Thank you for your help on Sunday with reuniting a lost dog with her family. Also, for the bit of…read morefood for Luna. She was so happy to see her family.

This is the worst animal clinic ever! I took my dog to their emergency room that had an ear…read moreinfection( they said it's just dirt!!!!) and was misdiagnosed with a third eyelid issue (5000$ is the cost of surgery) and now from a healthy dog (that I never had issues with other than a mild ear infection in the past) I have a partially blind dog that can lose sight in his left eye too! Malpractice at its finest! I will always regret taking my dog there! if you care for your pet, take it somewhere else! we spent 2000$ because of them to have my dog correctly diagnosed and they won't even refund my money and pay for these expenses that were caused by their incompetence. My dog was ruined for life because of them!!!

As far as I am concerned, Dr Fritz has taken care of my two dogs. One had a very bad wound and her…read moreand her staff couldn't have been more concerned about his health and recovery. I called them at 9pm and was seen by Dr Fritz at 10am who then performed surgery to stitch his wound about 1pm and I had him by 4pm. Dr Fritz took so much time to go over what they had done and how to care for Teddy's wound. My Chrissie had terrible loose stool and vomiting and needed immediate attention. Again I called at 8am and we had an appointment for 10am. Dr Fritz and her staff treated my Chrissie and me with such kindness. Explained her labs and cultures results. Prescribed probiotics, medications to sooth her esophagus from the vomiting, prescribed the diet, and nausea medication. Her loose stopped within hours and when she was eating, I was told to come to her office to get an appetite stimulant. This worked within 3 hours and my Chrissie within 3 days is eating, going regularly to the bathroom and is my happy little girl. I can't thank Dr Fritz and her team enough. Thank you for being the caring vet that is so hard to find.

Truly such an amazing team, I've brought my Pug before and they were able to help. After a Pitbull…read moreattacked our Frenchie, we had to take her quickly to the vet and they saw her right away and were very kind and reassuring the entire time. Luckily the wounds weren't very severe but the team was very thorough and took the time to explain everything to us and also show compassion during this difficult time. Our Frenchie, Subaru, is very lucky to have had such great care. 100% recommend Southbay Animal Hospital! Shoutout to Molly, she was so helpful and truly such a great person to us.

I recently adopted a new dog and noticed that he's been scratching his ears quite aggressively. I…read moredecided to take him to the vet for a checkup. When I called the clinic, I spoke with a friendly and helpful receptionist. She informed me that they don't take appointments, which should have been obvious from their name. Upon arriving at the clinic, I was warmly greeted and asked to complete a new client form. I did so and waited for about 10 minutes before the staff came to collect us. The lady who accompanied us to the examination room was friendly and patient with my dog, who can be a bit anxious when meeting new people. She examined him and diagnosed the issue. She then informed the veterinarian who arrived shortly thereafter. Since my dog was reluctant to have anyone touch his ear, the veterinarian took him to the back of the clinic so that others could assist him. When the veterinarian returned, she explained the procedure and what I could expect in the coming days. Throughout the entire experience, I was impressed by the professionalism and helpfulness of the staff. I highly recommend this clinic to all my friends.

My friend yook her cat there and they didn't treat her. Said they couldn't even get her out of the…read morecarrier. I certainly won't take my cat there.

We took our 3 year old labradoodle "Muffin" to Ruskin Animal Hospital today for her yearly checkup…read more I have never had such good, caring people work with us. The vet tech (Mel) was a real sweetheart and made me feel as though she loved my Muffin as much as I did. Then Dr. Mannes came into the room - he is AWSOME!! He examined Muffin and talked to her and us while he was working with her. He seems so sincere and loves animals!! I have never been as happy with a vet office as I am now. I would recommend Ruskin Animal Hospital for your fur baby!!

Very helpful when I called for info, and was able to make appointment sooner than other vets in…read morearea. Good with cats as well as dogs.

Came here for an emergency for one of my babies and I was able to snag a same day appointment. The…read morestaff was extremely helpful, the vet and assistant were great and provided me options for care that were within my budget. I'll definitely become a regular here for the rest of my dogs.

They are caring, compassionate, and want the best for your pet. They are in it for the animals…read more Rest assured.

Once again I want to thank the Doctors/Staff at Apollo Beach Animal Hospital. We discovered a tumor…read morein my 12 year old beagle, Oreo, from an ultrasound after spotting blood on his pillow. We lost our other beloved beagle, T, in April due to TCC so we were very worried. Dr. Diana did a thorough exam and the necessary blood work to ensure he had no complications prior to surgery. Dr. Melilli performed a spleenectomy on Oreo. She is also the one who operated on T. Her expertise and precision is beyond approach! Oreo's biopsy was benign, is 3+ weeks post surgery and doing great with a scar you can hardly notice. We are extremely grateful to Dr. Diana, Dr. Melilli and staff for their quick action, expertise, warmth and care of our boy.

