Warning

Be good for your pet. DO NOT GO THERE.
Your pet might die before the doctor look at him/her
Four (helpers) looked at our old cat and asked the same questions.
Two hours and 40 minutes later, we were still waiting for the doctor
to check our cat. Never came in...

I wish I could give less than 1 star......We took our little dog in for treatment and it turned into a nightmare.First they prepped her to be put down without any authorization. They took a little dog in distress having hard time breathing and held her down, shaved her leg, and shoved an I.V. into her leg and then lied to us about it! One of their Techs then argued with us about it saying we ask for it, which later another Tech and one of the doctors apologized about it, but the damage was done.At that point you could tell they all had an attitude. They were very uncooperative, cold and demanding about getting their money before going forward with any help for our little girl. We were then lied to on two occasions as we were told Ally was being put in an oxygen cage. Then they had conflicting stories from 3 different doctors about what was wrong with Ally and what they were doing to help her. "Our little dog was considered critical, why wasn't she being watched?" They had no idea that she had died in their Critical Care unit or for how long? What were their Techs doing? That weekend of horrors with this pitiful excuse of Veterinary Specialists not only cost us our little dog but almost $2,000.00!It's sad but I saw "no sign" of empathy or real heart felt care about the animals that came and went while we were there. We did see two ladies that were basically told to come up with money or leave with their poor dog, which by the way is the same way we were treated. It is very obvious that it is all about the money with Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Care Center. I have been in business nationally and internationally for about 45 years and I have never seen such a poor excuse of a company, much less a Veterinary Office. If you think we are just sad or mad about losing our little girl, research us. We have always been business owners and avid animal lovers and regular backers of Puppymill Rescue as well as the Humane Society and many other animal rights organizations. We are known for not only caring, loving and doing whatever we can to give our pets the best possible lives that we can, but other's pets as well. Believe me if I shared all the details of this entire deplorable experience this letter would be twice as long. We are for real and will do whatever it takes to make sure everyone knows our personal thoughts, and feelings about your company. We work with several attorneys who all want to go after this "business" but all we want is to protect other true animal lovers from making the same terrible mistake that we did!I am posting this letter everywhere that I can find on the Internet and publishing in all the Gulf Coast Newspapers. I will be more than happy to discuss with anyone who loves their pet.(Everything and more that is in this letter is documented as proof)In Ally's memory.Larry Bennett(I have a complete letter with details if anyone would like to see)

We have been using the Tampa Bay Vet Specialist for 18 years now and each and every experience has been positive. Over the years I believe we have seen almost every specialty they offer. The knowledge and compassion that this team has given us has been the best! Thank you Dr. Weaver, Dr. Oswald, Dr. Oakes and all of the rest of this wonderful group! A thank you also to the ER Department at this location! Our 15 year diabetic doggie has been needing some special care (of course it is always nights and weekends) and these people have been there for us and have helped through some rough times. Thanks to all of you! It is nice to know that there are still people in this world that care especially for the ones that cannot take care of themselves!

We have been using the Tampa Bay Vet Specialist for 18 years now and each and every experience has been positive. Over the years I believe we have seen almost every specialty they offer. The knowledge and compassion that this team has given us has been the best! Thank you Dr. Weaver, Dr. Oswald, Dr. Oakes and all of the rest of this wonderful group! A thank you also to the ER Department at this location! Our 15 year diabetic doggie has been needing some special care (of course it is always nights and weekends) and these people have been there for us and have helped through some rough times. Thanks to all of you! It is nice to know that there are still people in this world that care especially for the ones that cannot take care of themselves!

This is the best place to go if you have an emergency with your pet. I brought my 15 year old dog there, she was literally NOT breathing when we arrived. They did CPR and got her breathing again. They kept her over the weekend and performed tests to find out what was wrong. Thankfully they did, and she had surgery there 10 days later. My dog is now doing great. I am so thankful that there was a great ER Vet to take my dog too. They saved her life!!