VCA Gulf Bay Animal Hospital

We’ve been taking our cat Mick to VCA Clearwater for almost 7 years now. We’ve had great experiences. Dr. Kempfer, Laurie, Hannah and their other staff always go the extra mile to provide our cat with the absolute best care. We highly recommend them.

posted: 07/06/2023

Hello friends, our little old miniature schnauzer wasn’t feel well so we called in and we were treated kindly, the service was seemingly easy. Outside was very clean and although the parking was a bit small it was clean and pleasant to be in. It was very safe location. Upon arrival we were greeted by friendly professional staffers. Our little baby lol, was treated with snacks and made him feel right at home. Overall the service was great. I won’t lie the treatment was expensive so if you ever need to take care of your pet expect to pay hefty prices. Overall, ask yourself do love your pet? Would you want anyone to take care of you if you were sick? We all know the answer. I know we did. Our Onyx is doing well and on the road to recovery. Thank you VCA for everything you do day in and day out for our pets in our community. Soon I will add more photos of the outside and inside.

posted: 04/13/2023

Christopher was amazing! My boy does not take fondly to males but he connected with Christopher right away! Best experience I've had and I know my boy had the best care. If you have a "reactive" pooch...ask for Christopher

posted: 08/31/2023

My first visit to this facility was yesterday. Our cat Abby was having some scratching, biting problems. Our vet that we have been going to for years has since retired. I went online and scheduled a appointment. One of the best things I have chosen to do in my life. The Dr. , Dr . Beck and his staff were absolutely outstanding! They ALL were professional and I could tell that they REALLY CARED about the animals they are treating. Dr . immediately explained to me what was causing the problem with Abby and explained to me what steps to take to rectify the situation. In short, Should you have the need to seek medical attention for your " fur baby" this is definitely the place to go. Thank You Dr Beck & staff. I appreciate what you have done for my sweetheart Abby. One last note to be made. When I got home and opened the bag that the vet tech gave me with the flea medicine and some paperwork I noticed a couple cat toys inside of it. How nice !! I believe the vet techs name was Rachel. What a nice , kind girl. Again, thank you!! Joel S.

posted: 07/09/2023

I don’t usually write bad reviews but after this morning I was just so upset how my cat with a breathing issue was taken care of. We have just moved from SC and my cat was having some breathing issues. I brought him in and met with Dr. Donald Beck. Overall my experience was awful. As a new patient they did not really take the time to get to know my cat at all. Dr beck just seemed annoyed to even have to do a “check up” he barely even looked at him. My cat has FIV, i’ve done plenty of research on it and what he can and can’t do and all Dr. Beck did was question how i take care of him with FIV. I’d understand if he wanted to give me some tips on a cat with FIV but instead he just questioned me as an owner. He then tried to take his temperature and could not get it as my cat squirmed due to the rough hold he was in which he then gave up and just said well he feels warm. He listened to his breathing and did not tell me anything but just circled a medicine and said we will give him this antibiotic. Didn’t tell me what’s going on with him, what’s the name of the antibiotic or what it will do for him. He also did not give me any other options. I literally had to pull out my phone and look up the antibiotic that he prescribed because no one was giving me answers - it really felt like they just jumped to the first medicine he could think of. Dr.Beck then decided to come back in the room and question if i really know what FIV is? I do and overall he was more worried about that then the fact that my cat was having trouble breathing. They then continued to push the monthly payment on me + more. I have been so upset and anxious over my cat not feeling well and they only made me feel worse, I ended up calling another vet and going there immediately after, so now I am out double the money. It just seemed like they wanted to get me in and out and get payed. HIGHLY recommend taking your animals somewhere else. I’m not one to complain but this was just so upsetting and I had really hoped to feel comfortable with someone taking care of my cat.

posted: 08/10/2023