Overpriced **Warning: Consider Your Options Before Choosing…read moreThis Animal Hospital** I do not recommend this animal hospital based on my experience. In 2020, I brought one of my cats in to be spayed. At the time of discharge, we declined the recovery shirt that was offered. We were never given the shirt, nor were we informed that we would be billed for one later. According to the hospital, we supposedly agreed to pay for it at the follow-up appointment. That never happened. For the next two years, while we continued living in Ruskin, I never received a bill, phone call, email, or any other notification that there was an outstanding balance. My phone number has remained the same since 2012, and after moving due to military orders, I still received no communication regarding any unpaid charges. Now, in 2026...six years later....I received my first phone call from the hospital stating they intend to send a **$25 charge** to collections. They claimed they had contacted me multiple times, which is simply not true. No notices or calls were ever received. Sending a customer to collections years later for a charge that was never communicated is unacceptable business practice. At best, it demonstrates extremely poor recordkeeping and customer service. At worst, it raises serious concerns about how this hospital handles billing and communication. If you're comfortable with the possibility of being contacted years after your visit for charges you were never made aware of and being threatened with collections over a $25 item you never received, then this may be the place for you. Otherwise, I recommend choosing a veterinary practice with transparent billing, timely communication, and better customer service.

We just left there after a same day urgent appointment. I cannot speak highly enough for this small…read moreclinic. Yes it was busy and we waited but they were communicative and very friendly. The front desk tech, Sarah, has such a splendid love for animals and it shows through her beaming smile when she talks about them. You can tell she truly cares. Dr Ávalos was on the floor with my dog and my dog sat on her. You could tell the trust that she had in this person whom she just met. We have a regular vet but in times of need or urgency, we will definitely be coming back.

I would give 0 stars if I could. I'm making this review almost a year later as my dog is still…read moresuffering from it. His wound never fully healed and still has a small raised area that is sensitive and swollen to the touch. The injury happened on a Friday around 5pm, so we had no choice but to take him in to an emergency vet. He scraped his back so the skin came off, so it wasn't something that could wait through the weekend. They got us in quickly and Ranger was evaluated by the tech and the vet and then we were provided an invoice to review and agree to before the he was able to be seen with a range of costs. It ended up being more than they told us initially and we had to pay a few hundred more on top of that. My husband had just ETSed out of the army, so money was a little bit tight, but we love our dog and wanted the best care for him and didn't want to risk anything happening. The doctor made it seem like this would be a routine procedure and that there would be no complications and it would heal well. They did the procedure and when we went to pick him up the tech said "how shortly after we dropped Ranger off a "real emergency" came in that they had to take care of." This made me feel like our dog didn't get the best care and was pushed to the side, but if everything healed well I was happy. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The only aftercare instructions we were given was to make sure he couldn't move around too much as that would disturb the healing and to give him the prescribed antibiotics/pain medicine that made him pretty groggy. When we went to pick him up, he already had his cone on and could hardly walk out of the office because of how affected he still was by the drugs he was given. While not the best practice as reactions can still happen after anesthesia and while coming out of it, I wanted to take him home as they said it was fine around 8pm. However, the next day, we noticed he couldn't eat/drink with his cone on as it reached all the way to the end of his snout. I asked to exchange the cone as he had 2 weeks with it on, but the people I spoke to said I would have to pay out of pocket for a new cone even though this one didn't fit. That really rubbed me the wrong way as we already paid so much for his care, and I couldn't see the cone fit the night before because of how drugged he was. These little things just kept adding up, but again as long as the wound healed well I wouldn't care. A couple weeks after he had his procedure, he started to develop sores and inflammation/heat from where the original wound was but was covered up with the cut and seen skin. My immediate thought was that there was some kind of infection because they didn't clean the wound properly. After all my dog wasn't a "real emergency" in their eyes, so who knows how much care they put into it. After this, I requested surgical records to see what was actually done and when and it was very bare bones with hardly any details of what was actually done to him. Now not only did he have his suture wound, but the original wound wasn't healing well which was most likely infection which could easily turn to sepsis and cause the deterioration and death of my pet after they said it was "no big deal" and had a "real emergency" to take care of. I made an appointment to be seen again and they tried to charge me an office visit for what should be considered post op care with complications that were not mentioned as potential or even imagined on my part. They gave me another antibiotic that didn't do anything and after that I decided I was no longer going to continue care with this vet as obviously they didn't know how to help my dog and didn't really seem to care about him either. I took him to Apollo Beach Animal Hospital, and they immediately took his condition seriously, ran tests on him, and prescribed him with a medicated shampoo and antibiotic ointment along with thorough instructions on what to do. Within a couple weeks, his wound was finally healing properly and the inflammation and heat had dissipated. 6 weeks later

Brought in our dog, Jake, today for a follow up. I just have to say that the staff here is first…read morerate. From Yari and Chris greeting us, to Jessica the vet tech, and Dr Shortridge. Everyone is so friendly. They listen to us, and take very good care of "His Royal Highness". Thank you!

We took our cat to sun city center veterinarian clinic yesterday as she had a very bad blockage…read more They took booked us in as an emergency (which I will be forever grateful) took care of some of it but it was very bad. They gave us medicine and said that if she still didn't have a bowel movement today to bring her back in today. We were $700+ yesterday and they wanted to charge us again for another stupid drop off fee of $80 today and goodness knows what we would have paid on top of that. Just be careful because they may think they have a monopoly. But that doesn't mean to take advantage of people and their pets especially who are on a budget. I heard some lady (not sure if she was a vet or tech) tell the young lady at the desk, "that is our price and they'll have to pay it". I was going to transfer my cats to this clinic, NOT NOW