Very professional from the time you are greeted at the door.

We just moved here from Los Angeles about 6 months ago. Our dog cooper ate something that got stuck…read morein his stomach and needed an emergency exploratory surgery. Now let me say this.. we have travelled and lived all over this beautiful country of ours and I am telling you this vet emergency clinic is not just the best in Florida but the best in the country!! We cannot thank the wonderful angels that work here enough! They provide round the clock 24/7 dedicated love and attention to every animal brought here. Now I want to personally thank: Dr.Febbo, Dr.Angie, Meghan, Bernadette, Sarah at front desk.. you all are doing gods work and I thank you for your tireless efforts in helping and saving the animals in this community. Our animals are our family and when you come across people like this you need to be grateful and appreciative of having such a strong 24/7 team in charge of caring for ur loved ones. Thank you!!!!

Unfortunately I have to go here many times! Just 3 days ago,…read moremy little dog got bit by a Pygmy Rattlesnake! They are always so polite and work as hard as they can to help every animal that comes in. Service is based on severity of an animals condition, same as a human hospital. Some people get so mad because they have to wait, sometimes for hours. But take a minute to think about it. If you have a pet that was hit by a car and needed immediate medical attention, would YOU want to wait until it was your turn! While watching them help another animal that maybe had a broken leg. I GET IT, as an avid pet owner who loves her dogs, no one wants them to be in pain! I have gone there with a life emergency and was seen right away with surgery required. Other times I have had to wait for hours. I am good with it either way! Folks complain about the cost, yep, it's expensive but again, how much does it cost to go to the emergency room for humans? Plus, most of the people that work here also work at regular vet locations. Do I recommend them? You bet I do!!

I had (have he is healthy now) kitten that I recently adopted from a local shelter. He developed…read morewhat seemed to be a pretty bad cold. After too much time not eating the wife and I decided that he needed to be seen. We are somewhat new to the area and had yet to establish with a new clinic. It was a Saturday and the office was pretty busy but they were able to get him in and was seen in about an hour. The staff were very polite and the vet very professional. Thankfully he was not too sick.

We had a VERY bad experience at this clinic. I'm a nurse and feel we received substandard care. Dr…read more Hall and his staff were very kind on the surface but there were many things about the clinic and care that concerned me. Let me start by saying it was difficult to even find the place. It was pretty dead with not much activity in the clinic, the place smelled like animal urine upon entering, the outside of the building was looking pretty rough and unkempt. Even the parking lot looked tired. All those things I can set aside except for the fact that my dog suffered needlessly. He broke his leg while we were on vacation for Christmas and therefore needed surgery to repair it. All they needed to do is check the incision and re-wrap it in a splint provided by the previous clinic and just ensure it was healing properly. He developed wounds and swelling due to it being improperly wrapped and inadequate padding and protection to his skin. ( He had several wraps and each one was not done properly).We had to take him to the ER on 2 occasions due to the pain the wraps were causing,even had to drive to Sarasota as no one locally could see him. When they unwrapped the most recent wrap he had wounds that appeared to have been there for a while and there was evidence of friction and rubbing over the surgical incision that should have been healed weeks ago. The ER vet had to treat the wounds and dress them and apply a brand new splint. We had to see a new surgeon the next day and got a second opinion and transfer his care to the new surgeon as we did not want to follow up with this clinic, even for his teeth that need some work. We just can't trust them. We asked every visit how his skin and incision looked and they always said he looked good, no problems. That's why I was floored when I saw how bad the wounds were on his arm which could be worse than even the initial fracture and he could risk losing his arm!! He was uncomfortable and in pain quite a bit of the time. Do not go to this clinic!!The reviews are mostly from 5 years ago and do not reflect what it's like now. I hate having to write this review but people need to know. Not sure what type of surgeries Dr. Hall is performing but it seems like the emphasis is on advanced dentistry. My dog's follow up post op should have been fairly straightforward but that's not what we got. I'd post a picture of my dog's leg but not sure people want to see it.