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    BrightCare Veterinary Group - Animal Neurology & Imaging

    3.0 (245 reviews)
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    George
    Edmund L.

    Our 12-year-old Golden Retriever was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor on March 14, 2024 after suffering 2 seizures. Since then, I have been taking him to BrightCare for checkups, at first, every three, now, every six months, and I have been consistently impressed by the expertise and compassionate care provided. Thanks to Dr. Shoup's exceptional knowledge to treat his diagnosis, our dog has not experienced a seizure since March 14, '24. He has been receiving effective therapeutic care since the diagnosis. Under BrightCare's guidance, he continues to live a happy and fulfilling life. I highly recommend Dr. Shoup and the BrightCare team for any pet facing a similar diagnosis. Thank you BrightCare team!!

    Saying my final goodbye to my puppy.
    Steve B.

    When I took my 12 year old puppy Wiskey in it was to late, he had died in his sleep. It was 11:00 pm on Dec. 29, I was beside myself with grief, probably in a bit of shock and didn't know what to do. I ended up taking my pup to Brightstar and they were wonderful. I wish they were a regular vet service because they would be my new vets. I'm going there today to pick up my pups remains and bring him home. What was really unexpected was the sympathy card I got signed by the whole staff; thank you so much.

    Look at that face. He will live a better life now. Thank you Brightcare.
    Colonel M.

    My French bulldog Archie had a very complicated and rare condition that was expertly solved by the good folks at Brightcare veterinary group. His surgery was a success and there's been no complications. Here is his story. Two months ago, Archie had developed a slight wobble and trouble keeping his balance in the hind quarters. He had a bulging disk operation previously, So I took him to see his usual neurologist in Los Angeles. We soon discovered, after MRIs, this was no routine disk bulging , something very different and rare had occurred. A cyst was growing inside the sheath that surrounds the spinal cord and put pressure on his nerves. This Animal Hospital proposed an elaborate procedure and wanted to have several different departments in the operating room including orthopedics to apply plates and screws to his spine after neurology had removed the cyst . I found this to be too invasive and be certain to have a long recovery time. I sought another opinion and went to another neurology center in Orange County and the doctor there told me the spinal cord was scarred, he would not be any better after an operation, he would become paralyzed so the answer there was let it run its course do nothing. I then thought maybe there's a neurology center that works with special equipment that's less invasive and had more experience. I added that to my online search particulars and discovered Brightcare and made an appointment. I talked with Dr. Gorgi, he knew about this condition, even specializing in it in his residency years. He spoke of their special bariatric recovery chamber. He talked of less invasive process he uses and saved Archie from a paralyzed future. Just imagine the care and surgical expertise required to remove a cyst inside the spinal cord without causing any collateral damage. Super talented for complicated cases. Worth the long drive. Thank you to the friendly front desk folks and the talented Vet techs. Ivan, Archie sez hi and he misses you. Archie spent 10 days in post op care and Ivan was his midnight nurse.

    Brightview Bill

    RUN AWAY. GO to Rise! I had to take my dog here for a neurologic disorder. She was in the hospital for 5 days & I could not put my finger on it but my gut told me not to come back. Staff couldn't answer basic questions at discharge and read off a script. Couldn't even pronounce medical terms. After my dogs 2nd round of treatment when our neurologist was out. Staff was so vague with me. Never gave discharge instructions and NO one called me back after I let them know she wasn't doing well. I knew from day 1 I should have received a 2nd opinion. I finally did and today after a 3rd round of treatment at Rise I realized that Brightcare for the exact same treatment charges over $1100-1200 and up for the treatment Rise charges $250-$350 for. The Rise staff were in total disbelief when I showed the almost apples to apples invoice. RUN from Brightcare. I would have never thought to post a review until I realized how much they were charging. I feel bad for Dr. Shoup because she really is a good neurologist. The thing that disturbs me the most is that if I did not have insurance the thought of having to pay $1200 each month to keep my dog alive would be so economically hard. Many families CANNOT afford this. So what do they do Brightcare???? Put their dogs down because you want to charge $1000 more per month than Rise who is down the street? Makes me so ill just thinking about it.

    Henry
    Sayer B.

    when I was down and out and struggling, and my dog was almost dying, Dr. Robert Righter stepped up and all the support staff I 100% recommend this hospital! I can't tell you what this doctor did for me. I was losing my shit. I thought my dog was gonna die and this doctor saved him and actually gave me a huge discount on the finances. i'm probably not supposed to say that but he did you know why because he's full of compassion and he's kind I 100% recommend this hospital at any time you have an emergency I even found this anywhere ever so this is an absolute endorsement of this hospital. He saved my Henry. I'm forever grateful.

    Kat M.

    This review is long overdue but I just want to personally say I appreciated how this emergency vet handled and took care of my 14yr old basset hound when she had passed on December 25th of 2021 in the morning. She had passed at home. About 1-2hrs later, I was recommended this vet by a friend who used their services and called letting this vet know we'd be coming to have my baby cremated and taken care of. I was really grateful due to them being open on Christmas morning because I was a mess and ran out of options. Some of these reviews are harsh and I can't help but to feel they're over exaggerated. This is Yelp so it's easy to hide your identity along with that, this is an very privileged area of Orange County. There are plenty of vets here, emergency vets as well. You just need to keep looking for a vet that is affordable to you and treats your pet with the care and attention they deserve. I'm pretty confident that most pet owners have found vets that work and don't so honestly, I feel a lot of these reviews are over exaggerated when there's more places that'll take care of your baby.

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